Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Cross
- District
- Forest Heath
- Town
- Brandon
- County
- Suffolk
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945), Korean War (1950-1953)
- Ceremony
- Unveiled
Date: 17 October 1920
Attended by: Lt. Col B E Spragge DSO - Undefined
Date: 17th October 1920
Attended by: Muffled peal on the bells before the ceremony followed afterwards by a full peal. - Dedicated
Date: 17 October 1920
Attended by: Rev P J D Johnson Rector of Brandon - Show More (2)
- Unveiled
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
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Current location
Centre of cemetery
Municipal Cemetery
Church Road
Brandon
Forest Heath
Suffolk
IP27 0JB
England
OS Grid Ref: TL 77824 86166
Denomination: Undefined
- Description
- Cross on stepped octagonal base sword of sacrifice in relief on face of cross.
- Inscription
- (6 o'clock face) THE WAR 1914-1918 (Names) SONS OF THIS PLACE LET THIS OF YOU BE SAID / THAT YOU WHO LIVE ARE WORTHY OF YOUR DEAD / THESE GAVE THEIR LIVES THAT YOU WHO LIVE MAY REAP / A RICHER HARVEST ERE YOU FALL ASLEEP (9 o'clock face) (Names) (12 o'clock face) (Names) (3 o'clock face) (Names)
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Adams, William F
Arbon, Charlie H
Branch, Bertie A
Branch, George
Brown, Ernest W
Burton, Cyril H
Carter, Albert
Carter, Leonard
Catchpole, Bert A
Challiss, Bertie
See details for all 89 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 65
Served and returned: 0
Died: 65
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname, rank, regiment, forenames, decorations
Order of information: Appear to be grouped in regiments then rank, surname, forename - Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 23
Served and returned: 0
Died: 23
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname, rank, regiment, forenames
Order of information: surname - Korean War (1950-1953)
Total names on memorial: 1
Served and returned: 0
Died: 1
Exact count: yes
Information shown: rank, initials of forenames, surname, regiment
Order of information: Undefined
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Memorial
Measurements: depth 1250mm, height 5400mm, width 1250mm
Materials: Stone - Portland
- Memorial
- Listing information
- Brandon War Memorial
- Grade II
- 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
- Condition
- Brandon War Memorial
- WMO ID: 138367
- Condition: Good [last updated on 05-02-2018]
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- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Reference
- Bury and Norwich Post, 22 October 1920, Account of unveiling.
- Bury Free Press - Saturday 23 October 1920 www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000762/19201023/054/0003 BRANDON WAR MEMORIAL United Service at Unveiling Ceremony. The unveiling of the town war memorial at Brandon attracted several hundreds of people.
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