"CAVENDISH WAR MEMORIAL"

To the eternal memory of the men of CAVENDISH who died in the service of their country
One in the Boer War, Thirty Three in the Great War of 1914-1919 and six in 1939-1945 and one in Cyprus

The Cavendish war memorial stands on the Green at the junction of Peacock's Road, Poole Street and High Street. A budded cross on a slender stone hexagonal pillar on an hexagonal plinth bearing 6 bronze plaques, all on a three stepped hexagonal base, all in Portland stone on a paved area surrounded by concrete posts and chain. It is around 20 feet hight in total. The dedication on the face plaque reads
IN THANKFUL REMEMBRANCE
OF THE SACRIFICE OF CHRIST
AND OF THE MEN OF CAVENDISH
WHO LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES
FOR THEIR BRETHREN
IN THE GREAT WAR
1914-1918

On the other plaques are the names ( forename-initial-surname) of the fallen of the Great War

The fallen of the 1939-9145 war and of the Cyprus Emergency are inscribed in the stone of the riser of the middle step but are barely legible and two names are actually obscured by a stone planter being placed in front of that face. The whole memorial is now surrounded on the middle step level by various plastic planters, the ensuing vegetation obscuring some names The memorial was unveiled by Colonel, Sir Courtenay Warner Bart., and dedicated by Canon W.T.Farmilae on 19th September October 1921. Renovated and rededicated and unveiled by General Sir Robert Gordon-Finlayson DSO on 7th November 1948 when the six names from 1939-1945 were added.
The memorial was designed by Leonard Crowfoot MSA of Newmarket and built by F.J.Lindley of Sudbury. The unveiling ceremony was reported in the Bury Free Press of 25th September 1920

There is also this hand-written, framed and glazed Roll of Honour inside the church

In an enclosed area at the base of the tower, mounted high on the wall are 13 of the original grave markers for 10 Cavendish men. Yet to obtain individual photographs

They are the crosses of(with the inscriptions)
KILLED IN ACTION / NO.20374 PTE A WELLS / ? BN.SUFFOLK REGIMENT / 11 OCT 1916 / R.I.P
146535 / C INCE MGC / 28-8-1918
TWGC / 7307 PTE W PARMENTER / 2 / SUFFOLKS / 26-8-1914
GRU 1 & 11 / 13220 PTE G BALLARD / 2 SUFFOLK REGIMENT 5-8-1915
RIP / NO 8099 GR OTTO ADAMS / 56TH(S) BATTY RGA / KILLED IN ACTION / 23-4-1917
NO 13216 / PTE S W ARGENT / SUFFOLK REGRT / DIED...17
20665 PTE W BULLOCK / KSLI / 12TH APRIL ?
IN MEMORY OF / 14304 L CPL F FITCH / 9TH BN SUFFOLK REGT / KILLED IN ACTION / 20 SEP 1917
GRU / 13209 H C SLATER / 9 / SUFFOLK REGT / 22-OCT-1915
TWGC BD / 13205 PTE J JOHNSON / 7TH BN SUFFOLK REGIMENT / KILLED IN ACTION / 4 MAY 1917
IN LOVING MEMORY / PTE S ARGENT 805207 / 756TH BN CANADIANS / KILLED IN ACTION / 1ST MARCH 1917
GRU / PRIVATE A WELLS / 9 / SUFFOLKS / (unreadable)
RIP / DIED OF WOUNDS / NO 13213 PTE F W UNDERWOOD / 15TH BN SUFFOLK REGIMENT / SEPT 2ND 1918

photo: www.cavendishvillage.uk

St. Mary's Church, Cavendish

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They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old,
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn
At the going down of the sun, and in the morning,
We will remember them.

"CAVENDISH WAR MEMORIAL"

To the eternal memory of the men of CAVENDISH who died in the service of their country One in the Boer War, Thirty Three in the Great War of 1914-1919 and six in 1939-1945 and one in Cyprus

go BACK to Cavendish home page

They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old,Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn At the going down of the sun, and in the morning,We will remember them.

To the eternal memory of the men of CAVENDISH who died in the service of their country
One in the Boer War, Thirty Three in the Great War of 1914-1919 and six in 1939-1945 and one in Cyprus

They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old,
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn
At the going down of the sun, and in the morning,
We will remember them.