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    Memorial

    Penn Street

    Penn Street Memorial Names

    Source: Copyright Judith Parry

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    Current Location

    Village Green, Penn Street, Penn Street, Chiltern, Buckinghamshire, HP7 0PX, England

    OS Grid Reference

    SU 92319 95957

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    Type of Memorial
    Obelisk
    WMR Reference Number
    8115
    Description
    Obelisk on a plinth and base. There is a plaque on the front face of the plinth and wreaths with the RAF, Royal Navy and Army insignia on the other faces. The memorial is on a small circular paved area on a lawn.
    Inscription
    TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN HONOURED/ MEMORY OF THE MEN OF PENN STREET/ WHO FELL IN TWO WORLD WARS/ 1914 - 1918/ (Names)/ 1939 - 1945/ (Names)/ THESE DIED IN WAR THAT WE AT PEACE MIGHT LIVE/ THESE GAVE THEIR BEST SO WE OUR BEST MUST GIVE
    War
    First World War (1914-1918)
    Number Commemorated
    18
    Died
    18
    Information shown
    Surname, forename
    Order of names
    Alphabetically by surname
    War
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Number Commemorated
    4
    Died
    4
    Information shown
    Surname, forename
    Order of names
    Alphabetically by surname
    Maker(s)
    • Messrs Rust & Ratcliffe, Builder

    • Messrs Swanser & Co, Founder / Foundry

    Maintenance History
    2002: a grant of £150 from the War Memorials Trust was conceded to re-lay and point the paving surrounding the memorial.

    Ceremonies

    Unveiled

    11 June 1922

    Private Eric Randall

    Dedicated

    11 June 1922

    Rev A Browning

    Custodian
    Parish Council

    Components

    Obelisk

    Made from: Granite - Cornish


    Condition: Good


    Plaque

    Made from: Metal



    Architectural details

    Made from: Bronze



    • War Memorials Trust WM860: http://www.warmemorials.org/search-grants/?gID=246
    • Picture of the unveiling ceremony: https://www.bucksfhs.org.uk/index.php/bucks-pictures/93-pen-street/detail/356-unveiling-penn-street-war-memorial-in-1919