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
- 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
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Cross
Measurements: depth 650mm, height 3000mm, width 650MM
Materials: Stone
- Cross
- 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
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