Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Obelisk
- District
- Babergh
- Town
- Brantham
- County
- Suffolk
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
- Ceremony
- Unveiled
Date: 07th November 1948
Attended by: L. P. B. Merriam; - Dedicated
Date: 07th November 1948
Attended by: Revd. E. J. SALMON; - Show More (1)
- Unveiled
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 11463
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Current location
Plaques only
St Michael's Church
Church Lane
Brantham
Babergh
Suffolk
CO11 1PU
England
OS Grid Ref: TM 11210 34193
Denomination: Undefined
- Previous locations
- Brantham Industrial Estate
Factory Lane
Brantham
Babergh
Suffolk
CO11 1NJ
England
OS Grid Ref: TM 108 330
Denomination: Undefined
- Brantham Industrial Estate
- Description
- Stepped cross base plinth surmounted by square based pedestal and tapered shaft. Plaques moved to the local parish church, St Michael, for safe keeping. The fate of the memorial unknown.
- Inscription
- IN PROUD AND GRATEFUL / MEMORY OF THE GALLANT / MEN WHO LEFT THIS PLACE/ TO FIGHT IN THE CAUSE / OF LIBERTY AND JUSTICE / AND WHO LAID DOWN THEIR / LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1919 / (Names) / "THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVER MORE" IN MEMORY ALSO OF THOSE WHO FELL IN / THE SAME CAUSE IN THE YEARS 1939 - 1945 / (Names)
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Abbot, A J
Ames, C
Andrews, A
Armitage, A H J J
Baird, W
Barton, A G
Begg, J
Bloyce, F J
Bones, G F
Brooke, T W
See details for all 105 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 105
Served and returned: 0
Died: 105
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname
Order of information: Undefined - Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 19
Served and returned: 0
Died: 19
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname
Order of information: Undefined
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Obelisk
Measurements: depth 47 inches, height c. 15 feet, width 47 inches
Materials: Stone - Plaques
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Metal
- Obelisk
- Listing information
- WAR MEMORIAL IN BRANTHAM INDUSTRIAL ESTATE
- 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
- Condition
- British Xylonite Factory
- WMO ID: 251266
- Condition: Poor [last updated on 05-06-2017]
- Help update these details if the condition is wrong
- History
- February 2021: Plaques moved to local parish church, St Michael's, for safe keeping.
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
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