Kirby Muxloe Stone of Remembrance and War Memorial Gates

First World War memorial gates erected in 1923, and a Stone of Remembrance dedicated to the dead of the First World War, Second World War, and conflicts in Korea and Iraq. Erected by Joseph Herbert Morcom and John Russell.

MATERIALS: Portland stone, slate plaques, iron gates.

On the left pier is inscribed the date 1914 in Roman numerals, MCMXIV, with the inscription AS YOU HERE JOIN/OTHERS IN RECREA-/ TION THINK OF THE / MEN OF THIS VILLAGE / WHO FOUGHT AND / FELL FOR FREEDOM / AND RIGHT. THE / FOREMOST PURPOSE OF / THIS PLAYING FIELD / IS TO KEEP THEIR / NAMES WHICH ARE ALL / INSCRIBED ON THE / STONE OPPOSITE IN / LOVING REMEMBRANCE.

The right pier marks the date 1919 in Roman numerals, MCMXIX, followed by a list of 15 names. The last name on this was added to the list of Second World War names on the Stone of Remembrance.

The gates bear the initials KM in the ironwork of the overthrow, above the inscription AD PERPETUAM AD MEMORIAM.

The Stone of Remembrance is a sensitive adaptation of Sir Edwin Lutyens’ design for the Imperial (now Commonwealth) War Graves Commission, engraved by Joseph Herbert Morcom. It stands upon a two-stepped base instead of the traditional three-stepped base and includes slate tablets on the front and sides of the memorial to record the names of those who fell. It is situated within a memorial garden adjacent to the Memorial Gates. The inscription on the front of the memorial reads 1914 THE GREAT WAR 1919 / (NAMES) / THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE.

The left side bears a plaque dedicated to those who fell in the Second World War with a list of 24 names beneath the dates 1939 - 1945. The right side bears a plaque with the inscription LET US ALSO / REMEMBER and contains two names from the post-Second World War conflicts in Korea (1951) and Iraq (2007).

This List entry has been amended to add the source for War Memorials Online. This source was not used in the compilation of this List entry but is added here as a guide for further reading, 24 November 2017.