Memorial details

Memorial type
Cross
District
Suffolk Coastal
Town
Aldeburgh
County
Suffolk
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945), Second World War - civilians
Maker
Mr W Crum-Watson (Architect)
Farmer and Brindley (Builder)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 02 January 1921
    Attended by: Chief Officer D Day RN; HM Coastguards, Alderman Percy E Clark (Mayor), Alderman W.H. Hall and C.A. Ward
  • Dedicated
    Date: 02 January 1921
    Attended by: Rev. Canon S.W. Goldsmith, Captain Vernon Wentworth R.N., Rev A.S. Culley
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
5407

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Current location

Sea Front close to Moot Hall
Crabbe Street
Aldeburgh
Suffolk Coastal
Suffolk
IP15 5DS
England

OS Grid Ref: TM 46548 56830
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Latin Cross with Sword of Sacrifice set on a tapering shaft and octagonal plinth. Tablet with dedication set into each face and the whole set five octagonal steps.
Inscription
THEY / WHOM THIS / MONUMENT COMMEMORATES / WERE HONOURED AMONG THOSE / WHO AT THE CALL OF / KING AND COUNTRY / LEFT ALL THAT WAS / DEAR TO THEM / ENDURED HARDSHIP / FACED DANGER AND FINALLY / PASSED OUT OF SIGHT / OF MEN BY THE PATH OF DUTY / AND SELF SACRIFCE / GIVING UP THEIR OWN LIVES / THAT OTHERS MIGHT LIVE IN / FREEDOM / LET THEM WHO COME AFTER SEE TO IT / THAT THEIR NAMES BE NOT FORGOTTEN / 1914-1918 / ROYAL NAVY / (Names) / ARMY / (NAMES) / 1939-1945 / ROYAL NAVY / (NAMES) / ARMY / (NAMES) / ROYAL AIR FORCE / (NAMES) / MERCHANT NAVY / (NAMES) / ERECTED BY THE FELLOW TOWNSPEOPLE / CIVILIANS KILLED BY ENEMY ACTION / (NAMES)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Allerton, A C
Allerton, F R
Ashford, A H
Backhouse, A S
Backhouse, E W
Balls, B
Block, G A J
Block, G E
Botterill, J
Bowyer, J W
See details for all 84 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 84
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 84
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: service, surname,rank,decoration
    Order of information: as above
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 26
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 26
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: service, surname, rank, decoration
    Order of information: as above
  • Second World War - civilians
    Total names on memorial: 7
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 7
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,forename
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Cross
    Measurements: depth 2692 mm, height 6096 mm, width 2692 mm
    Materials: Stone - Portland
  • Plinth
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
  • Tablet
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
  • Steps
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Public
Responsibility
Aldeburgh Town Council
Reference
  • Carter Postcard Collection
  • Account of unveiling: East Anglian Daily Times, 4 January 1921

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