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Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Obelisk
- District
- Mid Bedfordshire
- Town
- Shefford
- County
- Bedfordshire
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- Second World War (1939-1945), First World War (1914-1918)
- Ceremony
- Dedicated
Date: 13th November 1921
Attended by: - Unveiled
Date: 13th November 1921 - Show More (1)
- Dedicated
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 1780
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Current location
Outside St Michael's and All Angels CHurch
High Street
Shefford
Mid Bedfordshire
Bedfordshire
SG17 5DD
England
OS Grid Ref: TL 14354 39084
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- Grey granite obelisk on plinth with inscriptions and three-stepped inscripted base. WW1 names on all four faces, WW2 below on Front, Right and Left
- Inscription
- Front Face (facing road) To the Glory of God/in/Memory of/The Following Men/who Left Their Homes/and Died in the Cause/of Right and Liberty/in the Great War/1914-1919/ (Names)/ 1939- 1945/ Names) Right Face: 1914-8 / (Names)/ 1939-1945 (Names) Left Face (NAMES)/ Names/ 1939-1945 / (Names) Rear Face: (Names)
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Abbott, F
Aldridge, C
Alldritt, T F L
Allen, F L
Armitage, H
Aspden, J H
Barge, G
Barge, J
Beaumont, G
Billingham, C
See details for all 110 names - Commemorations
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 25
Served and returned: 0
Died: 25
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Surname, Initials
Order of information: Surname - First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 77
Served and returned: 0
Died: 77
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Surname, Initials
Order of information: surname
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Components
- Base
Measurements: depth 1420 mm, width 1420 mm
Materials: Granite - Obelisk
Measurements: height 3800 mm
Materials: Granite
- Base
- 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
- Shefford
- WMO ID: 152498
- Condition: Fair [last updated on 22-11-2017]
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- Costs
Memorial: £211
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
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