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    Memorial

    Men of the Wisbech area who died in the Far East

    Far East memorial

    Source: Copyright Jane King

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    Current Location

    On the east wall of the south aisle., St Peter and St Paul Church, Church Terrace, Wisbech, Fenland, Cambridgeshire, PE13 1BL, England

    OS Grid Reference

    TF 46311 09549

    Denomination

    Church of England

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    Type of Memorial
    Board / Plaque / Tablet
    WMR Reference Number
    610
    Description
    Slate tablet, bearing the engraved and gilt lettering of the inscription, set into an ornately carved Sicilian marble frame. The frame is sculpted as the end of a bamboo hut, with a bamboo cane roof and coconut-leaf walls. Within the carved roof is a gilt cross.
    Inscription
    15TH FEBRUARY 1942 - 15TH AUGUST 1945/ TO THE MEMORY OF THE MEN OF THIS AREA/ WHO WERE/ KILLED IN ACTION OR DIED IN CAPTIVITY/ IN THE FAR EAST/ THIS TABLET IS DEDICATED BY THEIR COMRADES/ OF/ THE SINGAPORE CLUB/ WISBECH/ "TURN YOU TO THE STRONGHOLD, YE PRISONERS OF HOPE"/ ZECHARIAH IX.12
    War
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Maker(s)
    • BRIAN A KRILL I.ENG.,A.M.I.C.E., Designer

    • MISS ANGELA HULL OF NEWMARKET, Sculptor

    • COULSON & SON LTD BUILDERS, Manufacturer

    • Kevin Cribb of Haslingfield engraved the inscription

    Costs
    £2042 + VAT
    Sponsor Type
    private

    Ceremonies

    Unveiled

    20th October 1985

    LORD LIEUTENANT OF CAMBRIDGESHIRE (AND ISLE OF ELY)

    Dedicated

    20th October 1985

    Bishop of Ely

    Custodian
    Church of England

    Components

    Frame

    Height: 1020MM

    Width: 920MM

    Depth: 130MM


    Made from: Marble - Sicilian


    Condition: Good


    Tablet

    Height: 550

    Width: 800


    Made from: Slate - Welsh


    Condition: Good


    • Feature regarding the memorial: Wisbech Standard, The Far East War Memorial, by Brian A. Krill, I.Eng., A.M.I.C.E. Date: 8/7/2005