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Wheeler End
Town or City: Wheeler End
County: Buckinghamshire
Country: England
WMT Reference Number: WM1623
Value of grant: £200.00
Type of memorial: Freestanding
Type of work: Conservation and repair
Grant scheme: Small Grants Scheme
Year: 1999
UKNIWM reference number: 8337
Wheeler End war memorial is an unusual wooden memorial. It is a 15ft tall thin wooden cross, painted white with the lettering painted on by hand. Its enclosure is surrounded by a white picket fence. It stands on the village green on Bolter End Lane around 100yards from the Bricklayers Arms.
In 1999 War Memorials Trust contributed £200 towards repairs to the memorial and surrounding fence.
The memorial was unveiled in April 1922 on Easter Tuesday. Mr Harold Oxlade unveiled the memorial; he lost his father and brother in the War both are recorded on the memorial.
The memorial inscription reads:
"Men
of
Wheeler End
who gave
their lives
in the
Great War
1914-1919
W. Bailey.
S. Bates.
J. Britnell.
J. Harris.
H. E. Hawes.
W. Hoing.
G. Newell.
A. Oxlade.
G. Oxlade.
RIP
1939-1945
B. A. Mortimer.
W. R. Plumridge.
G. T. Webb."
Further information
War Memorials Trust reference WM1623
UK National Inventory of War Memorials: 8337
If you have a concern about this memorial please contact the Trust on conservation@warmemorials.org
