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    Memorial

    Frostenden

    Celtic Cross

    Source: Copyright Doug Ireland

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    Current Location

    All Saints Church, Church Lane, Frostenden, Waveney, Suffolk, NR34 7HS, England

    OS Grid Reference

    TM 47917 81740

    Denomination

    Church of England

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    Type of Memorial
    Cross
    WMR Reference Number
    4961
    Description
    Celtic Cross of Cornish Granite on two step cushion base
    Inscription
    On the shaft of the cross: ERECTED / BY THE / PARISH OF / FROSTENDEN / TO THE / GLORY OF GOD / AND / IN MEMORY OF / West side of base: THE FOLLOWING MEN WHO GAVE / THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR / 1914-1919. / (Names) / South side of base: AND FOR THESE WHO DIED FOR US / 1939 - 1945 / (NAMES) //
    War
    First World War (1914-1918)
    Number Commemorated
    9
    Died
    9
    Information shown
    forename, surname
    Order of names
    surname
    War
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Number Commemorated
    16
    Died
    16
    Information shown
    initials, surname
    Order of names
    surname
    Sponsor Type
    public
    Maintenance History
    In 1948 the cost of additional inscriptions was estimated at £35; Re-based, 1990. Cost covered by private donation of £85

    Ceremonies

    Dedicated

    18 January 1920

    Rev. J. W. Fawcett

    Unveiled

    18 Januauary 1920

    Rev. J. W. Fawcett

    Unveiled

    7 November 1948

    Colonel Sir Robert Gooch, Bart.

    Rededicated

    7 November 1948

    Rev. A. H. N. Waller, M.A.

    Components

    Memorial

    Height: 2045 mm

    Width: 737 mm

    Depth: 610 mm


    Made from: Granite - Cornish


    Condition: Good


    Historic England

    Grade: II

    List Entry: 1452678