Memorial

Blackfordby Church, WW1

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Current Location

Blackfordby Church, Main Street, Blackfordby, North West Leicestershire, Leicestershire, DE11 8AD, England

SK 33002 17988

Church of England

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Type of Memorial: Board / Plaque / Tablet
WMR Reference Number: 14821
Description: White marble tablet with decorative moulded rail on the top and bottom and a plain pediment atop it. The pediment and the central tablet are engraved with a WW1 dedication and the names of the fallen divided by a decorative 3-pronged border down the centre. The main section of the panel has chamfered edges on the left and right sides.
Inscription: Pediment : IN / MEMORY OF / Tablet : (28 NAMES) / WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR / 1914 - 1919 / GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN TO / LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS.

Tablet

Height: 1000 mm

Width: 920 mm

Made from: Marble

Condition: Good