Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Waveney
Town
Kessingland
County
Suffolk
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Maker
F Osborne and Co. Ltd, London (Manufacturer)
Ceremony
  • Faculty Granted
    Date: 1999
    Attended by: Unknown
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
5049

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Current location

St Edmunds Church
Church Rd
Kessingland
Waveney
Suffolk
NR33 7SQ
England

OS Grid Ref: TM 52785 86269
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Brass plaque mounted onto a black marble backboard
Inscription
1914 1919/ IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF/ THOSE OF THIS PARISH WHO GAVE/ THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR/ (Names)/THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE// 1939 1945/IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF/THOSE OF THIS PARISH WHO GAVE/THEIR LIVES IN THIS WAR/(Names)/THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE//
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Adams, Alfred
Aldous, Thomas
Barber, John
Barker, Jack
Beamish, Ernest
Bell, John
Bennett, John
Bird, James
Bird, Margaret
Bird, Stella
See details for all 89 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 52
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 52
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,rank,forename,decorations
    Order of information: surname,rank,forename,decorations
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 37
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 37
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: forename, surname
    Order of information: forename, surname
Components
  • Backboard
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Marble - Black
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Brass
Listing information
Condition
History
1999: Permission to erect the Second World War memorial was granted and faculty permitting the memorial's erection was passed. 1998: Money was raised to add the WW2 names and the memorial was ordered but permission to erect was initially refused due to the strict regulations governing alterations to the fabric of listed buildings.
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Public
Responsibility
PCC
Reference
  • This England by n/a Winter 1998 p32; Summer 1999 p65

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