War Memorial Norwich Cathedral - Royal Engineers

In Norwich Cathedral, mounted on a cloister wall between the Refectory and Hostry doors, is a memorial to the fallen of the 34th (Norfolk) Divisional Royal Engineers - 207th, 208th and 209th Field Companies and 34th Signals unit. It was designed by Hubert Alexander Miller. Note that the letters are engraved in relief on the brass plaque.

Inscription:
"Four companies were raised in the spring of 1915, by Dr Gordon Munn, Lord Mayor of Norwich and were billeted in this hall. They crossed to France, under the command of Col. A. C. MacDonnell R.E. in Jan. 1916 and were in action at the Battle of the Somme, (La Boiselle, July 1st; Bazentin-Le-Petit, Aug. 1916, Battle of Arras, Point du Jour April 9th, River Scarpe April 1917. Local attacks at Fampoux (Greenland Hill June) and Hargicourt (Cologne Farm Sept 1917), the Battle of Ypres (Poelcappelle Oct 1917) and the German Offensive (Croiselles Mar 21st Armentieres April 9th 1918). They attacked with the French Army (Soissons August 1918) were in the final advance (Menin Sep-Oct 1918) and with the Army of Occupation (Cologne 1919) The companies were disbanded at Ripon on December 10th 1919."

"This tablet is erected to the memory of the following." 125 names follow.

At the bottom: "This memorial was removed from Blackfriars Hall in 1973 & re-erected in the cathedral where it was unveiled on March 16th 1975 by Councillor W.A.J. Spear T.D., President of the Norfolk Royal Engineers Association & Lord Mayor of Norwich."

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Source

• Text: Anne Palmer
• Photos: Anthony (Sharky) Ward
• Imperial War Museum