Memorial details

Memorial type
Cross
District
East Hertfordshire
Town
Great Hormead
County
Hertfordshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
28310

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Current location

Horseshoe Lane/ Horseshoe Hill
Great Hormead
East Hertfordshire
Hertfordshire
SG9 0NG
England

OS Grid Ref: TL 40209 29819
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
3 stepped with column topped with Celtic cross in rough finished stone.
Inscription
[SIX O'CLOCK FACE] TO THE GLORIOUS / MEMORY OF THE / MEN FROM THIS / PARISH, WHO FELL / IN THE WAR. A.D. / 1914-1918./ "THEIR NAME SHALL BE HAD IN / EVERLASTING REMEMBRANCE." [THREE O'CLOCK FACE] 1939-1945
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Biggs, Edward
Brett, John
Bull, Charles
Canning, John
Cook, Walter George
Hummerstone, Frederick
Hummerstone, George Percy
Hummerstone, Walter Charles
Livingstone, George
Myall, Ernest Joseph
See details for all 20 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 15
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 15
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: Forename, surname
    Order of information: Undefined
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 5
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 5
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: Surname, forename
    Order of information: Surname
Components
  • Cross
    Measurements: depth 650mm, height 3000mm, width 650MM
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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