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Memorial before works - Taken by Mr Christopher Garrand 27 Apr 2013
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Duke of Bedford war memorial - Taken by WMT 30 Sep 2013
Reference WMO/120851
Edit memorial name, location & addressCan you help?
In 2012, WMT gave a grant towards this war memorial. As it has been a number of years since the grant was given, we would like an up-to-date condition survey and photographs to be added to this war memorial record. Can you help?
- Metal Metal (any)
- Stone Stone (any)
- First World War (1914-1918)
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6 O'Clock Face: TO YOU WHO PASS IN QUEST OF HAPPY HOURS/ BEHOLD THE PRICE AT WHICH THOSE HOURS/ WERE BOUGHT STREW HERE THE FRAGRANCE OF MEMORIAL FLOWERS/ THE SILENT TRIBUTE OF A GRATEFUL THOUGHT IN MEMORY OF/ SEVEN HUNDRED AND SEVEN/ OFFICERS WARRANT OFFICERS/ NON COMMISSIONED OFFICERS/ AND MEN OF THE BEDFORDSHIRE REGIMENT/ WHO WERE TRAINED AT THE/ AMPTHILL CAMP/ AND WHO FELL FIGHTING IN THE/ GREAT WAR OF 1914-1918/ THIS CROSS IS ERECTED/ BY THEIR FIRST COMMANDING OFFICER/ HERBRAND XI DUKE OF BEDFORD/ GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS/ THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS 9 O'Clock Face: STILL STANDS THIS CROSS FROM THAT DREAD/ HOUR TO THIS/ ERE SOME BRIGHT STAR ABOVE THE DARK ABYSS/ STILL THROUGH THE VEIL THE VICTOR STANDS/ LOOK DOWN TO THE (...) LANDS (?)/ LEST WE FORGET 2237/ OFFICERS AND MEN JOINED OF THEIR OWN FREE/ WILL UNDER VOLUNTARY ENLISTMENT/ NOT A MAN WAS ABSENT FROM PARADE WHEN/ THIS DRAFT MARCHED OUT OF THE CAMP FOR THE FRONT; COMPULSORY MILITARY SERVICE BECAME LAW IN 1916/ AMPTHILL PARK THEN CEASED TO BE A TRAINING/ CAMP FOR VOLUNTEERS AND BECAME A DEPOT AT WHICH/ 8569 MEN RETURNING WOUNDED AND INVALIDED/ FROM THE EXPEDITIONARY FORCES RECEIVED REMIEDIAL/ TREATMENT 3543/ OF THESE MEN RETURNED TO THE FRONT LINE/ 10604 MEN/ PASSED THROUGH THE CAMP BETWEEN NOVEMBER 1914/ AND MARCH 1919/ REMEMBER THE LORD GREAT AND TERRIBLE/ AND FIGHT FOR YOUR BRETHREN YOUR SONS/ YOUR DAUGHTERS YOUR WIVES AND YOUR HOMES 12 O'Clock Face: PROUD YOU GATHERED RANK ON RANK TO WAR/ AS WHO HAD HEARD GOD'S MESSAGE FROM AFAR/ ALL YOU HAD HOPED FOR ALL YOU HAD YOU/ GAVE TO SAVE MANKIND YOURSELVES YOU SCORNED/ TO SAVE "HISTORY OF AMPTHILL CAMP"/ LORD KITCHENER WHEN SECRETARY OF STATE FOR WAR/ SPEAKING IN THE HOUSE OF LORDS IN SEPTEMBER 1914/ SAID "IF ANY RETIRED OFFICER COMPETENT TO TRAIN/ TROOPS HAS NOT YET APPLIED I HOPE HE WILL/ COMMUNICATE WITH ME AT THE WAR OFFICE/ IN WRITING" THE DUKE OF BEDFORD APPLIED AND CONSTRUCTED IN/ THE SPACE OF 2 MONTHS A HUTTED CAMP IN/ AMPTHILL PARK FOR THE ACCOMODATION OF 1000 MEN/ THIS CAMP WAS KNOWN AS THE BEDFORDSHIRE TRAINING/ DEPOT WHICH UNDER THE DUKE'S COMMAND FORMED A/ UNIT OF THE COUNTY REGIMENT AND SUPPLIED DRAFTS OF/ MEN TO 6 BEDFORDSHIRE BATTALIONS THE/ REGULAR ARMY SERVING IN FRANCE AND ITALY/ THE RECRUITING AREA COMPRISED BEDFORDSHIRE/ HERTFORDSHIRE AND HUNTINGDONSHIRE 3 O'Clock Face: O VALIANT HEARTS WHO TO YOUR GLORY CAME/ THROUGH DUST OF CONFLICT AND THRU BATTLE FLAME/ TRANQUIL YOU LIE, YOUR KNIGHTLY VIRTUE PROVED/ YOUR MEMORY HALLOWED IN THE LAND YOU LOVED/ THE CROSS OVERLOOKS THE HOLLOW/ DOWN WHICH 2235 OFFICERS AND MEN/ PASSED WHEN/ ON COMPLETION OF THEIR TRAINING/ THEY LEFT THE/ CAMP AT AMPTHILL/ TO JOIN THE/ BATTLE LINE IN FRANCE/ THE ROLL OF HONOUR ON THE BASE/ ON THE CROSS SHOWS THE SEVEN HUNDRED AND SEVEN/ WHO WERE DESTINED NEVER TO RETURN/ DEATH (...) 4.30 O'Clock Face: (Names) 7.30 O'Clock Face: (Names)
Grade II (England)
1391727
Ampthill Conservation Area
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Ampthill Town Council