Memorial details

Memorial type
Cross
District
Watford
Town
Watford
County
Hertfordshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Maker
MR E WOODFIELD (Builder)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 6 March 1921
    Attended by: Rev D F Carey DSO
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
19608

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Current location

Junction of Elfrida Rd and Lammas Rd
St James Church
Elfrida Rd
Watford
Watford
Hertfordshire
W18 0BA
England

OS Grid Ref: TQ 11227 95667
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Stone Cross on a three-stepped square base
Inscription
1914-1916 (Names)/ 1916-1917 (Names)/1917-1918 (Names)/AND FOUR OTHER MEN OF WATFORD FIELDS KNOWN ONLY TO GOD/ 1918-1919 (Names)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Archer, J T
Atkins, A E
Atkins, H
Ayers, E
Baldwin, W C
Barr, H C
Batchelor, G
Batchelor, H W
Batchelor, J B
Brackley, P W
See details for all 77 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 86
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 86
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,year died,regiment
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Cross
    Measurements: height 3600MM
    Materials: Stone - Portland
Listing information
Condition
History
By 1999 some of the names were becoming illegible, so some time between then and c2002 four new panels were added. Four of the names were unidentifiable, hence the additional inscription.
Costs

Site: £250

Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference
  • Watford Observer 8 Nov. 2002; 27 May 2011

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