A Son of the Rock

This stands in Greyfriars Gardens opposite the headquarters of Norfolk Police and near to Greyfriars Tower.

The Memorial itself is a simple cross surmounting a pillar on an octagonal base and plinth. The inscription is for the Great War though the Memorial contains the names of the dead from both World Wars.

Each of the slimmer hexagonal elements of the base lists battles/campaigns of the Great War.

Engagements at sea:-

Overseas campaigns:-

Western Front battles:-

Mainly Middle-East campaigns but not exclusively so:-

Dedication to post 1945 conflicts:-

There is a separate Memorial Stone dedicated to the Burma campaign 1941-45:-

There is a further Memorial stone table, flanked by two inscribed tablets:-

This photograph of the inscription on the top comes from King’s Lynn Roll-of-Honour:-

Memorial tablet laid by various commemorative organisations:-

Tablet dedicated to 50th anniversary of end of World War 2:-