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    Memorial

    St. Edmund's Roman Catholic Church

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    Current Location

    Church entrance area,, St. Edmund King and Martyr R.C. Church, 21, Westgate Street, Bury St Edmunds, St Edmundsbury, Suffolk, IP33 1QG, England

    OS Grid Reference

    TL 85341 63761

    Denomination

    Roman Catholic

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    Type of Memorial
    Board / Plaque / Tablet
    WMR Reference Number
    5172
    Description
    Wall and dual corbel mounted, nowy-headed black marble backboard incorporating a lower WW2 extension. At the top of the original backboard is a raised Crucifix. Attached to the backboard is a dedicatory white marble tablet with a raised perimeter border and immediately below, is a WW2 extension tablet with a raised perimeter border to three sides. Incised inscriptions and names on both tablets are infilled with black paint.
    Inscription
    Remember in Prayer / the Catholic Officers & Men of this Congregation / who gave their lives for us in the Great War / 1914 -1918. / (11 NAMES) / R.I.P / 1939 - 45 / (6 NAMES)
    War
    First World War (1914-1918)
    Number Commemorated
    11
    Died
    11
    Information shown
    Rank, forename initials, surname
    Order of names
    Rank
    War
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Number Commemorated
    6
    Died
    6
    Information shown
    Forename, surname
    Order of names
    Alphabetical by surname
    Maker(s)
    • A H Hanchet and Sons, Bury St Edmunds, Mason

    Ceremonies

    Unveiled

    16 October 1927

    Sir Pierce Lacey BT

    Dedicated

    16 October 1927

    Father J. Ashton S.J.

    Custodian
    Roman Catholic Church

    Components

    Backboard

    Height: 1400 mm

    Width: 1007 mm

    Depth: 80mm


    Made from: Marble - Black


    Condition: Good


    Tablets

    Made from: Marble - White


    Condition: Good


    • Account of unveiling: Bury and Norwich Post, 21 October 1927