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Withersfield
Town or City: Withersfield
County: Suffolk
Country: England
WMT Reference Number: WM10199
Value of grant: £1070.00
Type of memorial: Freestanding
Type of work: Conservation and repair
Grant scheme: WMT Grant Scheme
Year: 2017
UKNIWM reference number: 5293
Withersfield war memorial is made of Portland stone and is in the form of a Latin cross on top of a tapering obelisk. It is located on the Village Green, Withersfield. The memorial is grade II listed.
In 2017, a grant of £1070 was awarded through War Memorials Trust Grants Scheme. It supported repair and conservation works which included steam cleaning the war memorial and undertaking stone repairs using indents. The memorial was also re-pointed and the inscriptions were re-painted using black enamel to improve their legibility.
The memorial was sculpted by Mr E C Green and was unveiled on 12th August 1921.
The memorial commemorates 15 local men who lost their lives in World War I and further names were added after World War II. The inscription on the memorial reads:
“In memory of
the glorious
sacrifice
of the men of
Withersfield
who fell in
the Great War
1914 – 1919”
“Let those that come after
see their names be not forgotten”.
Further information
War Memorials Trust reference WM10199
UK National Inventory of War Memorials: 5293
War Memorials Online: 239062
If you have a concern about this memorial please contact the Trust on conservation@warmemorials.org
