Memorial details

Memorial type
Church Fabric / Fitting: Reredos or screen
District
St Edmundsbury
Town
Haverhill
County
Suffolk
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Maker
C, C.F and E. R Wilson of Haverhill
Ceremony
  • Dedicated
    Date: 15 July 1919
    Attended by: Venerable G. Hodges;
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
5200

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Current location

Blessed Sacrament Chapel,
St. Mary the Virgin Church
Market Hill
High Street
Haverhill
St Edmundsbury
Suffolk
CB9 8AX
England

OS Grid Ref: TL 67162 45527
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Carved oak screen with a central open way. Alongside, is an accompanying dedicatory brass plaque attached to a wall mounted wooden backboard. Latin cross at top of backboard. Portrait orientated plaque bears the engraved inscription and names, all infilled with black enamel paint.
Inscription
TO THE GLORY OF GOD / THIS SCREEN WAS ERECTED BY THE MEMBERS / OF THE YOUNG MEN'S BIBLE CLASS. / IN LOVING MEMORY OF THEIR COMRADES / WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR. / 1914 -1918. / (17 NAMES) / " ETERNAL REST, GRANT TO THEM O LORD." / THE WORK OF DESIGNING & CARVING WAS CARRIED OUT AS A LABOUR OF LOVE / BY C. WILSON, C. F. WILSON & E. R. WILSON.
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Brown, Harvey
Farrant, Frederick
Heckford, Albert
Merton, Albert
Morley, Reginald
Parker, Arthur
Payne, Alfred
Payne, Fred
Peck, Reginald
Potter, Harold
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: Forename, surname, date of death
    Order of information: Date of death
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: height 432 mm, width 305 mm
    Materials: Brass
  • Screen
    Measurements: height 2591 mm
    Materials: Wood - Oak
Listing information
Condition
Costs

Comments: Oak provided at cost by Messrs. Mason and Sons, Haverhill.

Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Private
Responsibility
PCC
Reference
  • Account of Dedication: South West Suffolk Echo, 19th. July 1919.

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