Memorial: M6258

Memorial in All Saints Church, Hertford, commemorating Hertfordshire men who lost their lives during the First and Second World Wars whilst serving in the Merchant Navy

Location

All Saints Church, Hertford, Hertfordshire, England

Transcript

'IN HONOUR / DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF / HERTFORDSHIRE'S MERCHANT NAVY / WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES / IN THE TWO WORLD WARS / THEY NEVER KNEW THE HONOUR / OF MEDALS ON THEIR CHESTS / OR MARCHING BANDS AND VICTORY / AND GLORY AND THE REST / THE OCEAN IS THEIR RESTING PLACE / THEIR TOMBSTONE IS THE WIND / THE SAEBIRDS CRY THEIR LAST GOODBYE / TO FAMILY AND FRIENDS / REST IN PEACE IN GOD'S GOOD KEEPING / WE WILL REMEMBER THEM / HERTFORDSHIRE BRANCH / VINDICATRIX ASSOCIATION'

Details

Description: Headstone-shaped, the Merchant Navy badge carved above the inscription. Grey granite with gold lettering.
Type: Memorial
Position: Churchyard
Materials: Granite
Artists: F. Holloway, M.K. Memorials

Event Category

1914-1918 First World War, 1939-1945 Second World War

Extra

Notes: Dedicated by the Bishop Suffragan of Hertfordshire 29 April 2005. Verse, excerp from longer poem by David Partridge.

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