"LITTLE THURLOW WAR MEMORIAL"

To the eternal memory of the men of LITTLE THURLOW who died in the service of their country
Eleven in the Great War of 1914-1918 and five in 1939-1945

A grey/green slate tablet mounted in a wall mounted square stone frame topped by an ornamented cross. The lettering is all upper case, and gilded. The dedication reads :- TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN THANKFUL REMEMBRANCE OF THE MEN OF THIS PARISH WHO FELL IN THE WORLD WARS OF 1914-18 AND 1939-45 __________ 1914-1918 WILL ALLEN 1st SUFFOLK REGT THOMAS ATHERTON10th SUFFOLK REGT DAVID BOWERS2nd MIDDLESEX REGT FREDERICK COOTE11th SUFFOLK REGT CONRAD CORNELL1/4th SUFFOLK REGT FRED ROWLING7th NORTHANTS REGT LEONARD SMITH4th SUFFOLK REGT JOHN SMITH12th NORTHd FUS. REGT WILL WEBB15th SUFFOLK REGT THOMAS WIMPRESS7th SUFFOLK REGT _________ 1939-45 CHARLES VICTOR COOTE1st CAMBS.REGT CLIFFORD JAMES COOTEROYAL NAVY JAMES FITCHQUEEN'S O.R.W.KENT REGT FRED SMITHNORTHANTS REGT LEONARD CECIL WEBBRyl ARMY SERVICE CORPS __________ THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE In addition there is a memorial to Lieutenant William Harold RYDER in the form of the remains of the propeller of his crashed aircraft. William is actually commemorated on the Great Thurlow war memorial. The family owned the Thurlow Estate at that time. The Church of St Peter, Little Thurlow go BACK to Little Thurlow 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.