Memorial details

Memorial type
Roll of honour or book of remembrance
District
Hertsmere
Town
Potters Bar
County
Hertfordshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945), Second World War - civilians
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
14659

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Current location

All Souls Chapel
St Mary the Virgin and All Saints Church
The Walk
Potters Bar
Hertsmere
Hertfordshire
EN6 1QL
England

OS Grid Ref: TL 25989 01152
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Two rectangular wood framed hinged glazed manuscripts set side by side . The left-most listing WW2 service personnel and the right-most WW2 civilian casualties . The names and details are in black and set within a multi coloured floriate border .There are other pages with the Coat of Arms of Potters Bar District Council and the commemoration and the list of WW1 casualties which were not visible at the time of inspection (May 2022)
Inscription
POTTERS BAR PARISH CHURCH/ IN PROUD AND GLORIOUS MEMORY/ OF THE MEN OF THIS PLACE/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE/ GREAT WARS 1914-1918 AND 1939-1945/ WE COMMEND, O LORD GOD INTO THE/ ARMS OF THY MERCY THESE OUR BRETHREN/ WHO DIED IN THE SERVICE OF THEIR COUNTRY,/ BESEECHING FOR THEM THY SON'S BLESSING UPON/ ALL WHO LAY DOWN THEIR LIFE FOR FRIENDS,/ AND THE IMMORTAL CROWN OF THE FAITHFUL/ WHO OVERCOME: THROUGH THE SAME JESUS/ CHRIST OUR LORD. AMEN/ INTO THY HANDS WE COMMEND THEIR SPIRITS: FOR/ THOU HAST REDEEMED THEM O LORD THOU GOD OF TRUTH/ THEY GROW NOT OLD AS WE WHO ARE LEFT GROW OLD/ AGE SHALL NOT WEARY THEM NOR THE YEARS CONDEMN/ AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN/ AND IN THE MORNING/ WE SHALL REMEMBER THEM/ 1914-1918 SERVICEMEN/ (MEN)/ 1939-1945 SERVICEMEN/ ROYAL NAVY/ (NAMES)/ ARMY/ (NAMES)/ ROYAL AIR FORCE/ (NAMES)/ CIVILIAN DEAD 1939-1945/ (NAMES)/ 20TH JANUARY 1945/ (NAMES)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Ada, Caleb
Alford, E
Alford, F
Arnold, G
Arnold, W C
Atterbury, T
Ayling, Eliza Sarah
Baker, Beatrice Charlotte
Banks, W C
Bartlett, W
See details for all 113 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 72
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 72
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: Initails, surname, decorations
    Order of information: Alphabetical by surname
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 50
    Served and returned: Undefined
    Died: 50
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Initials, surname, rank, service, unit/regiment, decorations
    Order of information: By Service, then (mostly) alphabetical by surname
  • Second World War - civilians
    Total names on memorial: 28
    Served and returned: Undefined
    Died: 28
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Forenames/initials, surname, date of death
    Order of information: By date of death, then alphabetical by surname
Components
  • Scroll
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Paper
  • Frame
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wood
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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