Memorial

Hallaton 45 Sentinals

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Current Location

The Cross, Hallaton, Harborough, Leicestershire, LE16 8UA, England

SP 78790 96521

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Type of Memorial: Avenue / Tree or grove
WMR Reference Number: 112470
Description: Fortyfive oak trees planted around Hallaton, with a map with a numbered key close to Hallaton Cross. Each tree has an engraved plaque.
Inscription: The 45 Sentinals/ The 45 oak trees numbered on the map, were planted as a living memorial to the/ 41 men connected to Hallaton who died in the Great War and the four who died in the/ Second World War/ Their names are on our War Memorial and there is a book with short biographies/ of each man in the Memorial corner in the church./ Each tree has an engraved plaque with the man's name, regiment and date of death./ (Names)

Tree

Made from: Plant Material

Condition: Good

Plaque

Made from: Metal

Condition: Good

Kenyon, Denis. "The 45 Sentinels of Hallaton - a Living Memorial." The Harborough Historican, issue 38, October 2021, pp29-35.