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Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- District
- North Bedfordshire
- Town
- Bedford
- County
- Bedfordshire
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- Second World War (1939-1945), Second World War (1939-1945): Far East Prisoners of War
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 7714
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Current location
Bedford School Chapel
Burnaby Road
Bedford
North Bedfordshire
Bedfordshire
MK40 2TU
England
OS Grid Ref: TL 05335 50510
Denomination: Undefined
- Description
- Honour board with inscription in gold lettering. Carved and illuminated regimental crests.
- Inscription
- PETER NORMAN HEWITT 1934-1940 / PILOT OFFICER RAFVR/ KILLED ON ACTIVE SERVICE OCTOBER 19TH 1941 / AGED 19 / DAVID EDWARD HEWITT 1934-1939 / LIEUTENANT ROYAL ARTILLERY / DIED WHILST A PRISONER OF WAR IN JAPANESE HANDS MARCH 1943 AGED 22 / EDMUND JOHN DALGETY 1934-1943 / MIDSHIPMAN RNVR / DIED OF WOUNDS RECEIVED ON D-DAY / JUNE 10TH 1944 AGED 18
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Dalgety, Edward John
Hewitt, David Edward
Hewitt, Peter Norman
See details for all 3 names - Commemorations
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 2
Served and returned: 0
Died: 2
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname, forenames, rank, service, manner of death, date of death, age
Order of information: date of death - Second World War (1939-1945): Far East Prisoners of War
Total names on memorial: 1
Served and returned: 0
Died: 1
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname, forenames, rank, regiment, manner of death, date of death, age
Order of information: Undefined
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Components
- Board
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Wood - Oak
- Board
- 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
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Responsibility
- SCHOOL
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© WMR-7714
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