St Peter's Church - Higham on the Hill

World War I

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  • Listing Status: Grade II*
  • District: Hinckley & Bosworth
  • Parish: Higham on the Hill

Ornate wooden plaque with crucifixion scene in centre flanked by inscription, with St Michael and St George to either side. Golden background and decorative gold and red border. 1919

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View Further Details Memorial Type:Tablet or Plaque or Board Ref: WMP0534 Other Designation: N/A Notes: Coalville Times article - Friday February 13th, 1920. A brass tablet has been unveiled in the Parish Church at Higham-on-the-Hill in memory of 19 men and youths from the village who fell in the war. UKNIWM Ref: 37814 Information Sources: JS KD notes, AF Website Links: http://www.leicestershirevillages.com/hi...

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St Peter's Church - Higham on the Hill
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Inscription Reads

PAX IN VICTIS
TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND
IN THANKFUL REMEMBRANCE
OF THE MEN OF THIS PARISH
[NAMES]
WHO FOUGHT FOR ENGLAND
& DIED FOR THEIR FRIENDS
1914-1919
"GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS"
S JOHN 15.13

Casualties Listing

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Name Rank Unit Batt Died Adcock - George Private Royal Fusiliers 4 04/04/1916 Carey - Harold Davenport - Herbert Henry Private Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry 5 22/06/1915 Edgar - David William Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 10 21/07/1919 Evans - Arthur
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