Memorial details

Memorial type
Roll of honour or book of remembrance
District
Babergh
Town
Hadleigh
County
Suffolk
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Maker
Mr Charles Spooner FRIBA (Designer)
Ceremony
  • Dedicated
    Date: 4 December 1921
    Attended by: Bishop of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich
  • Unveiled
    Date: 4 December 1921
    Attended by: C J Grimwade
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
4350

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Current location

St Marys Church
Church Street
Hadleigh
Babergh
Suffolk
IP7 5DT
England

OS Grid Ref: TM 02581 42469
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Roll of honour, mounted into a wooden frame which features a gable top and shelf at base. Inside edge of frame gilded gold. Roll features the coat of arms of Hadleigh top left and the Diocese of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich top right and has the figure of Christ crucified top centre, with inscription around Christ's feet. Names are arranged into three columns.
Inscription
YE WHO WORSHIP / HERE REMEMBER / BEFORE GOD THESE MEN / OF HADLEIGH WHO SUFFERED / AND DIED IN THE GREAT WAR / ANNO DOMINI 1914-1918 / (names) / THEY SHALL NOT DWELL BEFORE GOD FOR EVER / O PREPARE THY LOVING MERCY AND FAITHFULNESS / THAT THEY MAY PRESERVE THEM. PSALM LXI. VII
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Abbott, Arthur W.
Allen, Frederick
Allen, Harry C
Bacon, John
Baker, Albert C.j.
Baker, James
Barr, Henry E.
Becket, James R.
Beer, Enos E.
Beer, William
See details for all 112 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 112
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 112
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Surname, forename
    Order of information: Alphabetically
Components
  • Roll of honour
    Measurements: height 900 mm, width 490 mm
    Materials: Paper
  • Frame
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wood - Oak, Glass
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Responsibility
Hadleigh PCC
Reference
  • East Anglian Daily Times, 5 December 1921 - account of unveiling

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