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    Memorial

    Berden Parish

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    Source: Copyright John Hendry

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    Current Location

    At the east end of the churchyard., St Nicholas' Church, Church Lane, Berden, Uttlesford, Essex, CM23 1AJ, England

    OS Grid Reference

    TL 46803 29628

    Denomination

    Church of England

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    Type of Memorial
    Cross
    WMR Reference Number
    22583
    Description
    Granite Latin cross set on a tapering plinth of rough-hewn stone, which sits on a rectangular stone base. The plinth bears the WW1 inscription in lead letters; the base bears the WW2 inscription in lead letters.
    Inscription
    (Plinth): IN MEMORY OF/ OUR HEROES/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR US/ 1914-1919/ (NAMES) (Base): 1939-1945/ (NAMES)
    War
    First World War (1914-1918)
    Number Commemorated
    11
    Died
    11
    Information shown
    Forename, surname, date of death
    Order of names
    Listed chronologically by date of death
    Additional Information
    Some of the dates of death listed on the memorial do not tally with the dates recorded by CWGC
    War
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Number Commemorated
    2
    Died
    2
    Information shown
    Forename, surname, date of death
    Order of names
    Listed chronologically by date of death
    Additional Information
    Bertha Irene Brett's death on 10 July 1947 was listed on the Burial Register as being 'from illness contracted while in services'; she is not currently listed as a WW2 casualty by CWGC.

    Components

    Cross

    Height: 1981mm

    Width: 889mm

    Depth: 635mm


    Made from: Granite


    Condition: Good


    Plinth

    Made from: Granite


    Condition: Good


    Base

    Made from: Granite


    Condition: Good


    "Lest We Forget: The First World War Memorials of Uttlesford District", published by Recorders of Uttlesford History, 2014; ISBN 978-1-873669-14-3; pages 12 and 13 record the memorial, and give some biographical details of the 11 WW1 casualties commemorated on it. Page 12 includes the following comment re the inscription: 'The dates of death on the memorial for Walter King, Ernest Knight and Frederick Mascall do not match the records. The memorial has either been cleaned or altered in the past as the numbers are not only faded but appear to have been changed'.
  • The War Memorials Trust's record of this memorial can be found at https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/159197/
  • One of those commemorated on the WW2 section of the memorial, Bertha Irene Brett, died on 10/7/1947; the transcript of her burial at St Nicholas' Church on 14/7/1947 states that she died 'From illness contracted while in services'. https://www.freereg.org.uk/search_records/5817e4cde93790ec75856d4b/bertha-irene-brett-burial-essex-berden-1947-07-14?locale=en (Bertha Irene Brett is not currently listed by CWGC as a WW2 casualty).
  • Herts and Essex Observer 19/7/1947; Births, Marriages and Deaths column announced: 'DEATHS , BRETT.-On July 10. 1947. Bertha Irene, beloved youngest daughter of Mrs. Brett and the late Walter Brett. of Little London, Berden. aged 25 years'. https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003122/19470719/299/0008