Memorial details

Memorial type
Composite
District
Babergh
Town
Shotley
County
Suffolk
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Maker
A.H. Ryan-Tenison FRIBA (Architect)
Frederick Brook Hitch FRBS (Sculptor)
Ceremony
  • Dedicated
    Date: 26 June 1919
    Attended by: Bishop Hornby
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
4478

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Current location

In the cemetery
St Mary the Virgin Church
Frogs Alley
Shotley
Babergh
Suffolk
IP9 1ER
England

OS Grid Ref: TM 23779 36070
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Lych gate opening onto a small paved area at the centre of which is a free standing memorial. The memorial is formed of a two stepped base surmounted by plinth and capped column. At the four corners of the base are cast bronze dolphins. A bronze figure of the Madonna is placed against one side of the column. The dedicatory inscription is placed on plaques within the lych gate and the names are inscribed on the memorial. Bronze lion head is placed on each of the post that have been placed around the edge of the paved area. A bronze panel is on each face of the column. Two of the plaques depict an anchor within a wreath, one depicts a Viking ship and one depicts a medieval ship.
Inscription
Plaque on lych gate: TO THE GLORY / OF GOD AND / IN MEMORY OF / THE OFFICERS AND MEN / OF THE 8TH AND 9TH / SUBMARINE FLOTILLAS / WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES / FOR KING AND COUNTRY / DURING THE GREAT / WAR 1914 - 1919. / A GOOD LIFE HATH BUT A / FEW DAYS BUT A GOOD NAME / ENDURETH FOR EVER. / ECCLESIASTICUS XL1 13. Plinth: THERE IS BUT ONE / TASK FOR ALL / ONE LIFE FOR / EACH TO GIVE / WHO STANDS IF / FREEDOM FALL? / WHO DIES IF / ENGLAND LIVE? / 1914 1918 Top step of plinth: E30. E16. E34. E37. E4. / C16. E36. E50. E47. L10. Column, 3, 9 and 12 o'clock face: (Names) Plinth, 12 o'clock face: (Names)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Bacon, C
Bacon, J
Bagwell, A
Baker, H
Baldcock, A H
Barge, W
Beaill, A V
Bell, D C
Bennett, G H
Boase, H
See details for all 52 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 52
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 52
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Surname, rank, regiment, date of death, additional
    Order of information: By ship
Components
  • Column
    Measurements: depth 2286mm, height 3048mm, width 2286mm
    Materials: Stone - Portland
  • Plaques
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Bronze
  • Gate
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wood
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Private
Reference
  • Suffolk Chronicle and Mercury 04 July 1919

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