In the church of St Andrew, West Wratting, a reddish coloured alabaster surround, topped with a depiction of St George, above the words "PRO PATRIA" on which is mounted a white marble tablet incised
with black lettering. The dedication at the top reads :-
TO THE GLORY OF GOD & IN
HONOURED MEMORY OF THE
MEN OF THIS VILLAGE WHO
GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE
GREAT WAR OF 1914-1919
then the names, forenames /initial/surname and rank of the thirteen men:-
ARTHUR W.C. BEAVIS.PTE
GEORGE BROWN.PTE
CHARLES CRACKNELL.PTE
L.FRANK KEEPING.2ND LIEUT
ARTHUR E.MACFALL.BOMBR
A.GEORGE PETTIT.SERGT
AUBREY S.RADFORD.PTE
WILLIAM RAWLINGS.PTE
GEORGE SALMON.PTE
GEORGE SANDERSON.PTE
JAMES SANDERSON.TROOPER
JAMES STUBBING.PTE
REGINALD C.TAYLOR.PTE
followed by
GREAT LOVE HATH NO MAN
THAN THIS,THAT A MAN LAY
DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS
The Cambridge Independent Press of 29th October 1920 reported:- WAR MEMORIAL - A marble tablet inset on alabaster and surmounted by a beautifully carved figure of St George, was fixed on the church wall, over the north door, on Friday, October 22nd, by Messrs Rattee and Kett, of Cambridge, to the memory of the soldiers from this parish who fell in the war. The memorial was unveiled and dedicated on Sunday, October 24th at the morning service.
The ceremony of unveiling was performed by Mr. E.P.Frost and the service of dedication was taken by the Rev.Canon Randolph (Canon of Ely) who also gave the address. Wreaths and flowers were placed by relatives and friends of the fallen on a platform erected immediately below the tablet.Canon Randolph preached at Evensong also. There was a fairly large congregation at both services.
In the church there is also a plaque commemorating a man lost before the war started
Commander Reginald Hayter, Royal Navy
HMS Thetis (N25) was a Group 1 T-class submarine of the Royal Navy which served under two names. Under her first identity, HMS Thetis, she commenced sea
trials on 4 March 1939. She sank during trials on 1 June 1939 with the loss of 99 lives. She was salvaged, repaired and recommissioned as HMS Thunderbolt
serving in the Atlantic and Mediterranean theatres until she was lost with all hands on 14 March 1943.[1] This makes Thetis one of the few military vessels
that have been lost twice with her crew in their service history.
The Church of St Andrew - simonknott/suffolkchurches.co.uk
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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.
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