Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Harborough
Town
Market Harborough
County
Leicestershire
Country
England
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945)
Ceremony
  • Dedicated
    Date: 21st March 1948
    Attended by: Lord Cromwell, National Treasurer of the British Legion and local landowner.
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
55415

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Current location

Corner of High St
& Bowden Lane,
Congregational Church
Bowden Lane
Market Harborough
Harborough
Leicestershire
LE16 7AF
England

OS Grid Ref: SP 73229 87527
Denomination: Congregational

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Description
Horizontally wall mounted rectangular memorial. Foreground is metal plaque with wreath at top centre. Names in two columns, with one name centrally beneath. Centre field framed by lining around all edges, small decorative flourishes at corners. Framed by larger dark wooden board behind with raised edges, carved castellation at edges of plaque.
Inscription
TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN HONOURED MEMORY OF/ (Names)/ WHO MADE THE SUPREME SACRIFICE/ IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR/ 1939 - 1945/ AND IN THANKSGIVING FOR THOSE/ WHOSE LIVES WERE SAVED
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Booth, Arthur James
Gregory, William
James, Felix Charles
Mitchell, Ernest John Thomas
Squire, Roland Henry Traviss
Tilley, Sidney Eric
Timson, Cyril
See details for all 7 names
Commemorations
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 7
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 7
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: forenames, surname
    Order of information: surname
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Brass
  • Backboard
    Measurements: height 400mm, width 650mm
    Materials: Wood
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference
  • Market Harborough Advertiser and Midland Mail - Friday 26 March 1948 MEMORIALS TO 11 UNVEILED (report is rather ambiguous about whether referring to Market Harborough or Great Bowden. Tablet in the Parish Church and similar tablet in the Congregational Church and two seats have been provided on the village green)

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