Combined War Memorial, Hunsdon, Herts, UK
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bill&ben
N 51° 48.443 E 000° 03.291
31U E 296968 N 5743717
A memorial in the form of a stone celtic cross.
Waymark Code: WMBVV9
Location: Eastern England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 06/25/2011
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The memorial is a rough hewn stone celtic
cross. The cross rests on a rough hewn stone plinth. Flat smooth areas have
been formed on front and back faces of the shaft which contain the
inscriptions. Similarly the plinth has two flat surfaces containing the names
of the fallen.
The WW1 inscription reads
IN
HONOURED MEMORY
OF
THE MEN OF
HUNSDON
WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES
IN THE
GREAT WAR
1914-1918.
The WW2 inscription reads
IN
HONOURED MEMORY
OF
THE MEN OF
HUNSDON
WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES
IN THE
GREAT WAR
1939-1945.
The memorial was unveiled on 21st November 1921.
The stone mason was Mr C Smith.