On 25/6/1920 the Chelmsford Chronicle reported: "LOUGHTON. War Memorial Unveiled. Lord Lambourne unveiled the war memorial last evening. There was a short religious service, and four buglers of the 4th Essex Regt. sounded the "Last Post". The plan of the memorial is hexagonal in all stages, from the platform at ground level to the cross. The pedestal, standing on a stepped plinth, has on its six sides plain bronze memorial tablets, with dedicatory inscription one, and the 92 names of the fallen on the others. The cost was £800". https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000516/19200625/115/0008

Essex Chronicle 26 June 1920

Loughton Town Council records of this memorial that: "The Loughton war memorial stands on Kings Green in the York Hill conservation area shaded by a large plane tree. It is a silent tribute to those members of the three armed forces who fell in the First World War. Some while ago, the Town Council learned of a Loughton soldier whose name should have been included on the memorial. The council decided to remedy the oversight and, at the same time, see if there were any other names that should rightfully be displayed. This included those from Loughton who died in the Second World War. The Town Council carried out extensive research to establish the missing names, and invited members of the public to submit any they felt should be included. The new name plaques were then cast and fixed to the War Memorial. A moving ceremony to dedicate the plaques was held in June 2002. The ecumenical service in the Methodist Church was attended by around 125 people, including representatives from Churches Together in Loughton, Epping Forest District Council and the Royal British Legion, the Deputy Lieutenant of Essex, MP Eleanor Laing and Town Council members and staff. The service included a moving tribute from Councillor Monty Juniper, who knew many of those who lost their lives. At the War Memorial, Loughton's Vice-Chairman, Roger Pearce, paid tribute to the 64 soldiers who died in the Second World War and the 12 who were killed in the First World War. The Town Council would like to thank the Royal British Legion, Churches Together in Loughton and all those involved in making the arrangements for this event. Thanks are due to everyone who contacted the Town Council. It was heartening to see that the fallen from both world wars were remembered. The Town Council hopes that this feeling of respect and gratitude will be felt by all, now and in the future. In 2015, the Town Council also responded to requests for the names of family members not originally included in the plaques to be added. Those were Warrant Officer Harold James Bassingthwaite (d 1945), Pilot Officer Gerald Frank Russell Cooke (d 1942) and 2nd Lieutenant Harold Johnson Martin (d 1942)". http://www.loughton-tc.gov.uk/War_Memorials_2595.aspx

Some biographical data re the casualties named on this memorial can be found on Loughton Town Council's webpage http://www.loughton-tc.gov.uk/_UserFiles/Files/_Other/Roll of Honour - website 2017.pdf

The War Memorials Trust's record of this memorial can be found at https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/163718