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Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- District
- North Bedfordshire
- Town
- Bedford
- County
- Bedfordshire
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Ceremony
- Unveiled
Date: 06th June 1920
Attended by: Local Clergy/Dignitaries - Dedicated
Date: 06th June 1920
Attended by: Local Clergy/Dignitaries - Show More (1)
- Unveiled
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 43237
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Current location
Bunyan Meeting House
Mill Street
Bedford
North Bedfordshire
Bedfordshire
MK40 3EU
England
OS Grid Ref: TL 05261 49828
Denomination: Congregational
- Description
- Wooden board with broken triangular pediment. Inscription in three columns divided by columns in low relief.
- Inscription
- CENTRE: 1914 1918 PRO DEO ET PATRIA/ BUNYAN MEETING/ IN LOVING MEMORY OF THE/ MEN OF THIS CHURCH WHO/ FELL IN THE GREAT WAR/ GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS THAT/ A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS/ (NAMES) LEFT AND RIGHT SIDE: (NAMES)
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Anthony, Gerald C
Ashpole, Bernard
Barber, Frank
Barber, Percy
Beard, Herbert
Benson, William
Blain, Stanley
Bowler, Arthur C
Bowler, Ernest
Brown, Robert
See details for all 65 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 130
Served and returned: 65
Died: 65
Exact count: no
Information shown: surname,forename
Order of information: surname,forename
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Board
Measurements: height 1120MM, width 1380MM
Materials: Wood - Oak
- Board
- 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 - Responsibility
- BUNYAN MEETING CHURCH
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