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Mentmore
Town or City: Mentmore
County: Bedfordshire
Country: England
WMT Reference Number: WM2352
Value of grant: £315.00
Type of memorial: Freestanding
Type of work: Adding and/or correcting inscriptions/names
Grant scheme: Small Grants Scheme
Year: 2008
UKNIWM reference number: 50278
This modern memorial is located next to St Mary’s Church, Mentmore, Bedfordshire. It is in the shape of a large rough stone with circular slate plaque in front with inscription. The whole sits on a square brick base. It was designed by Alec Peever.
War Memorials Trust gave a grant of £315 to fund the addition of World War II names at the request of a local resident. The names were inscribed onto a slate in the same style as the main plaque.
The inscription reads
Also those who lost their
lives in the 1939-45 war
Richard Edmunds
Thomas Alves
The main inscription reads:
To the memory of the men of this village who lost their lives in the 1914 - 1918 war
Followed by the names of the Fallen:
William Bond
James Bull
Percy Fiddler
Ruben Jeffrey
Arthur Kempster
Herbert Kent
Frederick Millins
George Potts
Neil Primrose
William Randall
Samuel Sayell
Ernest Taylor
Philip Varney
Further information
War Memorials Trust reference WM2352
UK National Inventory of War Memorials: 50278
If you have a concern about this memorial please contact the Trust on conservation@warmemorials.org
