St Martin's Church porch - Desford

World War I

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  • Listing Status: Grade II*
  • District: Hinckley & Bosworth
  • Parish: Desford

Granite (?) porch erected by parishioners with marble tablet in small arched recess bearing inscription

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View Further Details Memorial Type:Chapel or Church, Restoration or Extension Ref: WMP0352 Other Designation: N/A Information Sources: AF, LCC

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St Martin's Church porch - Desford
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Inscription Reads

TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN
PROUD AND GRATEFUL MEMORY
OF THE FOLLOWING MEN WHO GAVE
THEIR LIVES FOR KING AND COUNTRY
IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1919
[NAMES]
"THEY LIE DEAD IN MANY LANDS
SO THAT
YOU MAY LIVE HERE IN PEACE"
THIS PORCH WAS ERECTED BY
THE CHURCH PEOPLE OF DESFORD

Casualties Listing

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Name Rank Unit Batt Died Archer - Percival Edwin Lance Corporal Royal Engineers E Corps, Signal Coy 15/11/1917 Archer - John Henry Private Leicestershire Regiment 1 17/11/1915 Bown - George Private Royal Scots T Coy; 13 28/03/1918 Brundell - Robert Private South Staffordshire Regiment 1/5 08/06/1917 Dawson - John Edward Lance Corporal West Yorkshire Regiment 1/6 25/04/1918
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