Memorial details

Memorial type
Church Fabric / Fitting: Altar or communion rail
District
Babergh
Town
Hadleigh
County
Suffolk
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Maker
Mr Charles SpoonerFRIBA (Architect)
Hampshire Home Workshops (Undefined)
Ceremony

  • Date: 24 March 1921
    Attended by: Rev F E Carter Dean of Bocking
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
4434

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Current location

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

OS Grid Ref: TM 02577 42471
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Wooden Altar Rails with plain stone dedication tablet
Inscription
THESE ALTAR RAILS ARE GIVEN IN LOVING MEMORY/ OF CAPTAIN JOSHUA ROBERT ROWLEY H.L.I, ATTACHED// 1/5 SUFFOLK REGIMENT, YOUNGER SON OF SIR JOSHUA T AND THE HON LADY ROWLEY. KILLED IN ACTION/ AT GAZA NOVEMBER 2ND 1917
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Rowley, Joshua Robert
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Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, rank, date of death, regiment, place of death, forenames, manner of death, age, relationships
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Altar / Communion rail
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wood - Oak
  • Tablet
    Measurements: height 127mm, width 508mm
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Private
Reference
  • East Anglian Daily Times 26 March 1921 account of the unveiling

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