Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Waveney
Town
Gisleham
County
Suffolk
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
4962

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Current location

Holy Trinity Church
Church Road
Gisleham
Waveney
Suffolk
NR33 8DS
England

OS Grid Ref: TM 51419 88574
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Four brass tablets on a wooden base, with fretwork across the top and above the 3 vertical tablets bearing the names
Inscription
TO THE IMMORTAL MEMORY OF THE MEN OF THIS PARISH WHO SERVED IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1918/SOME FELL IN BATTLE, SOME DIED OF WOUNDS & SICKNESS BUT ALL NOBLY DID/THEIR DUTY DEFENDING THEIR KING AND COUNTRY/(NAMES) The left and right hand plaques are headed by the monograph "I.H.S" followed by a list of names of those who survived. The centre plaque is headed with a cross and underneath the names of those who died. The lower portion of this panel also has a few names listed of those who survived.
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Bank, Algernon
Batchelor, William
Bensley, George
Blowers, Denis
Blowers, Ernest
Blowers, George
Briggs, Louis
Buggs, Arthur
Buggs, George
Buggs, Walter
See details for all 70 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 70
    Served and returned: 62
    Died: 8
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: rank, forename, decorations, date of death, place of death
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Plaques / Panels with names
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Brass
  • Memorial
    Measurements: height 1016 mm, width 1524 mm
    Materials: Wood - Oak
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Responsibility
PCC

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