Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Three Rivers
Town
Chorleywood
County
Hertfordshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
1180

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Current location

Christ Church
The Common
Chorleywood
Three Rivers
Hertfordshire
WD3 5SG
England

OS Grid Ref: TQ 03599 96567
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Two white marble tablets on black, stippled, marble background. The WW1 tablet has a broken pediment with a giled cross on a red background, while the WW2 tablet has a nowy head with a carved wreath enclosing Moline cross.
Inscription
[WW1 TABLET] IN MEMORY / OF THE MEN OF / CHORLEY WOOD / WHO FOUGHT FOR FREEDOM & JUSTICE / IN THE GREAT WAR / 1914-1919 / 'FAITHFUL UNTO DEATH' [WW2 TABLET] IN MEMORY OF / THE MEN OF CHORLEYWOOD / WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR / FREEDOM IN THE WORLD WAR / 1939-1945 / 'GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN' / [NAMES] / FOR KING AND COUNTRY
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Badcock, J
Bates
Bowler
Brockett, A
Carroll, J
Chilton, F
Clements, J
Clough
Coster
Counsell
See details for all 46 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 46
    Served and returned: Undefined
    Died: 46
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: surname,rank
    Order of information: surname
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 31
    Served and returned: Undefined
    Died: 31
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: surname,rank
    Order of information: surname
Components
  • First World War memorial
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Marble
  • Second World War memorial
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Marble
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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