Combined War Memorial, Hoddesdon, Herts, UK - World War I Memorials and Monuments on Waymarking.com

The memorial is in the form of a tall stone cross of octagonal section. The cross is mounted on an octagonal plinth with inscribed slate tablets, picked out in gold lettering, attached. The whole stands on a wide octagonal base with inscribed stone scrolls on the edges. The whole memorial is surrounded by iron railings and stands in the centre of the market square.

The main inscription reads

ERECTED TO THE

UNDYING MEMORY

OF THE MEN OF

HODDESDON

AND

RYE PARK

WHO FELL

IN THE GREAT WAR

1914 – 1919

THE SECOND WORLD WAR

1939 – 1945

AND ALL SUBSEQUENT

CONFLICTS IN THE SERVICE

OF THEIR COUNTRY

 

GREATER LOVE HATH NO

MAN THAN THIS

One of the stone scrolls bears the emblem of the British Legion and the inscription

WE WILL REMEMBER THEM

01. 01. 2000

Date the Monument or Memorial was built or dedicated: 01/01/1921 Private or Public Monument?: Other Name of the Private Organization or Government Entity that built this Monument: Unknown Geographic Region where the Monument is located: Europe Physical Address of Monument: Market Place Hoddesdon, Herts UK Rate this waymark: Photo or photos will be uploaded.: yes Website for this Monument: Not listed

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