Memorial

Gisleham

Gisleham Memorial Board

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Current Location

Holy Trinity Church, Church Road, Gisleham, Waveney, Suffolk, NR33 8DS, England

TM 51419 88574

Church of England

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Type of Memorial: Board / Plaque / Tablet
WMR Reference Number: 4962
Description: Four brass tablets on a wooden base, with fretwork across the top and above the 3 vertical tablets bearing the names
Inscription: TO THE IMMORTAL MEMORY OF THE MEN OF THIS PARISH WHO SERVED IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1918/SOME FELL IN BATTLE, SOME DIED OF WOUNDS & SICKNESS BUT ALL NOBLY DID/THEIR DUTY DEFENDING THEIR KING AND COUNTRY/(NAMES) The left and right hand plaques are headed by the monograph "I.H.S" followed by a list of names of those who survived. The centre plaque is headed with a cross and underneath the names of those who died. The lower portion of this panel also has a few names listed of those who survived.

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 70
Served: 62
Died: 8
Information shown: rank, forename, decorations, date of death, place of death

Plaques / Panels with names

Made from: Brass

Condition: Good

Memorial

Height: 1016 mm

Width: 1524 mm

Made from: Wood - Oak

Condition: Good