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    Memorial

    Elstow

    1/4

    Current Location

    High Street, Elstow, North Bedfordshire, Bedfordshire, MK42 9XP, England

    OS Grid Reference

    TL 04940 47727

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    © WMR-1935

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    Type of Memorial
    Pillar / Column
    WMR Reference Number
    1935
    Description
    Truncated, inscribed pillar, topped with pediment, set on three-stepped base, surmounted by plain capital. Lead lettering.
    Inscription
    Pillar: IN GRATEFUL MEMORY/ OF THESE/ MEN OF ELSTOW/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES TO/ PRESERVE OUR LIBERTIES/ IN THE GREAT WARS/ 1914-1918/ [Names]/ 1939-1945/ [Names] Base: ERECTED BY THE PARISHIONERS
    War
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Number Commemorated
    3
    Died
    3
    Information shown
    Surname, forename
    Order of names
    Alphabetical by surname
    War
    First World War (1914-1918)
    Number Commemorated
    11
    Died
    11
    Information shown
    Surname, forename
    Order of names
    Alphabetical by surname
    Maker(s)
    • MR G CARROLL, Mason

    Sponsor Type
    public

    Ceremonies

    Unveiled

    20 Nov 1919

    MR S HOWARD WHITBREAD CB JP

    Dedicated

    20th November 1919

    Local Clergy/Dignitaries

    Custodian
    Parish Council

    Components

    Pillar

    Height: 2870MM

    Width: 1600MM

    Depth: 1600MM


    Made from: Granite - Cornish


    Condition: Good


    Base

    Made from: Stone - Sandstone



    • Report on unveiling, Bedforshire Times and Independent, 21.11.1919, p. 5.
    • County Records Office
    • Parish Council Minutes
    • Parochial Church Council Minutes
    • Elstow School Log Book