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Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- District
- Luton
- Town
- Luton
- County
- Bedfordshire
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 7561
Current location
Local Museum
Old Bedford Road
Luton
Luton
Bedfordshire
LU2 7BY
England
OS Grid Ref: TL 08649 24955
Denomination: Undefined
- Previous locations
- Hitchin road Boys' School
Charles Street
Luton
Luton
Bedfordshire
England
OS Grid Ref: Undefined
Denomination: Undefined
- Hitchin road Boys' School
- Inscription
- IN HONOURABLE AND GRATEFUL MEMORY OF / CORPORAL GEORGE WELLS. M.M (ASST MASTER) / AND THE OLD BOYS OF THIS SCHOOL / WHO FELL IN THE FIRST WORLD WAR / (Names) / THIS IS THE WORD THAT YEAR BY YEAR. / WHILE IN HER PLACE THE SCHOOL IS SET. / EVERY ONE OF HER SONS MUST HEAR. / AND NONE THAT HEARS IT DARE FORGET. / THIS THEY ALL WITH JOY FUL MIND. / BEAR THROUGH LIFE LIKE A TORCH IN FLAME. / FALLING FLING TO THE HOST BEHIND. / PLAY UP! PLAY UP AND PLAY THE GAME!
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Anderson, E
Anderson, J
Angell, B
Ashton, A A
Ayres, H G
Bass, T
Brandon, E
Brown, A J
Brown, T
Bunker, A
See details for all 74 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 74
Served and returned: 0
Died: 74
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Surname, initials
Order of information: Alphabetically by surname
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Plaque
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Bronze
- Plaque
- 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
- Hitchin Road Boys School
- WMO ID: 255046
- Condition: Good [last updated on 16-09-2019]
- Help update these details if the condition is wrong
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Responsibility
- Museum
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© WMR-7561
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