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Over 10,000 Ipswich men took part in the First World War with the loss of 1,481. In the early 1920’s the Ipswich people hoped to raise £5,000 to build a lasting memorial to these brave men, giving the families the recognition for their sons, brothers and fathers sacrifice. Unveiled on 3rd May 1924.
7 de abr. de 2024 · 7 April 2024. A World War One memorial and cenotaph will be commemorated 100 years following its installation at a Suffolk park. The Ipswich War Memorial Project will display a collection of...
31 de ago. de 2021 · During WWII (1939-1945), Ipswich was devastated by German bombing raids. The Nazis didn’t only attack the cities of Britain, towns were targeted too, and no town quite felt the devastation of bombing attacks like Ipswich Town in Suffolk.
Ipswich World War Two Memorial. In the 1990’s, an Ipswich school girl, 11 year old, Sarah Bloomfield began campaigning for a focal point to remember the fallen men and women from Ipswich who were lost during WW2.
3 de may. de 2024 · One hundred years ago today, on May 3, the Ipswich War Memorial was unveiled, bearing the names of 1,481 men who had bravely given their lives to fight for King and country. Tomorrow, Ipswich...
23 de nov. de 2004 · The first six months of the war were quiet, just odd raids — but town of Ipswich was often passed over by aircraft going to places like Birmingham and Coventry. They unloaded any bombs they had...
5 de may. de 2021 · By the final day of Germany’s 80-day attack, only 4 of 104 bombs succeeded in reaching their targets. By 1944, proximity fuzes were being made by Crosley, RCA, Eastman Kodak, McQuay-Norris, and Sylvania in Ipswich, which produced 5,683,032 fuzes, the most of any location.
