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Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Mid Suffolk
Town
Gislingham
County
Suffolk
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 16 October 1921
    Attended by: Brig-Gen Lord Playfair CVO
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
4761

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Current location

Parish Chapel of Saint Mary the Virgin
Thornham Rd
Gislingham
Mid Suffolk
Suffolk
IP23 8HU
England

OS Grid Ref: TM 07640 71796
Denomination: Church of England

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Previous locations
  • Methodist Church
    Gislingham
    Mid Suffolk
    Suffolk
    England

    OS Grid Ref: Undefined
    Denomination: Methodist
Description
Oak board with a glass cover. Inscription in gold lettering.
Inscription
IN LOVING AND GRATEFUL MEMORY/ OF THE FOLLOWING/ MEN OF GISLINGHAM/ WHO/ LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES/ IN/ 1914 THE GREAT WAR 1918/ (Names)/ FOR US THEY FELL: LET THIS WORLD OF US BE SAID/ THAT WE WHO LIVE ARE WORTHY OF OUR DEAD.
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Alderton, F G
Button, C W
Cook, F S
Cook, F W
Cotton, A G
Death, J
Ellinor, E J
Gray, W
Kemp, G
Kemp, S
See details for all 17 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 17
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 17
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Forename initial, surname
    Order of information: Alphabetically
Components
  • Board
    Measurements: height 1143 mm, width 914 mm
    Materials: Wood - Oak
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
  • Historic England
Condition
Costs

Memorial: £150

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

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