Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Hall / Institute
- District
- Melton
- Town
- Stathern
- County
- Leicestershire
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 91575
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Current location
Stathern War Memorial Institute
19 Main Street
Stathern
Melton
Leicestershire
LE14 4HW
England
OS Grid Ref: SK 77171 31185
Denomination: Undefined
- Description
- Red brick and half timber hall in faux Tudor style, there are two granite tablets set in to niches in the external wall. Inscriptions are in black capital lettering. A 1923 newspaper report refers to also a dark oak board with over a hundred names (Served) in gold lettering, presumably inside the hall.
- Inscription
- WW1 tablet: IN/ HONOURED MEMORY OF/ (Names)/ WHO DIED FOR US IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 - 1919 WW2 tablet: IN/ HONOURED MEMORY OF/ (Names)/ WHO DIED FOR US IN THE WORLD WAR/ 1939 - 1945
- Inscription legible?
- no
- Names on memorial
- Armstrong, S.
Booth, J.
Booth, W.
Bryett, A. G.
Dakin, J. F.
Dyer, J.
Hall, G. J.
Helsdon, W.
Jackson, B.
Knapp, A.
See details for all 18 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 11
Served and returned: 0
Died: 11
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Initials, surname and rank
Order of information: By rank and then alphabeticallu by surname - Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 6
Served and returned: 0
Died: 6
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Initials, surname and rank
Order of information: By rank and then alphabetically by surname
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Hall
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Brick, Wood - Tablets
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Granite
- Hall
- 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
- Stathern War Memorial Institute
- WMO ID: 218736
- Condition: Undefined [last updated on 29-10-2015]
- Help update these details if the condition is wrong
- History
- Lettering getting weathered
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
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