Wiggenhall St Mary Magdalen Combined War Memorial
Posted by: Norfolk12
N 52° 40.578 E 000° 21.774
31U E 321719 N 5839526
This memorial is to the west of the church of St Mary Magdalen at Wiggenhall Just inside the churchyard on the left.
Waymark Code: WMA8MD
Location: Eastern England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 12/03/2010
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The names of the fallen are inscribed on 3 sides.
TO THE GLORY OF GOD
AND THE GRATEFUL MEMORY
OF THE MEN OF THIS PARISH
WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES
IN THE GREAT WAR 1914- 1919
THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE
THIS MONUMENT WAS ERECTED BY THE PARISHIONERS
OF MAGDALEN
LEST WE FORGET
" THESE DIED IN WAR
THAT WE AT PEACE MIGHT LIVE,
THEY HAVE THEIR BEST
SO WE OUR BEST SHOULD GIVE,
NOT, FOR THEMSELVES-
FOR JUSTICE, FREEDOM,N RIGHT
THEY FOUGHT, AND BID US
FORWARD TO THE FIGHT"
THE NAMES ARE THEN LISTED
WITH THE 2ND WORLD WAR AT THE BASE
4 brothers died during the Great War
Date the Monument or Memorial was built or dedicated: 01/01/1920
Private or Public Monument?: Other
Name of the Private Organization or Government Entity that built this Monument: Local parishioners
Geographic Region where the Monument is located: Europe
Website for this Monument: [Web Link]
Physical Address of Monument: St.Mary Magdalen Wiggenhall, Norfolk United Kingdom
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