Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Waveney
Town
Somerleyton
County
Suffolk
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
5019

Support IWM

Donate with Just Giving

Any gift we receive makes a vital contribution to our ongoing work, from conserving our collection to supporting our public programme.

Make a Donation
Current location

St Marys Church
Blundeston Road
Somerleyton
Waveney
Suffolk
NR32 5PP
England

OS Grid Ref: TM 49313 97212
Denomination: Church of England

View location on Google Maps
Description
A shield-shaped marble plaque inscribed with black lettering. Mounted on a black marble board which originally also held a British helmet above two weapons, probably a crossed sword and bayonet, The weapons are no longer present, only the dirty shadow of their former location remains.
Inscription
TO / THE GLORY OF GOD / AND IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF THE MEN / OF SOMERLEYTON WHO FELL / IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1918 / (Names) / "THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE."//
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Allum, C
Andrews, C
Balls, C R
Betts, C W
Brown, W
Burnaby, G
Butcher, A
Cole, S W
Garwood, R
Kemp, J
See details for all 17 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 17
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 17
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: rank,regiment,forename,surname
    Order of information: rank,forename,surname,regiment/service
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: height 60", width 30"
    Materials: Marble - White
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Responsibility
PCC

This record comprises all information held by IWM’s War Memorials Register for this memorial. Where we hold a names list for the memorial, this information will be displayed on the memorial record. Please check back as we are adding more names to the database.

This information is made available under a Creative Commons BY-NC licence.

This means you may reuse it for non-commercial purposes only and must attribute it to us using the following statement:

© WMR-5019

For queries, please contact [email protected].