Sproughton

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Memorial details

Memorial type

Board / Plaque / Tablet

District

Town

County

Country

Commemoration

First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)

Ceremony

Unveiled
Date: 1st November 1919
Attended by: Relatives, children who had lost their fathers in the war.

Lost

Not lost

WM Reference

4483

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Current location

All Saints Church
Church Lane
Sproughton
Babergh
Suffolk
IP8 3BD
England

OS Grid Ref: TM 12501 45028
Denomination: Church of England

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Description

White marble tablet with a Latin cross on the top centre, on a black marble background.

Inscription

✝ / SACRED/ TO THE MEMORY OF THE MEN OF/ SPROUGHTON/ WHO LOST THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914-1919/ (Names)/ AND/ 1939-1945/ (Names)

Inscription legible?

yes

Names on memorial

Aldred, Edward
Andrews, Albert John
Cameron, C P G
Churchman, C H
Cutting, George
Fletcher, Wilfred
Fraser, Malcon
Gray, John
Johnson, Ernest
Johnson, George
See details for all 25 names

Commemorations

First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 19
Served and returned: 0
Died: 19
Exact count: yes
Information shown: rank, initials / forenames, decorations
Order of information: rank, surname, forename
Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 6
Served and returned: 0
Died: 6
Exact count: yes
Information shown: rank, initials / forenames, surname
Order of information: Surname, forename

Components

Backboard
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Marble - Black
Plaque
Measurements: height 1524mm, width 762-838mm
Materials: Marble - White

Listing information

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Condition

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Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

Responsibility

PCC

Reference

East Anglian Daily Times, 4 November 1919

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