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Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- District
- Dacorum
- Town
- Berkhamsted
- County
- Hertfordshire
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 14590
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Current location
BERKHAMSTED COLLEGIATE SCHOOL
Castle St
Berkhamsted
Dacorum
Hertfordshire
HP4 2BB
England
OS Grid Ref: SP 980 080
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- BRASS PLAQUE ON A WOOD BACKBOARD FOLIATE BORDER ON THE PLAQUE
- Inscription
- ALEXANDER DALZELL SPRUNT, (B.A., NEW COLLEGE, OXFORD), 2ND LIEUT 4TH BATTALION BEDFORDSHIRE REGIMENT (AUG 1914) MORTALLY WOUNDED 10TH MARCH 1915 AT THE BATTLE OF NEUVE CHAPELLE WHERE HIS COMPANY WAS SELECTED TO LEAD THE ATTACK. DIED AND BURIED 17TH MARCH 1915 AT LILLIERS, FRANCE, AGED 24. 'O MAN GREATLY BELOVED, FEAR NOT, PEACE BE UNTO THEE.' (LINE SPACING UNKNOWN)
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Sprunt, Alexander Dalzell
See details - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 1
Served and returned: Undefined
Died: 1
Exact count: no
Information shown: Undefined
Order of information: Undefined
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Plaque
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Brass - Backboard
Measurements: height 690MM, width 900MM
Materials: Wood
- Plaque
- 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 - Responsibility
- BERKHAMSTED SCHOOL GOVERNORS
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