Memorial details

Memorial type
Cross
District
Babergh
Town
Semer
County
Suffolk
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony
  • Dedicated
    Date: 26 June 1920
    Attended by: Rev C L B Elliott, Rector of Tattingstone
  • Unveiled
    Date: 26 June 1920
    Attended by: Sir Courtenay Warner
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
4476

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Current location

Semer Church
Church Lane
Semer
Babergh
Suffolk
IP7 6JB
England

OS Grid Ref: TL 99895 46789
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Celtic wheel cross on a pedestal and single stepped square base.
Inscription
6 o' clock face: TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND TO THE MEMORY/ OF THE MEN OF SEMER/ WHO LOYALLY AND FAITHFULLY/ LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES/ FOR THEIR COUNTRY/ IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914-1918/ GRANT UNTO THEM O LORD ETERNAL REST/ LIVE THOU FOR ENGLAND/ WE FOR ENGLAND DIED/ BE THOU FAITHFUL UNTO DEATH/ AND I WILL GIVE THEE THE CROWN OF LIFE 9 o' clock face: (Names) 3 o'clock face: (Names) 12 o'clock face: OH THE BEAUTY O THE GLADNESS/ OF THAT RESURRECTION DAY/ WHICH SHALL NOT THROUGH ENDLESS AGES/ PASS AWAY/ TO THAT BRIGHTEST OF ALL MEETINGS/ BRING US JESUS CHRIST AT LAST/ BY THE CROSS THROUGH DEATH AND JUDGEMENT/ HOLDING FAST
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Donkin, Harold A B
Durrant, Arthur
Payne, Arthur
Scutcher, George T
Scutcher, William C
See details for all 5 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 5
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 5
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Surname, forename, regiment
    Order of information: Alphabetically by surname
Components
  • Cross
    Measurements: depth 686mm, height 2439mm, width 864mm
    Materials: Stone - Clipsham
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Responsibility
PCC
Reference

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