Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- District
- Leicester
- Town
- Leicester
- County
- Leicestershire
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 67618
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Current location
Newarke House Museum
The Newarke
Leicester
Leicester
Leicestershire
LE2 7BY
England
OS Grid Ref: SK 58363 04114
Denomination: Undefined
- Previous locations
- Gateway School (College)
Fairfax Street
Leicester
Leicester
Leicestershire
LE4 9FH
England
OS Grid Ref: SK 61330 06709
Denomination: Undefined
- Gateway School (College)
- Description
- Rectangular tablet with the school badge encircled by a wreath and the names in two columns in red lettering below.
- Inscription
- (School badge)/IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF/ THE OLD BOYS OF/ THE GATEWAY SCHOOL/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN/ THE WORLD WAR 1939-145/ (Names)
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Bakewell, V. J.
Barnacle, W. R.
Barratt, A.
Bentley, A. J.
Bentley, G.
Beresford, E. S.
Bilney, D.
Bonner, F. R.
Bramley, G. B.
Brawn, B. J.
See details for all 46 names - Commemorations
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 46
Served and returned: 0
Died: 46
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Surname, initials
Order of information: Alphabetical by surname
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Components
- Tablet
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Stone
- Tablet
- 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 - Responsibility
- Newarke House Museum
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