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Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
East Hertfordshire
Town
Hertford Heath
County
Hertfordshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
63692

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Current location

Haileybury College Hall
Hailey Lane
Hertford Heath
East Hertfordshire
Hertfordshire
SG13 7NU
England

OS Grid Ref: TL 35800 10700
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Bronze plaque with fleur-de-lis in top left-hand corner and Haileybury College coat of arms top right. Also a clock in the Gallery of Big School.
Inscription
THE CLOCK IN THE BIG SCHOOL/ WAS GIVEN IN LOVING MEMORY OF/ LIEUT REGINALD HUGH LAWSON M.C./ 7th BATTN THE RIFLE BRIGADE AND/ OF 2nd LIEUT CECIL DAVID NORTON/ LAWSON 8th BATTN ROYAL WEST KENT REGIMENT/ BROTHERS LATE OF BOMONSTONE HOUSE WHO/ FELL IN FRANCE FIGHTING FOR THEIR COUNTRY/ IN THE GREAT WAR AUG 24 1916 & SEPT 26 1915/ DULCE ET DECORUM EST PRO PATRIA MORI/ JOHN W SIMPSON INVT
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 2
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 2
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,rank,year died,regiment,place of death,forename,relationships,decorations,address
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Bronze
  • Clock
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Unknown
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference
  • Published:The Haileybury Society 2002 Haileybury A. Hambling: Haileybury in Two World Wars (2002) p.32

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