Worlingworth War Memorial

First World War memorial, 1920, with later additions for the Second World War.

DESCRIPTION: the memorial stands at the northern extent of the churchyard of the Church of St Mary (Grade I), adjacent to the main road through the village. The memorial comprises a stone equal-armed wheel-head cross set atop a tall, tapering shaft. The cross stands on a two-stepped base on a square concrete pad set into the churchyard.

The main inscription is on the north face of the upper step and reads: TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN MEMORY OF THOSE OF THIS PARISH/ WHO FELL IN THE WAR/ 1914 – 1919/. The ranks, names and regiments of the First World War fallen are listed on the north and south faces of the taller lower step.

On the west face of the upper step is the additional inscription: 1939 – 1945./ IN MEMORIAM, with the ranks, names and regiments of the Second World War fallen given on the west face of the lower step. These names include that of a Police Constable from the East Suffolk Police.