Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
St Edmundsbury
Town
Bury St Edmunds
County
Suffolk
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 3 June 1928
    Attended by: HRH The Duke of Gloucester
  • Dedicated
    Date: 3 June 1928
    Attended by: Rev ARH Grant CVO DD (Chaplain to the King)
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
5140

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Current location

Under the west window.
St Marys Church
Crown St
Bury St Edmunds
St Edmundsbury
Suffolk
IP33 1RT
England

OS Grid Ref: TL 85636 63963
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
LHS: Suffolk Yeomanry badge, Scroll of Battle Honours, badge of 230 brigade 74th Division. RHS: 15th Suffolk Regiment Badge, Battle Honours, Yeomanry flash
Inscription
TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN MEMORY OF THE OFFICERS, NON-COMMISSIONED/ OFFICERS AND MEN OF THE LOYAL SUFFOLK HUSSARS AND THE 15TH (SUFFOLK / YEOMANRY) BATTN, SUFFOLK REGIMENT, WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1918 / (Names)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Andrews, C
Arber, A F
Arthey, W S C
Badcock, C
Baker, O
Barne, M
Batchelor, A J
Beavis, H E
Bevan, S R
Bidwell, P T
See details for all 186 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 185
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 185
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: surname,rank,regiment,forename,decorations
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: height 4FT, width 6FT
    Materials: Alabaster
Listing information
  • CHURCH OF ST MARY AND ATTACHED WALL AND RAILINGS
  • Grade I
  • 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
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Responsibility
PCC
Reference
  • Bury Free Press 9 June 1928
  • The History of the Suffolk Regiment 1914-1927 by Lt Col C C R Murphy p.359 Published:Hutchinson & Co (Publishers) Ltd 1928 London EC4

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