Memorial details

Memorial type
Addition to gravestone
District
St Edmundsbury
Town
Risby
County
Suffolk
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
88485

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Current location

St. Giles Church
School Road
Risby
St Edmundsbury
Suffolk
IP28 6RQ
England

OS Grid Ref: TL 80222 66375
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
The cross is set on a triple stone base, all in poor condition. There is an illustration of the cross in a display inside the church.
Inscription
The lower part of the inscription is very difficult to read, so has been taken from illustration inside the church. IN/LOVING MEMORY/OF/SAMUEL EDWARD MILLS/BORN SEPT. 10TH 1859/DIED OCT. 25TH 1915/ALSO BENJAMIN HENRY HIS SON/LANCE CORPORAL 2ND SUFFOLKS/WHO WAS KILLED IN ACTION SEPT. 30TH 1915
Inscription legible?
no
Names on memorial
Mills, Benjamin Henry
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Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 2
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Forename, rank, battalion, regiment, date.
    Order of information: as above
Components
  • Undefined
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
  • Undefined
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Paper
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Responsibility
PCC

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