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Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Window
- District
- Hertsmere
- Town
- Aldenham
- County
- Hertfordshire
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 19375
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Current location
Inside church on South wall
St John the Baptist Church
Church La
Aldenham
Hertsmere
Hertfordshire
WD25 8BE
England
OS Grid Ref: TQ 13983 98460
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- Two light stained glass window with depiction of a Pelican feeding young at top. Left light depicts the Ship at sea, below which the inscription. Right light depicts the Ship's Badge, below which t he Ship's Battle Honours.
- Inscription
- Left Light: TO THE GLORY OF GOD / AND IN THE MEMORY OF / ALL WHO SERVED IN / HMS ALDENHAM /JANUARY 1942 - DECEMBER 1944. Right Light: ATLANTIC 1942 / LIBYA 1942 / SICILY 1943 / AEGEAN 1943 Notice below: THIS WINDOW WAS PRESENTED BY THE ALDENHAM BRANCH OF THE ROYAL NAVAL ASSOCIATION ON THE FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF THE SINKING OF HMS ALDENHAM AND SHOWS THE HUNT CLASS DESTROYER AND SOME OF HER CAMPAIGNS. DURING THE LAST OF THESE, WHILE ON BLOCKADE DUTY IN THE ADRIATIC IN 1944, SHE STRUCK AN ENEMY MINE AND SANK WITH THE LOSS OF 116 CREW.
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Commemorations
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 0
Served and returned: 0
Died: 0
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Undefined
Order of information: Undefined
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Components
- Window
Measurements: height 2300MM, width 250MM
Materials: Stained Glass
- Window
- 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 - Sponsorship
- Public
Details: Aldenham branch of Royal Naval Association
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