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Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- District
- North Bedfordshire
- Town
- Bedford
- County
- Bedfordshire
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 43273
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Current location
Former Holy Trinity Church
Bedford High School for Girls
Bromham Road
Bedford
North Bedfordshire
Bedfordshire
England
OS Grid Ref: TL 043 505
Denomination: Undefined
- Description
- Wooden board with inscription and names in three columns. Additional panel for WW2 names added at the base.
- Inscription
- CENTRE SECTION: THE/ GREAT/ WAR/ MEN OF THIS PARISH/ OR CONNECTED WITH/ THIS CHURCH WHO LAID/ DOWN THEIR LIVES FOR/ KING AND COUNTRY/ "THIER NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE"/ (NAMES) LEFT SECTION: 1914/ (NAMES) RIGHT SECTION: 1918/ (NAMES) BASE: 1939 THE WORLD WAR 1945/ (NAMES)
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Alder, A
Allen, B A
Ashley, A
Ashley, R A
Ayres, F
Ball, E W
Brittain, W C
Brookes, H R
Brown, G
Bryan, H
See details for all 49 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 98
Served and returned: 49
Died: 49
Exact count: no
Information shown: surname
Order of information: surname - Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 24
Served and returned: 12
Died: 12
Exact count: no
Information shown: surname
Order of information: surname
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Board
Measurements: height 1300MM, width 1170MM
Materials: Wood
- Board
- 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
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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