Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Obelisk
- District
- Forest Heath
- Town
- Higham Green
- County
- Suffolk
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- Second World War (1939-1945), First World War (1914-1918)
- Maker
- Messrs H. G. Neville & Son (Builder)
- Ceremony
- Unveiled
Date: 4th September 1920
Attended by: Mrs Bachelor Russell; Revd. D. Barclay of Braintree; Major R.L.Barclay; Parishioners; - Dedicated
Date: 4th September 1920
Attended by: Revd. D. Barclay of Braintree; Parishioners; Major R.L.Barclay; Mrs Bachelor Russell; - Show More (1)
- Unveiled
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 4553
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Current location
Triangular grassed area
at road junction,
Higham War Memorial
Higham Road
Lower Green
Higham Green
Forest Heath
Suffolk
IP28 6NJ
England
OS Grid Ref: TL 74586 65947
Denomination: Undefined
- Description
- Three-stepped, bevel-edged square base surmounted by a square sectioned pillar, topped with a large, four-pitched capital stone. Raised sprays of ivy adorn all four side faces of the capital. Incised inscriptions and names on two side faces of pillar with another inscription on one bottom step and bevel face, all in black lettering.
- Inscription
- 6 o'clock pillar face : THIS MONUMENT WAS ERECTED IN / EVER GRATEFUL REMEMBRANCE OF / THE MEN OF THIS PARISH WHO GAVE / THEIR LIVES FOR GOD AND KING FOR / RIGHT FOR FREEDOM AND FOR PEACE / IN THE GREAT WAR / 1914 -1919 / (13 NAMES) / 6 o'clock bottom step face : WE HAVE A VOICE WITH WHICH TO PAY THE DEBT OF BOUNDLESS LOVE AND REVERENCE AND REGRET TO THOSE BRAVE MEN WHO FOUGHT AND DIED FOR US 9 o'clock pillar face : 1939 - 1945 / (4 NAMES)
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Andrews, W. C.
Baker, T.
Bloomfield, G.
Bright, A.
Bright, K. E.
Brinkley, H.
Buggs, A.
Byam, L.
Cooke, R.
Cooke, W.
See details for all 17 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 13
Served and returned: 0
Died: 13
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Rank, forename initials, surname, decorations, regiment
Order of information: Alphabetical by surname - Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 4
Served and returned: 0
Died: 4
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Rank, forename initials, surname, regiment
Order of information: Alphabetical by surname
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Obelisk
Measurements: depth 737 mm, height 2255 mm, width 737 mm
Materials: Stone - Portland
- Obelisk
- Listing information
- This memorial is not currently listed. Find out how to nominate this memorial for inclusion on the National Heritage List for England
- More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
- Condition
- Higham War Memorial
- WMO ID: 146424
- Condition: Fair [last updated on 25-12-2017]
- Help update these details if the condition is wrong
- History
- Restored in 1995
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Responsibility
- Parish Council
- Reference
- Bury Free Press 11 September 1920- account of unveiling
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