Editing Burgh Castle (section)

== War memorial ==
Burgh Castle has two war memorials, both located inside St. Peter and St. Paul's Church. The memorial for the [[First World War]] is a metal embossed plaque whilst the memorial for the [[Second World War]] is a wooden plaque which was unveiled by [[Edmund Ironside, 1st Baron Ironside|Field Marshal Edmund Ironside GCB DSO]] in 1953. The memorial lists the following names for the First World War:<ref>{{Cite web |title=Roll of Honour - Suffolk - Burgh Castle |url=https://roll-of-honour.com/Suffolk/BurghCastle.html |access-date=2024-11-23 |website=roll-of-honour.com}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Rank
!Name
!Unit
!Date of Death
!Burial
|-
|Capt.
|Thomas Frederick [[Military Cross|MC]]
|9th Bn., [[Norfolk Regiment]]
|14 Dec. 1917
|[[Mont-Huon Military Cemetery]]
|-
|AS
|James M. Pembroke
|[[Royal Navy]]
|12 Mar. 1917
|[[Chatham Naval Memorial]]
|-
|LCpl.
|Arthur S. Bond
|7th Bn., [[Norfolk Regiment]]
|24 Dec. 1915
|Guards Cemetery, [[Cuinchy]]
|-
|OS
|Robert S. Saul
|[[HMS Formidable (1898)|''HMS Formidable'']]
|1 Jan. 1915
|[[Chatham Naval Memorial]]
|-
|Pte.
|John Johnson
|2nd Bn., [[Machine Gun Corps]]
|8 Nov. 1918
|St. Sever Cemetery, [[Rouen]]
|-
|Pte.
|James Casey
|3rd Bn., [[Middlesex Regiment]]
|30 Sep. 1915
|[[Loos Memorial]]
|-
|Pte.
|Edward J. Casey
|11th Bn., Middlesex Rgt.
|6 Oct. 1916
|[[Thiepval Memorial]]
|-
|Pte.
|Louis A. Collett
|1st Bn., [[Norfolk Regiment]]
|4 Jun. 1916
|[[Arras Memorial]]
|-
|Pte.
|Herbert H. Perfect
|1st Bn., Norfolk Rgt.
|3 Nov. 1914
|Eastern Cemetery, [[Boulogne-sur-Mer|Boulogne]]
|-
|Pte.
|Bertie F. Read
|2nd Bn., [[Northamptonshire Regiment]]
|3 Dec. 1915
|Brewery Orchard Cemetery, [[Bois-Grenier]]
|-
|Pte.
|Harry E. Hewitt
|5th Bn., Northamptonshire Rgt.
|17 Jul. 1917
|British Cemetery, [[Monchy-le-Preux|Monchy]]
|-
|Pte.
|Joshua Hewitt
|8th Bn., [[Suffolk Regiment]]
|4 May 1917
|[[Warlencourt British Cemetery]]
|-
|Pte.
|Robert Brooks
|9th Bn., Suffolk Rgt.
|16 Sep. 1916
|[[Thiepval Memorial]]
|-
|Rfn.
|Robert G. Harvey
|4th Bn., [[Rifle Brigade (The Prince Consort's Own)|Rifle Brigade]]
|9 Dec. 1918
|Town Cemetery, [[Taranto]]
|-
|Rfn.
|William Read
|8th Bn., Rifle Brigade
|19 Sep. 1917
|Communal Cemetery, [[Bailleul, Nord|Bailleul]]
|-
|Tpr.
|William Flaxman
|1st Tp., [[Life Guards (United Kingdom)|Life Guards]]
|13 May 1915
|[[Menin Gate]]
|-
|B1C
|George H. High
|[[HMS Pathfinder (1904)|''HMS Pathfinder'']]
|5 Sep. 1914
|[[Chatham Naval Memorial]]
|-
|Skp.
|George S. Meale
|[[Naval drifter|''H.M. Drifter Frons Olivae'']]
|12 Oct. 1915
|Ss. Peter and Paul Churchyard, Burgh Castle
|-
|2Hd.
|Edward Casey
|''H.M. Trawler Dhoon''
|24 Nov. 1916
|[[Chatham Naval Memorial]]
|-
|Dhd.
|George R. Hewett
|''H.M. Trawler Aspasia''
|7 Mar. 1919
|[[Poole|Poole Cemetery]]
|-
|Dhd.
|Albert V. Brackenbury
|''H.M. Trawler Principal''
|25 Nov. 1918
|Dean Road Cemetery, [[Scarborough, North Yorkshire|Scarborough]]
|}
And, the following for the Second World War:
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Rank
!Name
!Unit
!Date of Death
!Burial
|-
|S1C
|Percy W. Godtbill
|[[HMS Thames (N71)|''HMS Thames'']]
|3 Aug. 1940
|[[Chatham Naval Memorial]]
|-
|Sgt.
|Arthur J. Davies
|[[Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve]]
|7 Jun. 1944
|SS. Peter and Paul Churchyard, Burgh Castle
|-
|AS
|William R. Rolfe
|''[[HMS Cicala]]''
|16 Dec. 1942
|[[Stanley Military Cemetery]]
|-
|Dvr.
|George H. Wright
|[[Royal Army Service Corps]], att. [[II Corps (United Kingdom)|II Corps]]
|2 May 1940
|[[Dunkirk Memorial]]
|-
|Gnr.
|Charles A. Mace
|4 Rgt., [[Royal Horse Artillery]]
|15 Dec. 1940
|[[Halfaya Sollum War Cemetery]]
|-
|Pte.
|Nelson F. B. Sayer
|1st Bn., [[Suffolk Regiment]]
|23 Nov. 1944
|[[Mierlo War Cemetery]]
|-
|Rfn.
|Harry L. Perfect
|1st Bn., [[Royal Ulster Rifles]]
|6 Apr. 1945
|[[Argenta Gap War Cemetery]]
|}
And, Mr. Clive G. Harvey of the [[Merchant Navy (United Kingdom)|Merchant Navy]].