Memorial details

Memorial type
Cross
District
Broadland
Town
Marsham
County
Norfolk
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
19697

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Current location

Located in the churchyard
All Saints Church
Church Lane
Marsham
Broadland
Norfolk
NR10 5RB
England

OS Grid Ref: TG 19659 23712
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
A Celtic cross surmounting a two-stepped plinth. Inscription is illegible on all sides of plinth. Upright stone tablet has been positioned in front of the cross with inscription in black lettering replicating the original.
Inscription
IN MEMORY OF THOSE WHO FELL IN BATTLE/ 1914 - 1918/ (Names)/ 1939 - 1945/ (Names)/ LEST WE FORGET
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Abbs, W M
Bull, A H
Chapman, A
Claxton, R W
Crawford, E
Debenham, O
Fields, H
Grimes, F T
Grix, S T
Holbrooke, F
See details for all 23 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 17
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 17
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: initials, surname
    Order of information: surname
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 6
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 6
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: initials, surname
    Order of information: surname
Components
  • Cross
    Measurements: depth c740 mm, height c3355 mm, width c890 mm
    Materials: Granite
  • Tablet
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Granite
  • Plinth
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Granite
Listing information
  • Marsham 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
Reference

This record comprises all information held by IWM’s War Memorials Register for this memorial. Where we hold a names list for the memorial, this information will be displayed on the memorial record. Please check back as we are adding more names to the database.

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