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    Memorial

    Bletchley - WW1 and WW2

    Bletchley Central

    Source: Copyright Stuart Burke

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    Current Location

    On the south side of Queensway, outside the school. , Knowles Junior School, Queensway, Bletchley, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, MK2 2EH, England

    OS Grid Reference

    SP 87802 33819

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    Type of Memorial
    Obelisk
    WMR Reference Number
    8252
    Description
    Square obelisk on square plinth and two-stepped base. Sword of sacrifice on front face of obelisk. The principal dedicatory inscription is on the front face of the pedestal, the names of the First World War dead are carved into the right and left hand sides of the pedestal, the names of the Second Word War dead on the rear face. The whole is set in a gated memorial garden.
    Inscription
    6 O'Clock Face: THE / GLORIOUS / DEAD / 1914-1918 / 1939-1945 12 O'Clock Face: 1939-1945
    War
    First World War (1914-1918)
    Number Commemorated
    69
    Died
    69
    Information shown
    Initials, surname
    Order of names
    Alphabetically by surname
    War
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Number Commemorated
    25
    Died
    25
    Information shown
    Initials, surname
    Order of names
    Alphabetically by surname
    Maker(s)
    • Major John Chadwick, Architect

    • Messrs Yirrell of Leighton Buzzard, Builder

    Maintenance History
    Cleaned and restored in May 2018

    Ceremonies

    Unveiled

    8 January 1921

    Colonel Broome-Giles CB

    Components

    Obelisk

    Made from: Stone - Portland


    Condition: Good


  • Bucks Advertiser 15 January 1921
  • North Buck Times 10 February 1920
  • Wolverton Express 14 January 1921
  • Bletchley and Fenny Stratford Town Council, https://www.bletchleyfennystratford-tc.gov.uk/queensway-war-memorial, accessed 31st January 2024