Campton WW1

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Memorial details

Memorial type: Board / Plaque / Tablet
District: Mid Bedfordshire
Town: Campton
County: Bedfordshire
Country: England
Commemoration: First World War (1914-1918)
Lost: Not lost
WM Reference: 1701

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Current location

3
All Saints Church
Gravenhurst Road
Campton
Mid Bedfordshire
Bedfordshire
SG17 5NY
England

OS Grid Ref: TL 12995 38073
Denomination: Church of England

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Description

Copper plaque with impressed inscription and names wall mounted on an oak board with a shelf below

Inscription

Plaque: IN HONOURED / AND GRATEFUL MEMORY OF / THE MEN OF CAMPTON / WHO GAVE THIER LIVES / FOR KING AND COUNTRY / DURING THE GREAT WAR / 1914 - 1919 / (NAMES) / "DEATH IS SWALLOWED UP IN VICTORY" Vase: "IN THE MORNING / AND IN THE EVENING / AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN / WE WILL REMEBER THEM"

Inscription legible?

yes

Names on memorial

Devereux, Albert E
Devereux, Arthur W
Devereux, Ernest
Godfrey, Joseph S
Harris, Frederick G
Heathfield, J Henry
Lincoln, Horace
Newman, Harry
Odell, George
Whittemore, Charles W
See details for all 11 names

Commemorations

First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 11
Served and returned: 0
Died: 11
Exact count: no
Information shown: surname,forename
Order of information: surname,forename

Components

Plaque
Measurements: height 900MM, width 600MM
Materials: Copper
Backboard
Measurements: height 900MM, width 600MM
Materials: Wood - Oak

Listing information

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Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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