Memorial details

Memorial type
Roll of honour or book of remembrance
District
Waveney
Town
Kessingland
County
Suffolk
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Maker
E C Allerton of Lowestoft (Manufacturer)
Ceremony
  • Dedicated
    Date: 17 July 1921
    Attended by: Local Clergy/Dignitaries
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
20629

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Current location

Kessingland Methodist Church
Church Rd
Kessingland
Waveney
Suffolk
NR33 7TQ
England

OS Grid Ref: TM 52381 86640
Denomination: Methodist

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Previous locations
  • METHODIST CHURCH
    Church Road
    Kessingland
    Waveney
    Suffolk
    England

    OS Grid Ref: TM 523 866
    Denomination: Undefined
Description
Paper Roll of Honour framed in wood and glass
Inscription
1914 1918 ROLL OF HONOUR/TO THE GLORY OF GOD/GIVEN BY THIS CHURCH AND CONGREGATION OF KESSINGLAND/IN LOVING AND GRATEFUL MEMORY OF/[NAMES]/WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1918/'THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE'/ALSO TO COMMEMORATE THE NAMES OF THOSE WHO/SERVED IN THE KING'S FORCES AND RETURNED
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Adams, Alfred
Adams, Chester
Alcock, Charles
Aldred, Victor
Barker
Barker
Barker
Blowers, Frederick
Blowers, Victor
Brown, Alfred
See details for all 53 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 53
    Served and returned: 44
    Died: 9
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,regiment,forename
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Frame
    Measurements: height 27 ins, width 22 ins
    Materials: Wood
  • Scroll
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Paper
Listing information
Condition
History
2005: Mould and damp removed from one corner and scroll reframed.
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Private
Responsibility
Kessingland Methodist Church
Reference

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