Desford Free Church - Desford

World War I

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  • Listing Status: Not Individually Listed
  • District: Hinckley & Bosworth
  • Parish: Desford

Handwritten Roll of Honour featuring a wreath at its head and foliage border, in wooden frame.

View Further Details Memorial Type:Roll of Honour Ref: WMP0351 Other Designation: N/A UKNIWM Ref: 37514 Information Sources: UKNIWM website, RK Special Categories: Survivors

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Desford Free Church - Desford
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Inscription Reads

THE GREAT WAR
ROLL OF HONOUR
1914-1918
DESFORD FREE CHURCH
IN HONOURED AND GRATEFUL MEMORY OF THE 'BOYS'
CONNECTED WITH THIS CHURCH AND SUNDAY SCHOOL
WHO LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES IN THE ABOVE CONFLICT
FOR RIGHTEOUSNESS, JUSTICE AND WORLD PEACE
[NAMES]
THE CHURCH REMEMBERS ALSO WITH LOVING APPRECIATION
THE DEVOTION OF THE FOLLOWING WHO OFFERED THEIR ALL IN
THE SAME GLORIOUS CAUSE AND WHOSE LIVES WERE SPARED
[NAMES]
"THE MEN WERE VERY GOOD UNTO US AND WE
WERE NOT HURT - THEY WERE A WALL UNTO US
BOTH BY NIGHT AND DAY" 1 SAMUEL XXV 15-16

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