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    Memorial

    Monken Hadley

    Hadley Common Memorial Cross

    Source: Copyright John Edwards

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    Current Location

    Monken Hadley Common, Camlet Way, Barnet, Barnet, Greater London, EN4 0NH, England

    OS Grid Reference

    TQ 25149 97486

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    Type of Memorial
    Cross
    WMR Reference Number
    10964
    Description
    Cross with three step base.
    Inscription
    Cross 6 o'clock face: (...)/ (Names) Cross 12 o'clock face: 1939-1945/ (Names) Plaque middle step 6 o'clock face: Monken Hadley War Memorial/ In proud memory of all those/ who gave their lives for their country in/ 1914-1918 and 1939-1945 Original inscription: TO THE EVER GLORIOUS MEMORY OF OUR MEN WHO FELL IN THE WAR, 1914-1919 (EXACT LINE SPACING UNKNOWN)
    War
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Number Commemorated
    6
    Died
    6
    Information shown
    Surname, forename.
    Order of names
    Alphabetical by surname.
    War
    First World War (1914-1918)
    Number Commemorated
    47
    Died
    47
    Information shown
    Surname, forename initials, rank.
    Order of names
    Alphabetical by surname.
    Maker(s)
    Costs
    £300
    Sponsor Type
    private

    Ceremonies

    Unveiled

    19 December 1920

    Lt. Col. F. E. Fremantle O.B.E., T.D., M.P.

    Components

    Memorial

    Made from: Stone


    Condition: Good


    • Carter Postcard Collection
  • "MONKEN HADLEY. WAR MEMORIAL." Barnet Press, 17 May 1919.
  • "MONKEN HADLEY. WAR MEMORIAL." Barnet Press, 7 June 1919.
  • "MONKEN HADLEY. PUBLIC MEETING." Barnet Press, 14 June 1919.
  • "HADLEY. WAR MEMORIAL." Barnet Press, 14 June 1919.
  • "HADLEY. WAR MEMORIAL. CROSS ON THE COMMON" Barnet Press, 21 June 1919.
  • "Monken Hadley WAR MEMORIAL." Barnet Press, 25 October 1919.
  • "HADLEY WAR MEMORIAL." Barnet Press, 1 November 1919.
  • "Restored at last!" Barnet Advertiser, 29 October 1998.
  • www.monkenhadleycommon.net/tour.html . Accessed 4 October 2022
  • www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/252769/ . Accessed 4 October 2022.