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Memorial details

Memorial type

Board / Plaque / Tablet

District

Town

County

Country

Commemoration

First World War (1914-1918)

Ceremony

Unveiled
Date: 8 November 1921
Attended by: Major-General G D Jeffreys, CB, CMG, GOC London Command

Lost

Not lost

WM Reference

3767

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Current location

In the School grounds
near the lake.
Dame Alice Owen's School
Dugdale Hill Lane
Potters Bar
Hertsmere
Hertfordshire
EN6 2DU
England

OS Grid Ref: TL 24127 00587
Denomination: Undefined

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Previous locations

In entrance hall of the boys' school
Dame Alice Owen's School
Owens Row
Islington
Islington
Greater London
EC1V 7DD
England

OS Grid Ref: TQ 31605 82995
Denomination: Undefined

Description

Dark blue slate plaque with inscription and names in gold lettering. Mounted on a brick wall built specifically for the memorial.

Inscription

1914 - 1919 / SCHOLAE OWENIANAE / ALVMNOS ALVMNI SALVTANT / (NAMES)

Inscription legible?

yes

Names on memorial

Adcock, L P
Akehurst, E G
Andrews, L B
Angas, L G
Ashley-cooper, C
Baker, W F
Barnes, G H
Barrenger, H G
Batchelor, N V
Battersby, E J
See details for all 170 names

Commemorations

First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 172
Served and returned: 0
Died: 172
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Forename initials, surname, dates attended at school
Order of information: Alphabetically

Components

Tablet
Measurements: depth 230 mm, height 3600 mm, width 4880 mm
Materials: Slate

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

Dame Alice Owen's School WW1
WMO ID: 191892
Condition: Good [last updated on 02-10-2019]
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History

Needed re-gilding in 1994 due to weathering and an appeal for funds was made in the "Old Owenian" magazine via the Honorary Secretary of the Old Owen's Association. Currently in the care of one of the school's staff members.

Trust fund/Scholarship

Yes
Purpose: Assisting Old Boys and their families who may be in need as a consequence of the war.

Responsibility

Dame Alice Owen's School

Reference

British Public Schools War Memorials by Kernot, C F. 224 Source: Image Library NIWM Published: Roberts and Newton 1927, London
www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/191892/
Old Owenian Newsletter, December 2011. Old Owenian Newsletter, Spring 1994, Pg 14.
Barnet Press: 19 November 1921

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