KENILWORTH war memorial was officially dedicated in 1922, listing 130 people who died "in the Great War 1914-1919."
Nine omitted names were added later, and in 1951 the names were transferred to bronze plaques, with an additional plaque for 68 men and women killed in WW2 (a further name was added the following year for a man killed in the Korean War).
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| The memorial today |
Several civilians were also killed in Kenilworth in WW2, one by falling shrapnel from anti-aircraft guns firing at German planes heading for Coventry.
A bomb that fell on Kenilworth in November 1940 killed 25 civilians, one of whom was never identified
Website Visit Kenilworth names the known victims, and publishes photos of them where available.
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