Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Cross
- District
- Hertsmere
- Town
- Letchmore Heath
- County
- Hertfordshire
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 40050
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Current location
ALDENHAM RD AND BACK LANE
VILLAGE GREEN
Aldenham Rd
Letchmore Heath
Hertsmere
Hertfordshire
England
OS Grid Ref: TQ 153 978
Denomination: Undefined
- Description
- A Celtic stone cross on a rectangular plinth and octagonal three stepped base . The dedication is on the front face of the shaft as is the first group of WW2 names, with the background excised so the lettering stands proud .
- Inscription
- TO THE / GLORY / OF GOD / AND IN / MEMORY / OF THE / MEN OF / ALDENHAM / WHO GAVE /THEIR / LIVES / IN THE / GREAT / WAR 1914-1918/1939-45/
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Adamson, Henery
Baker, Harold
Benger, Frank
Bird, Albert
Bird, William
Birkenshaw, Ronald
Blake, Arthur
Brewer, George
Burnell, Arthur
Camp, Stanley Beale
See details for all 47 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 47
Served and returned: 0
Died: 47
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname,forename
Order of information: surname
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Cross
Measurements: height 5000MM, width 3300MM
Materials: Stone
- Cross
- 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
- Letchmore Heath
- WMO ID: 166910
- Condition: Fair [last updated on 27-10-2017]
- Help update these details if the condition is wrong
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Responsibility
- ALDENHAM PARISH COUNCIL
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