Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Leicester
Town
Leicester
County
Leicestershire
Country
England
Commemoration
Second World War - civilians
Maker
Aylestone Park residents group (Designer)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
73274

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Current location

Corner of Cavendish Road & Richmond Road,
Ecumenical Church of the Nativity
Cavendish Road
Leicester
Leicester
Leicestershire
LE2 7PL
England

OS Grid Ref: SK 58301 01995
Denomination: Anglican / Methodist

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Description
Exterior wall mounted, landscape orientated metal plaque with inscription & names. Black lettering on white background.
Inscription
Cavendish Road War Memorial / In memory of the six civilians who died in Leicester's first air raid of the Second / World War by the Luftwaffe on 21st August 1940. / We remember / (3 Names) / All lived in Saffron Hill Road / (3 Names) / All lived in Cavendish Road / All buried at Saffron Hill Cemetery / May They Rest In Peace
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Chafer, Annie
Chafer, Frederick
Machin, Ada Majorie
Payne, Sarah Ann
Smith, Dorothy
Smith, Irene
See details for all 6 names
Commemorations
  • Second World War - civilians
    Total names on memorial: 6
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 6
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Forename, surname, age at death, manner of death, place of death, place of burial, additional
    Order of information: Surname
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Metal
Listing information
Condition
History
September 2017 : New memorial attached to Church building.
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Public
Details: Aylestone Park residents group.
Responsibility
Aylestone Park residents group

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