Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Obelisk
- District
- St Edmundsbury
- Town
- Stoke By Clare
- County
- Suffolk
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
- Ceremony
- Unveiled
Date: 23 January 1921
Attended by: Field Marshal Sir William r Robertson Bt GCB GCMG KCVO DSO - Dedicated
Date: 23 January 1921
Attended by: Bishop of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich - Show More (1)
- Unveiled
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 5271
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Current location
Lower Green
The Street
Stoke By Clare
St Edmundsbury
Suffolk
CO10 8RL
England
OS Grid Ref: TL 74089 43338
Denomination: Undefined
- Description
- Obelisk set on a square plinth, two steps, and a base.
- Inscription
- Obelisk: TO THE/ MEMORY/OF THE MEN/ OF STOKE/ WHO FELL IN/ THE GREAT WAR/ 1914-1919 Plinth: (Names) 3o'clock face: ALSO SERVED (Names) 9o'clock face: ALSO SERVED (Names)/ NAVY (Names Step: 1939-1945/ (Names)
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Aylen, H
Barber, We
Bareham, Walter
Bean, Gw
Bean, L
Beavis, Bertie
Beavis, P
Bishop, C
Bishop, W
Blyth, E
See details for all 108 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 107
Served and returned: 80
Died: 27
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname,rank,forename,decorations
Order of information: Undefined - Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 3
Served and returned: 0
Died: 3
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname
Order of information: Undefined
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Obelisk
Measurements: depth 1778mm, height 3048mm, width 1778mm
Materials: Stone - Portland - Plinth
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Stone - Portland - Steps
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Stone - Portland
- Obelisk
- Listing information
- This memorial is not currently listed. Find out how to nominate this memorial for inclusion on the National Heritage List for England
- More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
- Condition
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Reference
- East Anglian Daily Times 25 January 1921
- Details of Grade 2 listing by Historic England. historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1477163?section=official-listing Accessed 09/12/2021
- Other website www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/node/132986
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