Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Composite
- District
- Charnwood
- Town
- Loughborough
- County
- Leicestershire
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 37496
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Current location
Loughborough Grammar School
Burton Walks
Loughborough
Charnwood
Leicestershire
LE11 2DU
England
OS Grid Ref: SK 54038 18918
Denomination: Undefined
- Description
- Exterior wall mounted skeleton-faced clock dial, internal clock mechanism & chimes. Within the building is an associated landscape orientated bronze plaque. Inscription lettering & border in relief .
- Inscription
- Clock face : VIVE UT VIVAS Plaque : THE CLOCK AND CHIMES / WERE PLACED IN THE TOWER ABOVE / IN PROUD MEMORY OF / ROGER BINGHAM TURNER / LIEUT. 3rd BATTALION CHESHIRE REGIMENT / SCHOLAR OF CHARTERHOUSE AND OF JESUS / COLLEGE CAMBRIDGE. THE BELOVED / ELDER SON OF BINGHAM DIXON TURNER / HEADMASTER 1901-1919 AND DORA HIS WIFE / AFTER SERVING IN GALLIPOLI HE FELL IN ACTION / AT SANNA-I-YAT. MESOPOTAMIA / ON THE 9th APRIL 1916 AGED 20 / "Why then, Gods soldier be he"
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Turner, Roger Bingham
See details - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 1
Served and returned: 0
Died: 1
Exact count: yes
Information shown: rank, year died, regiment, place of death, forename, surname, manner of death, age at death, relationships
Order of information: Undefined
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Plaque
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Bronze - Clock
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Metal
- Plaque
- Listing information
- This memorial is not currently listed. Find out how to nominate this memorial for inclusion on the National Heritage List for England
- 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
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