Memorial

2nd Lieutenants E H T and H W Woods

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Current Location

East end of the chancel, St Bartholomews Church, Newton Road, Ipswich, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP3 8HQ, England

TM 18087 43858

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Type of Memorial: Church Fabric / Fitting: Altar or altar part
WMR Reference Number: 110931
Description: Altar with a painted dedicatory board at either end, and a lamp in front suspended from the ceiling. The altar and lamp were donated by the Woods family in memory of their 2 sons lost during WW1.
Inscription: Left side board: To the glory of God/ and in loving & thankful memory of their son/ EDWARD HUNTER THURTELL WOODS/ 2nd Lieutenant IVth Battalion/ Suffolk Regiment/ He fell leading his platoon at Bazentin le petit/ in the battle of the Somme/ the 15th day of July 1916/ ~ Pray for him ~/ Greater love hath no man than this/ Erected by his parents/ Right side board: The Lamp before this Altar/ was given by his parents/ In Loving Memory of/ HAROLD WALLACE WOODS/ 2nd Lieutenant IVth Battalion/ Suffolk Regiment/ Who also died for his country/ on the 23rd day of April, 1917/ At Fontaine-les-Croiselles in France,/ Aged 20 Years./ GRANT HIM O LORD ETERNAL REST.

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 2
Died: 1
Information shown: Surname, forenames, rank, regiment, date of death, age at death, place of death, relationships

Altar

Made from: Wood

Condition: Good

Lamp or Lighting

Made from: Brass

Condition: Good