Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Fenland
Town
Wisbech
County
Cambridgeshire
Country
England
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945)
Maker
BRIAN A KRILL I.ENG.,A.M.I.C.E. (Designer)
MISS ANGELA HULL OF NEWMARKET (Sculptor)
COULSON & SON LTD BUILDERS (Manufacturer)
Kevin Cribb of Haslingfield engraved the inscription (Undefined)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 20th October 1985
    Attended by: LORD LIEUTENANT OF CAMBRIDGESHIRE (AND ISLE OF ELY)
  • Dedicated
    Date: 20th October 1985
    Attended by: Bishop of Ely
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
610

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Current location

On the east wall of the south aisle.
St Peter and St Paul Church
Church Terrace
Wisbech
Fenland
Cambridgeshire
PE13 1BL
England

OS Grid Ref: TF 46311 09549
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Slate tablet, bearing the engraved and gilt lettering of the inscription, set into an ornately carved Sicilian marble frame. The frame is sculpted as the end of a bamboo hut, with a bamboo cane roof and coconut-leaf walls. Within the carved roof is a gilt cross.
Inscription
15TH FEBRUARY 1942 - 15TH AUGUST 1945/ TO THE MEMORY OF THE MEN OF THIS AREA/ WHO WERE/ KILLED IN ACTION OR DIED IN CAPTIVITY/ IN THE FAR EAST/ THIS TABLET IS DEDICATED BY THEIR COMRADES/ OF/ THE SINGAPORE CLUB/ WISBECH/ "TURN YOU TO THE STRONGHOLD, YE PRISONERS OF HOPE"/ ZECHARIAH IX.12
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 0
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 0
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Frame
    Measurements: depth 130MM, height 1020MM, width 920MM
    Materials: Marble - Sicilian
  • Tablet
    Measurements: height 550, width 800
    Materials: Slate - Welsh
Listing information
  • PARISH CHURCH OF ST PETER AND PAUL
  • Grade I
  • 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
Costs

Memorial: £2042 + VAT

Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Private
Responsibility
Church of England
Reference
  • Feature regarding the memorial: Wisbech Standard, The Far East War Memorial, by Brian A. Krill, I.Eng., A.M.I.C.E. Date: 8/7/2005

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