Lakenheath War Memorial

Lakenheath War Memorial is a First World War memorial built in 1921, with later additions for subsequent conflicts. It is made of Portland stone and is situated on the village green near the pond, facing the High Street in Lakenheath, Suffolk.

The memorial features a 6-meter high obelisk of Portland limestone, which has an inset band and stands on a square plinth with a pediment. This plinth is supported by three tiered stone steps.

An incised inscription on the plinth includes a later addition for the Second World War on the two steps. The inscription, painted black, reads: "THIS MONUMENT HAS BEEN ERECTED BY THE PEOPLE OF LAKENHEATH IN HONOUR OF 65 GALLANT MEN OF THIS PARISH WHO LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR OF 1914 – 1919 AS A LASTING RECORD OF THEIR SACRIFICE AND IN GRATITUDE TO GOD FOR THE VICTORY ACHIEVED 'THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVER MORE' ALSO IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF THE MEN OF THIS PARISH WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE WORLD WAR 1939 – 1945 'AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN, AND IN THE MORNING WE WILL REMEMBER THEM'." The other faces of the plinth and the top step are incised with the names of the fallen, including one serviceman who died in Aden in 1964.