Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Obelisk
- District
- East Hertfordshire
- Town
- Sacombe
- County
- Hertfordshire
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 28320
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Current location
St.Catherine's Church
Sacombe Green Road
Sacombe
East Hertfordshire
Hertfordshire
SG12 0JJ
England
OS Grid Ref: TL 33610 19364
Denomination: Undefined
- Description
- Square obelisk on plinth mounted on two steps
- Inscription
- [6 O'CLOCK FACE ON OBELISK] IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF THE MEN FROM SACOMBE WHO FWLL IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1919. [9 O'CLOCK FACE ON BASE] "IT IS BETTER FOR US TO DIE IN [6 O'CLOCK FACE ON BASE] BATTLE THAN TO BEHOLD THE CALAMITY OF OUR PEOPLE, [3 O'CLOCK FACE ON BASE] AND OF OUR SANCTUARY." 1 MACC.3.59
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Bunyan, James
Carter, Stanley
Clark, John
Clark, Joseph
Day, Arthur
Garner, Charles
Hay, Geoffrey William
Prince, Arthur
Slade, Henry
Smith, Charles
See details for all 13 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 13
Served and returned: Undefined
Died: 13
Exact count: yes
Information shown: regiment,forename,relationships,decorations
Order of information: Undefined
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Obelisk
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Stone
- Obelisk
- 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
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
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