Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
St Edmundsbury
Town
Sapiston
County
Suffolk
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 12 Dec 1920
    Attended by: Duke of Grafton
  • Dedicated
    Date: 12 Dec 1920
    Attended by: Canon RF Wilson
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
5257

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Current location

St Andrews Church
Hilly Close
Sapiston
St Edmundsbury
Suffolk
IP31 1RY
England

OS Grid Ref: TL 92042 74256
Denomination: Church of England (redundant)

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Description
A shaped grey marble memorial plaque. The border is a darker, charcoal grey and the main plaque is a light grey streaked with well-defined whited veins. There is a large, raised, white marble cross above the names of the Parish war-dead which are incised in gold lettering.
Inscription
TO THE GLORY OF GOD / AND IN MEMORY OF / THE MEN OF THIS PARISH / WHO DIED IN THE GREAT WAR / 1914 - 1919 / (Names) / “THEY DIED THAT WE MIGHT LIVE” //
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Baker, Arthur E
Balaam, Anthony
Balaam, Fred G
Cage, Philip
Cooper, Albert
Frost, G Elijah
Howe, Maurice
See details for all 7 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 7
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 7
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: rank, forename, surname, decorations
    Order of information: surname
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: height 889mm, width 609mm
    Materials: Marble
Listing information
  • CHURCH OF ST ANDREW
  • 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
Sponsorship
Public
Responsibility
PCC

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