Bardon Chapel - Bardon

World War I

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  • Listing Status: Grade II
  • District: NW Leics
  • Parish: Bardon

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View Further Details Memorial Type:Tablet or Plaque or Board Ref: WMP0052 Other Designation: N/A Notes: Coalville Times Article - Friday 5th November, 1920 WAR MEMORIAL UNVEILING A large congregation assembled to Bardon Park Chapel, on Sunday evening on the occasion of the unveiling of a memorial tablet to the former scholars of the Sunday School who gave their lives in the great war. A number of the relatives of the fallen were present. The service was conducted by the pastor, the Rev. J. A. Hopwood. The hymns sung included, “There is a land of pure delight,” and “Now thank we all our God.” The unveiling ceremony was performed by Mr T. Smith, as the oldest member of the congregation, who is 81, and has been a member for between 50 and 60 years. The tablet is of white marble, with a black border, and bears the names of 14 men. The Rev. J. A. Hopwood, in the course of his sermon which followed, said their service that night was one of remembrance of the courage and devotion of their boys who had gone out to uphold the right. The tablet they had unveiled would continually remind them of that devotion. There was a collection in aid of the memorial fund. Information Sources: AF, LL

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Bardon Chapel - Bardon
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Inscription Reads

SACRED
TO THE MEMORY OF
OUR YOUNG MEN WHO FELL IN
THE GREAT WAR 1914-1918
[NAMES]
GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN
THIS, THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS
LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS. JOHN XV 13

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