Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- District
- North West Leicestershire
- Town
- Coalville
- County
- Leicestershire
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Ceremony
- Unveiled
Date: 24 May 1922
Attended by: WA Brockington, Director of County Education and Canon Broughton
- Unveiled
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 37854
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Current location
Stephenson College
Thornborough Rd
Coalville
North West Leicestershire
Leicestershire
LE67 3TN
England
OS Grid Ref: SK 42225 15277
Denomination: Undefined
- Previous locations
- BRIDGE ROAD SCHOOL
Bridge Rd
Coalville
North West Leicestershire
Leicestershire
England
OS Grid Ref: SK 420 130
Denomination: Undefined - The Newbridge School
Forest Road
Coalville
North West Leicestershire
Leicestershire
LE67 3SJ
England
OS Grid Ref: SK 42945 13477
Denomination: Undefined - Show More (1)
- BRIDGE ROAD SCHOOL
- Description
- Rough hewn Leicestershire granite stone with inset smooth tablet. Inscription in gilt lettering.
- Inscription
- In grateful remembrance/ of/ Teachers/ (Names)/ and Scholars/ (Names)/ who died for their country/ in the Great War 1914-18/ "How can man die better!"/ Macauley
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Kelham, E. Victor
Marsh, John J.
Scott, Frederick
Tivey, Fred J.
See details for all 4 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 7
Served and returned: 0
Died: 7
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Surname, Forename or initial, regiment, honour
Order of information: 2 Teachers are listed above 5 Scholars, then Surname
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Memorial
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Undefined
- Memorial
- 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
- History
- The memorial was 'lost' in an overgrown area for some years, rediscovered and restored at some time before 2005 according to Leicestershire War Memorials (See References).
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Sponsorship
- Private
Details: The stone was donated by Mr Fitzmaurice and Mr Preston of the Cliff Hill Quarry - Reference
- Coalville Times 26 May 1922 p8
- www.leicestershirewarmemorials.co.uk/war/memorials/view/259
- Leicester Mail 24 May 1922 p1
- Leicester Chronicle 27 May 1922 p1
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