Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- District
- Blaby
- Town
- Croft
- County
- Leicestershire
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 67960
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Current location
St .Michael and All Angels Church
Hill Street
Croft
Blaby
Leicestershire
LE9 3GT
England
OS Grid Ref: SP 51049 96005
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- Long board and a broken pediment with a Latin cross set in it. Below the upper board has the WW1 names in black lettering with red capitals, while the lower board has a red shield with a white cross at the top and the names below with black lettering.
- Inscription
- Upper panel: IN GRATEFUL AND LOVING MEMORY OF/ THE MEN FROM THIS PARISH/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR/ THEIR COUNTRY IN THE/ GREAT WAR 1914 - 1918/ (Names) 1939 - 1945/ (Names)
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 11
Served and returned: 0
Died: 11
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Rank, forename, surname, regiment
Order of information: Alphabetical by surname - Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 7
Served and returned: 0
Died: 7
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Rank, forename, surname, regiment
Order of information: Alphabetical by surname
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Board
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Wood
- Board
- Listing information
- CHURCH OF ST MICHAEL AND ALL SAINTS
- Grade II
- This memorial is protected, and listed on the National Heritage List for England maintained by Historic England. View list entry
- More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
- Condition
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
This record comprises all information held by IWM’s War Memorials Register for this memorial. Where we hold a names list for the memorial, this information will be displayed on the memorial record. Please check back as we are adding more names to the database.
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