Markfield Centenary War Memorial
World War I, World War II
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ContributeStone memorial tablet in shape of a CWGC headstone, with inset tablet of names. Set within (locally-donated by Cliffe Hill Quarry) granite low wall surround and access path of granite setts. Whole backs onto St Michael and All Angels Church. Placed within a triangular green to north of Church Drive and Queen Street and south of churchyard. Unveiled 28th June 2014. The memorial was paid for with proceeds from the sale of the original War Memorial Institute plus a grant from the Edith Murphy Foundation.
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Location
The Green, adjacent St. Michael and All Angels Churchyard - Markfield
Grid Reference: SK4861710050
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Inscription Reads
IN MEMORY OF / THE MARKFIELD PARISHIONERS / WHO FELL IN THE TWO WORLD WARS / 1914-18 WAR / [20 NAMES] / 1939-45 WAR / [18 NAMES] / AND ALL OF THOSE WHO LATER DIED / AS A RESULT OF THEIR SERVICE / OR WHO HAVE FALLEN IN / SUBSEQUENT CONFLICTS / THIS MEMORIAL REPLACES THE / MEMORIAL & MINERS' WELFARE INSTITUTE / AS THE PLACE OF REMEMBRANCE / FOR THOSE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES / SERVING BOTH THEIR COUNTRY / AND COMMUNITY