Memorial

Desford Free Church - WW1

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Desford Free Church, Chapel Lane, Desford, Hinckley And Bosworth, Leicestershire, LE9 9GE, England

SK 47671 03548

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Type of Memorial: Roll of honour or book of remembrance
WMR Reference Number: 37514
Description: Wall mounted, portrait orientated wooden framed Roll of Honour with wreath motif enclosing the title & foliated border.
Inscription: THE GREAT WAR / ROLL OF HONOUR / 1914 1918 / DESFORD FREE CHURCH / IN HONOURED AND GRATEFUL MEMORY OF THE 'BOYS' / CONNECTED WITH THIS CHURCH AND SUNDAY SCHOOL / WHO LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES IN THE ABOVE CONFLICT / FOR RIGHTEOUSNESS, JUSTICE AND WORLD PEACE / (NAMES) / THE CHURCH REMEMBERS ALSO WITH LOVING APPRECIATION / THE DEVOTION OF THE FOLLOWING WHO OFFERED THEIR ALL IN / THE SAME GLORIOUS CAUSE AND WHOSE LIVES WERE SPARED / (NAMES) / "THE MEN WERE VERY GOOD UNTO US AND WE / WERE NOT HURT - THEY WERE A WALL UNTO US / BOTH BY NIGHT AND DAY" 1 SAMUEL XXV 15-16

Frame

Height: 830 mm

Width: 680 mm

Depth: 40 mm

Made from: Wood

Condition: Good