Memorial details

Memorial type
Church Fabric / Fitting: Reredos or screen
District
Suffolk Coastal
Town
Hasketon
County
Suffolk
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony
  • Dedicated
    Date: 05 February 1920
    Attended by: Unknown
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
5504

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Current location

St Andrews Church
Church Rd
Hasketon
Suffolk Coastal
Suffolk
IP13 6JB
England

OS Grid Ref: TM 25025 50433
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Reredos with marble wall-mounted dedicatory marble tablet bearing bronze Crests of HMS Queen Mary and the King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. Incised inscription
Inscription
TO THE GLORY OF GOD / AND IN LOVING MEMORY OF / MIDSHIPMAN / PERCY ARTHUR WELLS WAIT RN / WHO FELL IN THE BATTLE OF JUTLAND / 31 MAY 1916 AGED 18 YEARS / AND / LIEUT CHARLES FREDERICK WELLS WAIT/ 10TH BATT KINGS OWN YORKSHIRE LIGHT INFANTRY / WHO FELL IN THE BATTLE OF THE SOMME / 15TH JULY 1916 AGED 21 YEARS / THE REREDOS IS ERECTED BY THEIR PARENTS / A COT IN THE UNION JACK CLUB LONDON IS ENDOWED / BY THEIR WELLS RELATIVES TO THEIR MEMORY
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Wait, Charles Frederick Wells
Wait, Percy Arthur Wells
See details for all 2 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 2
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 2
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: Rank, forename, middle names, surname, regiment, manner of death, place of death, date of death, age at death
    Order of information: Date of death
Components
  • Memorial
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Marble
  • Plaque
    Measurements: height 14", width 21"
    Materials: Marble - Red
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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