St Nicholas' Church - Little Bowden

World War II

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  • Listing Status: Grade B
  • District: Harborough
  • Parish: Market Harborough

Chapel dedicated to Vivian Redlich, who was the eldest son of Canon Redlich, Rector of St Nicholas' Church. The chapel contains a brass dedicatory plaque below the window, a framed photograph with description, a framed copy of his last letter home before he was martyred and a long framed letter from the clergy and lay-people of Yokohama diocese, sent 50 years after his death.

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View Further Details Memorial Type:Chapel, Dedicated within Church building Ref: WMP1650 Other Designation: N/A Information Sources: LCC

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Inscription Reads

Plaque: THIS CHAPEL WAS DEDICATED
IN MEMORY OF
VIVIAN REDLICH
MARTYR 1905 - 1942
3RD AUGUST 1993 Photo: REV VIVAN REDLICH
(ELDEST SON OF CANON REDLICH, RECTOR OF LITTLE BOWDEN),
MARTYRED BY THE JAPANESE
IN NEW GUINEA IN 1942

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Name Rank Unit Batt Died Redlich - Vivian Frederick Barnes Reverend 14/08/1942
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