Mundford (Lynford Estate)

Mundford War Memorial, c.1930 - Taken by Nick_2 01 Jan 1930

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MUNDFORD (LYNFORD ESTATE) WAR MEMORIAL - Taken by Nick_2 26 May 2013

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MUNDFORD (LYNFORD ESTATE) WAR MEMORIAL - Taken by Nick_2 26 May 2013

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MUNDFORD (LYNFORD ESTATE) WAR MEMORIAL - Taken by Nick_2 26 May 2013

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MUNDFORD (LYNFORD ESTATE) WAR MEMORIAL: west face, Mundford - Taken by Nick_2 26 May 2013

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MUNDFORD (LYNFORD ESTATE) WAR MEMORIAL: north face, West Tofts and Cranwich - Taken by Nick_2 26 May 2013

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MUNDFORD (LYNFORD ESTATE) WAR MEMORIAL: east face, Lynford - Taken by Nick_2 26 May 2013

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Mundford (Lynford Estate) War Memorial - Taken by Nick2 04 Nov 2014

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Mundford (Lynford Estate) War Memorial - Taken by Nick2 04 Nov 2014

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Mundford (Lynford Estate) War Memorial - Taken by Nick2 04 Nov 2014

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Mundford (Lynford Estate) War Memorial - Taken by Nick2 04 Nov 2014

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Mundford (Lynford Estate) War Memorial - Taken by Nick2 04 Nov 2014

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Mundford (Lynford Estate) War Memorial - Taken by Nick2 04 Nov 2014

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newly renovated (2014) - Taken by J Websper 02 Feb 2015

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Mundford - Taken by Nick_2 02 Jul 2017

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Mundford - Taken by Nick_2 02 Jul 2017

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Mundford - Taken by Nick_2 02 Jul 2017

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Mundford - Taken by Nick_2 02 Jul 2017

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Reference WMO/140149

Address:

Brandon Road

Mundford

Thetford

IP26 5EU

England

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Status: On original site

Type: Freestanding

Location: External

Setting: Roadside

Description: Pillar/column

Materials:

Metal Bronze
Stone Portland stone

Lettering: Incised

Conflicts:

First World War (1914-1918)
Second World War (1939-1945)
Northern Ireland

About the memorial: Standing on the south eastern road verge, at the roundabout junction of the A1065 with the A134. A bronze crucifix, with brass ball ends, upon a small square platform surmounting a tall slender circular cloumn, upon a square, lipped plinth, which stands upon a two-tiered base. The memorial is apprached by a paved path. Upon the front (south) face is the general commemoration: To those of the Lynford Estate who fell gloroiusly for their country in the Great War 1914-1918. R.I.P. On the left (west) face are listed those of Mundford, listing 5 names who fell in WW1, 2 who fell in WW2 and one who fell since 1945 (who died as a result of operations in Northern Ireland). On the rear (north) face are listed those of West Tofts, 3 names, and of Cranwich, 4 names. On the right (east) face are listed those of Lynford, listing 6 names. On all faces the full first name and surnames are given, but without rank, unit, or date of death. (Note: Those listed under Cranwich are also listed in St. Mary's Church, Cranwich, and Reginald Baldry is also listed on a family gravestone in the churchyard.)

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Comments:

Lynford:John Bailey: Not identified.
Robert Harris: Robert Edmund Harris; 58009, Private, 20th Bn Royal Canadians.  Died in the Uk on 7 July, 1916, of wounds received in France, aged 21.  Buried in St. Mary's Churchyard, West Tofts.
Sidney Jenkinson: 43629, Acting Lance Corporal, 7th Bn Norfolk Regt.  (Previously served as 787, Hertfordshire Regt (Territorial Force).  Killed in action on 14 October, 1917, aged 35.  Buried in Monchy British Cemetery, Monchy-le-Preux, France.
Edward Jones: Henry Edward Jones; 21329, Lance Corporal, 8th Bn Border Regt.  (Previously served as 17931 Norfolk Regt.)  Missing, presumed killed in action on 5 July, 1916, in France, aged 34.  Commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial, the Somme, France.
Alfred Page: Not identified.  One of four men of this name who died serving in the Royal Navy
Frederick Wicks: 102417, Gunner, 223rd Siege Bty, Royal Garrison Artillery.  Killed in action on 11 May, 1917, in France, aged 27.  Buried in Bucquoy Road Cemetery, Ficheux, France.

