Shenley

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Memorial details

Memorial type

District

Town

County

Country

Commemoration

First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)

Ceremony

Dedicated
Date: July 1920
Attended by: Chaplain General to the Forces

Lost

Not lost

WM Reference

19539

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Current location

Village Green
Junction Of London Rd And Harris La
Shenley
Hertsmere
Hertfordshire
WD7 9DU
England

OS Grid Ref: TL 190 003
Denomination: Undefined

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Description

STONE CROSS ON A SQUARED BASE SET ON A COBBLED CIRCLE

Inscription

IN MEMORY OF / THE MEN OF SHENLEY WHO / DIED IN THE SERVICE / OF THEIR KING AND COUNTRY / DURING THE GREAT WAR / 1914-1919. / SONS OF THIS PLACE LET THIS OF YOU BE SAID / THAT YOU WHO LIVE ARE WORTHY OF YOUR DEAD. / TO THOSE / WHO IN THE SAME NOBLE SPIRIT / OF SELF SACRIFICE GAVE THEIR LIVES / IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR / 1939-1945.

Inscription legible?

yes

Names on memorial

Allen, Walter
Andrews, Wilfred
Atkins, Edmund
Banks, William Edward
Cole, William Thomas
Curtiss, Jack
Cushing, Arthur
Day, Charles Amos
Doughty, Horace
Doughty, Reginald
See details for all 36 names

Commemorations

First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 36
Served and returned: 0
Died: 36
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname,forename
Order of information: surname
Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 19
Served and returned: 0
Died: 19
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname,forename
Order of information: surname

Components

Cross
Measurements: depth 1500mm, height 4000mm, width 1500mm
Materials: Granite

Listing information

This memorial is not currently listed. Find out how to nominate this memorial for inclusion on the National Heritage List for England
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Condition

Shenley WW1 & WW2 cross
WMO ID: 168412
Condition: Fair [last updated on 15-03-2018]
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Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

Reference

Barnet Press 22 Feb 1919; 31 May 1919; 17 July 1920

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