Ashby de la Zouch War Memorial
Posted in Trips, War Memorials at 12:00 on 9 January 2025
An arch with a cross in the gap, lanterns to either side.
I have featured this memorial before but it was partly obscured by a street fair then. In September 2023 it wasn’t.
Great War Dedication and names:-
World War 2 Dedication and names. Also onĀ pavement below the inscription, “220 miles to Ypres”:-
This time were able to get into the street behind the memorial where there was an assortment of wreaths:-
The plaque to the right above is a Victoria Cross commemoration. Lt Colonel Philip Bent, Leicestershire Regiment, 1/10/1917:-
Close up on tributes to left above:-
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