Memorial details

Memorial type
Roll of honour or book of remembrance
District
Charnwood
Town
Wymeswold
County
Leicestershire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
14762

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Current location

Wymeswold Memorial Hall
Clay Street
Wymeswold
Charnwood
Leicestershire
LE12 6TY
England

OS Grid Ref: SK 60035 23384
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Wall mounted, wide moulded wooden frame & glazed Roll of Honour document with a printed classical styled border in the form of a decoratively adorned wall tablet on which, are a handwritten inscription & names, in black & red inks. The red ink entries are faded but just legible. At the top of the document below the title is a design of two angels looking inwards holding an oval shaped inscription motif with a crown above. Behind the angels are draped Union flags & sections of laurel wreath. Inside Memorial Hall WMR 14761
Inscription
ROLL OF HONOUR / FOR GOD / FOR KING AND COUNTRY / 1914 1918 / IN GRATEFUL MEMORY / OF ALL THOSE WHO AT TEH CALL OF DUTY / WENT OUT FROM THE VILLAGE OF WYMESWOLD / AND GAVE THEIR LIVES IN TEH GREAT WAR / (Names)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Bacon, Albert
Bramall, Colin
Brooks, John Wilfred
Clarke, John Edward
Clarke, Thomas
Collington, James
Collington, John William
Dykes, William Henry
Evans, Eric
Fletcher, James Furmer
See details for all 30 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 30
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 30
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, forename
    Order of information: surname
Components
  • Frame
    Measurements: height 590 mm, width 740 mm
    Materials: Wood
  • Scroll
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Paper
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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