Unveiling of Roll of Honour to Fallen Members the Institute.
The unveiling ceremony was reported in the Hinckley Times on the 6th November, 1920.
Research by Gregory Drozdz.
Roll of Honour to the Fallen.
MR. A. E. HAWLEY UNVEILS ROLL OF HONOUR TO FALLEN MEMBERS.
The Roll of Honour which has been placed in the Earl Shilton Social Institute, to fallen, members, was unveiled last Friday night by Mr. A. E. Hawley,
of Leicester Grange.
The gathering was a large and representative one, and included relatives of the fallen.
After performing the unveiling ceremony, Mr. A. E. Hawley, addressing the gathering, said that nothing great in this world was ever achieved without
sacrifice. War, alas, was no new thing to them. Every chapter in the old world's history had its record of human sacrifice and every step forward in the
old world's progress seemed to have been gained by sweat and blood.
It was six years since they were called upon to take part in the greatest war of the
world's history, and to fight for the greatest cause that every man was called upon to fight for and to die. And they of English blood could not stand idly
aside from such a fight or for such a cause. And so from every nook and corner of the Mother Country and from every nook and corner of the great British
Empire beyond the seas, millions and millions of their bravest and best went forward in answer to the call. Earl Shilton was but a corner of the great British
Empire, and that Social Institute was only one amongst others, but they were all proud that so many of their young members went so nobly forward to do their
duty with the rest, and that their Roll of Honour hung second to none within the land.
Long might it hang to keep their memory green and long might it hang
to remind them of the freedom for which they fought, and to see to it that their great sacrifice should not have been made in vain.
EARL SHILTON SOCIAL INSTITUTE ROLL OF HONOUR.
To members who died for King and country in the Great European War 1914-1918.
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Joseph C. Bailey Harry Johnson Chas. L. Ball Thomas Ladkin John Ball Frank Lee Sidney Ball Walter Lee Frederick Best George H. Newton Abraham Breward Joseph Palmer Andrew Breward William H. Pick Sidney W. Brown Horace Price Harry Chamberlain Sidney Price Charles W. Chessher Harry H. Reynolds Arthur Dayman George W. Tebbutt Neville Faulks Frederick H. Vale William Green John Wheeler Reginald Hall |
They perished this green isle to keep,
By hostile tread unstained,
These knightly halls inviolate,
Those churches unprofaned.
The service was of a very solemn character. Practically the whole of the clergy of all denominations took part.
Rev. Howard R. Johnston was the opener.
Mr. W. Whitmore, president of the Institute, presided, and at the outset said they had all attended to
fulfil a sacred obligation in memory of those
members of the Institute who gave their lives in the great war.
The Earl Shilton Male Voice Prize Choir were present, rendering "Love's Benediction" and "The Supreme Sacrifice."
A most impressive service was brought to a close with the singing of "God bless our native land," followed by the Benediction.
Note:
The Institute has in its archives a copy of.
"EARL SHILTON SOCIAL INSTITUTE Roll of Honour 1914-1918"
Compiled by Gregory Drozdz.
This document sets out more detail for each member listed above.
Including, where found:- Newspaper reports on the cause of death, Serviceman's record, Family detail,
Photographs of Headstone, and/or Memorial Inscription and the memorial/s where the individual's name may be found.
Subsequent to the 1939-1945 war
the following names of members who gave their lives in this conflict were added to the Roll of Honour:
M.R.Bonsir W.Taylor
A.Butterworth H.Johnson
H.Cooper I.Judd
R.Hayle
"EARL SHILTON SOCIAL INSTITUTE Roll of Honour 1914-1918" - The transcript is be available for study by interested
parties.