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    Memorial

    Littlethorpe

    Source: Copyright John Gilchrist

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    Current Location

    Adjacent to Royal Mail post box,, The Square, Littlethorpe, Blaby, Leicestershire, LE19 2HX, England

    OS Grid Reference

    SP 54198 96954

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    © WMR-49492

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    Type of Memorial
    Board / Plaque / Tablet
    WMR Reference Number
    49492
    Description
    Freestanding, large black marble tablet set within a supporting black marble frame. Pitched top. Crest at top centre with flags of allies. Flowers at base. Whole memorial is set on side of pavement, close to boundary wall of adjacent property. (Memorial replaces an earlier wooden structure).
    Inscription
    IN MEMORY OF THOSE WHO LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES IN THE 1914-18 AND 1939-45 WARS / ( NAMES) / "WE WILL REMEMBER THEM"
    War
    First World War (1914-1918)
    Number Commemorated
    77
    Died
    77
    Information shown
    surname,regiment,forename
    Order of names
    surname
    War
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Number Commemorated
    154
    Served
    77
    Died
    77
    Information shown
    surname,regiment,forename
    Order of names
    surname

    Components

    Tablet

    Height: 8 ft

    Width: 8 ft

    Depth: 100 mm


    Made from: Marble - Black


    Condition: Good


    • Account of memorial: Leicester Mercury June 20th 2001