Memorial details

Memorial type
Cross
District
Breckland
Town
Gooderstone
County
Norfolk
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
55547

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Current location

St Georges Church
Gooderstone
Breckland
Norfolk
PE33
England

OS Grid Ref: TF 76257 02119
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Stone war memorial cross sitting on top of an inscribed plinth, set into a boundary wall.
Inscription
IN MEMORY OF/ THE GOODERSTONE MEN/ FALLEN IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 - 1918/ (Names)/ 1939 - 1945/ (Names)
Inscription legible?
no
Names on memorial
Adcock, Bernard
Adcock, Herbert
Barrett, Edward
Brown, Edgar
Burt, J W C Gurth
Calver, Ernest
Cook, Victor
Crome, George F
Dixon, Albert V
Dodd, Victor
See details for all 22 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 19
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 19
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Forename, surname
    Order of information: surname
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 3
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 3
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Forename, surname
    Order of information: surname
Components
  • Cross
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone - Portland
  • Plinth
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone - Portland
Listing information
  • Gooderstone War Memorial
  • Grade II
  • This memorial is protected, and listed on the National Heritage List for England maintained by Historic England. View list entry
  • More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
  • Historic England
Condition
History
Memorial is due for a clean up and re-paint.
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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