Memorial

East Bergholt - WW1

WW1 Tablet

Source: Copyright Doug Ireland

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Current Location

St. Mary's Church, at junction between The Street, Rectory Hill and Flatford Road, East Bergholt, Babergh, Suffolk, CO7 6TB, England

OS Grid Reference

TM 07033 34456

Denomination

Church of England

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Board / Plaque / Tablet
WMR Reference Number: 4334
Description: Inscription and illustration on bronze plaques - St George and the dragon on upper bronze panel. All names listed in three columns. All text is formed with upper and lower case lettering.
Inscription: IN GRATEFUL MEMORY / OF THE MEN OF EAST / BERGHOLT WHO GAVE / THEIR LIVES FOR KING / AND COUNTRY IN THE / GREAT WAR 1914-1918 / (NAMES)

Commemoration

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 65
Died: 65
Information shown: Surname, rank, regiment, forename, decorations
Order of names: Surname in alphabetical order

History

Maker(s): Farmer and Brindley, Mason
Sir Thomas Graham Jackson Bart, R.A., Architect

Ceremonies

Unveiled

8th August 1920

Reverend T F Paterson, Rural Dean, Reverend Charles Stanley, Reverend D Collyer and Reverend J Calvert, Lord Lieutenant of Essex, Colonel Sir Courtney Warner, Bart MP, the High Sheriff, Sir General Ryan, Bart

Conservation

Custodian: Church authorities / Parochial Church Council (PCC)

Components

Plaque

Made from: Stone - Portland, Bronze

Condition: Good

Further Information

https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/152850/