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Memorial details

Memorial type
Gate
District
Mid Bedfordshire
Town
Campton
County
Bedfordshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
1904

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Current location

Gates to recreation ground.
Off Gravenhurst Road
Campton
Mid Bedfordshire
Bedfordshire
SG17 5NY
England

OS Grid Ref: TL 12912 37961
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Metal gates to recreation ground with each gate hung on stone pillars, each one bering the inscriptions.
Inscription
(LEFT-HAND PILLAR): THIS RECREATION GROUND / WAS PROVIDED AS A / MEMORIAL TO THE MEN / OF THE PARISH / WHO / FELL IN THE GREAT WAR / 1914-1919 / THE GROUND ITSELF / WAS GIVEN BY / SIR ALGERNON OSBORN BART. / AND THE OTHER CHARGES / MET BY PUBLIC SUBSCRIPTION / OF THE INHABITANTS OF / CAMPTON AND CHICKSANDS / OPENED BY LADY OSBORN / JULY 20TH 1920 (RIGHT-HAND PILLAR): FOR GOD / KING AND COUNTRY / (NAMES) / "THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE" / 1939-1945 / (NAMES)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Burnage, M.
Devereux, A E
Devereux, A W
Devereux, E
Godfrey, C.
Godfrey, J S
Harris, F C
Heathfield, J H
Lincoln, H
Newman, H
See details for all 16 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 11
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 11
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Surname
    Order of information: Surname
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 5
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 5
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Surname
    Order of information: Surname
Components
  • Gate posts
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Brick
  • Tablets
    Measurements: height 1250MM, width 470MM
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
Condition
History
2007: Proposal to build school extension on the recreation ground.
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

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