Memorial details

Memorial type
Church Fabric / Fittings
District
Mid Suffolk
Town
Redgrave
County
Suffolk
Country
England
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945), First World War (1914-1918)
Maker
Messers Davis & Co of Diss (Wood Carver)
Ceremony
  • Faculty Granted
    Date: 10 November 1953
    Attended by:
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
4823

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Current location

St Mary's Church
Churchway
Redgrave
Mid Suffolk
Suffolk
IP22 1RJ
England

OS Grid Ref: TM 05700 78200
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Altar and reredos with WW1 names on the left and right panel and WW2 names on central panel of the altar. The altar has riddle post figures of St. Mary and St. John.
Inscription
Reredos, left panel:TO THE GREATER GLORY OF GOD/AND IN GRATEFUL REMEMBRANCE/OF THE MEN OF THE PARISH OF/BOTESDALE WHO GAVE THEIR/LIVES FOR THEIR COUNTRY IN/THE GREAT WAR 1914-1919 (Names) Reredos, right panel: TO THE GREATER GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN GRATEFUL REMEMBRANCE/ OF THE MEN ONF THE PARISH OF/ BOTESDALE WHO GAVE THEIR/ LIVES FOR THEIR COUNTRY IN/ THE GREAT WAR 1914-1919/ (Names)/ GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN/ THAN THIS/ Altar, central panel:1939-1945/ (Names)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Bennett, Ernest
Bennett, Harold
Boyce, Stephen
Bradstreet, Frederick
Buck, John
Bullock, Cecil
Buxton, Charles
Cornish, Charles
Fisher, Harry
Hayward, Percy
See details for all 24 names
Commemorations
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 8
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 8
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Surname
    Order of information: Forename,surname
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 24
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 24
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Forename, surname
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Altar
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wood - Oak
  • Reredos
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wood - Oak
Listing information
Condition
Costs

Site: £15 SWW

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

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