Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Melton
Town
Croxton Kerrial
County
Leicestershire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
50591

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Current location

North aisle wall
St. Botolph & St. John the Baptist Church
Middle Street
Croxton Kerrial
Melton
Leicestershire
NG32 1QP
England

OS Grid Ref: SK 83530 29498
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Wall mounted grey marble backboard with triangular-headed pediment, surmounted by a white marble tablet also with triangular-headed pediment. Tablet is further supported at its base by two corbels. Cross at apex of tablet, beneath which, is a decorated marble block surmounted by a projected carving of the head & face of Jesus. At each of the top corners is a square marble boss with a flower head in relief. Horizontal brown marble dado rail wraps around tablet beneath pediment & below this, is the incised inscription area, lettering infilled in black and all enclosed by a moulded brown marble border. Shelf below inscription border with a freestanding vase at each end.
Inscription
+/ THIS TABLET WAS ERECTED/ BY THE INHABITANTS OF CROXTON KERRIAL/ AS A MARK OF GRATITUDE TO THE MEMORY OF THOSE/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE CAUSE OF JUSTICE/ AND RIGHT IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1918./ (Names)/ 'NEITHER SHALL THEY LEARN WAR ANY MORE' Isaiah II.2.
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Asher, Cecil Frederick
Bass, Joseph Thurlby
Bass, Thomas
Burrows, Thomas
Burrows, Walter
Dewey, George Henry
Farnsworth, Campbell Victor
Jackson, Arthur John
Mackley, John Henry
Musson, George Porter
See details for all 16 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 16
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 16
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Surname, forename
    Order of information: Surname
Components
  • Tablet
    Measurements: width c 1220 mm
    Materials: Marble
  • Backboard
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Marble - Grey
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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