Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Welwyn Hatfield
Town
Hatfield
County
Hertfordshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
14721

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Current location

ST ETHELDREDAS CHURCH
Hatfield
Welwyn Hatfield
Hertfordshire
England

OS Grid Ref: TL 234 088
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
LARGE STONE TABLET IN ARCHITECTURAL FRAME, RELIEF CARVING ON IT. NAMES ARE INSCRIBED WITH GILT. PILASTER MOUNTED ON A PLINTH FLANKS THE TABLET PAINTED COAT OF ARMS ON THE FRAME. OLIVE BRANCES ASCEND IN A WINDING CURVE FROM BELOW THE TABLET TO FLANK THE SHIELD. RELIEF CARVING ON EACH PLINTH OF A GREEK CROSS SUPERIMPOSED UPON A CROWN OF THORNS
Inscription
1914 DEO AD JUVANTE NON TIMENDUM EST 1918 / (NAMES) / HALLOWED IN CHRIST
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Adcock, J F L
Austin, V J
Briggs, H K
Collins, H G
Davis, J A
Edingborough, N D
Eldrett, W H
Gibbs, W H N
Le Grain, M
Magdalen, A G
See details for all 21 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 0
    Served and returned: Undefined
    Died: Undefined
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Tablet
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
  • Parish Church of St Etheldreda
  • Grade I
  • 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

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