Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- District
- Forest Heath
- Town
- Mildenhall
- County
- Suffolk
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- Second World War - civilians, Second World War (1939-1945)
- Ceremony
- Dedicated
Date: 3rd May 1947
Attended by: Bishop of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich - Unveiled
Date: 3rd May 1947
Attended by: Bishop of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich - Show More (1)
- Dedicated
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 4567
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Current location
St Mary's Church
Mill Street
Mildenhall
Forest Heath
Suffolk
IP28 7DP
England
OS Grid Ref: TL 71024 74602
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- Stone tablet resting on a stone shelf, below which is added an additional tablet.
- Inscription
- TO THE / GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN THANKFUL REMEMBRANCE/ OF THOSE OF THIS PARISH WHO GAVE/ THEIR LIVES IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR/ 1939-1945/ (Names)/ IN ADDITION TO THIS TABLET/ TWO BELLS WERE ADDED TO THE PEAL/ AS A FURTHER MEMORIAL
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Adams, Douglas
Alecock, Derek
Aves, Leslie
Brightwell, Martha
Carpenter, Donald
Carpenter, William
Dallison, Ronald
Edwards, Alan
Gathercole, John
Hills, William
See details for all 35 names - Commemorations
- Second World War - civilians
Total names on memorial: 3
Served and returned: 0
Died: 3
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Surname, forename
Order of information: Alphabetically by surname - Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 32
Served and returned: 0
Died: 32
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Surname, forename
Order of information: Alphabetically by surname
- Second World War - civilians
- Components
- Tablet
Measurements: height 1524mm, width 915mm
Materials: Stone
- Tablet
- Listing information
- CHURCH OF ST MARY
- 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
- Condition
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Sponsorship
- Public
- Responsibility
- PCC
- Reference
- Bury Free Press 9 May 1947
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