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Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Shrine
- District
- North Bedfordshire
- Town
- Swineshead
- County
- Bedfordshire
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 374
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Current location
on the wall to the churchyard
St Nicholas Church
High Street
Swineshead
North Bedfordshire
Bedfordshire
MK44 2AA
England
OS Grid Ref: TL 05781 65847
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- A tablet set in a crenellated shrine with the lettering in black.
- Inscription
- IN MEMORY OF THE/ MEN OF SWINESHEAD/ FALLEN IN THE/ GREAT WAR 1914 - 1918/ (Names)/ THE GLORIOUS DEAD
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Carress, Harry
Chamberlain, Gerald
Clarke, Fred
Cole, Ernest
Holyoak, Charles
Holyoak, Joseph
Packwood, Thomas
Taylor, Reginald J
See details for all 8 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 7
Served and returned: 0
Died: 7
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Surname,rank,forename
Order of information: Rank. - Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 1
Served and returned: 0
Died: 1
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Undefined
Order of information: Undefined
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Shrine
Measurements: height 1200MM, width 1060MM
Materials: Stone
- Shrine
- 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
- St Nicholas Church
- WMO ID: 148515
- Condition: Good [last updated on 25-04-2019]
- Help update these details if the condition is wrong
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
This record comprises all information held by IWM’s War Memorials Register for this memorial. Where we hold a names list for the memorial, this information will be displayed on the memorial record. Please check back as we are adding more names to the database.
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