Memorial details

Memorial type
Obelisk
District
Forest Heath
Town
Beck Row
County
Suffolk
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945), Second World War - civilians
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 03 July 1919
    Attended by: Ex-Sergt Arthur Mothersole, MM
  • Rededicated
    Date: 11 November 2001
    Attended by: Local Clergy/Dignitaries
  • Rededicated
    Date: 12 August 1995
    Attended by: Unknown
  • Show More (2)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
4568

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Current location

Junction of Lamble Close and The Street
Beck Row
Forest Heath
Suffolk
IP28 8BF
England

OS Grid Ref: TL 69483 77335
Denomination: Undefined

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Previous locations
  • Near Methodist Church
    The Street
    Beck Row
    Forest Heath
    Suffolk
    England

    OS Grid Ref: Undefined
    Denomination: Methodist
Description
Slender stone obelisk, standing atop four, graduated square plinths, upon a large square pavement. At each corner is a bollard, which are linked by chain. On the plinths are granite plaques with inscriptions.
Inscription
Upper plinth 6 o'clock: FOR LIBERTY AND JUSTICE/ THIS MEMORIAL WAS/ ERECTED IN GRATEFUL/ MEMORY OF THE MEN/ OF BECK ROW/ HOLYWELL ROW/ AND WILDE STREET/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 - 1919/ AND/ WORLD WAR II 1939-1945/ THEIR LIVES FOR THEIR COUNTRY/ THEIR SPIRITS TO GOD Lower plinth 6 and 3 o'clock: 1914-1918/ (Names) Lower plinth 12 o'clock: 1914-1918/ (Names) Lower plinth 9 o'clock: 1939-1945/ (Names)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Baker, Walter
Beaumont, Howard E.
Brightwell, Martha
Brown, Elmer A.
Butcher, Charles
Butcher, James
Butcher, John
Carpenter, Bertie
Carpenter, William D.
Clements, John
See details for all 33 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 24
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 24
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Surname, forename, rank, regiment, decorations
    Order of information: Alphabetically by surname
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 8
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 8
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Surname, forename, rank, regiment
    Order of information: Alphabetically by surname
  • Second World War - civilians
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Surname, forename
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Obelisk
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
  • Plaques / Panels with names
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Granite
Listing information
  • Beck Row War Memorial
  • Grade II
  • This memorial is protected, and listed on the National Heritage List for England maintained by Historic England. View list entry
  • More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
  • Historic England
Condition
History
2001: memorial restored with names on granite panels set into the Portland stone memorial. New name added in WW1 list. August 1995: cleaned, resited and WW2 names added.
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

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.

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