Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
St Albans
Town
St Albans
County
Hertfordshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
14698

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Current location

Wall mounted on enqury counter wall
Post Office
Brick Knoll Park
Ashley Road
St Albans
St Albans
Hertfordshire
AL1 5BB
England

OS Grid Ref: TL 17328 06823
Denomination: Undefined

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Previous locations
  • Post Office
    St Albans
    St Albans
    Hertfordshire
    England

    OS Grid Ref: TL 150 070
    Denomination: Undefined
Description
Wooden board with rectangular pediment and inscription in gold lettering. Some of the letters are in-filled in red and blue Shield at the top of the pediment (St. Albans city emblem).
Inscription
ST ALBANS / POST OFFICE / THE GREAT WAR / 1914 - 1919 / KILLED / (NAMES) / WOUNDED / (NAMES) / ALSO SERVED / (NAMES)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Ansell, F
Arnold, H A
Auton, G
Barlow, S C
Bennett, E
Brinklow, J E
Brown, T V
Coleman, J W
Coombes, W H
Copeland, C G
See details for all 69 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 69
    Served and returned: 61
    Died: 8
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: initials of forenames, surname
    Order of information: killed/wounded/also served, surname
Components
  • Board
    Measurements: height C 2000MM, width C 1000MM
    Materials: Wood
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Responsibility
Royal Mail
Reference

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