Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- District
- North Bedfordshire
- Town
- Wootton, Bedford
- County
- Bedfordshire
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 1843
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Current location
off Church Road,
St. Mary the Virgin Church.
Church Row
Wootton
Bedford
North Bedfordshire
Bedfordshire
MK43 9HQ
England
OS Grid Ref: TL 00371 45074
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- Wall mounted, portrait orientated engraved brass plaque sub-mounted onto a wooden backboard. Plaque header inscription at centre top is divided by a cross, infilled with red paint. Beneath this cross are the WW1, WW2 inscriptions & names.
- Inscription
- GREATER LOVE HATH NO / MAN THAN THIS / THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS / LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS. / ROLL OF HONOUR / THE NAMES OF MEN FROM THIS PARISH WHO MADE / THE SUPREME SACRIFICE 1914-19 / ( NAMES ) / 1939 - 1945 / (NAMES )
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Adams, Oliver
Allan, Reginald
Ashpole, Frank
Ashpole, Reginald
Biggs, Harold
Billings, Thomas
Butler, Thomas
Church, Ernest
Dudley, Frederick
Ellis, Edward
See details for all 42 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 42
Served and returned: 0
Died: 42
Exact count: no
Information shown: Forename, surname.
Order of information: Undefined - Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 8
Served and returned: 0
Died: 8
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Forename, surname.
Order of information: Surname.
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Backboard
Measurements: height 440 mm, width 300 mm
Materials: Wood - Plaque
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Brass
- Backboard
- 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
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