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Memorial details

Memorial type
Cross
District
Mid Suffolk
Town
Thornham Magna
County
Suffolk
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Ceremony
  • Dedicated
    Date: August 1921
    Attended by: Rev Canon C D Lawrence
  • Unveiled
    Date: August 1921
    Attended by: Rt Hon Colonel Lord Henniker
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
4861

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Current location

Roadside in Church Lane at the edge of Churchyard
St Mary Magdalene Churchyard
Major Lane
Thornham Magna
Mid Suffolk
Suffolk
IP23 8HF
England

OS Grid Ref: TM 10417 71398
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Plain wheel Cross on tapering plinth bearing a tablet with inscription, surmounting a square base.
Inscription
6 o'clock, upper tablet: IN HONOURED MEMORY / OF THE MEN / FROM THE THORNHAMS / WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES / IN THE GREAT WAR / 1914 - 1918 / (11 NAMES) / THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE // 6 o'clock, lower tablet: 1939 - 1945 / (2 NAMES)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Gooderham, Fred
Hailes, Robert
Hawes, Walter
Head, Albert
Hubbard, Claude
Lummis, Percy
Markwell, Arthur
Mayes, John
Mayes, Reginald
Moss, William
See details for all 13 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 11
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 11
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Forename, surname
    Order of information: Listed alphabetically by surname with exceptions
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 2
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 2
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Forename, surname
    Order of information: Listed alphabetically by surname
Components
  • Memorial
    Measurements: depth 737mm, height 3302mm, width 991mm
    Materials: Stone - Portland
Listing information
Condition
Costs

Memorial: £60

Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference
  • Account of unveiling East Anglian Daily Times 16 August1921

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