Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Suffolk Coastal
Town
Easton
County
Suffolk
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 23 May 1920
    Attended by: Marchioness of Graham
  • Dedicated
    Date: 23 May 1920
    Attended by: Rev A.G. Colbeck, Rector of Easton
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
5492

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Current location

The memorial is located inside the Church
All Saints Church
Easton
Suffolk Coastal
Suffolk
IP13 0EE
England

OS Grid Ref: TM 28313 58770
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Alabaster wall-mounted tablet. At the top are a bronze wreath and laurel swags.
Inscription
THIS TABLET IS DEDICATED TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN/GRATEFUL MEMORY OF THE MEN OF EASTON/WHO IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1918/LAID DOWN THEIR KINDLY LIVES FOR ENGLAND AND HONOUR/(Names) /ALL THESE WERE HONOURED IN THEIR GENERATION/AND WERE THE GLORY OF THEIR TIMES/ECCLESIASTICUS XLIV.V.7/ 1939-1945/ (Names).
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Airey, G
Atkins, N
Battle, C F
Cable, R
Capon, J
Copping, S
Copping, W
Foreman, J
Frost, C
Fulcher, F
See details for all 23 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 19
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 19
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, initials of forenames
    Order of information: surname
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 4
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 4
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, initials of forenames
    Order of information: service
Components
  • Tablet
    Measurements: height 1270mm, width 610mm
    Materials: Alabaster
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Responsibility
Easton PCC
Reference
  • Suffolk Chronicle and Mercury, 28 May 1920, Account of unveiling.

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