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Memorial details

Memorial type
Roll of honour or book of remembrance
District
Leicester
Town
Leicester
County
Leicestershire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
50900

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Current location

NEW WALK HOUSES MUSEUM
Leicester
Leicester
Leicestershire
England

OS Grid Ref: SK 580 040
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
WOODEN ROLL OF HONOUR WITH PAINTING OF SOLIDER AND SAILOR ABOVE THE DEDICATION AND THREE COLUMNS OF NAMES WIDE PLAIN BORDER AND WITH PAINTING OF OIL ON CANVAS OF A SOLDIER AND SAILOR STANDING IN FRONT OF A UNION FLAG LOOKING OUT TO SEA. NAMES OF THOSE WHO FOUGHT ARE PAINTED ONTO THE WOOD WITH A RED CROSS FOR THOSE WHO DIED AND A WHITE LINE FOR THOSE WOUNDED. A PAINTED RED ROSE IS ON EITHER SIDE OF THE ROLL OF HONOUR.
Inscription
ROLL OF HONOUR/ BELOW ARE THE HONOURED NAMES OF THE MEMBERS OF/ THE STAFF OF MESSRS T ROBERTS & SONS/ WHO TOOK UP ARMS IN THE GREAT EUROPEAN WAR 1914 - 1919/ (NAMES)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Allen, R
Antcliff, G
Barrett
Beasley, E
Birkett, C H
Braisby, S
Breward
Britt
Brown, I
Brown, T C H
See details for all 91 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 126
    Served and returned: 115
    Died: 11
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: surname,rank,regiment,additional,decorations
    Order of information: surname,rank,regiment,decorations,additional
Components
  • Roll of honour
    Measurements: height C 6 FT, width C 3 FT
    Materials: Wood
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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