Designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens, the memorial was unveiled in 1922 and is today a grade II listed building.

Wargrave's memorial is one of fifteen War Crosses by Lutyens, all sharing a broadly similar design.

[1] Prior to the outbreak of the First World War, Lutyens established his reputation by designing country houses for wealthy clients.

A target of £600 was set, of which £500 was raised within eight months of the meeting and a Henry Bond donated a piece of land on the village green, which the committee and Lutyens agreed was a suitable location during a site visit by the architect.

[1] The memorials was unveiled by Field Marshal Sir William Robertson on 28 May 1922 and dedicated by Hubert Burge, the Bishop of Oxford.