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Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Broadland
Town
Thorpe St Andrew
County
Norfolk
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony
  • Dedicated
    Date: 30th November 1919
    Attended by: Bishop of Norwich
  • Unveiled
    Date: 30th November 1921
    Attended by: FIELD MARSHAL THE EARL HAIG KT GCB OM GCVO KCIE
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
19858

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Current location

ST ANDREWS HOSPITAL
Varmouth St
Thorpe St Andrew
Broadland
Norfolk
England

OS Grid Ref: TG 260 090
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
RECTAGULAR BRONZE PLAQUE WITH INSCRIPTION IN RELIEF FOLIATE BORDER AROUND THE EDGE. ENAMEL UNION AND RED CROSS FLAGS AT THE TOP CENTRE OF THE PLAQUE
Inscription
TABLET: 1914 1919 / THIS TABLET HAS BEEN ERECTED TO COMMEMORATE THE / MILITARY OCCUPATION OF THIS HOSPITAL AS A WAR HOSPITAL / DURING THE GREAT WAR / FORTY FIVE THOUSAND OFFICERS & MEN OF ALL RANKS FROM / ALL UNITS OF HIS MAJESTY'S FORCES RECEIVED TREATMENT HERE / SICK & WOUNDED FROM EVERY BATTLE FRONT INCLUDING / THOUSANDS FROM ALL DOMINIONS OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE / IT IS ALSO INTENDED TO PRESERVE THE MEMORY OF HEROIC / PATRIOTS WITH WHICH THEY BORE THEIR SUFFERING LOWER PLAQUE: THIS TABLET WAS PRESENTED BY THE / VOLUNTARY WORKERS AND WAS UNVEILED BY / FIELD MARSHAL EARL HAIG, K.T., G.C.B., O.M., / AND DEDICATED BY / THE LORD BISHOP OF NORWICH / ON 30TH NOVEMBER 1921. SCROLL: DURING / THE GREAT WAR / OF 1914 - 1918 THIS BUILDING WAS / ESTABLISHED AND MAINTAINED / AS A HOSPITAL FOR BRITISH / SICK AND WOUNDED: THE ARMY / COUNCIL IN THE NAME OF THE / NATION THANK THOSE WHO HAVE / RENDERED TO IT THIS VALUABLE / AND PATRIOTIC ASSISTANCE IN / THE HOUR OF ITS EMERGENCY / AND THEY DESIRE ALSO TO EXPRESS / THEIR DEEP APPRECIATION OF THE / WHOLE-HEARTED ATTENTION / WHICH THE STAFF OF THE HOSPITAL / GAVE TO THE PATIENTS WHO WERE / UNDER THEIR CARE. THE WAR HAS / ONCE AGIAN CALLED UPON THE / DEVOTION AND SELF-SACRIFICE / OF BRITISH MEN AND WOMEN / AND THE NATION WILL REMEMBER / WITH PRIDE AND GRATITUDE / THEIR WILLING AND / INESTIMABLE SERVICE
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 0
    Served and returned: Undefined
    Died: Undefined
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Bronze
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Other
Reference
  • Carter Postcard Collection

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