Memorial

West Row

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Current Location

Church Green, Church Green, West Row, Forest Heath, Suffolk, IP28 8PB, England

OS Grid Reference

TL 67517 75454

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Obelisk
WMR Reference Number: 4571
Description: Obelisk on village green with chained surround.
Inscription: (6 o'clock) THIS MEMORIAL WAS ERECTED/ IN GRATEFUL AND LOVING/ MEMORY OF THE MEN OF THIS/ VILLAGE,WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ FOR KING AND COUNTRY/ IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914-1919/ "GREATER LOVE ATH NO MAN THAN THIS/THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE HIS/ FRIENDS"/ (9 o'clock) (names)/ MAY THEY REST IN PEACE/ SIDE BY SIDE WE FOUGHT TOGETHER/ THROUGH THE CONFLICTS FIERCE AND LONG/FOR THE CAUSE OF TRUTH AND JUSTICE/ AND DEAR ONES LEFT AT HOME/ (12.00) NAMES/ ( 3 o'clock) NOBLY THEY DID THEIR DUTY/ BRAVELY THEY FOUGHT AND FELL/ AND THE SORROW OF THOSE WHO LOVED THEM/ IS OURS TODAY AS WELL/

Commemoration

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 35
Died: 35
Information shown: rank, forename, surname,rank, decoration, service
Order of names: Alphabetical

War: Second World War (1939-1945)
Number Commemorated: 9
Died: 9
Information shown: rank, service, forename, surname, decorations
Order of names: Alphabetical

History

Maker(s): Messers H G Neville & Son, Builder
Costs: £115
Sponsor Type: public

Ceremonies

Unveiled

8 May 1919

Lieutenant Francis Jaggard MC

Conservation

Components

Obelisk

Height: 3098mm

Width: 2038mm

Made from: Stone - Portland

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West Row

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Memorial Details

Commemoration

History

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