Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Mid Bedfordshire
Town
Kempston
County
Bedfordshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 1919
    Attended by: Unknown
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
70295

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Current location

Kempston East Methodist Church
Bedford Road
Kempston
Mid Bedfordshire
Bedfordshire
MK42 8DA
England

OS Grid Ref: TL 03228 47894
Denomination: Methodist

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Previous locations
  • Southend Methodist Church
    Ampthill Road
    Bedford
    North Bedfordshire
    Bedfordshire
    MK42 9Hz
    England

    OS Grid Ref: TL 04731 48500
    Denomination: Methodist
Description
Rectangular plaque mounted on a wooden backboard. Plaque has incised decorative boarder and lettering in black with some red capitalisation.
Inscription
TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN MEMORY OF MEMBERS OF THIS CHURCH/ WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR/ (Names)/ "Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends"./ ERECTED BY MEMBERS OF THIS CHURCH, 1919.
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Billingham, Thomas W
Chillery, Herbert K
Chillery, Richard F
Freeman, William
Lilley, Edmund
Notley, Frank R
See details for all 6 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 6
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 6
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Forenames, Surname, Regiment
    Order of information: Alphabetical by surname
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Metal
  • Backboard
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wood
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Public
Details: Erected by members of the Church in 1919
Reference

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