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    Memorial

    Melton, Suffolk

    Names on memorial

    Source: Andrew Harris

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    Current Location

    Melton Parish Church, Station Road, Melton, Suffolk Coastal, Suffolk, IP12 1PX, England

    OS Grid Reference

    TM 28399 50606

    Denomination

    Church of England

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    © WMR-5380

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    Type of Memorial
    Cross
    WMR Reference Number
    5380
    Description
    Celtic cross on a plinth and single stepped base. Roundels protruding from centre of Cross and from the end of each arm. Inscription panels on each side of the plinth.
    Inscription
    Front face of plinth: TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND/ TO THE UNDYING MEMORY/ OF/ THE MEN OF THIS PARISH/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ FOR/ KING AND COUNTRY/ IN/ 1914 - THE GREAT WAR - 1919/ LEST WE FORGET Three other faces of plinth: (Names)
    War
    First World War (1914-1918)
    Number Commemorated
    44
    Died
    44
    Information shown
    surname, rank, forename, decorations
    Order of names
    by surname
    Additional Information
    rank and decorations only given for some of the names on the memorial
    Maker(s)
    • Alexander Macdonald & Co, Sculptor

    Ceremonies

    Unveiled

    1 February 1920

    Major J E E Bowring, The Cedars, Melton

    Custodian
    The Parochial Church Council (PCC)

    Components

    Memorial

    Height: 3100mm

    Width: 1220mm


    Made from: Granite - Cornish


    Condition: Good


    Historic England

    Grade: II

    List Entry: 1468103

    Reasons for listing from Historic England website: Architectural interest: * as a well-realised and accomplished design in the form of a Celtic wheel-cross. Historic interest: * as an eloquent witness to the tragic impact of world events on the local community, and the sacrifice it made in the First World War. Group value: * with the Church of St Andrew (Grade II), the lamp standard by the churchyard gate (Grade II) and the churchyard wall, gate piers and gates (Grade II), as well as several other listed buildings.

    • Carter Postcard Collection Account of unveiling in East Anglian Daily Times, 02 February 1920.
    • "Melton War Memorial." Historic England, https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1468103. Accessed 7 August 2024.