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Memorial details

Memorial type
Cross
District
North Hertfordshire
Town
Barley
County
Hertfordshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Ceremony
  • Dedicated
    Date: Oct.1919
    Attended by: Unknown
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
3784

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Current location

Barley War Memorial
Church End (junction with Crossways and London Road)
Barley
North Hertfordshire
Hertfordshire
SG8 8JB
England

OS Grid Ref: TL 39948 38372
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Roadside Celtic styled cross, made of stone and set in a small garden.
Inscription
Column of the cross: IN PERPETUAL REMEMBRANCE OF THOSE WHO BORE THEIR PART IN THE GREAT WAR AND IN DEEPEST HOMAGE TO THOSE WHO FELL. Inscribed below the names at the front of the Memorial: GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS.
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Bullen, E J
Bullen, F W
Creek, G
Drayton, P H
Fuller, C E
Hayes, J
Hill, B A
Howard, A
Machon, C G
Mansfield, H
See details for all 21 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 20
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 20
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Forename (initial), surname, date of death
    Order of information: Forename (initial), surname, date of death
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Forenames, surname.
    Order of information: Forenames, surname.
Components
  • Cross
    Measurements: depth 2280 mm, height c4500 mm, width 2440 mm
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
  • War Memorial, Barley, North Hertfordshire
  • Grade II
  • This memorial is protected, and listed on the National Heritage List for England maintained by Historic England. View list entry
  • More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
  • Historic England
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference
  • The Royston War Memorial by Plowman, D p.8 Published:Royston & District Local History Society 2006

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