New Bradwell War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Milton Keynes local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 February 2017. Memorial.
New Bradwell War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- graven-ledge-autumn
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Milton Keynes
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 10 February 2017
- Type
- Memorial
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
MATERIALS: Portland stone.
DESCRIPTION: New Bradwell War Memorial is located within New Bradwell Cemetery. It consists of a sculpture of a Private of the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry. The figure is standing to attention with a rifle at his side. He stands on three steps which rise from a square plinth with and entablature embellished with carved decorative details. The plinth is set upon a three-stepped base.
The inscriptions are in lead lettering and the main dedication reads TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN MEMORY OF THE BRAVE MEN/ OF THE PARISH OF BRADWELL/ WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 – 1918/ (NAMES). The rear is inscribed with the names of the fallen from the Second World War preceded by 1939 – 1945. One side of the plinth is incised OUR GLORIOUS DEAD. The final face reads FOR COUNTRY. The first step of the base has a note about the erection of the memorial TO FULFIL THE PROMISE OF PRIVATE/ ROBERT KYLIE JP. CA./ THIS MONUMENT WAS ERECTED BY HIS FAMILY.
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