Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Babergh
Town
Great Waldingfield
County
Suffolk
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Maker
F J Lindley (Mason)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 20 June 1920
    Attended by: Brig-Gen Lord Playfair CVO
  • Dedicated
    Date: 20 June 1920
    Attended by: Rev A E King, Rector of Great Waldingfield
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
4507

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Current location

St Lawrence Church
The Street
Great Waldingfield
Babergh
Suffolk
CO10 0TJ
England

OS Grid Ref: TL 91201 43913
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Grey marble tablet with four-centred top, supported by two corbels. Wooden Latin cross above it. Small tablet between the corbels with names.
Inscription
GREAT WALDINGFIELD/ TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN SACRED MEMORY OF/ (Names)/ WHO DIED VICTORIOUS TO SAVE THE BRITISH EMPIRE AND THE LIBERTY OF THE WORLD/ IN THE GREAT WAR OF/ 1914-1919./ "THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE"/ (Names)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Adams, John W
Allen, Wilfred
Bird, Capel
Bowers, Fosker A
Bowers, Nicholson
Bowers, Robert M
Bowers, Walter W
Bowers, William J
Braithwaite, Francis J
Braithwaite, Humphry L
See details for all 34 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 34
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 34
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Surname, forename, rank, regiment, decorations
    Order of information: Alphabetically by surname
Components
  • Tablet
    Measurements: height 1168mm, width 1372mm
    Materials: Marble
Listing information
  • CHURCH OF ST LAWRENCE
  • Grade I
  • This memorial is protected, and listed on the National Heritage List for England maintained by Historic England. View list entry
  • More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
  • Historic England
Condition
Costs

Site: £26-12-0

Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Responsibility
PCC
Reference
  • East Anglian Daily Times, 22 June 1920

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