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    Memorial

    Westleton

    Village Memorial

    Source: Copyright Doug Ireland

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    Current Location

    Junction of B1125 (The Street) and Darsham Road, Darsham Rd, Westleton, Suffolk Coastal, Suffolk, IP17 3AQ, England

    OS Grid Reference

    TM 44041 69035

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    Type of Memorial
    Cenotaph
    WMR Reference Number
    5597
    Description
    Laurel Wreath extended to a bow each side
    Inscription
    6 O'clock : (NAMES)/SACRED TO THE MEMORY/ OF EIGHTEEN BRAVE/ MEN OF WESTLETON/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ FOR THEIR COUNTRY/ IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1918/ (NAMES)/1939-1945
    War
    First World War (1914-1918)
    Number Commemorated
    18
    Died
    18
    Information shown
    surname,rank,regiment,forename
    War
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Number Commemorated
    3
    Died
    3
    Information shown
    forname, surname, rank, service
    Maker(s)
    • Mr Fred Barber, Mason

    Sponsor Type
    private
    Maintenance History
    Metal reinforcing tube inside has expanded leading to water inside. (1990) Memorial was cleaned, repainted and the lettering painted in c2001.

    Ceremonies

    Unveiled

    25 January 1920

    Relatives/Friends of the Fallen

    Custodian
    Parish Council

    Components

    Cenotaph

    Height: 2580 mm

    Width: 1450 mm

    Depth: 1450 mm


    Made from: Stone - Portland


    Condition: Good


    Historic England

    Grade: II

    List Entry: 1468649

    Listed on 27/01/2020

    Plaque

    Made from: Stone


    Condition: Good


    • Source: Image Library
    • Carter Postcard Collection
    • Accounts about the memorial: Suffolk County Handbook East Anglian Daily Times, 27 January 1920 Suffolk Chronicle & Mercury, 30 January 1920 Suffolk Records Office
    • Details of Grade 2 listing by Historic England. https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1468649?section=official-listing Accessed 17/12/2021