Memorial

Hinckley

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Hinckley Town Centre,, Castle Hill, Garden of Remembrance, Argents Mead, Hinckley, Hinckley And Bosworth, Leicestershire, LE10 1BZ, England

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SP 4287293892

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Allegory (eg: Victory)
WMR Reference Number: 2223
Description: Robed female figure in bronze, (Angel of Mercy) representing peace, wearing a laurel wreath around her head & both hands held out as if in the act of blessing. Figure stands on an octagonal column & a three-stepped octagonal base. Closeby, is a screen wall bearing the inscription & thirteen name panels in bronze. The wall is reached by five steps & flanked by balustraded wing walls. There is a cross in relief between WW1 panels on the wall. At the centre of the panel of WW2 names is the Hinckley coat of arms. The Angel of Mercy figure which faces the wall, casts a shadow in the direction of the wall all year. By November, the shadow passes from left to right across the name panels. It is believed that this effect was an intentional part of the overall design.
Inscription: Top of wall : THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE / 6 name panels : (NAMES)/ Across middle of wall : THE NAMES OF THOSE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR / Lower wall : THESE PLATES WERE ADDED IN GRATEFUL MEMORY / OF/ THOSE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR/ 1939 - 1945 / Side wall panel : THE FIRST WORLD WAR / [NAMES] Side wall panel : THE SECOND WORLD WAR / [NAMES] /CIVILIANS / [NAMES] Side wall panel : THOSE MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES / KILLED ON DUTY OR AS A RESULT OF / TERRORIST ACTION / SINCE THE END / OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR / [8 NAMES] Figure : TO KEEP IN MIND THOSE FROM THIS PLACE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1919

Commemoration

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 387
Died: 387
Information shown: surname,forename

War: Second World War (1939-1945)
Number Commemorated: 185
Died: 185
Information shown: surname,forename

War: Second World War - civilians
Number Commemorated: 15
Died: 15
Information shown: surname,forename

Number Commemorated: 8
Died

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