Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- District
- North Hertfordshire
- Town
- Graveley
- County
- Hertfordshire
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 3789
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Current location
Located on north wall
Graveley w Chivesfield
St Mary
Church Lane
Graveley
North Hertfordshire
Hertfordshire
SG4 7LR
England
OS Grid Ref: TL 23491 28124
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- White marble tablets on black marble backboard. At the top a laurel wreath with IHS inscribed.
- Inscription
- TO THE GLORY OF GOD / AND IN EVER GRATEFUL MEMORY OF THE MEN OF THIS PARISH / WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR KING AND COUNTRY / IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1919. / (names) / THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE. / ALSO IN GRATEFUL AND HONOURED MEMORY OF / THOSE WHO MADE THE SUPREME SACRIFICE DURING / THE WORLD WAR 1939-1945. / (names)
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Beale, E J
Biram, W
Bracey, J W
Britton, A
Burgh, C H
Coake, A C
Cox, N D
Fairey, G
Hare, F R
Lawson, H
See details for all 16 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 7
Served and returned: 0
Died: 7
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Rank, forename initial, surname, regiment
Order of information: No order - Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 9
Served and returned: 0
Died: 9
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Rank, forename initial, surname, regiment
Order of information: Alphabetically
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Tablet
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Marble - White - Backboard
Measurements: height 1600 mm, width 1230 mm
Materials: Marble - Black
- Tablet
- 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 - Responsibility
- Graveley Church
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