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Memorial details

Memorial type
Roll of honour or book of remembrance
District
Amber Valley
Town
Alderwasley
County
Derbyshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Ceremony
  • Placed
    Date: c1915
    Attended by: (The Roll of Honour was in situ in the Church by January 1916; at that time, it bore the names of 35 enlistees, none of whom had yet died).
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
14376

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Current location

All Saints' Church
Higg Lane
Alderwasley
Amber Valley
Derbyshire
DE56 2SR
England

OS Grid Ref: SK 32557 53213
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Rectangular commercially-printed Roll of Honour, with a single-line red border, and a red cross at top-centre above the printed words 'Roll of Honour' in black letters (but with leading red letters). Beneath are three columns of hand-written names: the first two columns list the names of those who survived their WW1 service; the third column lists eight WW1 casualties and three WW2 casualties. (Note: One man listed on this Roll of Honour as a WW1 casualty, J. Waterfield, was omitted from the parish's cairn memorial; however, the Roll of Honour omitted three WW1 casualties who were named on that cairn memorial: W.G. Brailsford, F. White and C. Wain. A WW2 casualty named John Vaughan Lewtas was listed on the Roll of Honour as 'Vaughan Lewtas'; he was commemorated on the cairn memorial, on which his surname was misspelt as 'Leutus'. Our record of the cairn memorial is under reference number 708).
Inscription
Roll of Honour/ (NAMES) / IN MEMORIAM / 1914 - 1918 / Greater love hath no/ man than this. / "They are at peace". / (NAMES) / 1939 - 1945 / (NAMES) / "For King and Country"
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Allsop, F
Allsop, H
Allsop, W
Ashton, J R
Back, R
Birch- Thorpe, W N
Bollington, N
Bowmer, Robert
Carrington, A B
Coleman, T
See details for all 58 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 55
    Served and returned: 47
    Died: 8
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Forenames/initials, surname, military unit, whether died
    Order of information: Survivors are listed in the first two columns, believed to be listed chronological by date of enlistment; casualties are listed chronologically by date of death in the third column.
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 3
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 3
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Forename, surname
    Order of information: Chronologically by date of death
Components
  • Roll of honour
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Paper
  • Frame
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wood
Listing information
Condition
History
All Saints' Church was Grade II Listed on 10/3/1986, https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1335348 refers// c1945: On an unknown date after WW2 the Roll of Honour was amended to include the names of the Parish's casualties from that conflict.// 1916: A temporary Roll of Honour had been erected in the Church by January 1916, bearing the names of 35 enlistees (all of whom were still alive at that stage). As the War progressed, further WW1 enlistees' names were added to it, along with details of casualties. (The framed Roll of Honour that is now on display is evidently a later summary, compiled post-WW1, as its first and second columns list just the names of those who survived their war service, whereas the casualties' names are listed separately in the third column).
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Responsibility
Church of England
Reference
  • Belper News reported on 7/1/1916 (page 3): 'ALDERWASLEY ROLL OF HONOUR. The tiny hamlet of Alderwasley has responded magnificently to the call of the country, for no less than 35 names of villagers are now on the roll of honour. Although soldiers from Alderwasley are serving on all the Fronts there have been no deaths, but Lieutenant R. H. Middleditch was wounded months ago, and is a prisoner of war in Germany. He is the son of Mr Middleditch of Tamworth House. Duffield, and of the hosiery works, Derwent Street. Belper. We are informed the interned officer is in good health at Ruhleben, to which his parents have to regularly forward such food and comforts as the Germans permit. ' www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001537/19160107/059/0003
  • Details of the Grade II Listing of All Saints' Church can be found at historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1335348
  • An image of the memorial can be found at www.crichparish-ww1.co.uk/ww1webpages/alderwasleyroll.html

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