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Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
North West Leicestershire
Town
Blackfordby
County
Leicestershire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Maker
MORIA (Mason)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 1920
    Attended by: UNKNOWN
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
14824

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Current location

St. Margaret's Church
Main Street
Blackfordby
North West Leicestershire
Leicestershire
DE11 8AB
England

OS Grid Ref: SK 33046 18133
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Corbelled marble tablet with base shelf, surmounted by a nowy-headed pediment, attached to a wall mounted dark marble backboard. Incised inscription infilled in black paint with specific letters in red paint. Within the pediment in relief is a centrally located crown surmounted by a cross & encircled with a wreath.
Inscription
Pediment : 1914 1919 / Tablet : TO THE GLORY OF GOD and in Sacred Memory of / the men of this Parish who gave their lives / IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1919. / (28 NAMES in two columns) / Base shelf : FAITHFUL UNTO DEATH.
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Adcock, C
Ames, J. S. J.
Bloor, J
Bradbury, C R
Buckley, F C
Cash, H W
Cook, J
Fairbrother, G
Gent, W H
Hall, L
See details for all 28 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 28
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 28
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Forename initials, surname
    Order of information: Surname
Components
  • Tablet
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Marble
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Responsibility
St. Margaret's Church

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