Memorial details

Memorial type
Stone of remembrance
District
Mid Suffolk
Town
Debenham
County
Suffolk
Country
England
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945), First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
4737

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Current location

St Mary Magdalene Church
High Street
Debenham
Mid Suffolk
Suffolk
IP14 6QN
England

OS Grid Ref: TM 17415 63202
Denomination: Church of England

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Previous locations
  • War Memorial Insitute
    Gracechurch Street
    Debenham
    Mid Suffolk
    Suffolk
    England

    OS Grid Ref: Undefined
    Denomination: Undefined
Description
Rectangular stone with inscriptions on front and right sides.
Inscription
6 O'CLOCK: TO THE/ MEN OF DEBENHAM/ GREAT WAR 1914-1918/ (NAMES)/ WE WILL REMEMBER THEM 3 O'CLOCK: ALSO OF THOSE/ OF THIS PARISH/ SECOND GREAT WAR/ 1939-1945/ (NAMES)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Aldous, Thomas
Artiss, Frederick
Artiss, Montague
Bachelor, Arthur
Balaam, Edward
Balaam, Edward
Balaam, Frank
Barrett, Frederick
Broom, Bertie
Broom, Bertie
See details for all 45 names
Commemorations
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 6
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 6
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,forename
    Order of information: surname
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 33
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 33
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,forename
    Order of information: surname,forename
Components
  • Memorial
    Measurements: depth 1000mm, height 2150mm, width 1300mm
    Materials: Stone - York
Listing information
Condition
History
Removal to Church Yard by J Wright and Son; of Ipswich
Costs

Site: Removal - £45

Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Public
Responsibility
The Debenham and District British Legion
Reference
  • account of unveiling East Anglian Daily Times, 2 March 1920

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