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Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Mid Suffolk
Town
Eye
County
Suffolk
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Maker
Mr Ernest E Saunders, Ipswich (Builder)
T R Parkington, Ipswich (Sculptor)
Sir Thomas Henry Tacon DL, JP (Sponsor)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 7 March 1920
    Attended by: Miss Maud Tacon
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
4665

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Current location

Eye Parish Church
Church St
Eye
Mid Suffolk
Suffolk
IP23 7BD
England

OS Grid Ref: TM 14893 73800
Denomination: Baptist

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Description
Portland stone pediment and base. Sword of Sacrifice between two columns of names.
Inscription
IN MEMORY OF THE GLORIOUS DEAD/ FROM THIS TOWN WHO GAVE THEIR/ LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR/ (Names)/ PRESENTED BY/ SIR THOMAS HENRY TACON DL JP
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Bailey, Thomas C
Battle, Lance
Bird, William J
Boughton, Frederick W
Bowell, Thomas W
Burridge, Walter
Canham, Walter H
Cason, Frederick
Chambers, Edward
Clover, Ernest
See details for all 48 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 48
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 48
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: Surname, forename, decorations
    Order of information: Alphabetically
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: height 1372 mm, width 1168 mm
    Materials: Stone - Portland
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Private
Responsibility
Eye Baptist Church
Reference
  • East Anglian Daily Times, 8 March 1920 - Account of unveiling

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