Memorial details

Memorial type
Obelisk
District
Mid Bedfordshire
Town
Clophill
County
Bedfordshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: July 1920
    Attended by: A.H. Tanqueray J.P., Chairman of the Memorial Committee, and Colonel Skipwith CMG
  • Dedicated
    Date: July 1920
    Attended by: Reverend C.L. Matthews
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
1910

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Current location

In the church yard by the entrance gate.
St Mary the Virgin
High Street
Clophill
Mid Bedfordshire
Bedfordshire
MK45 4BB
England

OS Grid Ref: TL 09014 38181
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Polished red granite obelisk, on a stepped plinth, on a square concrete base, with the inscription on the 6 o' clock and 3 o' clock faces in lead letters painted black.
Inscription
Obelisk 6 o' clock face: IN/ HONOURED/ MEMORY/ OF Stepped plinth 6 o' clock face: (Names)/ WHO WENT FROM CLOPHILL AND GAVE/ THEIR LIVES FOR KING AND COUNTRY/ IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914-1919/ "THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE" Stepped plinth 3 o' clock position: THIS MEMORIAL/ WAS ERECTED BY THE/ PARISHIONERS OF CLOPHILL/ IN DEEPEST GRATITUDE/ TO THE BRAVE MEN WHO/ HAVE FALLEN, AND WITH/ SINCERE SYMPATHY FOR/ THOSE WHO ARE LEFT/ TO MOURN THEIR LOSS/ 1939 - 1945/ (Names)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Bone, J
Diggins, E
Diggins, H
Doggett, J
Eddy, E
Eddy, P
Gardner, A
Gudgin, C
Harris, A
Harris, B
See details for all 30 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 24
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 24
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Surname
    Order of information: Alphabetical by surname
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 6
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 6
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Surname
    Order of information: Alphabetical by surname
Components
  • Base
    Measurements: depth 2220mm, height 460mm, width 2220mm
    Materials: Concrete
  • Obelisk
    Measurements: depth 420mm, height 2740mm, width 420mm
    Materials: Granite - Aberdeen
  • Plinth
    Measurements: depth 1000mm, height 890mm, width 1000mm
    Materials: Stone - Portland
Listing information
  • WAR MEMORIAL, ST MARY'S CHURCHYARD
  • Grade II
  • This memorial is protected, and listed on the National Heritage List for England maintained by Historic England. View list entry
  • More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
  • Historic England
Condition
History
Application for "Grants for War Memorials" to the War Memorials Trust 22 February 2005.
Costs

Memorial: c. £150

Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Public
Details: Residents of Clophill.
Reference
  • Bedfordshire County Record Office: Bedfordshire Times and Independent published Friday 23 July 1920
  • Clophill Spotlight Magazine Vol. 26, NO.9 November 2004 p11 - 13

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