St Thomas the Apostle Church, Blaby Road - South Wigston
World War I, World War II
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ContributePortland stone cenotaph on large pedestal flanked by walls in two height stages bearing Swithland slate tablets with names inscribed in gold. Pedestal has relief carving of cricket cap, ball, bat and stumps on one side of front face and of service dress cap, rifle and sabre on other. Relief carvings of reversed swords on sides of cenotaph. Most of lowest stage (barring edge sections) was added in when WW2 names were added. Unveiled by Major General Sir EM Woodward KCMG CB Sunday 11th November 1923; dedicated by Venerable Archdeacon FB Macnutt MA, Archdeacon of Leicester.
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St Thomas the Apostle Church, Blaby Road - South Wigston
Grid Reference: SP5855998376
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Inscription Reads
THEY WERE A WALL UNTO US
BY NIGHT AND BY DAY
IN SACRED SLEEP THEY REST
SAY NOT THAT THE BRAVE DIE
TO THE GLORY OF GOD
AND IN MEMORY OF THE
MEN OF SOUTH WIGSTON
AND GLEN PARVA, WHO
GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE
WARS OF 1914 - 1918
AND 1939 - 1945
1939 - 45
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1914 - 18
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