Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Mid Bedfordshire
Town
Campton
County
Bedfordshire
Country
England
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 16th December 1947
    Attended by: DANVERS OSBORN
  • Dedicated
    Date: 16th December 1947
    Attended by: RECTOR OF CAMPTON
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
1702

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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
Stone tablet engraved in black and mounted on a second stone tablet. Stone shelf below bearing glazed pottery vase with inscription
Inscription
Plaque: GIVE GLORY TO GOD FOR / (NAMES) / WHO GAVE THIER LIVES FOR GOD, / KING AND COUNTRY IN THE CAUSE / OF FREEDOM DURING THE WORLD WAR / 1929 - 1945 / "THEY SHALL GROW NOT OLD AS WE THAT / ARE LEFT GROW OLD: / AGE SHALL NOT WEARY THEM, NOR / THE YEARS CONDEMN. / AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN AND IN / THE MORNING WE WILL REMEMBER THEM" 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
Burnage, Maurice
Godfrey, Cyril
Osborn, Peter Stanley Howard
Scotney, Cecil
Taylor, Ronald
See details for all 5 names
Commemorations
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 5
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 5
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: surname,forename
    Order of information: forename
Components
  • Tablet
    Measurements: height 810MM, width 600MM
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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