Memorial details

Memorial type
Roll of honour or book of remembrance
District
Waveney
Town
Beccles
County
Suffolk
Country
England
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945)
Ceremony
  • Faculty Granted
    Date: 29 October 1947
    Attended by: Unknown
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
8944

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Current location

Inside the memorial chapel in the south-east corner
St Michael's Church
New Market
Beccles
Waveney
Suffolk
NR34 9HE
England

OS Grid Ref: TM 42101 90478
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
A hand-written Book of Remembrance inside a glass-topped lectern with a page for each man from Beccles who died in WW2. Writing is in red, black and blue and regimental crests are hand painted.
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 47
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 47
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: surname,rank,regiment,place of death,forename
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Memorial
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Paper and Board
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Responsibility
PCC

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