Memorial

John Dickinson and Co War Memorial Garden, Apsley

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This may be a duplicate of 14574., Apsley Mills Cottage, London Road, Hemel Hempstead, Dacorum, Hertfordshire, HP3 9RL, England

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TL 06257 04969

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Garden
WMR Reference Number: 71701
Description: A remembrance garden with a dedicatory tablet. A Celtic cross on a plinth and base plus two plaques standing behind the cross are located within the garden.
Inscription: Memorial Garden tablet: Apsley Memorial Garden officially opened by/ Rt Hon Mike Penning, MP on Sunday 30th October 2016/ The Memorial Garden is dedicated to all the men and women,/ who worked at the Paper Mill sites and enlisted in/ both World Wars. These brave men and women sacrificed/ their lives so we shall live./ The Apsley Paper Trail sincerely thanks/ Denise Osler for organising this project and to/ the many volunteers, who helped in the creation of the Memorial Garden./ Sincere thanks also given to the following Companies/ and individuals for their kind donations and contributions:/ Exel Engraving Ltd Daniel Barber Landscape Designs/ Wickes Kerry Austen - Horticulturalist/ Travis Perkins, Hemel Hempstead Phil Thame/ Taylors Tools, Kings Langley Ian Mould/ Jarman Iron Gates Ltd Special Sergeant Alex Whittle/ John Noonan Gardening Services Cross 6 o'clock face: TO THE/ UNDYING MEMORY OF/ OUR FELLOW-WORKERS/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ FOR THEIR COUNTRY IN/ THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 - 1918/ ALSO/ 1939 - 1945 Top plaque at top: TO THE ETERNAL HONOUR AND UNDYING/ MEMORY OF THE GALLANT MEN OF THE FIRM OF/ JOHN DICKSON AND CO WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ FOR THEIR COUNTRY IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1918 Top plaque first column from left: HEAD QUARTERS/ 65 OLD BAILEY LONDON/ (Names)/ Croxley Mills/ (Names) Top plaque second column from left: APSLEY MILLS/ (Names) Top plaque third column from left: APSLEY MILLS/ (Names) Top plaque fourth column from left: HOME PARK MILLS/ (Names)/ NASH MILLS/ (Names)/ 27 UPPER THAMES STREET/ (Names)/ PADDINGTON/ (Names)/ MANCHESTER/ (Names)/ LEEDS/ (Name)/ GLASGOW/ (Name)/ SOUTH AFRICA/ (Names) Bottom plaque at top: TO THE GLORY OF THE MEN WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE WORLD WAR 1939 - 1945 Bottom plaque first column from the left: APSLEY MILLS/ (Names) Bottom plaque second column from the left: APSLEY MILLS/ (Names) Bottom plaque third column from the left: APSLEY MILLS/ (Names) / CROXLEY MILLS/ (Names) Bottom plaque fourth column from the left: NASH MILLS/ (Names)/ HOME PARK/ (Names)/ TOTTENHAM/ (Names)/ KINGS CROSS/ (Names)/ LONDON EXPORT/ (Names)/ REPRESENTATIVES/ (Names)

Commemoration

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 212
Died: 212
Information shown: Rank, forename initials, surname, regiment.

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John Dickinson and Co War Memorial Garden, Apsley

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John Dickinson and Co War Memorial Garden, Apsley

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