Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Cross
- District
- North Bedfordshire
- Town
- Wymington, Rushden
- County
- Bedfordshire
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 1845
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Current location
St. Lawrence's Churchyard.
Church Lane
Wymington
Rushden
North Bedfordshire
Bedfordshire
NN10 9LW
England
OS Grid Ref: SP 95528 64429
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- Single-stepped square base surmounted by a large rectangular sectioned tapering plinth with a plain Latin cross. Incised stone inscription panel inset in to front face of plinth.
- Inscription
- IN UNDYING MEMORY OF / THE MEN OF THIS PARISH WHO GAVE / THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR / 1914-1919 / ALSO / 1939-1945
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Bamford, Frederick
Britchford, George
Brown, George
Church, Marshall
Clarke, Frederick
Clayton, William
Desborough, James
Desborough, Leonard
Desborough, William
Dilley, Frederick
See details for all 32 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 24
Served and returned: Undefined
Died: 24
Exact count: no
Information shown: surname,forename
Order of information: surname,forename - Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 8
Served and returned: Undefined
Died: 8
Exact count: no
Information shown: forename
Order of information: Undefined
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Cross
Measurements: depth 160 mm, height 1690 mm, width 660 mm
Materials: Granite - Plinth
Measurements: depth 610 mm, height 900 mm, width 830 mm
Materials: Granite
- Cross
- 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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