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Memorial details

Memorial type
Roll of honour or book of remembrance
District
Welwyn Hatfield
Town
Newgate Street
County
Hertfordshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
69863

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Current location

Ponsbourne St Mary's Church
Newgate Street Village
Newgate Street
Welwyn Hatfield
Hertfordshire
SG13 8RP
England

OS Grid Ref: TL 30157 05027
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Framed and glazed Roll of Honour with the lettering in black and the capitals in red.
Inscription
PARISH OF ST MARY'S PONSBOURNE / ROLL OF HONOUR / A RECORD OF ALL THOSE WHO JOINED HIS MAJESTY'S FORCES AND WHO SERVED THEIR / COUNTRY IN ITS HOUR OF NEED, IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1918 / (Names) / NAMES OF THOSE WHO MADE THE GREAT SACRIFICE / HALLOWED IN CHRIST BE THE MEMORY OF ALL THOSE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR FOR FREEDOM OF THE WORLD / THEY SHALL YET STAND BEFORE THE THRONE OF GOD AN EXCEEDING GREAT ARMY: AND IN THAT LAST GREAT MUSTER SHALL BE / FOUND THOSE, OUR OWN BELOVED. (Names) / NAMES OF THOSE WHO SERVED THEIR COUNTRY IN VARIOUS CAPACITIES / LORD IN THY MERCY, WE BESEECH THEE O LORD, ON THOSE WHO ARE CALLED TO TASKS OF SPECIAL PERIL, ON LAND OR WATER / IN THE AIR OR BENEATH THE SEA. EVEN THERE ALSO SHALL THY HAND LEAD THEM AND THY RIGHT HAND SHALL HOLD THEM. / (Names) // On small board below: RECORD OF THE ROLL OF HONOUR / THIS FRAMED RECORD WAS THE GIFT / OF MRS HOLLINSBERY, WARMANS PLACE / PONSBOURNE SUSSEX (LATE TOLMMENS HOME FARM) (...) 1920
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 57
    Served and returned: 45
    Died: 12
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Rank, forename, surname, place of death, date of death.
    Order of information: Killed then served. Both groups listed alphabetically by surname
Components
  • Roll of honour
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Paper
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Private

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