Memorial details

Memorial type
Cross
District
Waveney
Town
Bungay
County
Suffolk
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Maker
Alexander Macdonald & Co (Architect)
A Nursery (Builder)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 13 November 1921
    Attended by: E H Wightman JP
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
8945

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Current location

St Marys St
Bungay
Waveney
Suffolk
NR35 1AX
England

OS Grid Ref: TM 33639 89733
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Celtic cross on rough hewn plinth on a three stepped base surrounded by a semi-circular low brick wall topped with wrought iron railings
Inscription
6 o'clock shaft: TO THE/GLORY OF GOD/AND IN/PROUD AND THANKFUL/REMEMBRANCE OF THE OFFICERS AND MEN/FROM THE/PARISH OF BUNGAY/WHO GAVE/THEIR LIVES FOR/KING AND COUNTRY/IN THE/THE GREAT WAR/1914-1919/THEIR NAME LIVETH/FOR EVERMORE/(NAMES)/ blocks 3 and 6 o'clock: BUNGAY ROLL OF HONOUR/ THE SECOND WORLD WAR/ 1939-1945 (NAMES)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Aldridge, A
Atkins, H
Baldry, E G
Barber, F
Barber, G
Bedingfield, G
Bray, R
Brighton, H P
Butcher, G
Calver, R
See details for all 101 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 101
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 101
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,rank
    Order of information: alphabetical
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 37
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 37
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,rank,decorations
    Order of information: alphabetical
Components
  • Memorial
    Measurements: depth 1880 mm, height 7620 mm, width 1880 mm
    Materials: Granite - Aberdeen
Listing information
  • Bungay War Memorial
  • Grade II
  • This memorial is protected, and listed on the National Heritage List for England maintained by Historic England. View list entry
  • More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
  • Historic England
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Responsibility
Bungay Town Council
Reference
  • Carter Postcard Collection
  • Account of unveiling : East Anglian Daily Times 15 November 1921

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