Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Mid Suffolk
Town
Beyton
County
Suffolk
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Maker
Hanchets (Builder)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 22 Aug 1920
    Attended by: Maj-Gen E O Hay CB, RA
  • Dedicated
    Date: 22 Aug 1920
    Attended by: Ven G Hodges
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
4698

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Current location

All Saints Church
Church Rd
Beyton
Mid Suffolk
Suffolk
IP30 9AL
England

OS Grid Ref: TL 93371 62770
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
White marble tablet in form of scroll on red marble with Latin Cross above flanked on each side by a rose
Inscription
IN MEMORY OF/ (Names)/ MEN OF BEYTON WHO DIED/ IN DEFENCE OF LIBERTY AND THE HONOUR OF/ THEIR COUNTRY IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914-1919.
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Austin, Arthur W
Borley, Hector C
Bridges, Hugh
Grimwade, Frederick C
Hatton, Arthur W
Jackson, Harry J
Last, Harry
Lock, Percy
Melton, Sidney M
Newport, William J
See details for all 12 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 12
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 12
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,rank,regiment,forename
    Order of information: surname
Components
  • Tablet
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Marble - Red, Marble - Sicilian
Listing information
  • CHURCH OF ALL SAINTS
  • 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
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Responsibility
Beyton with Hessett PCC
Reference
  • Bury Free Press, 28 August 1920

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