Memorial details

Memorial type
Photograph
District
North Bedfordshire
Town
Bedford
County
Bedfordshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
1698

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Current location

Bedford Rugby club Bar
Bedford Rugby club
Goldington Rd
Bedford
North Bedfordshire
Bedfordshire
MK40 3NF
England

OS Grid Ref: TL 05500 50200
Denomination: Undefined

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Previous locations
  • BEDFORD RUGBY CLUB
    Goldington Road
    Bedford
    North Bedfordshire
    Bedfordshire
    MK40 2NT
    England

    OS Grid Ref: TL 05580 50260
    Denomination: Undefined
Description
Framed composite of photographs and hand-written biography.
Inscription
BASIL MACLEAR / BORN 7TH APRIL 1871 / KILLED AT YPRES 24TH MAY 1915 / PLAYED FOR IRELAND IN ALL ELEVEN / INTERNATIONALS 1905, 1906 AND 1907 / (2 PHOTOGRAPHS) / (DETAILED HISTORY ABOUT HIM)
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: Forename, surname, date of birth, place of death, date of death, additional
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • First World War memorial
    Measurements: height 590mm, width 310mm
    Materials: Paper
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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