Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- District
- North Bedfordshire
- Town
- Bedford
- County
- Bedfordshire
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 1687
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Current location
St Martin's Church
Clapham Rd
Bedford
North Bedfordshire
Bedfordshire
MK41 7PW
England
OS Grid Ref: TL 04295 50567
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- Brass plaque on the north wall of the memorial chapel, lettering in black and red
- Inscription
- GLORY BE TO GOD FOR THE DEAR MEMORY OF / ROY HAZELL, / SERGEANT 8TH BEDFORDS, / FORMERLY OF ST MARTIN'S COY, C.L.B. / FOR HIS LIFE OF MANLY OBEDIENCE. / FOR HIS DEATH OF COURAGEOUS SELF SACRIFICE. / HE WAS BORN ON 15TH MAY 1891. / FROM THE BATTLEFIELDS OF PICARDY ON APRIL 17TH 1917 / HIS BRAVE SOUL RETURNED TO GOD. / WRIGHT C. R.N. / MARTIN H. 6TH GORDON HRS.
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Hazell, Roy
Martin, H
Wright, Cn
See details for all 3 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 1
Served and returned: Undefined
Died: 1
Exact count: no
Information shown: rank,year died,regiment,place of death,forename,age of death,additional
Order of information: forename,rank,regiment,additional,age of death,place of death,year died
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Plaque
Measurements: height 380MM, width 610MM
Materials: Brass
- Plaque
- 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
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Responsibility
- PAROCIAL CHURCH COUNCIL
- Reference
- Bedford County Record Office: Bedfordshire Times & Independent, Friday 19th November 1922
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