King Edward VII School - Coalville
World War II
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Rectangular memorial plaque with raised decorative borders (leaf patterns) and inscription cast in relief. Floral designs feature at corners around screws. Its rectangular shape is extended upwards to help accommodate a cobalt- and gold-painted school shield-badge and motto [VIRTUE ET FIDE]
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Inscription Reads
1939 1945
TO THE GLORY OF GOD
AND IN PROUD
AND HONOURED MEMORY OF
[26 NAMES]
WHO MADE THE SUPREME SACRIFICE
IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR
GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS
THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS
[additional two lines below in smaller script]