Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Suffolk Coastal
Town
Aldeburgh
County
Suffolk
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony

  • Date: 9 September 1918
    Attended by: Bishop of Suffolk, Mr Sam Garrett (benefactor)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
5405

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Current location

Located on north wall of Trinity Chapel
St. Peter & St. Paul's Church
Victoria Road
Church Walk
Aldeburgh
Suffolk Coastal
Suffolk
IP15 5DT
England

OS Grid Ref: TM 46400 56800
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Rectangular tablet with relief of fallen soldier with head outlined against gilded setting sun rays. Two integral side panels showing classical figures symbolic of Life and Death. Lower shelf decorated with four gilded scallop shells. Separate wooden panel is fixed below with two brass plaques engraved with names from WW1 and WW2.
Inscription
AND / EVERYONE SAID TO HIS BROTHER / BE OF GOOD CHEER / ISAIAH XLI 6 / THESE LAID THE WORLD AWAY POURED OUT THE RED SWEET WINE OF YOUTH / GAVE UP THEIR YEARS TO BE OF WORK AND JOY AND THAT UNHOPED SERENE / THAT MEN CALL AGE / IN GREATER MEMORY OF THOSE CONNECTED WITH ALDEBURGH WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1919 / (NAMES)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Allerton, A C
Allerton, F R
Ashford, A H
Backhouse, A S
Balls, B
Block, G A
Block, G E
Botterill, J
Bowyer, J W
Bridges, A
See details for all 87 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 87
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 87
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Service, rank, initial, forename, surname, decorations
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: height 1270 mm, width 2032 mm
    Materials: Marble
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Responsibility
PCC-Suffolk Coastal

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