Stoke and Wexham War Memorial
war memorial in Wexham, Buckinghamshire, England, UK
Stoke and Wexham War Memorial is located in Wexham Street, Wexham, Buckinghamshire, England. It is a grade II listed building with Historic England and commemorates the men of the area who died in the First World War. It is in the form of a pavilion housing a pump that supplies a drinking fountain and horse trough. It was erected by Sir Bernard Oppenheimer (1866-1921).
“Stoke and Wexham War Memorial” enters the record as war memorial in Wexham, Buckinghamshire, England, UK. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Stoke, Wexham and Memorial can confirm, complicate or overturn.
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Chronology, provenance and viewpoint should be read together before a broad social or political interpretation is accepted. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jul 17, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q48807586. Authority coordinates are 51.543, -0.573. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1866 and 1921.
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