Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Pillar / Column
- District
- Forest Heath
- Town
- Herringswell
- County
- Suffolk
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
- Ceremony
- Dedicated
Date: 31 July 1920
Attended by: Rev W Manning, Vicar of Chipping Barnet - Unveiled
Date: 31 July 1920
Attended by: Rev W Manning - Show More (1)
- Dedicated
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 4549
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Current location
Grass triangle at the road junction at the entrance to the village
The Street
Herringswell
Forest Heath
Suffolk
IP28 6ST
England
OS Grid Ref: TL 71615 70017
Denomination: Undefined
- Description
- Rough granite obelisk on a rough hewn base. One flat panel holds the inscription. Surrounded by low wooden white-painted posts connected through metal chains.
- Inscription
- THE GREAT WAR/ 1914-1918/ IN HONOURED MEMORY OF/ (Names)/ "LIVE THOU FOR ENGLAND/ WE FOR ENGLAND DIED"/ ALSO/ (Name)/ 1939-1945/ (Names)/ MAN'S INHUMANITY TO MAN/ MAKES COUNTLESS THOUSANDS/ MOURN
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Addison, Harry
Ballance, Leslie A
Davies, Mostyn L
Frost, Edwin
Goodwin, Arundel E O
Horrex, George D A
Hunt, Alfred
Murton, Orlando
Nunn, Henry
Scott, Charles
See details for all 11 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 9
Served and returned: 0
Died: 9
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Surname, forename, rank
Order of information: Alphabetically by surname - Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 2
Served and returned: 0
Died: 2
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Surname, forename, rank, decorations
Order of information: Undefined
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Pillar
Measurements: height c2439mm
Materials: Granite
- Pillar
- Listing information
- Herringswell 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
- HERRINGSWELL
- WMO ID: 118147
- Condition: Good [last updated on 14-08-2019]
- Help update these details if the condition is wrong
- History
- 2006: Reportedly knocked over by a lorry.
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Responsibility
- PCC
- Reference
- Other website en.tracesofwar.com/article/16167/War-Memorial-Herringswell.htm
- Names reference: media.geograph.org.uk/files/fe9fc289c3ff0af142b6d3bead98a923/HERRINGSWELL_War_Memorial.pdf
- Bury Free Press, 7 Aug 1920
- Geograph www.geograph.org.uk/photo/2808900
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