In World War I, hundreds of village men volunteered to serve their country. They joined many diverse army regiments, such as the Scots Guards, Prince of Wales Regiment, Royal Engineers, the Suffolk Regiment, serving in Gallipoli, Ypres, the Somme and numerous military campaigns. Other men fought in the Royal Navy, and the newly formed Royal Flying Corps. The personal stories of these 1,100 men and how the war affected the village is found in "Long Melford and the Great War – The Stories of a Thousand Lives" by David Gevaux.In October 1920, the village war memorial was unveiled, and is located at the entrance of the Holy Trinity Church.