Memorial

Lakenheath

Obelisk

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Verge of Mill road junction with High Street, Mill Road, Lakenheath, Forest Heath, Suffolk, IP27 9DT, England

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TL 71527 82625

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Obelisk
WMR Reference Number: 4559
Description: Square.
Inscription: 6 O' clock: THIS MONUMENT / HAS BEEN ERECTED BY THE PEOPLE OF / LAKENHEATH, / IN HONOUR OF / 65 GALLANT MEN OF THIS PARISH, / WHO LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR OF 1914-1919; / AS A LASTING RECORD OF THEIR SACRIFICE, / AND IN GRATITUDE TO GOD / FOR THE VICTORY ACHIEVED. / "THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE"/ ALSO IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF THE MEN OF THIS PARISH, / WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE WORLD WAR 1939-1945/ " AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN AND IN THE MORNING, WE WILL REMEMBER THEM" Other faces: (Names) /1964 ADEN / (Name)

Commemoration

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 64
Died: 64
Information shown: Rank, forename, middle initial, surname, regiment

War: Aden Emergency (1963-1967)
Number Commemorated: 1
Died: 1
Information shown: Rank, forename, middle initial, surname, regiment

War: Second World War (1939-1945)
Number Commemorated: 11
Died: 11
Information shown: Rank, forename, middle initial, surname, regiment

History

Maker(s): Mr. J. Cracknell, Builder
Maintenance History: Lettering has been badly cleaned.

Ceremonies

Unveiled

31st March 1921

Captain Owen a. Clark, MBE of Bury St Edmunds

Dedicated

31st March 1921

Captain Owen a. Clark, MBE of Bury St Edmunds

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Lakenheath

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Lakenheath

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