Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Hall / Institute
- District
- South Bedfordshire
- Town
- Houghton Regis
- County
- Bedfordshire
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
- Ceremony
- Opened
Date: 1957
Attended by: Unknown
- Opened
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 7753
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Current location
Memorial Hall
High Street
Houghton Regis
South Bedfordshire
Bedfordshire
LU5 5ED
England
OS Grid Ref: TL 02122 24028
Denomination: Undefined
- Description
- Memorial is a one story brick hall which originally faced village green of Houghton Regis. Inside the entranceway of the hall, facing the door, is a rectangular bronze plaque with painted white lettering, mounted on an oak board, affixed to the wall.
- Inscription
- HOUGHTON REGIS MEMORIAL HALL/THIS HALL WAS ERECTED IN 1957 IN MEMORY OF THE MEN OF THIS/PARISH WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR THIS COUNTRY IN TWO WORLD WARS./1914 - 1918/(NAMES)/1939 - 1945/(NAMES)/"WE WILL REMEMBER THEM"
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Adams, Frank
Allen, William J
Ashdown, Cecil J
Ballard, Harry
Ballard, Leonard
Bliss, Thomas
Bnright, Stanley B
Chandler, William
Chappell, Bertie
Cook, Walter J
See details for all 43 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 32
Served and returned: 0
Died: 32
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Forename, initial, surname.
Order of information: Undefined - Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 11
Served and returned: 0
Died: 11
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Forename, initials, surname.
Order of information: Undefined
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Plaque
Measurements: height 640 mm, width 880 mm
Materials: Bronze
- Plaque
- 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
- History
- Hall and bronze plaque in good condition.
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Sponsorship
- Public
- Responsibility
- South Bedfordshire District Council
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