Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Babergh
Town
Nayland
County
Suffolk
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
77247

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Current location

St. James Church
Church Lane
Nayland
Babergh
Suffolk
CO6 4JE
England

OS Grid Ref: TL97558 34224
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
White marble tablet on black marble backing board
Inscription
In Loving Memory of/ALFRED EDWARD NORFOLK/RIFLEMAN 12th LONDON REGT., (THE RANGERS)/YOUNGEST AND DEARLY BELOVED SON OF/WILLIAM AND ELLEN NORFOLK,/OF THIS PARISH,/WHO DIED IN FRANCE ON MAY 24th 1915,/FROM WOUNDS RECEIVED AT 2ND BATTLE OF YPRES/ON MAY 8TH 1915, AGED 26 YEARS./GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS, THAT/A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS./St.JOHN XV,13.//
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Norfolk, Alfred Edward
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Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: forename, surname, rank, regiment, date of death
    Order of information: as above
Components
  • Tablet
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Marble - White
  • Backboard
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Marble - Black
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Responsibility
PCC

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