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Memorial details

Memorial type
Cross
District
Mid Suffolk
Town
Creeting St Mary
County
Suffolk
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 15 February 1920
    Attended by: Lieutenant- Colonel Wylde
  • Dedicated
    Date: Undefined
    Attended by: Reverend H A Fleetwood (Rector)
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
4729

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Current location

St. Marys Church
All Saints Road
Creeting St Mary
Mid Suffolk
Suffolk
IP6 8NF
England

OS Grid Ref: TM 09629 56756
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Cross
Inscription
6 O'CLOCK: TO THE/ GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN GRATEFUL MEMORY/ OF THE MEN OF THIS/ CHURCH AND PARISH/ WHO LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES/ IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 1919/ " THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE" 9 O'CLOCK (NAMES) 3 O'CLOCK (NAMES) 12 O'CLOCK ALSO OF THE FOLLOWING WHO FELL/ IN THE/ SECOND WORLD WAR/ 1939 1945 (NAMES)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Baldry, Cw Jack
Barker, Percy G
Brett, James W
Brown, John R
Chaplin, Edward
Chaplin, George H
Cooper, H W Frank
Day, Sidney E
Groom, George A
Hammond, Alex G
See details for all 20 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 16
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 16
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: forename, surname, decoration, service
    Order of information: Undefined
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 4
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 4
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: surname,regiment
    Order of information: Alphabetical
Components
  • Cross
    Measurements: depth 889 mm, height 3353 mm, width 1041 mm
    Materials: Granite - Cornish
Listing information
  • Creeting St Mary 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
  • Historic England
Condition
Costs

Site: £150

Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Responsibility
PCC
Reference

This record comprises all information held by IWM’s War Memorials Register for this memorial. Where we hold a names list for the memorial, this information will be displayed on the memorial record. Please check back as we are adding more names to the database.

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