Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Obelisk
- District
- Mid Bedfordshire
- Town
- Flitton
- County
- Bedfordshire
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 1640
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Current location
Junction of High Street with Brook Lane
St John the Baptist Church
High Street
Flitton
Mid Bedfordshire
Bedfordshire
MK45 5EJ
England
OS Grid Ref: TL 05948 35825
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- Polished obelisk in grey granite with a band of decoration. Standing on three granite plinths.
- Inscription
- WAR / 1914-1918 / IN MEMORY OF / THE FALLEN OF THIS PARISH / (NAMES)/WAR / 1939-1945 / IN MEMORY OF / THE FALLEN OF THIS PARISH/ (NAMES)
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Arnold, Omar
Ashton, Leonard
Catlin, George C
Cox, George
Downing, Sydney
Porter, Joseph A
Smith, Sydney
Thompson, Thomas C
Willingham, Lionel A
Wilsher, Archer H
See details for all 10 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 10
Served and returned: 0
Died: 10
Exact count: no
Information shown: Surname, forename
Order of information: Surname - Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 3
Served and returned: 0
Died: 3
Exact count: no
Information shown: Surname, forename
Order of information: Surname
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Plinth
Measurements: depth 1520MM, height 540MM, width 1520MM
Materials: Granite - Obelisk
Measurements: depth 450MM, height 2210MM, width 450MM
Materials: Granite
- Plinth
- 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
- Flitton and Greenfield
- WMO ID: 165292
- Condition: Good [last updated on 09-05-2015]
- Help update these details if the condition is wrong
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
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