Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Dacorum
Town
Bovingdon
County
Hertfordshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
1172

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Current location

St Lawrence's Church
Church Street.
Bovingdon
Dacorum
Hertfordshire
HP3 0LU
England

OS Grid Ref: TL 01715 03712
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Nowy-headed marble tablet with marble frame and inscription in red lettering. Shelf below tablet with flower holders at either end. Crown within a wreath at the top of the tablet.
Inscription
TO THE GLORY OF GOD / AND IN MEMORY OF THE MEN FROM / THIS PARISH WHO LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES / IN THE SERVICE OF THIER KING AND COUNTRY / DURING THE GREAT WAR / 1914 - 1918 / (NAMES)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Alford, Fred
Allen, William
Brooking, H C A
Burgin, Alfred
Clarke, Arthur
Coker, Ernest
Dean, Reuben
Dean, William
Dodgson, Francis
Dodgson, Guy
See details for all 30 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 30
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 30
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: Surname,forename
    Order of information: Surname
Components
  • Tablet
    Measurements: depth 170MM, height 1400MM, width 800MM
    Materials: Marble
Listing information
  • CHURCH OF ST LAWRENCE
  • 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
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Responsibility
PARISH CHURCH

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