St Owen's Church WW1 And WW2

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Memorial details

Memorial type: Board / Plaque / Tablet
District: North Bedfordshire
Town: Bromham
County: Bedfordshire
Country: England
Commemoration: First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost: Not lost
WM Reference: 1879

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Current location

St Owen's Church
Off Village Road.
Bromham
North Bedfordshire
Bedfordshire
MK43 8HN
England

OS Grid Ref: TL 01346 51257
Denomination: Church of England

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Description

Two green marble tablets, one for each war. Brass plaque inlaid in each tablet. Oak leaf decoration around WW1 plaque

Inscription

(WW1 TABLET): 1914 1919 / TO THE GLORY OF GOD / AND IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF THOSE / WHO AT THEIR COUNTRY'S CALL / GAVE THEIR LIVES / IN THE GREAT EUROPEAN WAR / THIS TABLET IS DEDICATED BY / THE INHABITANTS OF BROMHAM / GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS THAT A MAN / LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS (WW2 TABLET): 1939 WORLD WAR 1945 / REMEMBER

Inscription legible?

yes

Names on memorial

Allen, J Francis
Chambers, R
Curtis, Albert J
Hyde, W Frederick
Mortimer, Harry
Mortimer, Walter J
Mortimer, William S
Orpen, William
Prudden, Edward S H
Stobart, William
See details for all 12 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
Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 3
Served and returned: 0
Died: 3
Exact count: no
Information shown: Surname,forename
Order of information: Surname

Components

Tablet
Measurements: height 1000MM, width 690MM
Materials: Marble - Green

Listing information

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Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

Responsibility

PCC

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