The River Beane, a chalk stream, crosses the village street of Church End in a ford, which is overlooked by the medieval Bridgefoot Farm and thatched Wych Elm cottage. The parish church of St Mary the Virgin is the oldest village church in Hertfordshire, with a Saxon wall and rare chalk rood (crucifix) dating back to the middle 10th century. St Mary's also has a fine Purbeck marble effigy which is possibly that of William de Lanvalei, baron of Walkern in the early 13th century and one of the 25 sureties named in the Magna Carta elected to ensure that King John adhered to the 'Law of the Land' set down in the charter in 1215. [1]
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| St Mary the Virgin, Walkern, Hertfordshire |
The churchyard is the site of three graves for men of the British forces who died during the two world wars.
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| J Parker Notts and Derby Regiment |
Parker, J
Rank: Private
Service No: 102281
Date of Death: 09/05/1918
Regiment/Service: Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment) 2nd/6th Bn.
Grave Reference:
Cemetery: WALKERN (ST. MARY) CHURCHYARD [2]
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| In Loving Memory of |
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| Alfred Savage who passed away Feby. 25th 1919 |
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| Aged 33 years At Rest |
Savage, Alfred
Rank: Private
Service No: M/349525
Date of Death: 25/02/1919
Age: 33
Regiment/Service: Royal Army Service Corps M.T.
Grave Reference: C. 6.
Cemetery: WALKERN (ST. MARY) CHURCHYARD
Additional Information: Born Cottered. Son of Charles and Maria Savage; husband of Rose Savage, of Stoke Doyle, Walkern,. [3]
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| T W Hatley Essex Regiment |
Hatley, T W
Rank: Serjeant
Service No: 546353
Date of Death: 30/11/1941
Age: 32
Regiment/Service: Essex Regiment 7th Bn.
Grave Reference: N.E. of Church on North Boundary.
Cemetery: WALKERN (ST. MARY) CHURCHYARD
Additional Information:Son of Thomas and May Hatley, of Stebbing, Essex; husband of Margaret Hatley, of Stebbing. [4]
South of the village of Walkern the main Walkern War Memorial is located at the junction of High Street, Bennington Road and the road that leads uphill to Walkern Hall.
The monument comprises a simple Latin cross in Forest of Dean stone, with a bronze wreath and sword at the top, on a square plinth and three stepped base. The Memorial was unveiled and dedicated on 3 July 1921. [5]
To the Glory of God
and
in loving memory of
the men of this Parish
who gave their lives for
God and Country
Honour and deepest Gratitude
to all who fought in the
Great War
1914 - 1918
Sgt
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Gilbert
Albone,
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6th. Beds
Rgt.
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Pte
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Cuthbert
Albone,
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1st. Herts
Rgt.
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Pte
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John
Belchamber,
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4th. R
Sussex Rgt.
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Pte
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George
Clements,
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9th. Essex
Rgt.
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Pte
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Arthur
Clements,
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4th. West.
Riding Rgt.
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Pte
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Ernest. Carter,
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Beds Rgt.
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Pte
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Arthur
Carter,
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4th. Beds
Rgt.
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Pte
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Reginald
Carter,
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1st. Herts
Rgt.
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Pte
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Cecil
Cordell,
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1st. Herts
Rgt.
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Pte
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Henry Edwards,
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1st. Herts Rgt.
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Gnr
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Peter
Fitzjohn,
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T.M.B.
R.F.A.
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Lg Smn
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Percy
Goodchild,
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H.M.S.
Defence
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Ord Smn
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George
Groom,
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H.M.S.
Fmdle
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Pte
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George
Green,
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1st.
Essex Rgt.
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Rflmn
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Randolph
Green,
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8th. City
of Ldn Rgt.
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Rflmn
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Reginald
Green,
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2nd.
K.R.R. Corps.
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Pte
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John
Hale,
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Royal
Fusiliers
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Pte
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Bert
Hart,
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20th.
Hussars
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Pte
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Stanley
Knight,
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2nd.
Royal Berks.
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Signaller
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Arthur
Mackie,
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1st. Beds
Rgt.
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Gnr
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Fred
Mace,
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Tank
Corps.
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Pte
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Henry
Osborne,
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10th.
East. Kent Rgt.
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Pte
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James
Osborne
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1st.
East. Kent Rgt.
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Pte
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Jesse
Parker,
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Notts
& Derby.
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Pte
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Walter
Savage,
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3rd.
Royal Sussex Rgt.
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Pte
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Charles
Spicer,
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1st.
Herts Rgt.
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Pte
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Alfred
Savage,
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M.T.A.S.
Corps.
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L.Cpl
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Wilfred
Smith,
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Queen’s
R.W. Surreys
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2nd Lieut
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Donald S
Wright,
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8th. Beds
Rgt.
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Pte
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Harold
Warner,
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M.T.A.S.
Corps.
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And
in the Second World War
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1939
- 1945
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Pte.
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Stanley Sheppard
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RA
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Chf PO
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Eric Canning
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HMS Porcupine
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L.Cpl
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Eric Barwick
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Herts & Beds
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Pte
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Fred Clements
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5th. Suffolks
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Actg PO
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Fred R Milton
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RN
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[1] Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walkern)
[2] CWGC Record (http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/364763/PARKER,%20J)
[3] CWGC Record (http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/364764/SAVAGE,%20ALFRED)
[4] CWGC Record (http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2933136/HATLEY,%20T%20W)
[5] Walkern History Society (http://www.walkernhistorysociety.co.uk/index.php/community-2/walkern-at-war/fallen-heroes/walkern-war-memorial/)
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