Leavesden Safe Return Memorial

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Memorial details

Memorial type: Board / Plaque / Tablet
District: Watford
Town: Watford
County: Hertfordshire
Country: England
Commemoration: First World War (1914-1918)
Lost: Not lost
WM Reference: 19577

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Current location

All Saints Church
Horseshoe Lane
Watford
Watford
Hertfordshire
WD25 7HJ
England

OS Grid Ref: TL 11471 00868
Denomination: Church of England

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Description

PAINTED BOARD, WITH INSCRIPTION AND NAMES IN GOTHIC TEXT. ARMED ANGELS IN ARTHURIAN POSES ON EITHER SIDE.

Inscription

TO THE GREATER GLORY AND IN THANKSGIVING FOR THE SAFE RETURN OF THE FOLLOWING PARISHIONERS AND MEMBERS OF THE CONGREGATION WHO SERVED WITH HIS MAJESTY'S FORCES IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1918

Inscription legible?

yes

Names on memorial

Abbott, Francis
Abbott, Herbert
Alaway, Sidney
Allen, George
Baldwin, Leonard
Barber, Walter
Beaumont, Edward
Beaumont, George
Beaumont, Sidney
Beaumont, Walter
See details for all 146 names

Commemorations

First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 144
Served and returned: 144
Died: Undefined
Exact count: no
Information shown: surname,forename
Order of information: Undefined

Components

Board
Measurements: height 450, width 1000
Materials: Wood

Listing information

CHURCH OF ALL SAINTS
Grade II
This memorial is protected, and listed on the National Heritage List for England maintained by Historic England. View list entry
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Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

Responsibility

CHURCH

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