Memorial

HMS Aldenham

HMS Aldenham Window

Source: Copyright Stephen Danzig

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Current Location

Inside church on South wall, St John the Baptist Church, Church La, Aldenham, Hertsmere, Hertfordshire, WD25 8BE, England

TQ 13983 98460

Church of England

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Type of Memorial: Window
WMR Reference Number: 19375
Description: Two light stained glass window with depiction of a Pelican feeding young at top. Left light depicts the Ship at sea, below which the inscription. Right light depicts the Ship's Badge, below which t he Ship's Battle Honours.
Inscription: Left Light: TO THE GLORY OF GOD / AND IN THE MEMORY OF / ALL WHO SERVED IN / HMS ALDENHAM /JANUARY 1942 - DECEMBER 1944. Right Light: ATLANTIC 1942 / LIBYA 1942 / SICILY 1943 / AEGEAN 1943 Notice below: THIS WINDOW WAS PRESENTED BY THE ALDENHAM BRANCH OF THE ROYAL NAVAL ASSOCIATION ON THE FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF THE SINKING OF HMS ALDENHAM AND SHOWS THE HUNT CLASS DESTROYER AND SOME OF HER CAMPAIGNS. DURING THE LAST OF THESE, WHILE ON BLOCKADE DUTY IN THE ADRIATIC IN 1944, SHE STRUCK AN ENEMY MINE AND SANK WITH THE LOSS OF 116 CREW.

Window

Height: 2300MM

Width: 250MM

Made from: Stained Glass

Condition: Good