Memorial

Major Miles Barne and Captain Seymour Barne

Barne Memorial

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Current Location

St James' Church, St James Street, Dunwich, Suffolk Coastal, Suffolk, IP17 3DX, England

TM 47472 70594

Church of England

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Type of Memorial: Board / Plaque / Tablet
WMR Reference Number: 5486
Description: Slate panels with stone pediment and base.
Inscription: TO THE BELOVED MEMORY OF BROTHERS WHO DIED FOR KING AND COUNTRY MILES BARNE/ MAJOR THE SCOTS GUARDS/ DSO/ OF SOTTERLEY & DUNWICH/ FRANCE/ SEP 17 1917 SEYMOUR BARNE/ CAPTAIN THE 2OTH HUSSARS/ MC/ ATTACHED ROYAL FLYING CORPS/ FRANCE/ APRIL 23RD 1917 GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 2
Died: 2
Information shown: Relationship, forename, surname, rank, regiment, decoration, place of birth, place of death, date of death

Unveiled

11 Apr 1921

Mrs Barne

Tablets

Height: 609 mm

Width: 1077 mm

Made from: Slate

Condition: Good

Historic England

Grade: II

List Entry: 1283930

Frame

Made from: Stone

Condition: Good

East Anglian Daily Times 19 April 1921
SUFFOLK REVIEW - THE BOER WAR MEMORIALS OF SUFFOLK by THOMAS, GWYN 27 Source: Media Library NIWMN Published:SUFFOLK LOCAL HISTORY COUNCIL AUTUMN 1999 IPSWICH