Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Three Rivers
Town
Croxley Green
County
Hertfordshire
Country
England
Commemoration
Korean War (1950-1953)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
33358

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Current location

Opposite the junction with New Road. Set into ground in front of WW1 memorial.
The Green
Croxley Green
Three Rivers
Hertfordshire
WD3 3AJ
England

OS Grid Ref: TQ 06954 95553
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
PLAIN RECTANGULAR STONE SET INTO GROUND
Inscription
BRITISH KOREAN VETERANS ASSOCIATION/HERTFORDSHIRE AND DISTRICT NO. 1 BRANCH/9TH OCTOBER 1994 REMEMBER THE BRITISH/ARMED SERVICES AND CIVILIANS/WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN DEFENCE/OF FREEDOM UNDER THE CHARTER/OF THE UNITED NATIONS DURING/AND SINCE THE KOREAN WAR/1950 TO1953 BURIED BENEATH THIS STONE, CAPSULE/CONTAINING SOIL FROM OOSTERBEEK ARNHEM/ NETHERLANDS AND PUSAN U.N. CEMETERY/KOREA. PRESENTED BY V.O.K.S. DUTCH KOREAN/VETERANS ASSOCIATION, SOUTH HOLLAND/DISTRICT (1989)
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • Korean War (1950-1953)
    Total names on memorial: 0
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 0
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Tablet
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
Condition
History
20 March 2024: Memorial cleaned by Military Grave Restorer Steve Davies Renovated in preparation for 2010 Remembrance Day. Cost £1057 was funded by Cooperative Funeral Care, Croxley Green (see https://www.watfordobserver.co.uk/news/8620878.war-memorial-in-croxley-green-given-make-over-by-co-operative-funeral-care-for-remembrance-day-services/ )
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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