Memorial

Lieutenant D N Gaussen And Potten End

Cross (Front)

Source: Copyright Brian Wingate

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Current Location

Church on junction of Church Lane and The Common, Holy Trinity Church, Church Road, Potten End, Dacorum, Hertfordshire, HP4 2QY, England

TL 01711 08938

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Type of Memorial: Cross
WMR Reference Number: 28931
Description: Two stepped base with plinth surmounted by a cross. Carved inscriptions to each base.
Inscription: SOUTH FACE: TO THE DEAR MEMORY OF / DAVID NEWBOLD GAUSSEN / Lieut BEDFORDSHIRE REGIMENT / BORN 25 JULY 1893 / WOUNDED DEVILLE WOOD, BATTLE OF SOMME / DIED THE NEXT DAY 31 JULY 1916 / BURIED AT DERNANCOURT / THIS CROSS IS DEDICATED / BY HIS PARENTS, BROTHERS AND SISTERS WEST FACE: I WILL GIVE THEE A CROWN OF LIFE NORTH FACE: IN MEMORY ALSO / OF ALL THOSE FROM THIS PARISH / AND NEIGHBOURHOOD/ WHO DIED IN THE GREAT WAR / THEIR NAME LIVETH / FOR EVERMORE EAST FACE: YE SHALL DRINK INDEED OF MY CUP

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 1
Died: 1
Information shown: Surname, forename, rank, year died, regiment, place of death, place of burial, age of death, relationships, additional

Maintenance History: 2004: Grant application made to The Wolfson Foundation and English Heritage to restore memorial

Cross

Height: 5 m

Made from: Stone - Portland

Condition: Good