West Wycombe War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Buckinghamshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 30 August 2016. War memorial.

West Wycombe War Memorial

WRENN ID: peeling-tin-brook
Grade: II
Local Planning Authority: Buckinghamshire
Country: England
Date first listed: 30 August 2016
Type: War memorial
Source: Historic England listing

Description

MATERIALS: limestone.

DESCRIPTION: the war memorial takes the form of a Calvary cross which is mounted on top of a tall hexagonal shaft topped with a carved collar. The shaft is set on an octagonal plinth and a two-stepped base.

The inscription reads: TO THE MEMORY OF WEST WYCOMBE MEN WHO LAID DOWN / THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 – 1918 / AND WHOSE NAMES ARE RECORDED IN THE PARISH CHURCH / LIVE THOU FOR ENGLAND, WE FOR ENGLAND DIED / ALSO / IN MEMORY OF THOSE WHO FELL IN WORLD WAR II / 1939 – 1945.

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