Memorial

Hopton

Hopton Men

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Current Location

All Saints Church, Nethergate Street, Hopton, St Edmundsbury, Suffolk, IP22 2QZ, England

TL 99371 79032

Church of England

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Type of Memorial: Obelisk
WMR Reference Number: 5221
Description: Obelisk on square 3 stepped base
Inscription: IN LOVING MEMORY OF/THE MEN OF THIS PARISH WHO LAID/DOWN THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR/1914 - 1918/(NAMES) GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS THAT/A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS. 1939 - 1945/ (NAMES)/

War: Second World War (1939-1945)
Number Commemorated: 2
Died: 2
Information shown: Service number, rank, surname, initials of forenames, regiment

Unveiled

28 September 1919

W N L Champion of Riddlesworth Hall

Obelisk

Height: 2438 mm

Width: 94 mm

Depth: 94 mm

Made from: Stone - Portland

Condition: Good

Historic England

Grade: II

List Entry: 1468465

Historic England listing. https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1468465?section=official-list-entry Accessed 19/05/2022