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    Memorial

    Saxmundham - WW1 And WW2 Obelisk

    Saxmundham WW1 and WW2

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    Current Location

    In a courtyard at the rear of the High Street outside Waitrose supermarket, Fromus Square, Saxmundham, Suffolk Coastal, Suffolk, IP17 1EP, England

    OS Grid Reference

    TM 38715 63094

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    Type of Memorial
    Obelisk
    WMR Reference Number
    57123
    Description
    Tapering obelisk with inscriptions on opposite faces.
    Inscription
    6 o'clock face: ERECTED IN THE YEAR/ 2004/ TO THE MEMORY/ OF THOSE RESIDENTS OF/ SAXMUNDHAM/ WHO DIED IN THE SERVICE OF THEIR COUNTRY/ 1914 - 1918/ (NAMES)/ "LEST WE FORGET" 12 o'clock face: ERECTED IN THE YEAR/ 2004/ TO THE MEMORY/ OF THOSE RESIDENTS OF/ SAXMUNDHAM/ WHO DIED IN THE SERVICE/ OF THEIR COUNTRY/ 1939 - 1945/ (NAMES)
    War
    First World War (1914-1918)
    Number Commemorated
    40
    Died
    40
    Information shown
    surname
    Order of names
    surname
    War
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Number Commemorated
    13
    Died
    13
    Information shown
    surname
    Order of names
    surname

    Components

    Obelisk

    Made from: Granite - Cornish


    Condition: Good


    • Genuki, https://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/SFK/Saxmundham/rollofhonour#SaxmundhamWarMemorials, accessed 10/02/2023