Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Cross
- District
- Babergh
- Town
- Holbrook
- County
- Suffolk
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- Second World War (1939-1945), First World War (1914-1918)
- Ceremony
- Dedicated
Date: 20 November 1921
Attended by: Bishop Wood - Unveiled
Date: 20 November 1921
Attended by: Brig-Gen E H Rodwell - Show More (1)
- Dedicated
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 4442
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Current location
All Saints Church
Church Hill
Holbrook
Babergh
Suffolk
IP9 2QP
England
OS Grid Ref: TM 16989 36062
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- Celtic cross on plinth and four stepped base. Inscriptions in black lettering on plinth.
- Inscription
- 6 o'clock face: TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN MEMORY OF/ THE MEN OF HOLBROOK/ WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914-1918/ (Names) 3 o'clock face: 1939-1945/ (Names)
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Adams, T J
Bowles, F
Bugg, R
Burrows, A
Codling, C
Cooper, J
Dale, S
Davies, F
Dean, H A
Dunnett, G
See details for all 32 names - Commemorations
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 8
Served and returned: 0
Died: 8
Exact count: no
Information shown: Forename initial, surname
Order of information: Alphabetically - First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 24
Served and returned: 0
Died: 24
Exact count: no
Information shown: Surname, forename initial, decorations
Order of information: Alphabetically
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Components
- Cross
Measurements: depth 1676 mm, height 3200 mm, width 1676 mm
Materials: Granite - Cornish - Base
Measurements: depth 1676 mm, width 1676 mm
Materials: Stone - York - Plinth
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Granite - Cornish
- Cross
- Listing information
- This memorial is not currently listed. Find out how to nominate this memorial for inclusion on the National Heritage List for England
- More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
- Condition
- Holbrook WWI and WWII Cross
- WMO ID: 257410
- Condition: Fair [last updated on 06-11-2019]
- Help update these details if the condition is wrong
- History
- Memorial cleaned in 1985 and lettering put in good condition. The garden around the memorial is maintained by Chairman of the local branch Royal British Legion.
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Responsibility
- Holbrook Parish Council
- Reference
- East Anglian Daily Times, 21 November 1921 - account of unveiling
- Historic England listing: historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1465082?section=official-list-entry Accessed 25/05/2022
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