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    Memorial

    Withersfield

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    Current Location

    Village Green, Turnpike Hill, Withersfield, St Edmundsbury, Suffolk, CB9 7RU, England

    OS Grid Reference

    TL 65275 47724

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    Type of Memorial
    Obelisk
    WMR Reference Number
    5293
    Description
    Portland stone obelisk on a two stepped base, surmounted by a small cross.
    Inscription
    Obelisk: IN MEMORY OF/ THE GLORIOUS/ SACRIFICE/ OF THE MEN OF/ WITHERSFIELD/ WHO FELL IN/ THE GREAT WAR/ 1914-1919 Block: (Names) Top step: LET THOSE WHO COME AFTER/ SEE THEIR NAMES BE NOT FORGOTTEN Middle step: 1939-1945/ (Name)
    War
    First World War (1914-1918)
    Number Commemorated
    15
    Died
    15
    Information shown
    Surname, forename
    Order of names
    Alphabetically by surname
    War
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Number Commemorated
    1
    Died
    1
    Information shown
    Surname, forename
    Maker(s)
    • Mr E C Green, Mason

    Ceremonies

    Unveiled

    12 August 1921

    Lieutenant H Lake MC

    Dedicated

    12 August 1921

    Rev W G Hodges, Vicar of Haverhill

    Components

    Memorial

    Height: 2743mm

    Width: 1651mm

    Depth: 1651mm


    Made from: Stone - Portland


    Condition: Good


    Historic England

    Grade: II

    List Entry: 1433917

    https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1433917 (accessed 24/05/2026)

    Report a Concern

    War Memorials Trust Reference Number
    239062

    To report a concern about the condition of this memorial, visit War Memorial Trust.

    Help update these details if the condition is wrong
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    • Carter Postcard Collection
    • South-West Suffolk Echo, August 1921
    • http://www.roll-of-honour.com/Suffolk/Withersfield.html
    • http://www.undyingmemory.net/Withersfield/Withersfield-memorial.html
    • Historic England listing: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1433917 Accessed 25/05/2022