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Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Oadby And Wigston
Town
South Wigston
County
Leicestershire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
55146

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Current location

St. Thomas the Apostle Church
St. Thomas Road
South Wigston
Oadby And Wigston
Leicestershire
LE18 4TA
England

OS Grid Ref: SP 58648 98350
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Rectangular wall mounted brass plaque. Lettering in black and red. Decorative border of leaves and tendrils. Badge of the Leicestershire Regiment heads the plaque.
Inscription
IN MEMORY OF/ LIEUT-COLONEL JOHN MOSSE./ WHO DIED SUDDENLY/ IN THE PERFORMANCE OF HIS DUTY/ WHILE IN COMMAND OF THE DEPOT OF/ THE LEICESTERSHIRE REGIMENT,/ ON THE 17TH JUNE 1916./ IN HIS 56TH YEAR./ ERECTED AS A TRIBUTE OF AFFECTION & RESPECT/ BY THE OFFICERS, WARRANT OFFICERS,/ NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS AND MEN/ WHO SERVED UNDER HIM FROM 4TH AUGUST 1914
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,rank,year died,regiment,forename,manner of death,age of death,additional
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Brass
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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