An appeal has been made to trace the relatives of a soldier whose 90-year-old city memorial has been declared unsafe.
The memorial cross to Sapper Leonard Hairsine Kirk, of the Meteorological Section of The Royal Engineers, was erected in Belgrave Cemetery.
The city council said the memorial was found to be unsafe after tests were carried out in the cemetery.
The Friends of Belgrave Cemetery are trying to trace Sapper Kirk's relatives to inform them about the condition of the memorial.
Sapper Kirk, who used to live in Jermyn Street, Leicester, died from sickness at the age of 32, on May 12, 1921. He is believed to have been the son of William and Henrietta Kirk, of Grange Ash Farm, Newport, Gilberdyke, Yorkshire.
He was married to Florence Agnes Kirk and they lived at 47 Jermyn St, off Melton Rd, Leicester.
His widow died on May 3, 1957 at the age of 71.
The memorial also bears inscriptions to Alfred Paul Law and his wife, Hannah.
A City Council spokesman said: "We have identified the work that needs to be carried out to make the memorial safe. Permission is being sought from the deed holder of the site so that work can go ahead, but all repairs must be approved by the council."
Dorothy Marshall, of The Friends of Belgrave Cemetery, said: "It is a private memorial so we want to contact the soldier's relations to tell them what is happening."
Contact Dorothy Marshall on 0116 267 2018.
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