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Memorial details

Memorial type
Cross
District
Mid Bedfordshire
Town
Pulloxhill
County
Bedfordshire
Country
England
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945), First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony
  • Dedicated
    Date: 8th August 1920
    Attended by: The Vicar Reverend A E Houfe
  • Unveiled
    Date: Sunday 8th August 1920
    Attended by: Mr A H Wingfield of Ampthill
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
7612

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Current location

The memorial is located in the churchyard by the path that leads to the church from the gate on Church Road.
Parish Church of St James the Apostle
Church Road
Pulloxhill
Mid Bedfordshire
Bedfordshire
MK45 5HE
England

OS Grid Ref: TL 06127 33844
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
A Celtic cross on a rough hewn pillar which surmounts a rough hewn pedestal on a base. The entire memorial sits in a bed of gravel surrounded by deep chamfered kerb stones. Incised inscription and names on faces 1, 2 and 3, and dedication on all four outer faces of the kerb stones.
Inscription
Face 1 Pedestal: IN LOVING MEMORY OF/ (Names)/ Face 1 Kerb stones: THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1919/ Face 2 Pedestal: (Names) / 1939 - 1945/ Face 2 Kerb stones: AND THINK WHAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN/ Face 3 Pedestal: HERE RESTS THE BODY OF/ ALFRED GEORGE EVANS,/ BORN DEC 10TH 1890,/ JESUS/ "FELL ON HIS FACE AND PRAYED, SAYING,/ OH MY FATHER, IF IT BE POSSIBLE,/ NEVERTHELESS,/ NOT AS I WILL, BUT AS THOU WILT."/ Face 3 Kerb stones: REMEMBER US./ Face 4 Pedestal: [Blank]/ Face 4 Kerb stones : YE THAT LIVE ON MID ENGLISH PASTURES GREEN
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Ashton, Herbert G
Burrows, Alfred G
Cox, Theodore
Evans, A George
Evans, Ernest E
Goodwin, Frederick H
Goodwin, Herbert J
Gudgin, Richard W
See details for all 8 names
Commemorations
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 5
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 5
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Rank, forename, surname, date of death, place of death.
    Order of information: Undefined
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 8
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 8
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Rank, forename, surname, date of death, place of death.
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Pedestal
    Measurements: depth 8130mm, height 2440mm, width 9150mm
    Materials: Stone - Portland
  • Kerb stone
    Measurements: depth 1920mm, width 1920mm
    Materials: Stone - Portland
  • Base
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone - Portland
  • Cross
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone - Portland
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Other
Details: Parents and friends presided over by The Vicar, The Reverend A E Houfe.
Responsibility
The Parish Council with the church.
Reference
  • A report of the service was printed in the Bedfordshire Times on the 13th August 1920.

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