Memorial details

Memorial type
Cross
District
Suffolk Coastal
Town
Aldringham
County
Suffolk
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
5419

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Current location

100m south of church
St Andrew's Church
Church Lane
Aldringham
Suffolk Coastal
Suffolk
IP16 4QU
England

OS Grid Ref: TM 45181 60275
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
On octagonal three stepped base
Inscription
IN/ PROUD AND LOVING/ MEMORY/ OF/ LIEUTENANT/ ALEXANDER WALTER/ OGILVIE/ (MT ATTACHED/ 65TH SEIGE BATTERY)/ WHO GAVE HIS LIFE/ FOR HIS COUNTRY/ OCTOBER 30TH 1918/ AND/ IN LASTING REMEMBRANCE/ OF/ THAT GREAT HOST/ OF/ HEROES/ WHO MADE/ THE/ SUPREME SACRIFICE/ 1914-1918/ AND/ ALSO TO THE/ SUCCEEDING GENERATION/ WHO MADE/ THE/ LIKE SACRIFICE/ 1939 - 1945/ "YEA THOUGH I WALK/ THROUGH THE VALLEY/ OF THE SHADOW/ OF DEATH/ I WILL FEAR NO EVIL/ FOR/ THOU ART WITH ME
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Ogilvie, Alexander Walter
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Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: rank,year died,regiment,forename
    Order of information: Undefined
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 0
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 0
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Memorial
    Measurements: depth 51" base, height 20 ft, width 51" base
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
  • Aldringham War Memorial
  • 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
  • Historic England
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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