Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Mid Bedfordshire
Town
Langford
County
Bedfordshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
65999

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Current location

Formerly Langford Board (Mixed) School
Langford Lower School
Church Street
Langford
Mid Bedfordshire
Bedfordshire
SG18 9QA
England

OS Grid Ref: TL 18678 41390
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
A board composed of three panels. The centre panel has a gold-painted wreath and an inscription in gold lettering, and a triangular pediment at the top. The left and right panels bear the names, arranged by year of death. with a triangular pediment to the centre panel.
Inscription
Left panel: (Names) Centre panel: IN/ GRATEFUL REMEMBRANCE/ OF THE/ OLD BOYS OF THIS SCHOOL/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914-1918/ AN OLD SOLDIER'S TRIBUTE. Right Panel: (Names)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Beaumont, Frederick C
Brown, Frederick Wm.
Brown, Herbert
Brown, Oscar
Brown, Sidney
Champkins, Ivor B
Champkins, Wm. Ed.
Clark, Frederick
Cooper, Hubert
Dines, James
See details for all 26 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 26
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 26
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,year died,forename
    Order of information: year died,surname
Components
  • Board
    Measurements: depth 30mm, height 1000mm, width 660mm
    Materials: Wood
Listing information
Condition
History
2009: Lettering has been repainted. The memorial was retrieved from disposal at a date unknown.
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Other
Responsibility
Langford Lower School
Reference

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