Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
St Edmundsbury
Town
Hawstead
County
Suffolk
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Maker
Hanchets (Mason)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 22 May 1921
    Attended by: Capt Charles Fitzroy
  • Dedicated
    Date: 22 May 1921
    Attended by: Rev Leslie Mercer, Rector of Hawstead
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
5215

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Current location

North wall
All Saints Church
Church Road
Hawstead
St Edmundsbury
Suffolk
IP29 5NT
England

OS Grid Ref: TL 85583 59260
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Black tablet with incised inscriptions in gold Roman capitals, standing on a plinth supported by two brackets with lobed finials. The tablet has a white stone frame with cornice and pediment, in the centre of which is a splayed Greek cross surrounding a ribboned laurel wreath. At each side is a quadrant decorated with a sun-burst, and on each side of the tablet are fluted pilasters. The whole is supported on a grey rectangular pedimented back-plate.
Inscription
TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF THE MEN OF THIS PARISH/ WHO GLORIOUSLY GAVE THEIR LIVES/ FOR THEIR KING AND COUNTRY IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914-1919/ (Names)/ YE WHO LIVE ON IN ENGLAND'S PASTURES GREEN/ REMEMBER US AND THINK WHAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR/1939 - 1945/(Name)//
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Boreham, Herbert
Brinkley, Herbert
Fitzroy, Edward
Fyson, Edward
Gill, Alfred
Gill, Joseph
Howe, Alfred
Marsh, James
Pratt, Harold
Scates, James
See details for all 13 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 13
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 13
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Surname, forename
    Order of information: Alphabetically by surname
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Forename, surname
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Backboard
    Measurements: depth 35mm, height 1020mm, width 1220mm
    Materials: Marble
  • Tablet
    Measurements: height 560mm, width 620mm
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Responsibility
PCC
Reference
  • Bury Free Press 28 May 1921

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