Memorial details

Memorial type
Cross
District
Waveney
Town
Reydon
County
Suffolk
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945), Second World War - civilians
Maker
Messrs L J Watts Ltd (Mason)
Ceremony
  • Dedicated
    Date: 6 June 1920
    Attended by: Rev Trevor Edwards, Vicar of Roydon
  • Faculty Granted
    Date: 4 December 1919
    Attended by: Undefined
  • Unveiled
    Date: 6 June 1920
    Attended by: RELATIVES/FRIENDS OF THE FALLEN
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
5051

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Current location

In burial ground on left of path to Church
St Margaret of Antioch's Church
Wangford Rd
Reydon
Waveney
Suffolk
IP18 6PB
England

OS Grid Ref: TM 49093 78190
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Latin cross in Cornish granite
Inscription
(6 O'Clock face) TO THE GLORY OF GOD & IN GRATEFUL / MEMORY OF THE MEN OF / REYDON/ WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1918 / (Names) / (On base) THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE. (9 O'Clock face) (WW2 Names)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Baldry, W A
Bird, A G P
Bird, W E
Bond, F H
Boyden, Js
Burrows, H C
Burrows, O G
Busby, Gr
Fisk, Aj
Fisk, W J
See details for all 38 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 29
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 29
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, regiment, initials of forenames
    Order of information: Undefined
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 9
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 9
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: surname, regiment, initials of forenames
    Order of information: Undefined
  • Second World War - civilians
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, initials of forenames
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Memorial
    Measurements: height 2590mm
    Materials: Granite - Cornish
  • Base
    Measurements: depth 1010mm, width 1210mm
    Materials: Granite - Cornish
  • Cross
    Measurements: height 720mm, width 180mm
    Materials: Granite - Cornish
  • Plinth
    Measurements: depth 390mm, width 540mm
    Materials: Granite - Cornish
Listing information
  • Reydon 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
CLEANED THOROUGHLY IN 1989. REGULARLY CLEANED AND MAINTAINED
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Responsibility
PCC
Reference
  • East Anglian Daily Times, 10 June 1920

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