C.W.S. Lowestoft Factories WW2

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Memorial details

Memorial type

Board / Plaque / Tablet

District

Town

County

Country

Commemoration

Second World War (1939-1945)

Ceremony

Unveiled
Date: June 1949
Attended by: UNKNOWN

Lost

Not lost

WM Reference

11503

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Current location

Inside the memorial chapel in the museum
Lowestoft War Memorial Museum
Sparrow's Nesr Gardens
Whapload Rd
Lowestoft
Waveney
Suffolk
NR32 1XG
England

OS Grid Ref: TM 55107 94438
Denomination: Undefined

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Previous locations

CWS FACTORY
Waveney Drive
Lowestoft

OS Grid Ref: Undefined
Denomination: Undefined

Description

Rectangular metal plaque on a wooden mount. Lettering is inscribed and painted.

Inscription

C.W.S. LOWESTOFT FACTORIES / IN MEMORY OF OUR COLLEAGUES / WHO MADE THE SUPREME SACRIFICE / IN WORLD WAR II 1939-1945. / KILLED IN ACTION OR DIED ON SERVICE / (NAMES) / KILLED BY ENEMY AIR ACTION / (NAMES) / ERECTED JUNE 1949 / BY THE C.W.S. (LOWESTOFT) EMPLOYEES SPORTS ASSOCIATION

Inscription legible?

yes

Names on memorial

Brown, Beatrice
Cox, Dorothy
Greengrass, E
Horne, F
Kerrison, J
Moyes, S
Mutimer, N
Nunn, W
Peck, J
Redgrave, Lily
See details for all 13 names

Commemorations

Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 13
Served and returned: 0
Died: 13
Exact count: yes
Information shown: initial,surname,regiment
Order of information: Undefined

Components

Plaque
Measurements: height 23", width 28"
Materials: Metal

Listing information

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Condition

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Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

Reference

www.edp24.co.uk/news/the-day-italians-bombed-lowestoft-6575160

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