Memorial

Whissendine - The Fallen of WW1

Whissendine - The Fallen of WW1 framed photo board detail

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Current Location

Held locked within the bell tower, St. Andrews Church, Main Street, Whissendine, Rutland, Leicestershire, LE15 7ES, England

SK 83314 14307

Church of England

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Type of Memorial: Roll of honour or book of remembrance
WMR Reference Number: 113612
Description: A framed and glazed, landscape orientated photo board of those lost in WW1. At centre is a printed sheet with portrait images of those lost in WW1, a further two images and full details for each man are on the surrounding board face. Two poppy images are in diagonal corners
Inscription: Main board: The Men from Whissendine who fell/ in the Defence of the Empire (from/ the words on the church Memorial)/ (Names)/ Printed photo sheet: WHISSENDINE/ So nigh is grandeur to our dust,/ So near is God to man;/ When duty whispers low "Thou must"/ The youth replies "I can" [From the poem "Voluntaries" by Ralph Waldo Emerson]

Roll of honour

Height: c600mm

Width: c1200mm

Made from: Paper

Condition: Good