Memorial

2nd Lieutenant E C Halsey

Paul Turnbull

Source: Copyright Paul Turnbull

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Current Location

South-West corner of the church., St Michael and All Angels Church, Junction of Mildred Avenue and Durban Road West, Watford, Watford, Hertfordshire, WD18 7DY, England

OS Grid Reference

TQ 10149 96333

Denomination

Church of England

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Church Fabric / Fitting: Font or font cover
WMR Reference Number: 63403
Description: Pale stone baptismal font in the form of an irregular octagon. The pedestal is moulded and bears an inscription at its bottom in two rows of black metal letters, commemorating a fallen WW1 soldier. The main body is divided into twelve panels by sculpted batons bearing decorative circles. The upper body has twelve tesserated panels, the front two bearing images of religious figures against gilded backgrounds. The basin has a wooden cover with brass fittings.
Inscription: TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND TO THE LOVED AND HONOURED MEMORY OF ERIC CHARLES HALSEY/ 2ND LIEUT 7TH LONDON REGT KILLED IN ACTION IN FRANCE JUNE 20TH 1917. THIS FONT IS GIVEN BY HIS DEVOTED PARENTS.

Commemoration

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

History

Sponsor Type: private
Maintenance History: In August 2012, some of the letters of the inscription went missing, but the shape of the letter can still be seen on the stone.

Conservation

Custodian: PCC

Components

Font

Made from: Stone

Condition: Good

Font cover

Made from: Brass, Wood

Condition: Good

Further Information

Commonwealth War Graves Commission http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/316759/HALSEY,%20ERIC%20CHARLES