Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Rutland
Town
Exton
County
Leicestershire
Country
England
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945), First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
14809

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Current location

East end of the south aisle
St Peter & St Paul's Church
Private drive off Oakham Road
Exton
Rutland
Leicestershire
LE15 8AX
England

OS Grid Ref: SK 92054 11192
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Two, associated wall mounted stone tablets set below the original figure of Christ from the village war memorial (WM Ref. 14807). The WW1 tablet has a winged cherub above and swag of flowers below the central panel bearing which bears the incised inscription. The smaller WW2 memorial is an eight-sided, moulded-edge tablet with incised inscription infilled in black. Adjacent to the tablets are a plaque giving details of the original figure of Christ from the village war memorial, and a framed and glazed article from the Rutland & Stamford News dated 11 October 1922 giving full details of the village war memorial.
Inscription
WW1 tablet : REMEMBER/ WITH GRATITUDE/ (Names)/ WHO DIED IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 - 1918/ Eternal Rest grant them, O Lord. / WW2 tablet : 1939 - 1945/ (Names) Figure of Christ plaque: THE FIGURE OF CHRIST/ IS THE ORIGINAL FROM THE/ VILLAGE WAR MEMORIAL,/ REPLACED IN 1995. THE/ LEGS HAVE BEEN REMODELLED.
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Bottomley, Edward
Bottomley, Tom
Brown, Martin
Bryan, Joseph
Bullimore, Fred
Bullimore, William
Castle, Charles
Corner, Richard
Dalby, Cyril
Grant, William
See details for all 19 names
Commemorations
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 4
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 4
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Surname, forename, initials
    Order of information: Surname
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 15
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 15
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Surname, forename, initials
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Tablets
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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