Memorial

Clophill - WW1 and WW2

Clophill Oct 2021

Source: Copyright Graham Thorpe

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Current Location

In the church yard by the entrance gate., St Mary the Virgin, High Street, Clophill, Mid Bedfordshire, Bedfordshire, MK45 4BB, England

OS Grid Reference

TL 09014 38181

Denomination

Church of England

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Obelisk
WMR Reference Number: 1910
Description: Polished red granite obelisk, on a stepped plinth, on a square concrete base, with the inscription on the 6 o' clock and 3 o' clock faces in lead letters painted black.
Inscription: Obelisk 6 o' clock face: IN/ HONOURED/ MEMORY/ OF Stepped plinth 6 o' clock face: (Names)/ WHO WENT FROM CLOPHILL AND GAVE/ THEIR LIVES FOR KING AND COUNTRY/ IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914-1919/ "THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE" Stepped plinth 3 o' clock position: THIS MEMORIAL/ WAS ERECTED BY THE/ PARISHIONERS OF CLOPHILL/ IN DEEPEST GRATITUDE/ TO THE BRAVE MEN WHO/ HAVE FALLEN, AND WITH/ SINCERE SYMPATHY FOR/ THOSE WHO ARE LEFT/ TO MOURN THEIR LOSS/ 1939 - 1945/ (Names)

Commemoration

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 24
Died: 24
Information shown: Surname
Order of names: Alphabetical by surname

War: Second World War (1939-1945)
Number Commemorated: 6
Died: 6
Information shown: Surname
Order of names: Alphabetical by surname

History

Maker(s): Messrs Peacock of Bedford, Manufacturer
Costs: c. £150
Sponsor Type: public
Sponsored By: Residents of Clophill.
Maintenance History: Application for "Grants for War Memorials" to the War Memorials Trust 22 February 2005.

Ceremonies

Unveiled

July 1920

A.H. Tanqueray J.P., Chairman of the Memorial Committee, and Colonel Skipwith CMG

Dedicated

July 1920

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