Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Mid Suffolk
Town
Great Ashfield
County
Suffolk
Country
England
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
84372

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Current location

All Saints Church
Elmswell Road
Great Ashfield
Mid Suffolk
Suffolk
IP31 3HF
England

OS Grid Ref: TL99556 67786
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
stone plaque
Inscription
IHS/IN HONOURED MEMORY OF/PTE. NRLSON JOHN BROWN/1ST BN. SUFFOLK REGT./A WORSHIPPER IN THIS CHURCH, WHO AFTER SERVICE/IN INDIA, N.AFRICA, SICILY AND NORMANDY/IN THE 1939-45 WORLD WAR/GAVE HIS LIFE AT THE BATTLE FOR OVERLOON & VENRAY/12TH Oct. 1944, AGED 29 YEARS//
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Brown, Nelson John
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Commemorations
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: Rank, Forenames, Surname, Battalion & Regiment
    Order of information: as above
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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