Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Waveney
Town
Beccles
County
Suffolk
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony
  • Dedicated
    Date: 22 November 1919
    Attended by: Rev W E Davies
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
4977

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Current location

Inside the main church
on the south wall.
Hungate Methodist and United Reformed Church
Hungate
Beccles
Waveney
Suffolk
NR34 9TR
England

OS Grid Ref: TM 42244 90261
Denomination: United Reformed

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Description
Brass plaque with decorated boarder on a wooden backboard. Names, inscription and decorations are inscribed and painted in black and red.
Inscription
TO THE GLORY OF GOD / AND IN MEMORY OF THE MEN ASSOCIATED WITH / THIS CHURCH AND CONGREGATION, WHOSE NAMES / FOLLOW, WHO MADE THE SUPREME SACRIFICE IN / THE GREAT WAR 1914-1918 / (Names) / "GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS, / THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS." / JOHN XV. 13. //
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Brown, F A
Brown, M W
Christie, J
Clark, D A
Drewell, S J
Freeman, B
Freeman, D R
Garnham, P
Hall, H F
Jeffery, J A
See details for all 18 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 18
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 18
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Initials, Surname
    Order of information: Alphabetically by surname
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: height 559mm, width 711mm
    Materials: Brass
  • Frame
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wood
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Responsibility
Church
Reference
  • East Anglian Daily Times, 25 November 1919

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