Memorial

Oxhey Village

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Current Location

On Oxhey Village Green, near street., Upper Paddock Road, Oxhey Village, Watford, Hertfordshire, WD19 4DZ, England

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TQ 12371 95009

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Board / Plaque / Tablet
WMR Reference Number: 114030
Description: Rectangular light stone tablet affixed to decorative brick wall segment. Below the main memorial tablet is a small bronze plaque explaining where the memorial tablet previously was housed and when and why it was moved.
Inscription: THIS BUILDING WAS ERECTED IN MEMORY/ OF/ (names)/ THE MEMORIAL WAS BUILT DURING AUGUST 2014 / BY THE COMMUNITY OF OXHEY VILLAGE / with the support of Oxhey Village Environment Group // The building referred to was The Memorial Hall erected at the rear / of Oxhey Village Baptist Church at Upper Paddock Road in 1922; / the church was founded in 1911 // This plaque was salvaged in 2005 when both buildings were demolished

Commemoration

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 6
Died: 6
Information shown: Name, date of death, age
Order of names: Date of death
Additional Information: It is unclear why May Duke is commemorated on the memorial, or whether she served.

History

Maker(s)
Sponsor Type: private
Sponsored By: The present structure holding the memorial plaque was built during August 2014 by the Community of Oxhey Village with the support of Oxhey Village Environment Group. The building referred to on the main memorial plaque was The Memorial Hall at the rear of Oxhey Village Baptist church on Upper Paddock Road in 1922. (This information is provided on the small brass plaque sited below the memorial plaque.)
Maintenance History: Oxhey Village Environment Group appointed a specialist contractor to repaint faded lettering. The work was carried out on 24.09.25.

Ceremonies

Rededicated

28 September 2014

Reverend John Lockley (Bushey Baptist Church), and Ben Atkins, Chair of Oxhey Village Environment Group

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