Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Stone of remembrance
- District
- Welwyn Hatfield
- Town
- Welwyn Garden City
- County
- Hertfordshire
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- Second World War (1939-1945), First World War (1914-1918), Northern Ireland Conflict; The Troubles (1969-1998)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 20018
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Current location
GARDENS IN TOWN CENTRE
Howardsgate
Welwyn Garden City
Welwyn Hatfield
Hertfordshire
England
OS Grid Ref: TL 2371 1298
Denomination: Undefined
- Description
- RECTANGULAR STONE, WITHOUT DECORATION. Commemorates those who died in WW1, WW2 and NI conflict
- Inscription
- Face1: IN GRATITUDE/ To the memory of/ the citizens of/ Welwyn Garden City/ who gave their lives/ in service to their/ Country// Face 2: 1914 - 1918 /(names)/ "If ye break faith with us who die/ we shall not sleep,/ though poppies grow in Flanders fields" // Face 4: 1939 - 1945/ (names) / (name NI conflict) / "WE WILL REMEMBER THEM"
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Cooper, George
See details - Commemorations
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 109
Served and returned: 0
Died: 109
Exact count: no
Information shown: surname
Order of information: Undefined - First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 22
Served and returned: 0
Died: 22
Exact count: no
Information shown: surname
Order of information: Undefined - Northern Ireland Conflict; The Troubles (1969-1998)
Total names on memorial: 1
Served and returned: 0
Died: 1
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Undefined
Order of information: Undefined
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Components
- Memorial
Measurements: depth 900mm, height 1800mm, width 900mm
Materials: Stone
- Memorial
- Listing information
- This memorial is not currently listed. Find out how to nominate this memorial for inclusion on the National Heritage List for England
- More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
- Condition
- WELWYN GARDEN CITY
- WMO ID: 104027
- Condition: Good [last updated on 27-09-2019]
- Help update these details if the condition is wrong
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
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