Stone of Remembrance - Newbold Verdon, Leicestershire
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member SMacB
N 52° 37.749 W 001° 20.646
30U E 612073 N 5832304
Combined WWI / WWII stone of remembrance on Main Street, at the junction with Brascote Lane, Newbold Verdon.
Waymark Code: WMZZZ8
Location: East Midlands, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 01/30/2019
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member wayfrog
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Combined WWI / WWII stone of remembrance on Main Street, at the junction with Brascote Lane, Newbold Verdon.

The memorial consists of a three-stepped square base surmounted by a tapering, pillar-like irregular-shaped stone, the front face of which, incorporates two plaques with gold lettering. The whole memorial is surrounded by a linear gravelled area, enclosed behind a hoop & spike-topped metal fence with double gates.

Inscription -
Upper plaque :
1939 - 1945
(9 NAMES)
THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE

Lower plaque :
ROLL OF HONOUR
PARISH OF NEWBOLD VERDON.
(19 NAMES)


Names on memorial -
1914 - 1918 :
J ARCHER
P BECK
F BEVINS
B ELVERSTONE
J FARMER
G GRAIN
W HAYDON
H V HILL
W HODGES
W E PARRY
W PETCHER
G PRESTON
R SANDERSON
A STATHAM
S STATHAM
J REYNOLDS
P G WEST
C W WRIGHT
Z SHAW

1939 - 1945:
A WARD
P MARRIOT
T ADCOCK
S HEXTALL
P FREEMAN
B SMITH
A FAUKNALL
D BALL
N SMITH
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:
Main Street
jct Brascote Lane
Newbold Verdon, Leicestershire England
LE9 9NN


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Date the Monument or Memorial was built or dedicated: Not listed

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