Memorial
Leominster Scouts
Current Location
1st Leominster Scout Group Headquarters, Pinsley Road, Leominster, Leominster, Herefordshire, HR6 8NN, England
OS Grid Reference
SO 50030 59130
Names listed on this memorial
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- Type of Memorial
- Composite
- WMR Reference Number
- 85547
- Description
- Newspaper report: Memorial to memory of nine Old Boys of the Leominster troop of Boy Scouts who lost their lives in WW2. Consists of two English oak doors with antique hinges carrying bronze plates with the names of those who died. The doors are on the Scout Hall. Seven names in original news report, nine in list on the troop website.
- Inscription
- "These doors are in remembrance of the seven old boys of the Leominster Troop who laid down their lives in the war of 1939 - 45." (From newspaper report
- War
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Number Commemorated
- 9
- Died
- 9
- Information shown
- forename, surname
Ceremonies
Unveiled
Before 9 July 1949
The Mayoress (Mrs. H. B. Thomas) who lost two brothers in two World Wars
Components
- Door
Made from: Unknown
Condition: Unknown
- Plaques / Panels with names
Made from: Bronze
Condition: Unknown
- Kington Times - Saturday 09 July 1949 https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002545/19490709/007/0001 Mayoress Unveils Gift if Two Oak Doors In Memory of Old Boys Of Town Troop
- 1st LEOMINSTER SCOUT GROUP - 1939 - 1945 Roll of Honour http://www.leominsterscouts.co.uk/digital-museum/1940-s/