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Assington
Town or City: Sudbury
County: Suffolk
Country: England
WMT Reference Number: WM1835
Value of grant: £221.75
Type of memorial: Freestanding
Type of work: Conservation and repair
Grant scheme: Small Grants Scheme
Year: 2006
UKNIWM reference number: 4323
The World War I memorial plaque in the church of St Edmund King and Martyr in the village of Assington in southern Suffolk is made of marble and has an integral moulded frame and a lunette on the top surface. A laurel wreath is carved in the lunette. The memorial is on the wall beside a window at the east end of the north aisle. It is approximately 5ft by 2.5 ft.
In April 2006 War Memorial Trust gave a grant of £221.75 towards work to clean the memorial, re-paint the lettering and apply microcrystalline wax to protect it from further damage.
The memorial was unveiled during a church service in January 1920 led by Rev. H F Banham. The service was attended by the bereaved as well as ex-servicemen. The memorial was designed by Mr. Basil Oliver and made by Mr. Joseph Armitage of London. The inscriptions read
To the Glory of God
and in grateful memory of the men
of Assington who gave their lives
for their country in the Great War
1914 - 1918
William Ambrose
Vernon Austin
Charles Baker
Edward Bell
James Bell
Charles Frost
Ernest Frost
Oscar Gentry
Thomas Griggs
Albert Jakeman
Charles Locke
Frederick Palmer
Douglas Rice
Fred Rice
George Rice
John Sadler
Stephen Sadler
James Smith
Thomas Stammers
Greater love hath no man than this that
a man lay down his life for his friends
Further information
War Memorials Trust reference WM1835
UK National Inventory of War Memorials: 4323
If you have a concern about this memorial please contact the Trust on conservation@warmemorials.org
