Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- District
- North Bedfordshire
- Town
- Bedford
- County
- Bedfordshire
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Ceremony
- Unveiled
Date: 25th February 1976
Attended by: UNKNOWN
- Unveiled
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 1868
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Current location
Bedford Corn Exchange
St Pauls Square
Bedford
North Bedfordshire
Bedfordshire
MK40 1SL
England
OS Grid Ref: TL 04992 49735
Denomination: Undefined
- Description
- Rectangular plaque with a wooden frame.
- Inscription
- DEDICATED BY THE GLENN MILLER SOCIETY / TO THE EVER LASTING MEMORY OF / MAJOR ALTON GLENN MILLER / 1904 'THE MOONLIGHT SERENADER' 1944 / DIRECTOR OF THE AMERICAN BAND OF THE ALLIED EXPEDITIONARY FORCES / FOR HIS OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO POPULAR MUSIC / RECALLING HIS CONCERTS TO THE ALLIED FORCES AT THIS HALL / DURING 1944, THIS COMMEMORATIVE PLAQUE WAS UNVEILED AT A / TRIBUTE CONCERT BY THE MILLION AIRS ORCHESTRA AT THE CORN / EXCHANGE BEDFORD ON FEBRUARY 25TH 1976
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Miller, Glenn
See details - Commemorations
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 1
Served and returned: 0
Died: 1
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Surname,rank,year died,forename,occupation,additional
Order of information: Undefined
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Components
- Plaque
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Metal - Backboard
Measurements: height 340MM, width 650MM
Materials: Wood - Oak
- Plaque
- 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
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Sponsorship
- Private
- Responsibility
- GLENN MILLER SOCIETY
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