Memorial details

Memorial type
Cross
District
Waveney
Town
Sotterley
County
Suffolk
Country
England
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945), First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony
  • Dedicated
    Date: 25 April 1920
    Attended by: Canon Markham ( Vicar of Grimsby)
  • Unveiled
    Date: 25 April 1920
    Attended by: Relatives/Friends of the Fallen
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
5024

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Current location

Outside village cemetery.
Sotterley War Memorial
Junction of Pound Road
Southwell Lane and The Run
Sotterley
Waveney
Suffolk
NR34 7TX
England

OS Grid Ref: TM 45470 84391
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Latin Cross on three-stepped base.
Inscription
Plinth side 1: TO THE / GLORY OF GOD / AND IN LOVING AND GRATEFUL / MEMORY OF THESE WHOSE NAMES / ARE HEREON INSCRIBED WHO GAVE / THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR / 1914-1919 / AND 1939-1945 / THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE // Plinth sides 2, 3 and 4: (15 NAMES) // Top step, side 1: (2 NAMES [WW2] )
Inscription legible?
no
Names on memorial
Barne, Miles
Barne, Seymour
Bird, Henry
Brown, Harry
Brown, Oscar
Bullen, Charlie
Burgess, George
Card, George Henry
Easey, John S
Easy, Bob
See details for all 15 names
Commemorations
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 2
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 2
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Surname, regiment, forename
    Order of information: Surname
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 15
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 15
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Surname, year of death, regiment, forename, decorations
    Order of information: Year of death, surname
Components
  • Cross
    Measurements: depth 98" Base, height 15 ft, width 98" Base
    Materials: Stone - Clipsham
  • Undefined
    Measurements: depth 98", width 98"
    Materials: Undefined
Listing information
  • SOTTERLEY 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
WW1 names hard to read
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Responsibility
Parish Council
Reference

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