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Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Forest Heath
Town
Newmarket
County
Suffolk
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 19 June 1921
    Attended by: Mr W R Lane
Lost
Lost
WM Reference
8908

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Current location
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Previous locations
  • Previously part of the Ely and Newmarket Methodist Circuit
    United Reform Church
    65 High Street
    Newmarket
    Forest Heath
    Suffolk
    CB8 9AP
    England

    OS Grid Ref: TL 63892 63060
    Denomination: United Reformed
  • United Reform Church
    High Street
    Newmarket
    Forest Heath
    Suffolk
    England

    OS Grid Ref: TL 6463
    Denomination: Undefined
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Description
Half a bronze plaque
Inscription
Left hand side of the memorial has not survived: TEFUL MEMORY/ OF/ CHURCH WHO FELL IN THE/ WAR/ 1914-1919/ (NAMES)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Challice, Frederick W
Clow, Bert T
Clow, Robert H
Crompton, Joseph
Freestone, Gordon C
Goodchild, James W
King, William J
Leonard, Walter E
Singleton, William H
Spencer, Robert
See details for all 12 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 6
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 6
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, forenames
    Order of information: surname
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: height 432 mm, width 381 mm
    Materials: Bronze
Condition
History
2022: Plaque now reported completely missing 1996: One half of a two piece framed plaque. Damage believed to have been caused when the plaque was removed from the from the frame. now stored in a cupboard.
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference
  • Account of unveiling : Bury Free Press 25 June 1921

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