Digswell and Harmer Green War Memorial

Digswell is an ancient village in the English county of Hertfordshire which is recorded in the 1086 Domesday Book. The present Digswell residential area centred on Welwyn North station has a population of about 1600, with a shop or two, and a pub called the Cowper Arms. Notable past residents here include Kenneth Allsop, Alan Brazil, Graham Richard James, the police reformer Sir Arthur Young, H.G. Wells and American actor Barry Chapman. [1]

Harmer Green And Digswell Memorial

The memorial comprises a tall plain celtic cross on a square plinth with an incised inscription and two stepped base.

The memorial is located on Harmer Village Green, Harmer Green La, Harmer Green, Welwyn Hatfield.

Wheel of the Cross

The dates of WW1 are shown in relief in the wheel of the cross.

To the

Glorious memory

Of the men

Who gave their

Lives in

The Great War

1914 – 1919

Victor Cadwell	Bedfordshire Regiment
Lieutenant C.H.Dixon	Royal Field Artillery
L.Corp.W. W. Edwards	East Kent Regiment
CSM E.T.Ephgrave	Bedfordshire Regiment
Albert F. Knapp	Royal W Kent Regiment
James Mardell	Bedfordshire Regiment
Capt. Herbert F. Miles	K.O.Scottish Borderer
Sub-Lieut.Owen Philip Powell RN	H.M.S.Verulam
Capt. David Russell	London Regiment (P.O.Rifles)
Lieut. Lawrence Russell	West Riding Regiment
Sergt. Edward Shadbolt	Bedfordshire Regiment
L.Corp.Frank Underhill	Hertfordshire Regiment
Capt. J. H.L.Yorke M.C.	Pembroke I.Y.Attd Welch Regiment

1939 – 1945

C.P.O John Walker Royal Navy

[1] Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digswell)