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The War Memorial outside St. Peter's Church, Berkhamsted
Photo © Copyright Stephen
McKay and licensed for reuse under this Creative
Commons Licence.
The War Memorial for Berkhamsted is situated immediately outside
the main door of St. Peter's Church in Berkhamsted. The monument bears the
inscription TO OUR GLORIOUS DEAD and has eight panels bearing the names of
the fallen from 1914-18 and four panels of names from 1939-45.
Inside the church there is another War Memorial, in marble.
The names of all those commemorated on these memorials has been
researched by the Dacorum Heritage Trust, and are shown on their
website.
3 of the names from the First World War are soldiers who served in the Yorkshire
Regiment. One of these men was an Officer, with further details of him on
the Masonic
Great War Project website.
Captain Thomas Charteris. 10th Battalion Yorkshire
Regiment. Son of David and Mary Little Charteris; husband of Minnie Charteris,
of Dinwoodie, Berkhamsted, Herts. Killed 26 September 1915. Aged 45.
Commemorated on Panel 44 and 45, LOOS MEMORIAL.
(Ann account of the battle in which Captain Charteris lost his life, together
with other details, is given on the Masonic
Great War Project website.)
Private Alexander George Lees. 10466. 2nd Battalion
Yorkshire Regiment. Son of Florence Lees, of 15, Holliday St., Berkhamsted,
Herts, and the late Alexander Lees. Killed 23 July 1916. Aged 22.
Born Berkhamsted, Enlisted London, Resided Berkhamsted.
Commemorated Kingdom Pier and Face 3 A and 3 D, THIEPVAL MEMORIAL.
Private Harold Alfred Shrimpton. 235328. 20th Battalion
The King's (Liverpool Regiment), formerly 4782 the Yorkshire Regiment. Husband
of S. Shrimpton, of 57, Blossoms End, Berkhamsted, Herts. Killed 13 January
1918.
Born Gt. Harely (Oxford), Enlisted Berkhamsted (Herts), Resided Berkhamsted.
Buried OUTTERSTEENE COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION, BAILLEUL.
The War Memorial Inside St. Peter's Church, Berkhamsted
(Photo : Andrew Tatham)
The War Memorial outside St. Peter's Church, Berkhamsted
Photo © Copyright
Rob Farrow and licensed for reuse under this Creative
Commons Licence.
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