Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- District
- North Hertfordshire
- Town
- Knebworth
- County
- Hertfordshire
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 3817
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Current location
St Mary's Church
Old Knebworth Lane
Knebworth
North Hertfordshire
Hertfordshire
SG3 6PY
England
OS Grid Ref: TL 23086 21008
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- Tablets on wall of church with a crest of the Queen's Bays and a vertical sword. Raised lettering.
- Inscription
- PRO REGE ET PATRIA / ALEXANDER/ EDWARD JOHN / VISCOUNT / KNEBWORTH / M.B.E. / BORN / MARCH 10TH / 1910 / MAJOR THE / QUEEN'S BAYS / KILLED / IN ACTION / AT / EL ALAMEIN / JULY 4TH / 1942 / HOC VIRTUTIS OPUS.
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Knebworth, Alexander Edward John
See details - Commemorations
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 1
Served and returned: 0
Died: 1
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Surname, forename, rank, regiment, decorations, date of birth, date of death, manner of death
Order of information: Undefined
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Components
- Tablets
Measurements: height 2000mm, width 770mm
Materials: Stone
- Tablets
- 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
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