Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Broxbourne
Town
Broxbourne
County
Hertfordshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
63501

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Current location

South wall.
St Augustines Church
Churchfields
Broxbourne
Broxbourne
Hertfordshire
EN10 7AU
England

OS Grid Ref: TL 37168 06939
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Rectangular tablet with gold latin cross at the top and a gold and blue mosaic border.
Inscription
TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN LOVING MEMORY/ OF ARTHUR BOURNE CHITTENDEN/ 2nd LIEUTENANT 2nd MANCHESTER REGIMENT/ KILLED IN ACTION 9th SEPTEMBER 1914 NEAR/ SOISSONS FRANCE BURIED AT PISSELOUP/ AGED 20 YOUNGEST SON OF CHARLES GRANT/ THOMAS FAITHFUL CHITTENDEN AND OF/ ELIZA CUMMINS HIS WIFE/ "I WILL GO IN THE STRENGTH OF THE LORD GOD."/ Ps.71.v.16
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,rank,year died,regiment,place of death,forename,place of burial,manner of death,age of death,relationships
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Tablet
    Measurements: depth 10mm, height 360mm, width 460mm
    Materials: Marble
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

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