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Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- District
- South Bedfordshire
- Town
- Kensworth
- County
- Bedfordshire
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 1654
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Current location
St. Mary the Virgin Church
Church End
off Hollicks Lane
Kensworth
South Bedfordshire
Bedfordshire
LU6 3RA
England
OS Grid Ref: TL 03126 19043
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- Wall mounted, ornate framed oak board with upward decorative projections at sides and apex. The front facing sides are buttressed, diminishing in stature in rising sections. Within the oval-shaped centrepiece is a raised broad Cross incorporating a raised Crown mounted on the top. Names in relief on each arm, head and shaft of cross. Foliate designs in relief adorn the Cross. Raised inscription across base rail and below, further foliate designs form the sub-base rail.
- Inscription
- GLORY BE TO GOD ON HIGH / (17 NAMES) / IN MEMORY OF KENSWORTH MEN / WHO FOUGHT AND DIED IN / 1914 [crossed swords] THE GREAT WAR [crossed swords] 1919
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Collier, G
Collier, L
Cutler, S
Dickens, M
Durrant, A
Flitton, G
Keys, S
Miller, H
Moulster, C
Moulster, H
See details for all 17 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 17
Served and returned: 0
Died: 17
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Forename initials, surname
Order of information: Surname
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Board
Measurements: height 1740 mm, width 980 mm
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
- P. C. C.
- Reference
- Beds County Record Office: Faculty dated 2-7 -1920 for a carved oak board with 18 men who died and 65 who served. The board to be 5" 6" high by 3 " 6" wide. There are 17 names on the memorial).
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