Wretham War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Breckland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 30 August 2016. War memorial.

Wretham War Memorial

WRENN ID: sunken-cobble-autumn
Grade: II
Local Planning Authority: Breckland
Country: England
Date first listed: 30 August 2016
Type: War memorial
Source: Historic England listing

Description

MATERIALS: limestone.

DESCRIPTION: Wretham War Memorial comprises a Latin cross on a faceted square plinth and a two-stepped base.

The south face bears the dedicatory inscription: IN MEMORY OF THE MEN/ OF EAST AND WEST/ WRETHAM/ WHO FELL IN THE/ GREAT WARS/ 1914-1918/ 1939-1945. The north face reads THEIR NAME/ LIVETH/ FOR/ EVERMORE. The other faces have the lists of names incised on them.

At the base of the plinth is a slate plaque commemorating the visit of the 359th fighter group in 1985 which reads: THIS PLAQUE COMMEMORATES/ THE VISIT BY SURVIVORS OF THE/ 359TH FIGHTER GROUP/ IN REMEMBRANCE OF THOSE/ WHO SERVED AND DIED IN/ THE CAUSE OF FREEDOM/ 3RD AUGUST 1985.

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