Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Land
- District
- South Bedfordshire
- Town
- Dunstable Downs
- County
- Bedfordshire
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 1636
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Current location
Roadside at Junction of Isle of Wight Lane
Dunstable Downs
South Bedfordshire
Bedfordshire
LU6 2GY
England
OS Grid Ref: TL 00889 19715
Denomination: Undefined
- Description
- Land bequeathed to the National Trust. It is marked by a concrete obelisk with a pebble/flint dash finish and a dedicatory metal plaque on the front face.
- Inscription
- ROBERTSON CORNER / WAS BEQUEATHED TO THE / NATIONAL TRUST / BY W. A. ROBERTSON IN / MEMORY OF HIS BROTHERS / NORMAN CAIRNS / ROBERTSON CAPTN. / 2ND BATT. HAMPSHIRE REGT / WHO DIED 20TH JUNE 1917 AT / HANOVER GERMANY AND OF / LAURANCE GRANT / ROBERTSON ND LIEUTENANT. / 2ND BATTALION KING'S OWN / SCOTTISH BORDERERS WHO / WAS KILLED IN ACTION IN / FRANCE DURING THE BATTLE / OF THE SOMME IN OR NEAR/ DELVILLE WOOD 30TH JULY 1916
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Robertson, Laurance Grant
Robertson, Norman Cairns
See details for all 2 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 2
Served and returned: 0
Died: 2
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Rank, year died, regiment, place of death, forename, manner of death, relationships, additional
Order of information: Rank
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Obelisk
Measurements: height 2410MM, width 960MM
Materials: Concrete - Plaque
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Metal
- Obelisk
- Listing information
- The Robertson War Memorial Bequest Obelisk, Robertson Corner
- Grade II
- This memorial is protected, and listed on the National Heritage List for England maintained by Historic England. View list entry
- More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
- Condition
- CAPT N C ROBERTSON AND 2LT L G ROBERTSON WW1
- WMO ID: 120898
- Condition: Good [last updated on 08-03-2018]
- Help update these details if the condition is wrong
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Sponsorship
- Private
- Responsibility
- The National Trust.
This record comprises all information held by IWM’s War Memorials Register for this memorial. Where we hold a names list for the memorial, this information will be displayed on the memorial record. Please check back as we are adding more names to the database.
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