Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Babergh
Town
Copdock
County
Suffolk
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Maker
Mr E E Saunders of Ipswich (Builder)
Mr H Munro Cautley (Architect)
Ceremony
  • Dedicated
    Date: 19 September 1920
    Attended by: Local Clergy/Dignitaries
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
4413

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Current location

Inside church
St Peter's Church
Church Lane
Copdock
Babergh
Suffolk
IP8 3BZ
England

OS Grid Ref: TM 12028 41553
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Two tablets. WW1 tablet has a decorative crown and sword surrounded by a wreath.
Inscription
1914 1918/ IN MEMORY OF/ THE MEN FROM THE/ PARISHES OF/ COPDOCK AND WASHBROOK/ WHO LOST THEIR LIVES/ IN THE GREAT WAR/ (Names)/ THERE IS ONE GREAT SOCIETY/ ALONE, THE NOBLE LIVING/ AND THE NOBLE DEAD 1939-1945/ THE NAMES OF THOSE WHO FELL IN/ THE SECOND WORLD WAR/ ARE RECORDED IN THE GARDEN OF/ REMEMBRANCE IN THE CHURCHYARD
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Bernard, Laurence A
Bishop, Philip
Grove, Charles E
Harvey, Ernest
Newman, Jack W
Pinner, Walter
Rout, Frederick J
Rumsey, Frank
Stebbings, John F
See details for all 9 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 9
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 9
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,forename
    Order of information: forename, initial, surname
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 0
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 0
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Tablet
    Measurements: height 1676MM, width 914MM
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
  • CHURCH OF ST MARY
  • 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
Responsibility
PCC
Reference
  • East Anglian Daily Times 21 September 1920
  • Faculty for 1939-1945 tablet issued 2.11.1949 - see memorial 4414

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