Luton Borough Police WW2

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Memorial details

Memorial type

Board / Plaque / Tablet

District

Town

County

Country

Commemoration

Second World War (1939-1945)

Ceremony

Dedicated
Date: 29 February 1948
Attended by: Councillor W J Edwards - Mayor of Luton

Lost

Not lost

WM Reference

7592

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Current location

Luton Police Station
Buxton Road
Luton
Luton
Bedfordshire
LU1 1SD
England

OS Grid Ref: TL 08762 21180
Denomination: Undefined

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Previous locations

Luton Police Station
Dunstable Place
Luton
Luton
Bedfordshire
England

OS Grid Ref: Undefined
Denomination: Undefined

Description

Nowy-headed stone tablet, with a carved Luton Borough crest top-centre and the Luton Borough Police crest bottom-centre. The inscription is partly engraved, but mostly in black lead-lettering.

Inscription

TO THE HONOUR OF THOSE MEMBERS OF/ THE LUTON BOROUGH POLICE FORCE/ WHO LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES IN THE/SECOND WORLD WAR/ 1939 1945/ (NAMES)

Inscription legible?

yes

Names on memorial

Carter, Edward G.
Hall, John G.
Lewis, Ivor R.
Tickner, William T.
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: Police rank and collar number, first name, forename, military rank and unit
Order of information: Names appear to have been listed In descending order of Police seniority

Components

Plaque
Measurements: depth 20mm, height 740mm, width 420mm
Materials: Stone - Hopton Wood

Listing information

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Condition

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Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

Responsibility

Bedfordshire Police

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