Memorial

Hertford WW1 and WW2

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Parliament Square, Hertford, East Hertfordshire, Hertfordshire, SG14 1EX, England

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TL 32603 12538

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Sculptured / Cast figure
WMR Reference Number: 1160
Description: White Hart sculpture set on a tapering plinth, base and steps. On the 12 and 6 o'clock faces are carved wreaths surmounted by a crown enclosing the dates of WW1.
Inscription: 6 o'clock face: LAUS DEO/TO THE MEMORY OF THE MEN OF HERTFORD/WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1919/ALSO IN THE 2ND WORLD WAR 1939-1945/THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE. 12 o'clock face: GREATER LOVE HATH / NO MAN THAN THIS / THAT A MAN LAY DOWN / HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS/ (Names)

Commemoration

War: Second World War (1939-1945)
Number Commemorated: 119
Died: 119
Information shown: surname,rank,regiment,forename
Order of names: surname

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 365
Died: 365
Information shown: surname,rank,regiment
Order of names: surname

History

Maker(s): SIR ASTON WEBB & SONS ARA RA HRBA HRE HRMS, Architect
Edward Alfred Brisco Drury RA, Sculptor
MR MAURICE E WEBB, Architect
Costs: £2500 0S 0D
Maintenance History: 2006- Applied for grant from War Memorials Trust 2001: MEMORIAL WAS REFURBISHED USING ENGLISH HERITAGE AND LOCAL AUTHORITY FUNDS 1988: MEMORIAL CLEANED AT A COST OF £1740 PLUS VAT 1987: NAMES RENEWED ON THE SIX TABLETS FACING STREET DUE TO WEATHERING AT A COST OF £750

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Unveiled

06-11-1922

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Dedicated

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Hertford WW1 and WW2

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