Memorial

Barwell

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Current Location

St. Mary's Church, Church Lane, Barwell, Hinckley And Bosworth, Leicestershire, LE9 8DG, England

OS Grid Reference

SP 44403 96503

Denomination

Church of England

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Composite
WMR Reference Number: 37505
Description: War memorial in neo-gothic style raised on two circular steps. Hexagonal pitched roof pedestal alternates three faces bearing inscription panels, its three faces dissected by shafts which rise above the roof. Rising from the roof are crosses serving as piers supporting a hexagonal crocketed spire with three cusped arches. Spire has traceried panels & is crowned with a foliated finial. Alternating with the arches are three carved angels, praying. Hexagonal base to column surrounded by figure carvings.
Inscription: 6 o'clock face : IN GRATEFUL REMEMBRANCE OF THE MEN OF THIS PARISH/ WHO LOST THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1919/ GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS/ (NAMES) /THEY SHALL NOT GROW (SIC) OLD/ 1939 - 1945/ (NAMES) KOREA 1952 (NAME) CYPRUS/ (NAME) 4 o'clock face : AS WE THAT ARE LEFT GROW OLD 2 o'clock face : AGE SHALL NOT WEARY THE/ 1939 - 1945/ (NAMES) 12 o'clock face : NOR THE YEARS CONDEMN 10 o'clock face : AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN AND IN THE MORNING/ 1939 - 1945/ (NAMES) 8 o'clock face : WE WILL REMEMBER THEM

Commemoration

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 87
Died: 87
Information shown: surname,forename
Order of names: surname

War: Second World War (1939-1945)
Number Commemorated: 28
Died: 28
Information shown: surname,forename
Order of names: surname

War: Korean War (1950-1953)
Number Commemorated: 1
Died: 1
Information shown: forename

War: Cyprus Dispute (1955-1974)
Number Commemorated: 1
Died: 1
Information shown: forename

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