Combined War Memorial, Church of St. Peter & St. Paul, Bardwell, Suffolk. IP31 1AH - World War I Memorials and Monuments on Waymarking.com

The church of St.Peter and St.Paul is largly early C15th but has had considerable Victorian restoration, especially the chancel, 1853.

The impressive white marble War Memorial is fixed to the north wall of the church in the blocked north doorway immediately opposite the main entrance which is via the south porch. It has the font immediately in front of it. The white marble is surrounded by a frame of black marble which has various emblems arranged in the five corners, the top of the monument being 'pitched', and there is a small relief cross added below the first line of text which reads:

                            In Loving and Grateful Memory
                         OF BARDWELL MEN WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES
                                 FOR KING AND COUNTRY
                              IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1918.
                                     __________
                   Pte.            Atkins, Albert     7th Suffolks.
                    "              Atkins, William    R.A.M.C.
                   2nd Lieut.Beales, Frederick Charles  4th Lincolns.
                   Pte. Bean,  Frederick John   Queen's R.W.Surrey.
                    "      Blizzard, William     R.E.
                    "   Bolingbroke, Harry Samuel   3rd Suffolks.
                   A.S.    Burrows, Bertie    63rd R.N.D.
                   Pte.    Butcher, Arthur   3rd Suffolks.
                    "     Calver, Geoorge Edward   7th E.Surrey.
                    "      Challis, Reginald      2nd Suffolks.
                   L-Cpl.  Coe, Ernest Herbert     7th Suffolks.
                   Serg.   Coppin Frederick Charles  R.A.V.C.
                   Pte.      Copping, Charles     4th Norfolks.
                    "       Crick, Leonard Daniel   9th Norfolks.
                    "      Filby, Harry Vincent    1st Norfolks.
                    "   Gaught, Albert Edward   R.A.M.C.
                    "   Hazelwood, Alfred Harold   3rd Suffolks.
                    "       Holder, John   Wiltshire.
                    "   Plummer, Archibald Oscar  2nd 6th Essex.
                    "        Reeve, Jack    1st Suffolks.
                   Rflm. Ruffles, William Arthur  15th R.I.F.
                   L-Cpl. Saunderson, Arthur John  2nd Lincolns.
                     "        Ward, Charles   12th Suffolks.
                                     __________
                         "Their name liveth for evermore".

The three WWII casualty's names are on an inset marble piece at the base of the main memorial. Those names are:

                                 1939 - 1945.
                       Gunner Arbon, Albert Victor, R.A.
                   Private Barker, George Henry, 6th Norfolk
                Lieut.Col.Heilgerson, Frank Frederick Alexander
                                                           M.P.R.

Co-ordinates given are for the South Porch.

Private or Public Monument?: Other Name of the Private Organization or Government Entity that built this Monument: Bardwell Parochial Church Council. Geographic Region where the Monument is located: Europe Physical Address of Monument: Church of St. Peter & St. Paul Church Road Bardwell, Suffolk UK IP31 1AH Rate this waymark: Photo or photos will be uploaded.: yes Date the Monument or Memorial was built or dedicated: Not listed Website for this Monument: Not listed

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