Nottingham Journal 25/11/1950 (page 5) reported that the unveiling would take place the following day: "Leicester City Police memorial A memorial to the 12 members the Leicester City Police Force who lost their lives in the last war, including three who were killed during an air raid on Leicester in November, 1940, will be unveiled and dedicated tomorrow. The tablet in the entrance hall to police headquarters in Charles Street- will be unveiled by the Lord Mayor, Ald, F, E. Oliver, and dedicated by the Bishop of Leicester. Dr. Vernon Smith. This will follow a parade to the morning service at the Cathedral, of regular and special City police, a detachment from the County Police and Leicester Fire Brigade, and police pensioners. Twenty relatives of the men named will be present". https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001898/19501125/150/0005

Leicester Evening Mail 27/11/1950 printed a photograph of the memorial with the caption "CITY POLICE MEMORIAL OFFICERS of Leicester City Police study the memorial panels which were unveiled yesterday in the Charles -street headquarters to the memory to members of the force who gave their lives in two World Wars". Beneath the photograph was a report of the unveiling: "Memorial Panels To City Police. AS nearly 450 members of the city and county police forces, the special constabulary, pensioners and city firemen stood to attention in a hollow square in the yard at Leicester City Police headquarters, the Lord Mayor, Ald. F. E. Oliver. unveiled memorial panels to members of the city force who were killed in the two world wars. The panels were then dedicated by the Provost of Leicester, the Very Rev. H. A. Jones, deputising for the Bishop of Leicester, who is indisposed. Earlier, at a special service at the Cathedral, the Provost had said, "These men have given to us something that makes the tradition of this city great, because they died on duty and some of them died in this city on the night so many died". https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003330/19501127/219/0007#