Memorial details

Memorial type
Obelisk
District
Tendring
Town
Bradfield
County
Essex
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 24 August 1919
    Attended by: LORD EDWIN DUNNING
  • Dedicated
    Date: 24 August 1919
    Attended by: Bishop Suffragan of Colchester
  • Show More (1)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
22590

Support IWM

Donate with Just Giving

Any gift we receive makes a vital contribution to our ongoing work, from conserving our collection to supporting our public programme.

Make a Donation
Current location

St Lawrence's Church
The Street
Bradfield
Tendring
Essex
CO11 2US
England

OS Grid Ref: TM 14444 30785
Denomination: Church of England

View location on Google Maps
Description
THREE-STEPPED CIRCULAR BASE SURMOUNTED BY SQUARE PLINTH AND SHORT OBELISK. INSCRIPTION IN RELIEF ON THE SIDES OF THE PLINTH. SYMBOLS AT THE FOOT OF EACH NAME LIST TO SHOW WHTER THEY DIED, WERE MISSING OR A PRISONER. DOVES OF PEACE ON THE FOUR SIDES OF THE BASE OF THE OBELISK; WREATHS SURMOUNTED BY BOWS ON THREE SIDES OF THE PLINTH AND A BOW ON ITS OWN IS ON THE FOURTH SIDE; PLAIN CROSS AT THE TOP OF THE OBELISK
Inscription
OBELISK, SOUTH FACE: BE / BRAVE / FOR / THE / HELP / OF / MAN / AND / JUST / FOR / THE / LOVE / OF / GOD OBELISK, NORTH FACE: TO / THE / MEN / OF / BRADFIELD / WHO / SERVED / THEIR / COUNTRY / IN / THE / GREAT / WAR / 1914 / TO / 1919 PLINTH, SOUTH FACE: (NAMES) / KILLED DIED WOUNDED MISSING PRISONER / THIS MEMORIAL WITH THE GROUND AND ENCLOSING WALL / IS PRESENTED TO BRADFIELD BY SIR EDWARD DUNNING KT / IN THE HOPE THAT THE PARISHIONERS WILL SHOW DUE / REVERENCE FOR GOD'S ACRE AND ALL WITHIN IT / A.D.1918 PLINTH, NORTH, WEST AND EAST FACES: (NAMES) / KILLED DIED WOUNDED MISSING PRISONER
Inscription legible?
no
Names on memorial
Ainger, F V
Artis, F
Artis, J
Bacon, W
Baker, W
Banthorpe, F
Barber, W
Barnes, A
Blackley, G
Bolton, H
See details for all 151 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 177
    Served and returned: 157
    Died: 20
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: surname, initials of forenames, year died, manner of death
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Obelisk
    Measurements: depth 3400MM, height 4850MM, width 3400MM
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
Condition
History
1993: SOME OF THE LETTERING IS DIFFICULT TO READ
Costs

Site: NIL
Memorial: NIL

Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Private
Details: Sir Edward Dunning KT
Reference
  • Carter Postcard Collection

This record comprises all information held by IWM’s War Memorials Register for this memorial. Where we hold a names list for the memorial, this information will be displayed on the memorial record. Please check back as we are adding more names to the database.

This information is made available under a Creative Commons BY-NC licence.

This means you may reuse it for non-commercial purposes only and must attribute it to us using the following statement:

© WMR-22590

For queries, please contact [email protected].