Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Serviceman / Servicewoman
- District
- Mid Bedfordshire
- Town
- Arlesey
- County
- Bedfordshire
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
- Ceremony
- Unveiled
Date: 22nd May 1920
Attended by: Local Clergy/Dignitaries - Dedicated
Date: 22nd May 1920
Attended by: Bishop Suffragan of Barking - Show More (1)
- Unveiled
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 1924
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Current location
Church Street/High Street/ House Lane
Arlesey
Mid Bedfordshire
Bedfordshire
SG15 6UA
England
OS Grid Ref: TL 19270 37109
Denomination: Undefined
- Description
- Two-stepped base surmounted by plinth and figure of a Tommy resting on arms reversed. Black inscription on sides of plinth. Posts and chains all around and flower urns at each corner.
- Inscription
- 6 O'Clock Face: 1914 - 1918 / IN MEMORY OF / THE MEN OF THIS PARISH / WHO DIED SERVING / THEIR COUNTRY / IN THE GREAT WAR / THEY GAVE ALL 3 O'Clock and 9 O'Clock Face: (Names) 12 O'Clock Face : 1939 - 1945 / (Names)
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Albon, F J
Albon, W
Albone, H J
Albone, J
Ashmole, W G
Ashwell, C W
Barnes, O
Bates, H
Bland, G H
Bosworth, T
See details for all 111 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 90
Served and returned: 0
Died: 90
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Surname,decorations
Order of information: Surname - Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 21
Served and returned: 0
Died: 21
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Surname
Order of information: Surname
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Figure
Measurements: height 2950MM, width 680MM
Materials: Stone - Portland
- Figure
- 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
- Arlesey
- WMO ID: 200804
- Condition: Poor [last updated on 02-07-2020]
- Help update these details if the condition is wrong
- History
- 2008: Thieves stole two of the four flower urns
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Reference
- Biggleswade Today 30 May 2008 Report on the theft of the urns
- Roll of Honour www.roll-of-honour.com/Bedfordshire/ArleseyRollofHonour.html
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