Village Green - Thrussington

World War I, World War II

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  • Listing Status: Grade II
  • District: Charnwood
  • Parish: Thrussington
  • Custodian: Thrussington Parish Council

Polished Aberdeen granite obelisk surmounting square pedestal with two tiered base. Whole on stone steps in fenced off area of green. Cost about 200 pounds. Unveiled March 1920 by Mayor of Leicester, Ald Jabez Chaplin. The local history group found out that some time ago (uncertain date) the when the memorial was taken apart for conservation and the plinth sent to a mason, the obelisk was cracked when it returned. The mason then repaired it and the crack is still visible.

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View Further Details Memorial Type:Obelisk Ref: WMP1161 Other Designation: Conservation Area UKNIWM Ref: 37509 Commissioned By: Thrussington War Memorial Committee Custodian: Thrussington Parish Council Information Sources: AFinney, LCC, I Procter-Blain 2012

Location

Village Green - Thrussington
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Inscription Reads

THIS MEMORIAL WAS ERECTED BY
THE PARISHIONERS OF THRUSSINGTON
TO THE GLORY OF GOD, AND IN PROUD
AND THANKFUL REMEMBRANCE OF THOSE
MEN FROM THIS VILLAGE WHO GAVE THEIR
LIVES FOR THEIR KING AND COUNTRY
THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1919
[NAMES]
1939 - 1945
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Casualties Listing

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Name Rank Unit Batt Died Hull - Percy Driver Royal Army Service Corps 113 Gen. Transport Coy. 21/06/1942 Pope - Herbert Charles
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