Memorial
Old Warden Village School, Bedfordshire - WW1
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- Type of Memorial
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- WMR Reference Number
- 1659
- Description
- Wall mounted brass plaque. Maltese cross in red at the top, centre with commemoration then above and below the names which are in three columns. All lettering is engraved and in black.
- Inscription
- THE NAMES BELOW ARE THOSE OF MEN OF THIS PARISH, WHO LEFT/ THEIR HOMES TO DEFEND THEIR KING & COUNTRY, IN A JUST CAUSE,/ DURING THE GREAT WAR 1914-1918./ THESE GALLANT MEN NEVER RETURNED, BUT ARE BURIED ON THE FIELD OF BATTLE./ (NAMES)/ MAY THE DEEDS OF THESE OLD WARDEN HEROES EVER REMAIN/ AN EXAMPLE TO ALL WHO PASS THROUGH THIS SCHOOL.
- War
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Number Commemorated
- 13
- Died
- 13
- Information shown
- surname, initials
- Order of names
- surname
Components
- Plaque
Height: 280MM
Width: 405MM
Made from: Brass
Condition: Good