Memorial

Cockfield Men

Cockfield

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Current Location

At the junction of Church Lane and Howe Lane., Cockfield War Memorial, Church Lane, Cockfield, Babergh, Suffolk, IP30 0LA, England

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TL 90559 54660

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Cross
WMR Reference Number: 4411
Description: Two-stepped rectangular base surmounted by a tapering rectangular sectioned plinth followed by a tapering rectangular shaft with an integrated Celtic-styled wheel cross. Plinth faces bear WW1 names and inscription. Top step riser faces bear 5 names and war duration years. Text incised and infilled with black paint. The whole memorial is surrounded by a paving slab platform which in turn, is encircled by a concrete post and metal two-rail fence, all sited on a cut-grass triangular road junction refuge.
Inscription: 6 o'clock (south) plinth face: In Memory of / THE COCKFIELD MEN / WHO FELL IN THE WAR / 1914-1919. / "THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE." // 9 o'clock plinth face: (9 NAMES) // 12 o'clock pliNth face: (8 NAMES) // 3 o'clock plinth face: (9 NAMES) // 6 o'clock top step riser face: 1939-1945 // 9 o'clock top step riser face: (2 NAMES) // 12 o'clock top step riser face: (1 NAME) // 3 o'clock top step riser face: (2 NAMES)

Commemoration

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 26
Died: 26
Information shown: Forename, surname
Order of names: Listed alphabetically by surname

War: Second World War (1939-1945)
Number Commemorated: 5
Died: 5
Information shown: Forename, surname
Order of names: Listed alphabetically by surname

History

Maker(s): F J Lindley, Builder

Ceremonies

Unveiled

3rd April 1920

Brigadier General S E Massy-Lloyd

Dedicated

3rd April 1920

Venerable G Hodges

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