Memorial details

Memorial type
Pillar / Column
District
Gedling
Town
Bestwood Village
County
Nottinghamshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 1921
    Attended by: Local Clergy/Dignitaries
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
38735

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Current location

OUTSIDE EX-BRITISH COAL OFFICES. BESTWOOD HILL.
Park Rd
Bestwood Village
Gedling
Nottinghamshire
England

OS Grid Ref: SK 55177 47622
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
ROMAN DORIC COLUMN WITH MOULDED CAPITAL AND CROSS SET ON TOP. WW2 BRONZE NAME PLAQUE FIXED TO BASE OF COLUMN. SET ON ROUND MOULDED PLINTH OF 3 STEPS. CROSS SHAPED CONCAVE MOULDED BASED WITH INSCRIBED PANELS (WW1) ON EACH SIDE.
Inscription
FRONT: 1939-1945 / [3 NAMES] / ERECTED TO THE MEMORY OF ALL THE MEN OF BESTWOOD PARK WHO AT THE CALL OF KING AND COUNTRY LEFT ALL THAT WAS DEAR TO THEM, ENDURED HARDNESS, FACED DANGER AND FINALLY PASSED OUT OF THE SIGHT OF MEN BY THE PATHS OF DUTY AND SELF SACRIFICE GIVING UP THEIR OWN LIVES THAT OTHERS MIGHT LIVE IN FREEDOM. LEFT SIDE: 5 NAMES RIGHT SIDE: 4 NAMES REAR: THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Bailey, James
Barratt, Eric
Carter, Harold
Carter, Iris
Cowie, Walter
Hamilton, Archibald Gilbert
Heath, Leonard George
Hll, Thomas Hollis
James, Thomas
Reynolds, Thomas Albert
See details for all 12 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 9
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 9
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,rank,forename
    Order of information: surname
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 3
    Served and returned: Undefined
    Died: 3
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,forename
    Order of information: surname
Components
  • Column
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone - Portland
  • Base
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone - Portland
Listing information
  • WAR MEMORIAL
  • Grade II
  • This memorial is protected, and listed on the National Heritage List for England maintained by Historic England. View list entry
  • More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
  • Historic England
Condition
History
PARISH COUNCIL IDENTIFIED IN 1998 REMEDIAL WORK WHICH NEEDED TO BE DONE.
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Public
Reference
  • Nottinghamshire Family History Society Vol 70, pp18-19, 1989. Record Series, Monumental Inscriptions. List of names.
  • Copy on file.

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