Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Mid Bedfordshire
Town
Henlow
County
Bedfordshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
1728

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Current location

22
St Marys Church
Church Road
Henlow
Mid Bedfordshire
Bedfordshire
SG16 6AN
England

OS Grid Ref: TL 17809 38757
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Wall mounted stone panel surmounted by St George with shield and lance standing upon a dragon within a broken pediment Names and dedication on central decorated bordered panel in gilt lettering..
Inscription
REMEMBER WITH THANKSGIVING / AND ALL HONOUR THESE MEN OF / HENLOW WHO GAVE THIER LIVES / FOR KING AND COUNTRY AD 1914 - 1918 / (NAMES IN TWO COLUMNS) / "THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE"
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Brandham, William F
Breacher, Thomas A
Bywaters, Edwin J
Bywaters, Ernest
Bywaters, Horace
Church, Albert B
Cooper, Herbert
Cooper, Jesse
Field, Martin E
Field, Wilfred
See details for all 26 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 26
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 26
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: surname,forename
    Order of information: surname,forename
Components
  • Tablet
    Measurements: height 1600MM, width 840MM
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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