NHER 64754 (Structure record) - World War One memorial with World War Two additions, Garboldisham

World War One Memorial with World War Two Additions
Location: Church Road, junction of Manor Road, Garboldisham.
Description:
The memorial is constructed from stone, in the form of a freestanding hollow wheel-head cross bottonée. It is used to commemorate eighteen local servicemen who died in World War One, and two local servicemen who died in World War Two. The cross is described “pierced with a carving of St George and the Dragon on a tapering octagonal shaft terminating in a moulded foot with shields carved on its four faces. Beneath is a plinth with four projecting faces bearing applied inscription tablets with apexes. The whole stands on a two-stepped square base” (S1). Enclosed by brick and flint wall, and metal railings with a gate. There are inscriptions to the tablets in incised, painted lettering. The former World War One dedication starts to the front face of the plinth below the shield (Inscription A; S4), and continues to the tablet (Inscription B), with eighteen associated names listed across the tablets on the remaining three faces. The latter World War Two dates are to the tablet on the rear face of the plinth, along with two associated names listed (Inscription C).
Proposed: Date unknown.
Constructed/Sculpted By: Unknown.
Unveiled: Erected around 1920.
Inscription A: MCMXIV/ MCMXIX.
Inscription B: PRAISE GOD/ FOR THESE MEN OF/ GALBOLDISHAM/ FOR THEY/ LOVED LIBERTY/ MORE THAN LIFE/ & WERE FAITHFUL/ UNTO DEATH.
Inscription C: 1939 – 1945/ (NAMES).
Information from Listing Description (S1) and Historic England Advice Report (S2).
See War Memorials On-line (S4) for images and the War Memorials Register (S5) for images, names and additional details.
P. Beers (HES), 22 December 2021.

2014. Restoration with Addition.
The memorial was refurbished by the local community, headed by the Parish Council. A name was added to the tablet on the left face of the plinth, in incised lettering, to commemorate A.C. Atkins who died in World War One, Battle of Jutland (S4). There is an inscription to a tablet on the enclosure wall in incised lettering.
Inscription: “Renovated in 2014/ by the/ community of Garboldisham/ to commemorate/ the great war 1914 – 1918.”
Information from Listing Description (S1) and Historic England Advice Report (S2).
See War Memorials On-line (S4) and 2014 news article (S6) for images and additional details.
P. Beers (HES), 22 December 2021.

May 2018. Listed. Grade II.
See Listing Description (S1), Advice Report (S2) and Consultation Report (S3) for details.
See also War Memorials On-line (S4) and War Memorials Register (S5).
P. Beers (HES), 22 December 2021.