Memorial

Bury St Edmunds

Bury St Edmunds - WW1 And WW2 Cross

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Current Location

Located along the bend of Angel Hill, Angel Hill, Bury St Edmunds, St Edmundsbury, Suffolk, IP33 1UZ, England

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TL 85499 64291

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Cross
WMR Reference Number: 5169
Description: Celtic cross on a three stepped base.
Inscription: 6 o'clock face: TO/ THE GLORIOUS DEAD/ LET THOSE WHO COME AFTER/ SEE TO IT/ THAT THEY BE NOT FORGOTTEN 9 o'clock face: THIS MEMO(...)/ WAS UNV(...)/ GENERAL LORD (...)/ ON THURSDAY OCT (...) 12 o'clock face: 1914-1919/ 1939-1945/ IN PROUD AND THANKFUL MEMORY/ OF THE MEN OF BURY ST EDMUNDS/ WHO WENT TO THE GREAT WARS/ AND LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES IN THE CAUSE OF FREEDOM 3 o'clock face: THE ROLL OF HONOUR WHICH (...)/ IN THE CATHEDRAL CHURCH (...)/ CONTAINS THE NAMES OF 427 MEN OF THIS TOWN/ WHO MADE THE SUPREME SACRIFICE

Commemoration

War: First World War (1914-1918)

War: Second World War (1939-1945)

History

Maker(s): Mr Sidney Naish, Architect
Messrs Linzell & Edemundson, Builder
Sponsor Type: public
Maintenance History: The memorial is in good condition, but the inscriptions on the north and south faces, with details of the unveiling and roll of honour, are beginning to wear away.

Ceremonies

Unveiled

13 October 1921

General The Lord Horne GCB KCMG ADC

Dedicated

13 October 1921

Bishop of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich

Conservation

Custodian: Bury St Edmunds Town Council

Components

Cross: Height: 4572 mm

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Bury St Edmunds

Current Location

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Names listed on this memorial

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Memorial Details

Commemoration

History

Ceremonies

Conservation

Components

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