Memorial details

Memorial type
Cross
District
Mid Bedfordshire
Town
Harlington
County
Bedfordshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 9th May 1920
    Attended by: Major Gordon Shaw, formerly of Harlington Manor who lost a leg in the war.
  • Rededicated
    Date: 25th May 1958
    Attended by: Rev. J. Strong
  • Unveiled
    Date: 25th May 1958
    Attended by: Admiral Sir John Cunningham
  • Dedicated
    Date: 9th May 1920
    Attended by: The Vicar, Rev, A. G. Hodgson
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
1646

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Current location

Westoning Road
Sundon Road
Station Road And Church Road
Sundon Road
Harlington
Mid Bedfordshire
Bedfordshire
LU5 6LS
England

OS Grid Ref: TL 03696 30446
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Studded Celtic Cross on tiered base. Plaque for WW2
Inscription
(PLINTH) 1914-1919 / TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN LOVING MEMORY / OF THE MEN OF HARLINGTON / WHO MADE THE SUPREME SACRIFICE IN THE GREAT WAR. (Two sides of the base): THE FOLLOWING ARE THOSE WHO SERVED / (names) (PLAQUE) TO THE MEMORY OF THOSE WHO / SERVED IN THE WAR / 1939-1945
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Abbiss, A
Abbiss, F
Abbiss, Harry
Abbiss, W
Apthorpe, Harold W
Asbury, Charles W
Asbury, Edward J
Asbury, Walter J
Ashby, J
Ashby, P
See details for all 119 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 117
    Served and returned: 90
    Died: 27
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: initials, surname
    Order of information: died/served, surname,forename
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 3
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 3
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Surname, Rank
    Order of information: surname,rank
Components
  • Base
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Concrete
  • Cross
    Measurements: depth 140mm, height 2400mm, width 600mm
    Materials: Granite - Cornish
  • Plinth
    Measurements: depth 910mm, height 1440mm, width 2290mm
    Materials: Granite - Cornish
Listing information
Condition
History
Restoration work by Mr Martin Dove, a local landscape gardener. REPAIRS IN 1982 AT COST OF £163;345. BRONZE PLAQUE REPLACED WITH ALUMINIUM ONE IN 1989
Costs

Site: £477
Memorial: £223-6-6

Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Public
Responsibility
PCC
Reference
  • Luton News and Bedfordshire Chronicle - Thursday 03 June 1920 HARLINGTON CROSS (engraving of cross which appears to have more steps then so the area around it was raised later). (105 names served and 24 died) (£467)
  • The Luton News & Bedfordshire Advertiser, Thursday 13th May 1920
  • Luton News and Bedfordshire Chronicle - Thursday 29 May 1958 Page 19 THE CLOUD ON THE HORIZON Admiral's Warning At Plaque Unveiling
  • Luton News and Bedfordshire Chronicle - Thursday 29 May 1958 Page 18 Newly renovated memorial rededicated
  • Bedfordshire Times and Independent - Friday 14 May 1920 HARLINGTON MEMORIAL UNVEILED
  • www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/202717 for clear images of names

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