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Memorial details

Memorial type
Cross
District
Suffolk Coastal
Town
Burgh
County
Suffolk
Country
England
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945), First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony
  • Dedicated
    Date: 28 September 1919
    Attended by: Rev Canon J W B Page, Rev G M Shallard, Mark Barlow of Hasketon, Captain Sutton Smith, and families of the deceased
  • Unveiled
    Date: 28th September 1919
    Attended by: Rev Canon J W B Page, Rector of Clopton
  • Show More (1)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
5448

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Current location

Road junction outside churchyard - set back under trees
Junction of B1079 and Drabbs Lane
Burgh
Suffolk Coastal
Suffolk
IP13 6QA
England

OS Grid Ref: TM 22397 52241
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Celtic Cross atop a plinth and two stepped base with inlaid designs on the face of the cross.
Inscription
6 o'clock face: TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN LOVING MEMORY OF/ (Names)/ BEING MEN OF BURGH WHO FELL IN/ THE WORLD'S GREAT WAR 1914-1919/ GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS/ THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS 9 o'clock face: 1914-1919/ LET US NEVER FORGET THAT/ EVERY MAN WHO SERVED IN/ THE GREAT WAR IS DESERVING/ OF OUR GRATITUDE/ ON THE BURGH ROLL OF HONOUR/ IN OUR CHURCH IS A LIST OF 49/ WHO SO SERVED 3 o'clock face: LEST WE FORGET 12 o'clock face: 1939-1945/ (Names)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Broom, Robert
Chenery, William G
Hughes, Herbert G
Last, Albert Victor
Paternoster, Harry
Sherman, Horace
Woods, Arthur
Youngs, Desmond
See details for all 8 names
Commemorations
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 3
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 3
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: Forename, surname, regiment
    Order of information: Alphabetically
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 5
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 5
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: Forename, surname, regiment
    Order of information: No order
Components
  • Cross
    Measurements: depth 610 mm, height 2134 mm, width 737 mm
    Materials: Granite
  • Base
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Granite
  • Plinth
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Granite
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference
  • At the Going Down of the Sun: British First World War Memorials by Boorman, Derek. 57 Source: Image Library NIWM Published: Sessions 1988, York - Photograph of unveiling
  • East Anglian Daily Times, 29 September1919 - Account of unveiling

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