Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Suffolk Coastal
Town
Framlingham
County
Suffolk
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Maker
Sir Thomas Graham Jackson Bart, R.A. (Architect)
Ceremony
  • Dedicated
    Date: 1st November 1920
    Attended by: Bishop of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich
  • Unveiled
    Date: 1st November 1920
    Attended by: General Sir Alexander Wallace
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
5366

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Current location

Framlingham College Chapel
College Road
Framlingham
Suffolk Coastal
Suffolk
IP13 9EY
England

OS Grid Ref: TM 28194 63954
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Marble board with heading in gold leaf and centre oval dedication. Below this are five alabaster plaques containing the names.
Inscription
THINE EYES SHALL SEE/ THE KING IN HIS BEAUTY/ THEY SHALL BEHOLD THE/ LAND WHICH IS VERY FAR OFF/ IN/ THANKFULNESS TO/ GOD FOR THE RETURN/ OF PEACE AND TO THE/ UNDYING MEMORY OF/ THOSE OLD BOYS OF THIS/ SCHOOL WHO GAVE THEIR/ LIVES FOR JUSTICE FOR THE/ LIBERTY OF THE WORLD/ AND FOR THEIR KING/ AND COUNTRY/ 1914-1919/ (Names)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Abbay, M J N
Aldwinckle, B
Amendt, H C
Anthony, H F
Arnold-wallinger, G S
Baines, J G B
Balls, F W
Balls, J G
Barton, G F
Becker, C H
See details for all 138 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 148
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 148
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Surname, rank, regiment, decorations
    Order of information: Alphabetically by surname
Components
  • Table
    Measurements: height 2337mm, width 2337mm
    Materials: Alabaster
  • Frame
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Marble
  • Architectural details
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Bronze
Listing information
Condition
History
2008: an additional tablet was added below the memorial with two more names. A third name was added in 2009.
Costs

Site: c£500

Trust fund/Scholarship
Yes
Purpose: Between £3000-4000 was subscribed to form a War Memorial Fund. £500 was used to build the memorial. The remainder was invested in War Loan and War Bonds in the names of the Society's trustees. The deed of trust, from 7th September 1921, provides that the income shall be applied "in the payment of all or part of the school fees of any child or children dependent or dependents of any Old Framlinghamian who was incapacitated, killed, or died from wounds received in the late European War who shall, [...] be in need of assistance in payment of their school fees as aforesaid [...]." (see references)
Sponsorship
Private
Responsibility
Framlingham College
Reference

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