Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
South Cambridgeshire
Town
Longstowe
County
Cambridgeshire
Country
England
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
62419

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Current location

Church is 185 metres north from School Lane,
St. Mary's Church
Church Drive
off School Lane
Longstowe
South Cambridgeshire
Cambridgeshire
CB23 2UU
England

OS Grid Ref: TL 31058 55429
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Wall mounted, landscape orientated board with a "squared" projection to its lower frame section, which contains two regimental badges set into small circular apertures. Above the badges on the central area of the board are the inscription and four names. The board has a raised frame border, complemented by gold coloured bevelled edges. This WW2 board is beneath the WW1 board, IWM ref. 62418.
Inscription
THIS TABLET IS ERECTED IN MEMORY OF / THE MEN OF LONGSTOWE WHO GAVE / THEIR LIVES IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR / 1939 -1945 / (3 NAMES) of the Cambridge Regiment / and / (1 NAME) of the Suffolk Regiment
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Cook, Samuel
Cook, Walter
Pettit, Clarence Leslie
Unwin, Sidney John
See details for all 4 names
Commemorations
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 4
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 4
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Forename, surname, regiment
    Order of information: Regiment, alphabetical by surname
Components
  • Board
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wood
Listing information
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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