Memorial details

Memorial type
Pillar / Column
District
Mid Bedfordshire
Town
Eversholt
County
Bedfordshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: April 1921
    Attended by: UNKNOWN
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
1899

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Current location

St John the Baptist Church
Church End
Eversholt
Mid Bedfordshire
Bedfordshire
MK17 9DU
England

OS Grid Ref: SP 98298 32508
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Rectangular column with inscription.
Inscription
ERECTED IN GRATEFUL/ MEMORY OF THOSE WHO/ DIED FOR THEIR COUNTRY/ THE ROLL OF HONOUR/ (Names)/ 1914-1918/name/1939 - 1945/ (Names)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Brazier, Frederick
Burgess, Frederick G
Burgess, Samuel J
Coles, Benjamin J
Cook, Albert G
Cox, George
Gazeley, James W C
Harris, Alfred, H.
Impey, Frederick
Lawson, Arthur W
See details for all 21 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 19
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 19
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Surname,forename
    Order of information: Surname
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 2
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 2
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Surname, forename.
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Pedestal
    Measurements: height 1900MM
    Materials: Granite
  • Sculpture
    Measurements: height 940MM
    Materials: Bronze
Listing information
Condition
History
BRONZE FIGURE STOLEN JULY 2000
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Private
Reference
  • BEDFORDSHIRE TIMES AND INDEPENDENT 13 April 1921
  • Luton News and Beds Advertiser 20 March 1919

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