Memorial details

Memorial type
Triptych
District
Babergh
Town
Glemsford
County
Suffolk
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Maker
F J Lindley (Builder)
Ceremony

  • Date: 1 November 1923
    Attended by: Sir Courtney Warner
  • Date: 14 November 1993
    Attended by: Rev A Mason (Rector)
  • Date: 1 November 1923
    Attended by: Rev W Banks-Williams (Rector of Glemsford)
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
4428

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Current location

Roadside of Main Street just north of Primary School
Tye Green
Glemsford
Babergh
Suffolk
CO10 7RH
England

OS Grid Ref: TL 82717 47972
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Latin Cross on triptich
Inscription
(Block centre) THESE MEN/GAVE THEIR LIVES/FOR THEIR COUNTRY/ 91919-1918) / THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE/(NAMES) (Block Right (NAMES) (Block Left) (NAMES) (Column) ALSO OF/THOSE WHO/FELL IN THE/WAR/1939-1945 (NAMES)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Allwright, E
Bradnam, G
Brewster, C
Brewster, W
Brown, A
Brown, B A
Brown, E W
Brown, G F
Brown, G S
Byford, J W
See details for all 48 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 36
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 36
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, forname initials
    Order of information: Alphabetical
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 11
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 11
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, forename initials
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Memorial
    Measurements: depth 584, height 3048mm, width 1270
    Materials: Stone - Portland
Listing information
Condition
History
Restored at cost OF £5000 (1993) Cost partly borne by PPC
Costs

Comments: 1939-1945 names added between May and september 1949 by F J Lindley of Sudbury for £11.6.10. Restored at a cost of £5000 in 1993. cost partly borne bt Babergh District Council and Glemsford Parish Council

Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Private
Details: Land given free by W G Fenn1939 -1945 names added
Responsibility
PCC

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