Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Harborough
Town
Market Harborough
County
Leicestershire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
67970

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Current location

Inner lobby entrance door.
Robert Smyth School
Burnmill Road
Market Harborough
Harborough
Leicestershire
LE16 7JG
England

OS Grid Ref: SP 73206 88167
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Two identical boards with the school badge at the top, one each side of the inner lobby entrance door.
Inscription
Left board: TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN HONOURED/ MEMORY OF THE OLD/ BOYS OF THIS SCHOOL/ WHO LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES/ IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 - 1918/ (Names) Right board: TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN HONOURED/ MEMORY OF THE OLD/ BOYS OF THIS SCHOOL/ WHO LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES/ IN THE SECOND GREAT WAR/ 1939 - 1945./ (Names)
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 23
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 23
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Surnames.
    Order of information: Surname.
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 25
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 25
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Surnames.
    Order of information: Surname.
Components
  • Board
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wood
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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