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Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
South Norfolk
Town
Aldeby
County
Norfolk
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
81122

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Current location

Millennium Mound
Beccles Road
Aldeby
South Norfolk
Norfolk
NR34 0AW
England

OS Grid Ref: TM 44781 93487
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Rectangular metal plaque with lettering incised and painted black. Mounted on a stand with a heave black frame. Erected in 2018
Inscription
TO THE GLORY OF GOD / AND IN PROUD AND LOVING / MEMORY OF THE MEN OF ALDEBY / WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE / GREAT WAR. / 1914-1918 / Sons of this place, let this of you be said, / That you who live are worthy of your dead. / They gave their lives, that you who live may reap / a richer harvest ere you fall asleep. / This memorial was erected by Aldeby Parish / Council in 2018 to incorporate the names of all / the men of Aldeby who made the ultimate / sacrifice. / (Names) / AND IN WORLD WAR 2 / (Names) / They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old, / Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn, / At the going down of the sun and in the morning, / We will remember them. //
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 27
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 27
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: forenames, surname, regiment
    Order of information: surname
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 6
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 6
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: forenames, surname, regiment
    Order of information: surname
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Responsibility
Aldeby Parish Council
Reference

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