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The memorial is set on a raised platform and is of rectangular section. The plinth has a splayed step rising to a short rectangular obelisk with rolled edges. The base has wreaths to the north and south, commemorative bronze plaque to the west and a bronze casting attached on pedestals to the east. The casting is in the form of a bundle of military emblems and artefacts wrapped in a flag; articles include bandoliers of ammunition, an Mk. II Browning machine gun, a Vickers gas-operated light machine gun, spears, mace and other regalia. On top of the bundle are a soldier's personal effects: uniform, helmet, gas mask, water bottle, camouflage webbing, satchel full of Mills bombs. To the north-west is a later stone-faced wall with attached bronze plaques listing names of the fallen.
Title
Memorial Sarcophagus Ipswich Cenotaph
Date
1922–1924
Medium
stone over brick core
Accession number
IP4_TJ_S030
Acquisition method
funded by public subscription
Work type
War memorial
Owner
Ipswich Borough Council
Custodian
Ipswich Borough Council
Work status
extant
Listing status
Grade II (England and Wales)
Unveiling date
3rd May 1924
Listing date
04/08/94
Access
time restrictions apply
Inscription description
at front: OUR GLORIOUS DEAD 1914 - 1918 / THE GREAT WAR 1914-1919 / 1939 WORLD WAR II 1945; at rear: IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF THE MEN OF IPSWICH / WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR THEIR COUNTRY / THIS MEMORIAL / AND THE HOSPITAL WAR MEMORIAL WING / WERE ERECTED BY THEIR FELLOW CITIZENS