Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Waveney
Town
Southwold
County
Suffolk
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Maker
Mr P F Alexander (Manufacturer)
Ceremony
  • Dedicated
    Date: 08 November 1919
    Attended by: Rev. C. H. Sutton, Vicar of Southwold
  • Unveiled
    Date: 8.11.1919
    Attended by: Alderman E. Pipe, Mayor of Southwold
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
4954

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Current location

Church of St.Edmund King & Martyr
Bartholomew Green
Southwold
Waveney
Suffolk
IP18 6JA
England

OS Grid Ref: TM 50748 76390
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Rectangular brass plaque bearing Southwold Coat of Arms in enamel at top centre
Inscription
IN MEMORY OF THOSE FROM THIS THIS PARISH WHO DIED/ON ACTIVE SERVICE IN THE WAR/1914 - 1919/ (NAMES)/"DEFEND THEY RYGHT" (sic)/ ST. JOHN XV 13/CLAUDE HOPE SUTTON MA/ VICAR/ A E HOLMES JP/JJ MAYHEW/CHUCHWARDENS
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Barber, Robin
Blowers, C P
Boyden, Sidney
Brown, J E
Burley, Alec
Cannell, William
Cooper, George
Davis, J R
Dedman, Arthur
Edwards, G R
See details for all 48 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 48
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 48
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: forename or initials, surname
    Order of information: surname
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: height 700 mm, width 530 mm
    Materials: Brass
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Responsibility
PCC

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