"GAZELEY WAR MEMORIAL"
To the eternal memory of the men of GAZELEY who died in the service of their country
15 in the Great War of 1914-1919 and 3 in 1939-1945
Gazeley has no monument as a war memorial, they have a wall mounted plaque on the wall beside the north door in Gazeley (All Saints) Church. On a red marble plaque are a mounted three
white marble tablets. The plaque was unveiled on 22nd February 1920 and dedicated by The Reverend G.A.CHASE, M.C.,M.A. The inscriptions are blackened incised
lettering.The centre tablet has, below a cross inscribed the dedication:- This tablet was erected by the Parishioners of GAZELEY to perpetuate the glorious sacrifice of their fellow parishioners who gave their lives in response to their Country's call during THE GREAT WAR 1914-1919 The left hand tablet, below a gilded wreath :- BERTIE CARLTON CAMBS-SUFFOLK REGT VICTOR CARLTON SUFFOLK REGT ERNEST COCKERTON YEOMANRY SIDNEY.W.HUSON CANADIAN SIGNALS ARTHUR JOHNSON CAMBS SUFFOLK REGT CHARLES KEMP ROYAL NAVY ALFRED MOSS CAMBS SUFFOLK REGT ISAAC MOSS SUFFOLK REGT on the right hand tablet under a gilded wreath: FREDERICK J. NEAL CAMBS SUFFOLK REGT PERCY PENDRICK SUFFOLK REGT THOMAS ROLFE MAINTOBA REGT EZEKIEL SORE L.CPL NORFOLK REGT WALTER SUTTLE SUFFOLK REGT HARRY VALIANT L.CPL SUFFOLK REGT ERNEST TALBOT CANADIAN LIGHT HORSE Let us praise famous men--their glory shall not be blotted out They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old, |