Memorial

Brampton Memorial Centre and Gardens, including Brampton Old Scouts and the 1st Air Division of United States Army Air Force

Stone tablet re playing fields (east wall of Brampton Memorial Centre)

Source: Copyright Jane King

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Within the Centre are the wooden board re Brampton's casualties from both World Wars & the metal plaque re the 8th USAAF link to Brampton; outside are the tablets re the playing fields & 13 WW2 memorial trees + the trees themselves., Brampton Memorial Centre, Thrapston Road (B1514), Brampton, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, PE28 4TD, England

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TL 21224 71072

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Composite
WMR Reference Number: 8409
Description: Large park, with a sizeable community hall and sports/playing fields. At the southern end of the park are various memorial trees, including those planted to commemorate Brampton's fallen of World War 2 and the copper beech tree commemorating the Brampton Old Scouts who died in both World Wars.
Inscription: Steel plaque: MEMORIAL TREES/ THE 47 TREES ON THE VERGES OF THRAPSTON ROAD/ WERE DONATED BY THE LATE MR & MRS PERKINS/ IN MEMORY OF THE 47 MEN OF BRAMPTON WHO/ GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE 1914-1918 WAR/ ON THE PLAYING FIELDS ARE 13 TREES PLANTED BY/ THE BRAMPTON BRANCH ROYAL BRITISH LEGION/ IN MEMORY OF THE 13 MEN WHO FELL/ IN THE 1939-1945 CONFLICT Stone tablet: THESE PLAYING FIELDS/ ARE A MEMORIAL TO THE 60 MEN/ OF BRAMPTON VILLAGE WHO GAVE/ THEIR LIVES IN TWO WORLD WARS/ 1914-1918 AND 1939-1945/ "WE WILL REMEMBER THEM" Wooden board: In memory of the men of Brampton who gave/ their lives in the First and Second World Wars/ 1914-1918/ (47 names)/ 1939-1945/ (13 names) Steel plaque: This plaque is a token of appreciation/ of the generous support given to this/ village war memorial by/ 1st Air Division/ 8th U.S. Army Air Force/ It commemorates the happy/ relations existing between the/ American Forces and the people/ of Brampton during the years/ 1942-1945 Former brass plaque (now lost) that hung on the old pavilion: THIS PLAQUE IS A TOKEN OF THE GENEROUS/ SUPPORT GIVEN BY THE 1ST AIR DIVISION OF THE/ 8TH AIR FORCE, USA ARMY, TO THIS VILLAGE/ WAR MEMORIAL, AND COMMEMORATES THE HAPPY/ RELATIONS EXISTING BETWEEN THE AMERICAN/ FORCES AND THE PEOPLE OF BRAMPTON DURING/ THE YEARS 1942 AND 1945 Steel plaque: This copper beech tree is a memorial/ to the/ Brampton Old Scouts/ who gave their lives/ in the two World Wars./ It was planted in the winter of 1952/ by Miss Layton Blunt/ of the Baden Powell Guild of Old Scouts.

Commemoration

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 47
Died: 47
Information shown: Forename and surname
Order of names: Alphabetical by surname
Additional Information: This information is on the wooden board in the foyer.

War: Second World War (1939-1945)
Number Commemorated: 13
Died: 13
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TL 21224 71072

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Brampton Memorial Centre and Gardens, including Brampton Old Scouts and the 1st Air Division of United States Army Air Force

Current Location

OS Grid Reference

Names listed on this memorial

Contribute to the War Memorials Register

Memorial Details

Commemoration

Brampton Memorial Centre and Gardens, including Brampton Old Scouts and the 1st Air Division of United States Army Air Force

Current Location

OS Grid Reference

Names listed on this memorial

Contribute to the War Memorials Register

Memorial Details

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