We would like to thank the following people and organisations who have kindly given their permission for the Herts at War Project to share their research. We thank them or their generosity, enlightened view and their ‘community approach’ to the sharing of research.
Please note: If you already have relevant research, please consider sharing it with the Herts at War Project. Our researchers are all volunteers and include professional and amateur researchers and authors, so we understand the reservations you may have about sharing your work. We will work with you to ensure that you are comfortable doing so and that it is to our mutual benefit. You and your project will be credited, linked and advertised, and we will share any new information with you – Contact Us
Various (not locations):
Photographs:
Herts Advertiser Photographs: Found, saved and re-photographed by Mike Neighbour and who provided them to us.
Hertfordshire Memorial Photographs: As well as many individuals, we must also thank the following, who have passed on huge numbers of photographs for our use.
- Martin Smith: We are grateful for access to Martin Smith's collection of photographs of memorials and headstones - some 12 albums, gathered over about 5-years - a lot of work!
- Oliver Holmes: Oliver is visiting cemeteries all over Hertfordshire and other counties, and has allowed the HAW Project to use them as we wish his site can be found HERE
Hertfordshire Constabulary Great War Society & Dr. F.R.J. Newman PhD - editor of Trench Foot Notes & their members: Permission to reproduce articles from their newsletter
Location Specific:
Abbots Langley: Back to the Front Project - Roger Yapp (website)
Aston: Stevenage at War (website)
Bengeo: The Fallen of World War One in Holy Trinity Christ Church by Marilyn Taylor (website)
Benington: Stevenage at War (website)
Bushey, Bushey Heath & Oxhey: Bushey First World War Commemoration Project (website) Their project's acknowledgements.
Colney Heath: World War One - The Fallen of Colney Heath by Graham Clark
Digswell:
- Australian Officers at Digswell by Robert Gill
- The Digswell & Hamer Green Memorial by Robert Gill
Hatfield: Christine & Derek Martindale & the Hatfield Local History Society (www.hatfieldhistory.uk)
Hatfield (Old):
- War Graves & Memorials at St. Luke's by Henry Gray
- Christine & Derek Martindale & the Hatfield Local History Society (www.hatfieldhistory.uk)
Hatfield Hyde:
- Hatfield Hyde and Mill Green War Memorials by Robert Gill
- Christine & Derek Martindale & the Hatfield Local History Society (www.hatfieldhistory.uk)
Harmer Green: The Digswell & Hamer Green Memorial by Robert Gill
Harpenden:
- Harpenden War Memorial 1914-18, A Tribute to the Men who died in the Great War by Mary Skinner" (website)
- Harpenden and District Local History Society (website)
Hemel Hempstead: David Logan and Hemel Heroes (www.hemelheroes.com)
High Wych History: High Wych History - 32 - Those that did not come back by Theo van de Bilt
Hitchin: A Century of Sacrifice by David C Baines and his collection of photographs of headstones etc.
Kimpton: The Village War Memorial by Kimpton by David C Baines
Lemsford:
- Lemsford War Memorial 1914 - 1918 - Robert Gill
- Christine & Derek Martindale & the Hatfield Local History Society (www.hatfieldhistory.uk)
Little Heath: A Guide to the World War One Memorial at Christ Church, Little Heath by Martin Cope
Mill Green: Hatfield Hyde and Mill Green War Memorials by Robert Gill
Newgate Street: Christine & Derek Martindale & the Hatfield Local History Society (www.hatfieldhistory.uk)
Oxhey: Bushey First World War Commemoration Project (website)
Pirton: The Pride of Pirton by Tony French, Chris Ryan & Jonty Wild (Details)
Ponsbourne: Christine & Derek Martindale & the Hatfield Local History Society (www.hatfieldhistory.uk)
Shenley: shenleyww1.wordpress.com (website)
St Albans: St Saviours: St Saviours Church booklet - A B Clayton
Stevenage: Stevenage at War (website)
Thundridge: The War Memorial - Thundridge by Maurice Charge
Walkern: Stevenage at War (website)
Watford: Our Watford History by Watford Museum (website) (website - museum)
Welwyn: