Leighton Buzzard

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All Saints Church

Church Square

Leighton Buzzard

LU7 1AE

England

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Status: On original site
Type: Freestanding
Location: External
Setting: Roadside
Description: Obelisk
Materials:
  • Stone Granite
Lettering: Incised
Conflicts:
  • First World War (1914-1918)
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
  • Korean War (1950-1953)
About the memorial: The Leighton Buzzard War Memorial stands in Church Square. It is reputed to be unique amongst British Memorials, being at the time (and possibly still is), the largest single block of granite ever quarried in the British Isles. The block is 25 feet 3 inches high and 3 feet 2 inches square, weighing 22 tons. The Monolith was quarried in the Shap quarries about 1870 and remained in Messrs. Farmer and Brindley's yard at Westminster, until it was brought to Leighton in 1920. The erection of the memorial took three days to complete, and during this, Mr Harry Yirrell and Mr Fletcher Brotherton, placed a lead tube containing silver and copper coins of the realm, in a bolt hole at the base, directly under the centre of the granite block. An unveiling and dedication service took place on the second Anniversary of Armistace - 11th November 1920. The memorial was originally surrounded by railings (now lost) and the stone benches form part of the original composition and are included in the List description.
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THIS MONOLITH IS ERECTED IN HONOURED MEMORY OF THE LEIGHTON BUZZARD MEN WHO FELL IN DEFENCE OF THEIR KING AND COUNTRY 1914 - 1919

