Memorial details

Memorial type
Cross
District
St Albans
Town
St Albans
County
Hertfordshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 16 Feb.1925
    Attended by: GENERAL DUNCAN
  • Rededicated
    Date: 1948
    Attended by: Bishop of St Albans
  • Dedicated
    Date: 16 Feb.1925
    Attended by: Rev G H Woolley VC OBE MC MA
  • Unveiled
    Date: 1948
    Attended by: LORD TEDDER
  • Show More (3)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
14699

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Current location

IN THE CAR PARK / SCHOOL YARD NEAR THE ENTRANCE
NEXT TO THE ABBEY GATEWAY
ST ALBANS SCHOOL
Romeland
St Albans
St Albans
Hertfordshire
England

OS Grid Ref: TL 14391 07132
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
ORNATE PEDIMENT SURMOUNTED BY A SHAFT AND CROSS. INSCRIPTION IN BLACK LETTERING ON THE SIDES OF THE PLINTH WITHIN INSET PANELS. NAMES ARE ON SIX FACES. ADDITIONAL PANELS FOR WW2 WERE PLACED IN THE CLOISTER
Inscription
IN MEMORY OF/ 48 OFFICERS AND 37 OTHER RANKS, /FORMER MEMBERS OF THE SCHOOL/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1918. "GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS"
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Etheridge, H
Evatt, J
Flear, A
Forfeitt, F
Fortunati, T
Fox, R
Freeman, F
Garner, G
Gladden, L
Golds, I
See details for all 22 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 85
    Served and returned: Undefined
    Died: 85
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: surname,decorations
    Order of information: surname,decorations
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 103
    Served and returned: Undefined
    Died: 103
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: decorations
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Cross
    Measurements: height C 12FT
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference
  • BRITISH PUBLIC SCHOOLS WAR MEMORIALS by KERNOT, C F PP.172-3 Source: Image Library NIWM Published:ROBERTS AND NEWTON 1927 LONDON

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