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Cranwich:These four names are also commemorated on a brass memorial plaque in St. Mary's Church, Cranwich.  Two of the names are misspelt on the Mundford War Memorial.
Reginald Boldry: Reginald Thomas Baldry; 1777, Private, 1/4th Bn Norfolk Regt.  Died of wounds on 16 August, 1916, in Egypt, aged 25.  Buried in Cairo War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt.  He is also commemorated on his mother's gravestone in St. Mary's Churchyard, Cranwich.
John Crook: John Victor Crook; 18459, Private, 9th Bn Norfolk Regt.  Died of wounds on 30 September, 1916, in France, aged 28.  Buried in St. Sever Cemetery, Rouen, France.
Henry Long: Listed on the Cranwich war memorial as 'Long W. T.': Not identified.
Herbert Nickolls: Herbert Nichols; 26444, Private, 1st Bn Norfolk Regt.  Died of wounds, 13 May, 1917, in France, aged 24.  Buried in Mont Huon Military Cemetery, France.  He is listed as 'Nicholls H' on the Cranwich war memorial; and is also listed on the East Wretham war memorial, his home village, as 'Nichols H', which was the correct spelling.

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Mundford:George Brock: Not identified.
Arthur Garrod: 20663, Private, 1st Bn Essex Regt. (Previously 17735, Norfolk Regt.). Died as sea aboard the troopship Royal Edward, 13 August, 1915, aged 29.  Commemorated on the Helles Memorial, Turkey.
William Houchen: 49389, Private, 3rd Bn Lincolnshire Regt. (Previously 38069, Leicestershire Regt.) Died in Cork Military Hospital, 5 December, 1918, of wounds received in France on 5 September, 1918, aged 20.  Buried in St. Leonard's Churchyard, Mundford.
Richard Jessup: Richard John Jessup; 242088, Private, 10th Bn the Cameronians (Scottish Rifles). (Previously 12836, Norfolk Regt.)  Killed in action on 1 August, 1918, in France, aged 25.  Buried in Vauxbuin French National Cemetery, Aisne, France.  He is also commemorated on the war memorial in St. Martin's Church, Thompson, Norfolk.
Ernest Shinn: G/7298, Private, 2nd Bn Middlesex Regt.  Killed in action, 1 July, 1917, on the Somme, aged 28.  Buried in Ovillers Military Cemetery, France.
WW2:
John Mouncer: John Henry Mouncer; 5830443, Sergeant, 1st Bn Suffolk Regt.  Died on 28 June, 1944, in Normandy, aged 25.
Buried in La Delivrande War Cemetery, Calvados, France.
Frederick Mouncer: Frederick Ernest Mouncer; 1644730, Corporal, No. 276 Sqn, RAF.  Died on 17 April, 1944, aged 36.  Buried in St. Leonard's Churchyard, Mundford.  John and Frederick Mouncer were brothers.
Since 1945:
Frederick Drake: Frederick William Drake; Sergeant, 5th Inniskilling Dragoon Guards.  Died on 3 June, 1973, of injuries received in a booby-trap car bomb in Northern Ireland on 17/18 May, 1973.

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Inscription:

(Front (south) face) TO THOSE FROM THE LYNFORD ESTATE WHO FELL GLORIOUSLY FOR THEIR COUNTRY IN THE GREAT WAR 1914--1918 R.I.P.

Names:

(Left (west) face) MUNDFORD __________ GEORGE BROCK. ARTHUR GARROD. WILLIAM HOUCHEN. RICHARD JESSUP. ERNEST SHINN. _________ 1939-1945 JOHN MOUNCER. FREDERICK MOUNCER. SINCE 1945 ________ FREDERICK DRAKE. (Rear (north) face) WEST TOFTS __________ PERCY CHASE. OSCAR COLEMAN. JOHN DEWIN. CRANWICH ________ REGINALD BOLDRY. JOHN CROOK. HENRY LONG. HERBERT NICKOLLS. (Right (east) face) LYNFORD ________ JOHN BAILEY. ROBERT HARRIS. SIDNEY JENKINSON. EDWARD JONES. ALFRED PAGE. FREDERICK WICKS.

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Listing grade:

Grade II (England)

Listing URL:

https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1465484

Unique listing reference number:

1465484

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