Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Uttlesford
Town
Hempstead
County
Essex
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 02 May 1920
    Attended by: Reverend M R Swabey of Little Sampford preached at the service.
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
22876

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Current location

North wall of the north aisle.
St Andrew's Church
Church Road
Hempstead
Uttlesford
Essex
CB10 2PB
England

OS Grid Ref: TL 63502 37990
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Rectangular bronze plaque, with a swan-necked pediment. An open-topped wreath at top-centre encloses the words "PRO PATRIA"; beneath, the inscription is in raised lettering.
Inscription
PRO/ PATRIA/ 1914 - 1919/ THE GREAT WAR/ IN REMEMBRANCE OF/ (NAMES)/ ERECTED BY THE VICAR AND FRIENDS
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Andrews, Charles E
Andrews, Frank E
Andrews, William
Coleman, Harry
Coleman, Hugh
Foster, Geoge
Purkiss, Arthur
Purkiss, William
Robinson, Arthur
Robinson, Charles
See details for all 10 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 10
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 10
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Forenames, surname, Regiment
    Order of information: Listed alphabetically by surname
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: height 650mm, width 490mm
    Materials: Bronze
Listing information
  • CHURCH OF ST ANDREW
  • Grade II*
  • This memorial is protected, and listed on the National Heritage List for England maintained by Historic England. View list entry
  • More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
  • Historic England
Condition
History
St Andrew's Church was Grade II* listed on 21/2/1967, List Entry Number 1278485.
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Public
Responsibility
Church of England
Reference
  • Research files of Richard Morris OBE No.22
  • Historic England's record of the Grade II* listing of St Andrew's Church can be found at historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1278485
  • The War Memorials Trust's record of this plaque can be found at www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/182999/
  • "Lest We Forget: The First World War Memorials of Uttlesford District", published by Recorders of Uttlesford History, 2014; ISBN 978-1-873669-14-3, pages 62 and 63. (This states of the plaque that it was unveiled on 2/5/1920, "at a service where Reverend M R Swabey of Little Sampford was the preacher. The church tablet has ten names, but the outdoor memorial has 14, and it is suggested that the other four were Chapel or Salvation Army both of whom had chapels in Hempstead at the time").

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