Memorial

Borough Of Luton War Memorial

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Current Location

Town square edged by Manchester Street, St George Street, and Upper George Street, Luton Town Hall, Manchester Street, Luton, Luton, Bedfordshire, LU1 2BQ, England

OS Grid Reference

TL 09024 21316

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Allegory (eg: Victory)
WMR Reference Number: 7563
Description: Robed, winged female figure apparently representing Peace, right arm raised holding a palm frond, standing on a cenotaph with four-stepped base. WW1 names inscribed on cenotaph and WW2 names on plaques mounted on base steps. (During the construction of this memorial, a copy of the Luton WW1 Book of Remembrance was deposited within it by the Mayor of Luton. The official copy of that Book, which lists the details of 1284 men of Luton who died in WW1, is now in Wardown House Museum and Gallery - see our reference WMR 99722).
Inscription: 6 o'clock face: (Names)/ 1922/ ERECTED/ BY/ PUBLIC SUBSCRIPTION/ (Names) 9 o'clock face: (Names)/ GREATER LOVE HATH/ NO MAN THAN THIS/ THAT A MAN LAY/ DOWN HIS LIFE/ FOR HIS FRIENDS./ (Names) 12 o'clock face: (Names)/ BOROUGH OF LUTON/ IN MEMORY OF/ THE MEN OF LUTON/ WHO FELL/ IN THE GREAT WAR/ THE TABLETS ON THE LOWER PLINTH COMMEMORATE/ THE MEN AND WOMEN OF LUTON WHO FELL IN THE / SECOND WORLD WAR/ AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN AND IN THE MORNING WE WILL REMEMBER THEM/ (Names) 3 o'clock face: (Names)/ THEY GAVE THE MOST THAT MAN/ CAN GIVE LIFE ITSELF FOR GOD/ FOR KING AND COUNTRY FOR/ LOVED ONES HOME AND EMPIRE/ FOR THE SACRED CAUSE OF/ JUSTICE AND FREEDOM/ OF THE WORLD

Commemoration

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 1285
Died: 1284
Information shown: Surname, forename, decorations
Order of names: Alphabetically

War: Second World War (1939-1945)
Number Commemorated: 672
Died: 672
Information shown: Surname, forename, decorations
Order of names: Alphabetically

History

Maker(s): Sir William Hamo Thornycroft RA, Architect
Sir Reginald Blomfield RA, Architect
Costs: £4,100
Sponsor Type: public

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Borough Of Luton War Memorial

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Borough Of Luton War Memorial

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Memorial Details

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