Memorial - St Guthlac - Branston, Leicestershire
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N 52° 51.430 W 000° 47.935
30U E 648192 N 5858651
Memorial to the fallen of the parish during WWI, in St Guthlac's church, Branston.
Waymark Code: WM10D0Q
Location: East Midlands, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 04/16/2019
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Grahame Cookie
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Memorial to the fallen of the parish during WWI, in St Guthlac's church, Branston. The church is unlocked from dawn to dusk daily."

 

The memorial consists of a wall mounted, landscape orientated framed and glazed, Roll of Honour stylised document. The roll comprises a red Latin Cross in each top corner and below, an extremely detailed list of names, handwritten in black ink.

Inscription -

PARISH OF BRANSTON - ST GUTHLAC'S CHURCH
DETAILS OF CASUALTIES IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1918.
(6 NAMES)

    Names on memorial -

Name Rank Unit Batt Died
Bemrose - Harry Sergeant Leicestershire Regiment 8 03/05/1917
Grass - George Henry Private Leicestershire Regiment 7 14/10/1918
Hollis - Charles Frederick Griffith Lieutenant East Kent Regt. 1st. 02/08/1918
Holloway - Edwin Cecil Private Canadian Infantry 8 25/04/1915
Peregrine - John Pryor Puxon Lieutenant East Yorkshire Regiment 1 01/07/1916
Thornton - John Thomas Sergeant Lincolnshire Regiment 7 03/07/1916

 

 

 

 


 

 

Private or Public Monument?: Private

Name of the Private Organization or Government Entity that built this Monument: Not known

Geographic Region where the Monument is located: Europe

Website for this Monument: [Web Link]

Physical Address of Monument:
St Guthlac
Main Street
Branston, Leicestershire England
NG32 1RU


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