"KIRTLING and UPEND WAR MEMORIAL"
To the eternal memory of the men of KIRTLING and UPEND who died in the service of their country
Two in the Boer War, fourteen in the Great War of 1914-1919 and three in 1939-1945
Kirtling and Upend combined to erect their war memorial on the small green war at the west entrance to Kirtling village, opposite the old "Queen's Head" pub.
The history of the monument has not yet been found A granite, rough hewn, Celtic cross on a 3 stepped plinth set in a square kerbed concrete base. On the face, on the top step is the Dedication:- TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF THE MEN OF KIRTLING WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-198 below this, on the same step, is attached a plate engraved with the names of the fallen from 1939-1945 Between the dates 1939 and 1945 are engraved the names:- JOHN HARROW WILLIAM HOWE A.M.BLOIS E.A.DAINES E.PETTITT F.W.S.BOWYER C.ISAACSON V.C.SHARPE H.A.COLLIN M.LEVELL W.VEARER H.T.CRICK F.PETTITT H.WOOLLARD The are also two individual plaques within All Saints Church and an illuminated, glazed Roll of Honour listing all who served, high lighting those who failed to return
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