Thundersley and Hadleigh Remembers

Unveiling our War Memorial; October 1922

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Hadleigh War Memorial in 2016

Hadleigh Causeway War Memorial

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The first few names on the Memorial

Another facet of the Memorial

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Smith to Woodford

Inscriptions on the war memorial

We will remember them, Hadleigh 2021

Lest we forget, Hadleigh 2021

Thundersley Town Team 2021, Lest we forget

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Thundersley Town Team 2021, We will remember them

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Thundersley Town Team 2021, Thundersley Remembers

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The March sets off to the War Memorial

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Marching to the Thundersley and Hadleigh War Memorial

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Crowd pay their respects at the War Memorial

The Peter Lewsey Collection

In 1919, following the cessation of hostilities, a celebration was held around Hadleigh Castle ruins, attended by every local dignitary and the entire population of the village.

This was followed by a torchlight procession culminating with fireworks in the meadow opposite the Crown Inn.

In the same year the parish united with Thundersley to collect funds for a War Memorial, which was erected on the corner of Chapel Lane and unveiled in October 1922 by Alderman John Burrows, during a dedication service conducted by the Rural Dean,  the Rev. E. N. Gowing.