Badingham War Memorial

The Badingham War Memorial is located in the churchyard of the Church of St John the Baptist, which is a Grade I listed building, positioned prominently to the south-west of the church. The memorial features an obelisk on a square plinth with a two-stepped base, made from pale grey granite and standing approximately 2.3 meters high.

The main inscription on the front face of the plinth is in raised leaded lettering and reads: "IN HONOUR OF THE MEN OF THIS/ PARISH WHO FOUGHT AND IN EVER/ GRATEFUL REMEMBRANCE OF THOSE/ WHO FELL, FOR GOD AND KING, FOR/ RIGHT, FOR FREEDOM AND FOR/ PEACE IN THE GREAT WAR./ 1914-1918./ (9 NAMES)." Below this, on the front face of the upper step, the inscription continues with "SEE YE TO IT,/ THAT THESE SHALL NOT HAVE DIED IN VAIN."

On the east face of the plinth, there is another inscription in raised leaded lettering that states: "THIS/ MONUMENT WAS ERECTED/ BY/ THE PARISHIONERS/ OF/ BADINGHAM."

A later addition to the memorial can be found on the south face of the plinth, which also features raised leaded lettering and reads: "AND OF THOSE WHO FELL/ IN THE WORLD WAR/ 1939–1945/ (3 NAMES)/ WE WILL REMEMBER THEM."

The north face of the plinth includes two additional names and dates of death in raised leaded lettering, commemorating one individual from each of the First and Second World Wars.