Summary
First and Second World War memorial. Erected around 1920 with the names of the Fallen of the Second World War added after 1945.
Reasons for Designation
Wiggenhall St Mary Magdalen War Memorial, which stands in the churchyard of the Church of St Mary Magdalen, Wiggenhall St Mary Magdalen, is listed at Grade II for the following principal reasons:
History
The aftermath of the First World War saw an unprecedented wave of public commemoration with tens of thousands of memorials erected across the country, both as a result of the huge impact the loss of three quarters of a million British lives had on communities and the official policy of not repatriating the dead, which meant that the memorials provided the main focus of the grief felt at this great loss.
Details
First and Second World War memorial. Erected around 1920 with the names of the Fallen of the Second World War added after 1945.
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