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Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Obelisk
- District
- South Bedfordshire
- Town
- Heath and Reach
- County
- Bedfordshire
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
- Ceremony
- Dedicated
Date: 14th August 1920
Attended by: Local Clergy/Dignitaries - Unveiled
Date: 14th August 1920
Attended by: Local Clergy/Dignitaries - Show More (1)
- Dedicated
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 1649
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Current location
St Leonard's Churchyard
Leighton Rd
Heath and Reach
South Bedfordshire
Bedfordshire
LU7 0EQ
England
OS Grid Ref: SP 92484 27714
Denomination: Undefined
- Description
- ON SQUARE BASE
- Inscription
- SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF THE MEN OF / THIS PARISH, WHO FOUGHT AND GAVE / THEIR LIVES FOR THEIR KING AND COUNTRY / IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1919 / "By the soul only, the nations / shall be great and free" / WORDSWORTH
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Allder, Charles R
Baines, Sidney
Baker, James
Banwell, William
Bates, George
Bates, Thomas J
Biggs, Joseph W
Blewitt, Arthur
Bond, J
Botterill, Edward
See details for all 44 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 39
Served and returned: 0
Died: 39
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname,forename
Order of information: surname,forename - Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 5
Served and returned: 0
Died: 5
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Undefined
Order of information: Undefined
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Plinth
Measurements: depth 1220MM, width 1220MM
Materials: Concrete - Obelisk
Measurements: height 4380mm
Materials: Granite
- Plinth
- Listing information
- This memorial is not currently listed. Find out how to nominate this memorial for inclusion on the National Heritage List for England
- More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
- Condition
- Heath and Reach
- WMO ID: 167516
- Condition: Good [last updated on 13-03-2014]
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- Costs
Site: FREE
Memorial: £155- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Sponsorship
- Public
- Reference
- Bedfordshire County Record Office: Minute Book of Heath and Reach Memorial Committee
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