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Memorial details

Memorial type
Wall
District
North Hertfordshire
Town
Baldock
County
Hertfordshire
Country
England
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945), First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony
  • Dedicated
    Date: February 1921
    Attended by: Rev C. W. Allington, Rector
  • Unveiled
    Date: February 1921
    Attended by: Viscount Hampden, Lord Lieutenant of Hertfordshire
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
3779

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Current location

Side of Satchell's Estate Agents
Baldock High Street
Baldock
North Hertfordshire
Hertfordshire
SG7 6AP
England

OS Grid Ref: TL 24487 33846
Denomination: Undefined

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Previous locations
  • Recreation Ground
    Hitchin Street
    Baldock
    North Hertfordshire
    Hertfordshire
    SG7 5AB
    England

    OS Grid Ref: TL 24094 33713
    Denomination: Undefined
  • Originally sited on the Hitchen Street side of the building.
    Town Hall
    High Street
    Baldock
    North Hertfordshire
    Hertfordshire
    SG7 6AR
    England

    OS Grid Ref: TL 24457 33882
    Denomination: Undefined
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Description
Five bronze panels on wall. Wreath over top of panels. Gates nearby.
Inscription
OUR / GLORIOUS / DEAD / THESE MEN OF BALDOCK GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR FREEDOM IN THE / GREAT WAR 1914-1919 / (Names) / 1939 AFTER THE SECOND WORLD WAR 1945 / MEMORIAL GATES AND MONUMENT WERE ADDED / (Names)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Astley, R
Barker, Fh
Beales, Hga
Beales, Hga
Bird, Mf
Bird, Walter J
Bonfield, Richard
Bowskill, Edward
Brammer, James
Bray, John H
See details for all 114 names
Commemorations
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 34
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 34
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: Regiment, forename, initials, surname, rank
    Order of information: Regiment
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 79
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 79
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: Regiment, forename, initials, surname, rank
    Order of information: Regiment
Components
  • Plaques
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Bronze
  • Wall
    Measurements: height 1530mm, width 1530mm
    Materials: Stone
  • Gates
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Public
Details: Public subscription
Reference

This record comprises all information held by IWM’s War Memorials Register for this memorial. Where we hold a names list for the memorial, this information will be displayed on the memorial record. Please check back as we are adding more names to the database.

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