Memorial

Ipswich Cenotaph

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Current Location

Christchurch Park, off Fonnereau Road, Ipswich, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP1 3JH, England

TM 16414 45003

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Type of Memorial: Cenotaph
WMR Reference Number: 4614
Description: Obelisk mounted on stepped base bearing bronze plaques with dedication and names and decorated at the front with a bronze depiction of a soldiers accoutrements.
Inscription: OUR/ GLORIOUS/ DEAD/ 1914 - 1918 IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF THE MEN OF IPSWICH/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR THEIR COUNTRY/ THIS MEMORIAL/ AND THE HOSPITAL WAR MEMORIAL WING/ WERE ERECTED BY THEIR FELLOW CITIZENS Rear screen: (Names)

War: Korean War (1950-1953)
Number Commemorated: 3
Died: 3
Information shown: Rank, Surname, Initial of forename, Regiment, year of death

War: Cyprus Dispute (1955-1974)
Number Commemorated: 1
Died: 1
Information shown: Rank, Surname, Initial of forename, Regiment, year of death

War: Northern Ireland Conflict; The Troubles (1969-1998)
Number Commemorated: 1
Died: 1
Information shown: Rank, Surname, Initial of forename, Regiment, year of death

War: Afghanistan (2001-2014)
Number Commemorated: 1
Died: 1
Information shown: Rank, Surname, Initial of forename, Regiment, year of death