Memorial Clock and Plaque, Loughborough Grammar School

World War I

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  • Listing Status: Grade II
  • District: Charnwood
  • Parish: Loughborough

Memorial clock and chimes on the tower with a bronze plaque in wooden mount inside the orangery. Placed in memory of the Headmaster's son. In the middle of the clock is the inscription Vive ut Vivas – the Turner family motto. Information courtesy of Loughborough Grammar School.

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View Further Details Memorial Type:Clock or Clock Tower, Tablet or Plaque or Board Ref: WMP0669 Other Designation: N/A Notes: School memorials should be presumed inaccessible. UKNIWM Ref: 37496 Verification Required: No Information Sources: UKNIWM website Special Categories: School

Location

Loughborough Grammar School - Loughborough
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Inscription Reads

THE CLOCK AND CHIMES
WERE PLACED IN THE TOWER ABOVE/ IN PROUD MEMORY OF
ROGER BINGHAM TURNER
LIEUT 3RD BATTALION CHESHIRE REGIMENT
SCHOLAR OF CHARTERHOUSE AND OF JESUS
COLLEGE CAMBRIDGE. THE BELOVED
ELDER SON OF BINGHAM DIXON TURNER
HEADMASTER 1901-1919 AND DORA HIS WIFE
AFTER SERVING IN GALLIPOLI HE FELL IN ACTION
AT SANNA-I-YAT, MESOPOTAMIA
ON THE 9TH APRIL 1916 AGED 20
WHY THEN, GOD'S SOLDIER BE HE

Casualties Listing

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Name Rank Unit Batt Died Turner - Roger Bingham Lieutenant Cheshire Regiment 3 09/04/1916
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