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    © Imperial War Museums 2026

    Memorial

    Gunner H G Palmer

    Source: Copyright Stephen MacDonald-Brown

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    Current Location

    St. Leonard's Churchyard, Church Lane, Thorpe Langton, Harborough, Leicestershire, LE16 7TR, England

    OS Grid Reference

    SP 74065 92440

    Denomination

    Church of England

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    Type of Memorial
    Cross
    WMR Reference Number
    37835
    Description
    Single-stepped square base surmounted by a square sectioned tapering plinth & rectangular sectioned Clipsham stone wheel cross, with knot design and sword in relief. Granite tablet added to base, 2010. Original incised inscription on plinth still exists but is barely legible.
    Inscription
    New granite tablet : ERECTED BY THE INHABITANTS OF / THORPE LANGTON /TO THE MEMORY OF GNR H. G. PALMER / 119TH ARMY BRIGADE, R.F.A. / KILLED IN ACTION / JUNE 21st 1917 AT YPRES / "HE GAVE HIS LIFE FOR HIS COUNTRY / GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS" /2010
    War
    First World War (1914-1918)
    Number Commemorated
    1
    Died
    1
    Information shown
    surname,rank,year died,regiment,place of death
    Maker(s)
    • Messrs William Allsop & Sons, monumental masons of Market Harborough, Mason

    • J Stamp & Sons, Mason

    Maintenance History
    C 1998: MUCH OF THE INSCRIPTION IS ILLEGIBLE NEW PANEL ATTACHED 2010

    Ceremonies

    Unveiled

    30th January 1921

    Local Clergy/Dignitaries

    Dedicated

    30th January 1921

    Local Clergy/Dignitaries

    Components

    Cross

    Height: 1965 mm


    Made from: Stone - Limestone


    Condition: Poor


    Historic England

    Grade: II

    List Entry: 1464499

    Reasons for listing from Historic England website: Historic interest: * it is an eloquent witness to the tragic impact of world events on the local community, and the sacrifice it made in the conflicts of the C20. Architectural interest: * it is a well-detailed war memorial in the form of a wheel cross. Group value: * it has group value with the Chapel of St Leonard (Grade II).

    Plaques / Panels with names

    Made from: Granite


    Condition: Good


    Historic England

    Grade: II

    List Entry: 1464499

    Reasons for listing from Historic England website: Historic interest: * it is an eloquent witness to the tragic impact of world events on the local community, and the sacrifice it made in the conflicts of the C20. Architectural interest: * it is a well-detailed war memorial in the form of a wheel cross. Group value: * it has group value with the Chapel of St Leonard (Grade II).

    • "Thorpe Langton War Memorial." Historic England, https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1464499. Accessed 26 August 2024.