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    Memorial

    Ravensden

    Ravensden

    Source: Copyright Trevor Stewart

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    Current Location

    All Saints Church, Church End, Ravensden, North Bedfordshire, Bedfordshire, MK44 2RW, England

    OS Grid Reference

    TL 07779 54317

    Denomination

    Church of England

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    Type of Memorial
    Obelisk
    WMR Reference Number
    1769
    Description
    Highly polished grey Cornish granite obelisk with pointed tip on a rough hewn unpolished granite base. The stonemason's specification refers to the obelisk as a "needle".
    Inscription
    6 O'CLOCK FACE: ERECTED IN MEMORY OF THE MEN FROM / THIS PARISH WHO LOST THEIR LIVES DURING / THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1919 / (NAMES) 12 O'CLOCK FACE: 1939 - 1945 / (NAMES)
    War
    First World War (1914-1918)
    Number Commemorated
    12
    Died
    12
    Information shown
    rank,regiment,decorations
    Order of names
    rank,regiment,decorations
    War
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Number Commemorated
    6
    Died
    6
    Information shown
    rank,regiment
    Order of names
    rank,regiment
    Additional Information
    for an image, see referenced website.
    Maker(s)
    • Samuel W Jarvis and Son, Sculptors and Stonemasons of Bedford, Designer

    • Samuel W Jarvis and Son, Sculptors and Stonemasons of Bedford, Makers

    Ceremonies

    Unveiled

    22 August 1920

    Mr F A W Wythes

    Dedicated

    22 August 1920

    Rev J R Pullen

    Components

    Column

    Height: 2390MM

    Width: 690MM

    Depth: 640MM


    Made from: Granite - Cornish


    Condition: Good


    • Bedfordshire Times and Independent 27 August 1920
    • Bedfordshire County Record Office
    • www.roll-of-honour.com/Bedfordshire