Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Triptych
- District
- Mid Suffolk
- Town
- Elmswell
- County
- Suffolk
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 4742
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Current location
St John the Divine
Church Road
Elmswell
Mid Suffolk
Suffolk
IP30 9DZ
England
OS Grid Ref: TL 98203 63598
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- Wood triptych. The centre panel has two columns and a triangular top, above which is a patonce cross. IT has JHS sculpted on the top and RIP on the bottom.
- Inscription
- Centre panel: JHS/ TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN/ MEMORY OF THESE ELMSWELL/ MEN WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914-1919/ (Names)/ "MAKE THEM TO BE NUMBERED WITH THY SAINTS/ IN GLORY EVERLASTING"./ RIP Right panel: (Names)/ TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN MEMORY OF THESE/ ELMSWELL MEN WHO FELL/ IN THE SECOND GREAT WAR/ 1939-1945/ (Names)/ "MAKE THEM TO BE/ NUM BERED WITH THY/ SAINTS IN GLORY EVERLASTING". Left panel: (Names)
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Abbott, Thomas Edward
Andreasen, Carl Christian
Andreasen, Eric Julias
Bridges, William
Bruce, Edward James
Buckle, Terence Arthur
Clark, Arthur James
Durrant, Richard Edward
Elliston, Herbert Victor
Farrow, Albert Edward
See details for all 39 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 147
Served and returned: 118
Died: 29
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Surname, forename, rank, regiment
Order of information: Alphabetically by surname (died) and by Regiment (served) - Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 10
Served and returned: 0
Died: 10
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Surname, forename
Order of information: Alphabetically by surname
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Triptych
Measurements: height 1524/915mm, width 1905mm
Materials: Wood
- Triptych
- 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
- Elmswell War Memorial
- WMO ID: 137632
- Condition: Good [last updated on 19-02-2018]
- Help update these details if the condition is wrong
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Responsibility
- PCC
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