Memorial

Stevenage - WW1 and WW2

Stevenage

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Current Location

Bowling Green, Bowling Green, High Street, Stevenage, Stevenage, Hertfordshire, SG1 3BH, England

TL 23251 25517

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Type of Memorial: Obelisk
WMR Reference Number: 3752
Description: Square section, stone obelisk mounted on a square decorated stone pedestal, raised on a base and two steps. A moulded die at the base of the shaft has four faces, each carved with a symbol to represent the Navy, Army, Air Force and the heraldic Hart of Hertfordshire. The shaft has a crusader's sword in bronze. The pedestal's upper faces have bronze plaques with inscriptions and the WW1 names: the lower faces have inscriptions and the WW2 names carved. The base has four stone vases (which were added in 1949) and the whole memorial is surrounded by a low, octagonal, wrought-iron fence.
Inscription: South face (upper panel): (Names) South face (carved into the stone): IN HONOUR AND IN GRATEFUL REMEMBRANCE/ OF THE MEN OF STEVENAGE WHO GAVE/ THEIR LIVES FOR KING AND COUNTRY IN/ THE GREAT WAR 1914 1919/ Their Name Liveth For Evermore// South face (plaque below panels): In remembrance of all those of our town who gave their lives in the service/ of their country in the First and Second World Wars and other conflicts./ This memorial was restored in 1996, funded by donations from the/ Veterans Association, members of the public and Stevenage Borough Council.// Other faces (upper panel): (Names) Other faces (lower panel, carved in to stone): 1939 - 1945/ (Names)

War: Second World War (1939-1945)
Number Commemorated: 42
Died: 42
Information shown: Surname, forename, rank, regiment, decorations
Order of names: Alphabetically by surname
Additional Information: October 30, 2012: Arthur Welch was added to the inscribed names.