Hinckley United Reformed Church - Hinckley

World War II, Suez Emergency and Crisis (1951-1956)

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  • Listing Status: Unknown
  • District: Hinckley & Bosworth
  • Parish: Hinckley
  • Custodian: Hinckley UFC

Plaque mounted on wooden backboard. Inscription dedicated the memorial to men of the church and congregation who died in WW2, and including one later casualty (killed in Egypt 1951).

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View Further Details Memorial Type:Tablet or Plaque or Board, Plaque Ref: WMP2234 Custodian: Hinckley UFC Verification Required: No Information Sources: R Knox 2012 Special Categories: Post 1945

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Inscription Reads

TO THE GLORY OF GOD
AND TO COMMEMORATE THE
LOYALTY, DEVOTION, COURAGE
AND SELF-SACRIFICE OF THE
YOUNG MEN OF THIS CHURCH
AND CONGREGATION WHO LAID
DOWN THEIR LIVES FOR KING
AND COUNTRY DURING THE WAR
1939-1945
[NAMES]
WE WILL REMEMBER THEM
R H FLETCHER KILLED IN EGYPT 1951

Casualties Listing

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Name Rank Unit Batt Died Bailey - Gordon William Gunner Royal Artillery 25 Field Regiment 20/06/1942
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