Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- District
- Oadby And Wigston
- Town
- Wigston
- County
- Leicestershire
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 70681
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Current location
St Peter's Church
Wigston Road
Wigston
Oadby And Wigston
Leicestershire
LE2 5QE
England
OS Grid Ref: SK 62377 00393
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- Recatngular board with a carved wreath at the top encircling "OADBY". Each side are laurel drapes and the names carved in two columns centrally.
- Inscription
- 1939 OADBY 1945/ IN REMEMBRANCE OF/ THOSE OF THIS PARISH WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ IN THE WORLD WAR/ (Names)
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Commemorations
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 42
Served and returned: 0
Died: 42
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Forename, surname.
Order of information: Surname.
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Components
- Board
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Wood
- Board
- 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
This record comprises all information held by IWM’s War Memorials Register for this memorial. Where we hold a names list for the memorial, this information will be displayed on the memorial record. Please check back as we are adding more names to the database.
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