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    Memorial

    Melton - Roll of Honour

    Names on the Roll of Honour

    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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    Type of Memorial
    Board / Plaque / Tablet
    WMR Reference Number
    5381
    Description
    Wooden board with broken pediment top. Latin cross set into the broken pediment.
    Inscription
    HE WILL SWALLOW UP DEATH IN VICTORY AND THE/ LORD GOD WILL WIPE AWAY TEARS FROM OFF ALL FACES/ TO THE EVER SACRED MEMORY OF ALL/ THOSE OF THE PARISH OF MELTON WHO/ IN THE GREAT WAR OF 1914-1919/ GAVE UP THEIR LIVES FOR THEIR COUNTRY/ (Names)/ ERECTED BY THEIR KINSFOLK
    War
    First World War (1914-1918)
    Number Commemorated
    32
    Died
    32
    Information shown
    surname, rank, regiment, forename
    Order of names
    by surname
    Sponsor Type
    public

    Ceremonies

    Dedicated

    27 July 1919

    Rev J.H Orpen Rector of Melton

    Custodian
    Parochial Church Council (PCC)

    Components

    Board

    Height: 1498mm

    Width: 711mm


    Made from: Wood


    Condition: Good


    • Account of unveiling in East Anglian Daily Times, 29 July 1919.