Memorial details

Memorial type
Pillar / Column
District
Mid Bedfordshire
Town
Tempsford
County
Bedfordshire
Country
England
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945)
Maker
Ivett and Reed Ltd (Mason)
LOCAL CRAFTSMAN (Designer)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 3 December 2013
    Attended by: HRH Prince of Wales KG
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
65255

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Current location

Opposite the cemetery of St Peters Church.
outside Millennium Sanctuary
Church Street
Tempsford
Mid Bedfordshire
Bedfordshire
England

OS Grid Ref: TL 16242 53110
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
White marble column on black granite plinth. On the front face of the column at its head is a blue glass mosaic disc depicting a white dove flying beneath a full moon.
Inscription
(On front face of column)By the full moon we flew/ TO HONOUR AND REMEMBER/ THE WOMEN/ WHO WENT OUT FROM/ RAF TEMPSFORD/ AND OTHER AIRFIELDS AND PORTS/ TO AID RESISTANCE MOVEMENTS/ IN OCCUPIED EUROPE/ 1941-1945/ SOME REMAIN NAMELESS/ SOME DID NOT RETURN (On front face of plinth) UNVEILED BY HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS/ THE PRINCE OF WALES/ WHO PUT IN PLACE THE FINAL PIECE OF THE MEMORIAL MOSAIC / ON 3rd DECEMBER 2013 (On each side of column) (Names) (On side of plinth) TO HONOUR/ THE MEN AND WOMEN/ OF THE SECRET SERVICES/ OF MANY ALLIED NATIONS/ WHO GAVE UP THEIR LIVES/ IN THE CLANDESTINE/ STRUGGLE FOR LIBERTY/ 1939-1945/ They gave up their lives/ so that we may/ live in freedom
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 150
    Served and returned: 75
    Died: 75
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: surname,forename
    Order of information: surname
Components
  • Column
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Marble - White
  • Plinth
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Granite - Black
  • Mosaic
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Glass
Listing information
Condition
Costs

Memorial: Over £21,000.

Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Public
Reference

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