War Memorial, St Matthews church, Oxhey, Hertfordshire

War Memorial, St Matthew’s church, Oxhey, Hertfordshire. Newly listed at Grade II. Image © Historic England/DP219511 This memorial cross commemorates the local men who fell in the First World War. It includes the name of Flight Sub Lieutenant Reginald Alexander John Warneford VC. He was a RNAS pilot noted for his skill and aggression in the air, specialising in intercepting German airships and attempting to shoot them down before they could carry out air raids on Britain. He was awarded the Victoria Cross for destroying the enemy’s LZ37 airship over Ghent, Belgium 7 June 1915.