Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- District
- St Edmundsbury
- Town
- Bury St Edmunds
- County
- Suffolk
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
- Ceremony
- Dedicated
Date: 14 November 1948
Attended by: Ven H R Norton - Unveiled
Date: 14 November 1948
Attended by: B R Driver, Chairman of the Local British Legion Branch - Show More (1)
- Dedicated
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
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Current location
St Peters District Church
Hospital Rd
Bury St Edmunds
St Edmundsbury
Suffolk
IP33 3JU
England
OS Grid Ref: TL 85111 63790
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- Wooden board.
- Inscription
- THESE GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR FREEDOM/ 1914-1919/ (Names)/ 1939-1945/ (Names)/ GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Andrews, Alan Roland
Andrews, Percy
Baddage, William
Baldry, Donald
Baldwin, Charles
Barton, Frederick Arthur
Barton, Walter John
Baxter, Joseph Henry
Bean, Charles Alfred
Bird, Eric
See details for all 72 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 53
Served and returned: 0
Died: 53
Exact count: no
Information shown: Forenames, surname
Order of information: Alphabetically - Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 19
Served and returned: 0
Died: 19
Exact count: no
Information shown: Forenames, surname
Order of information: Alphabetically
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Board
Measurements: height 991 mm, width 940 mm
Materials: Wood
- Board
- Listing information
- CHURCH OF ST PETER
- 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
- Condition
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Responsibility
- St Peters PCC
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