Memorial

Greene King And Sons Ltd Brewery - WW1

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Current Location

Contact the Beer Cafe at the Brewery for access., Greene King Brewery Brew House, Westgate St, Bury St Edmunds, St Edmundsbury, Suffolk, IP33 1QT, England

OS Grid Reference

TL 85634 63782

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Board / Plaque / Tablet
WMR Reference Number: 5178
Description: Plaque
Inscription: AUGUST 4TH 1914 THE GREAT WAR NOVEMBER 11TH 1918/ FRANCE, FLANDERS, GALLIPOLI, PALESTINE, EGYPT, MESOPOTAMIA, SALONIKA/ THIS TABLET IS TO COMMEMORATE THE NAMES/ OFTHE FOLLOWING EMPLOYEES OF GREENE KING AND/ SONS LIMITED, WHO DIED FOR KING AND COUNTRY/ (NAMES)

Commemoration

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 21
Died: 21
Information shown: Surname,rank, forename, regiment, year died
Order of names: as above

History

Maker(s): Mr Sidney Naish, Architect
Sponsor Type: corporate

Ceremonies

Unveiled

1920

UNKNOWN

Conservation

Custodian: Greene King PLC

Components

Plaque

Height: 991 mm

Width: 711 mm

Made from: Wood - Oak

Condition: Good

Further Information

Account of unveiling: Bury Free Press 16 October.1920
A Century of British Brewers plus plus 1890-2012 by Norman Barber, Mike Brown and Ken Smith p.141 Published:Longfield Brewery History Society 2012 Longfield, Kent Greene King & Sons Ltd was still independent in 2013.