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Memorial details

Memorial type

District

Town

County

Country

Commemoration

Second World War (1939-1945), First World War (1914-1918)

Ceremony

Unveiled
Date: 2004
Attended by:

Lost

Not lost

WM Reference

57123

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Current location

In a courtyard at the rear of the High Street outside Waitrose supermarket
Fromus Square
Saxmundham
Suffolk Coastal
Suffolk
IP17 1EP
England

OS Grid Ref: TM 38715 63094
Denomination: Undefined

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Description

Tapering obelisk with inscriptions on opposite faces.

Inscription

6 o'clock face: ERECTED IN THE YEAR/ 2004/ TO THE MEMORY/ OF THOSE RESIDENTS OF/ SAXMUNDHAM/ WHO DIED IN THE SERVICE OF THEIR COUNTRY/ 1914 - 1918/ (NAMES)/ "LEST WE FORGET" 12 o'clock face: ERECTED IN THE YEAR/ 2004/ TO THE MEMORY/ OF THOSE RESIDENTS OF/ SAXMUNDHAM/ WHO DIED IN THE SERVICE/ OF THEIR COUNTRY/ 1939 - 1945/ (NAMES)

Inscription legible?

yes

Commemorations

Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 13
Served and returned: 0
Died: 13
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname
Order of information: surname
First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 40
Served and returned: 0
Died: 40
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname
Order of information: surname

Components

Obelisk
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Granite - Cornish

Listing information

This memorial is not currently listed. Find out how to nominate this memorial for inclusion on the National Heritage List for England
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Condition

Saxmundham WWI & WWII
WMO ID: 151124
Condition: Good [last updated on 15-01-2020]
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Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

Reference

Genuki, www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/SFK/Saxmundham/rollofhonour#SaxmundhamWarMemorials, accessed 10/02/2023

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