Memorial

Ashendon

Inscription on plinth (6 o'clock face)

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Current Location

In the churchyard near stone wall, St Mary's Church, Junction of Lower End and Main Street, Ashendon, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire, HP18 0HB, England

OS Grid Reference

SP 70500 14180

Denomination

Church of England

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Cross
WMR Reference Number: 8036
Description: Square-Celtic cross made of rough hewn granite, surmounting a square tapering plinth. Inscription laid flat in black lettering on smooth faces of the plinth.
Inscription: 6 o'clock face: 1914 - 1918/ IN/ AFFECTIONATE/ AND GRATEFUL MEMORY/ OF PARISHIONERS/ WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR/ ALBERT LAY, OBLI/ DEC 12 1915, AGED 20/ WALTER EWERS, OBLI/ AUG 28 1916, AGED 21/ ALSO IN HONOUR OF/ ALL THOSE WHO DID THEIR DUTY/ FROM THIS PARISH/ 9 o'clock face: 1939 - 1945/ AND IN MEMORY OF/ GERALD EWERS R BERKS/ GEORGE H JOHNSON RA/ ALBERT J LONG OBLI/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR/

Commemoration

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 2
Died: 2
Information shown: Forename, surname, rank, year of death, regiment, age of death
Order of names: Year of death

War: Second World War (1939-1945)
Number Commemorated: 3
Died: 3
Information shown: Forename, surname, regiment
Order of names: Alphabetically

Conservation

Custodian: Parish Council

Components

Cross

Height: 2000 mm

Made from: Granite

Condition: Good

Plinth

Made from: Granite

Condition: Good

Further Information

Bucks Herald, 3 November 1923