PTE. H. ABEL, PTE. F. ADAMS, PTE. E. G. ADAMS, PTE. J. ADAMS, PTE. A. H. ADCOCK, PTE. H. C. ANDREWS, PTE. W. G. ARIS, PTE. R. ATKINS, PTE. J. W. AUGER, 1st A.M. P. W. AVERY, PTE. S. W. BAKER, SGT. R. J. BEAUMONT, PTE. J. BIERTON, PTE. A. BOLTON, PTE. C. BOON, L. CPL. F. BOYCE D.C.M., SGT. W. BRANDOM, PTE. H. BRANSOM, 2nd LT. F. C. BRASINGTON, PTE. J. F. BROWN, PTE. B. F. BROWN, GNR. J. G. BUTCHER, SPR. R. P. BUTCHER, PTE. G. CHURCH, PTE. J. T. CLARE, PTE. W. T. CLARE, PTE. F. W. CLEAVER, SIG. A. J. COOK, PTE. E. CORNISH, PTE. G. COSBY, PTE. A. J. DAWSON, PTE. W. DAWSON, TRPR. C. G. DAY, PTE. W. E. DEAN, CPL. P. H. DIMMOCK, PTE. F. DIMMOCK, PTE. W. A. DINHAM, PTE. A. J. DUDLEY, SGT. W. EGGLETON, PTE. W. EVANS, PTE. A. J. FAULKNER, PTE. R. K. FOXON, 2nd LT. J. D. FRIPP, A.B. A. J. GALLOWAY, PTE. G. GARNETT, PTE. W. GARNETT, GNR E. J. GASKIN, L.CPL. C. F. GIBBS, PTE. A. T. GIDDINGS, SGT. J. GINGER, TRPR. L. GIRLING, CPL. W. J. GOING, PTE. F. H. GOING, PTE. H. GOING, PTE. E. J. GOODMAN 2nd LT. C. H. GREEN, PTE. G. GRIFFIN, GNR. H. E. GRIFFITHS, PTE. F. C. GROOM, GNR W. J. HACK, PTE. C. HALL, PTE. H. G. HALL, L.CPL. G. HALSEY, SGT. E. J. HARRIS, SGT C. HARRIS, PTE. W. HART, L.CPL. J. HELEY, GNR. S. HOLLAND, PTE. W. R. HOLMES, PTE. E. HOLMES M.M., PTE. A. HORN, PTE. J. HORN, DVR. G. HUMBLES, DVR. W. HUMBLES, PTE. R. J. HYDE, PTE. T. HYDE, PTE. F. G. JAKEMAN, PTE. H. JANES, SGT. G. A. JANES, PTE. C. JANES, PTE. C. R. JOHNSON, PTE. M. L. JOHNSON, CPL. J. G. JORDAN, PTE. G. KEEN, PTE. A. KEMBER, PTE. T. G. KEMPSTER, PTE. J. KING, PTE. F. J. KING, A.B. G. A. KING, PTE. T. W. KITELEY, PTE. A. H. LANCASTER, PTE. J. LAWSON, 2nd LT. J. A. LEE, CPL. H. J. LUCK, PTE. E. H. LUCK, PTE. S. J. LUCK, PTE. A. McCUBBIN, PTE. J. MAJOR, SIG. P. W. MARKS, PTE. A. T. MASON, C.S.M. E. R. MATTHEWS M.M., GNR. F. C. MEAD, PTE. J. J. MEAD, PTE. F. MEAD, TRPR. R. MILES, PTE. L. MOORE, PTE. W. NASH, PTE. J. G. NEWBURY, PTE. E. F. ODELL, PTE. W. PAGE, PTE. H. J. PANTLING PTE. S. J. PANTLING, SPR. L. PANTLING, SGT. J. H. PARKER, PTE. W. PARSONS, PTE. A. J. PAYNE, PTE. L. PAYNE, TRPR. A. A. PEARSON, PTE. W. G. PEASE, PTE. F. E. PERRY, PTE. R. E. PHILLIPS, PTE. F. PHILLIPS, RFN. A. G. PLUMMER, LT. A. J. POUCHOT D.C.M., PTE. G. PRATT, PTE. J. A. PROCTOR, PTE. E. G. PURYER, PTE. H. A. QUICK, PTE. F. J. QUICK, PTE. J. RAYNER, L.CPL. T. E. REDDING, SPR. W. REEVE, 2nd LT. F. R. RICHMOND, CAPT. H. S. RICHMOND, PTE. S. ROBERTS, PTE. G. T. ROSE, PTE. G. W. ROWE, CPL. F. C. RUFFHEAD, PTE. A. SAMUEL, SPR. R. SANFORD, PTE. J. B. SHCKLETON, PTE. H. SHACKLETON, PTE. S. SHEPHERD, PTE. H. SMITH, PTE. R. SMITH, PTE. J. SMITH, PTE. W. A. SMITH, PTE. J. SMITH, PTE. A. J. SMITH, PTE. W. N. STEADMAN, PTE. J. N. STEADMAN, CPL. T. J. STEVENS, PTE. W. STEVENS, SPR. W. S. STEVENS, PTE. H. G. STEVENS, PTE. W. STEVENS, PTE. E. J. TEW, SPR. A. THOMPSON, RFN. A. J. TILBROOK, C.S.M. W. D. TOE M.M., PTE. W. TOMS, LT. H. A. R. TOOLEY, CPL. G. L. TOWERS, TRPR. H. B. TURNEY, PTE. T. UNDERWOOD, SPR. F. WARD, L.CPL. J. WERNHAM, PTE. F. J. WEST, L.CPL. W. S. WHYBROW, PTE. L. G. WHITBREAD, L.CPL. B. F. WHITMAN, , Second World War 1939-1945, , SPR. F. G. BADCOCK, PTE. H. P. BAINES, GNR. R. G. BASTIN, PTE. G. H. BILLINGHAM, CAPT. R. W. BUTLER, GNR. A. J. COOPER, PTE. A. J. CLARK, GNR. H. T. CLAYTON, A.B. A. V. CREIGHTON, STOKER P. DAVIES, CPL. W. J. DELL, SGT. R. H. DENNISON, A.B. C. G. EGGLETON, SGT.OB. R. L. FITSELL, SGT. C. S. FLEMMING, SGT. F. J. FOSTER, A.C.I. W. G. GARNER, ADJT. S. A. E. GASKIN, BDR. K. GILBERT, CPL. E. H. GILL, P.O. A. C. GRIFFIN PTE. F. GROVES PTE. C. E. HEWITT PTE. S. T. J. HYDE CFN. W. JARDINE, MAJOR L. J. JORDAN, PTE. F. J. KING, A.C.I. W. J. KING, PTE. W. J. LANCASTER, L.SGT. H. J. LAW, PTE. W. H. LEE, L.CPL. F. LINNEY, PTE. P. C. MARKS, PTE. A. H. MORRIS, P.O. C. T. MORSE, L.BDR. K. OLNEY, SURG.LT. S. W. PRATT, MARINE V. PRUDENT, 2nd LT. G. A. ROWE, MARINE E. G. SIFLEET, CPL. H. P. SIMMS, PTE. K. E. D. SMITH, F.O. L. F. STANNARD, MARINE C. E. STEVENS, SGT. W. C. WARD, PTE. R. WASHINGTON, DRIVER C. J. WEST, GNR S. BRAY, L.BDR. W. J. WHITMAN, GNR. R. W. J. WOODLAND, FUSILIER P. W. WRAY, MAJOR J. H. PROCTER 1950, KOREAN WAR 1950 - 53, PTE. G. HYDE,

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