Hazlemere War Memorial

The memorial is situated outside Holy Trinity Church (unlisted) to the south side of Amersham Road. Loosely modelled on Sir Reginald Blomfield’s Cross of Sacrifice, it takes the form of a plain Latin cross in Portland stone standing approximately 4m high. The cross is octagonal in section, and the cross arms are finished with pyramidal bosses. The moulded foot of the cross shaft stands on an octagonal pedestal, which stands on a four-stepped base.

All wording on the memorial is incised and painted black. The principal dedication is recorded on the front face of the steps, reading GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN/ THAN THIS THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS/ SACRED/ TO THE GLORIOUS MEMORY OF THE/ MEN OF HAZLEMERE & DISTRICT/ WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR.

The names of the First World War fallen are recorded on three faces of the pedestal, listed alphabetically by surname preceded by first name or initials. Two remaining faces bear the inscription AND IN THE WAR/ OF 1939-1945 with the names of the men who fell in the Second World War, once again by surname preceded by first name or initials. An additional inscription reads IN MEMORY OF/ THE FALLEN/ SINCE 1945 with on the south-west face (NAME)/ AFGHANISTAN 2006.

This List entry has been amended to add the source for War Memorials Online. This source was not used in the compilation of this List entry but is added here as a guide for further reading, 11 January 2017.