Memorial

Aldeburgh WW1

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Current Location

Moot Hall Museum, Market Cross Place, Aldeburgh, Suffolk Coastal, Suffolk, IP15 5DS, England

OS Grid Reference

TM 46552 56858

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Board / Plaque / Tablet
WMR Reference Number: 11493
Description: Wooden board with cornice and figures each side between columns. Wreaths at top corners and floral motifs at lower.
Inscription: IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF THOSE/ CONNECTED WITH ALDEBURGH WHO/ FELL IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1919/ (NAMES)/ SURSUM CORDA

Commemoration

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 86
Died: 86
Information shown: surname,rank,regiment,decorations

History

Maker(s): Jessie Bayes, Artist
Messrs I and J Ashford, Makers
Sponsor Type: private
Sponsored By: Mr and Mrs Samuel Garrett

Ceremonies

Unveiled

23rd December 1916

Alderman W. F. Thompson, Mayor of Aldeburgh; Alderman W.H. Hall (Deputy Mayor); Alderman C. A. Ward; Reverend Canon S. W. Goldsmith (Vicar of Aldeburgh); Reverend A. S. Culley (Congregational Minister)

Conservation

Custodian: Aldeburgh Town Council

Components

Board

Height: 558mm

Width: 1346mm

Depth: 100mm

Made from: Wood

Condition: Good

Further Information

East Anglian Daily Times 6/October/1919