Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Derbyshire Dales
Town
Brassington
County
Derbyshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Ceremony
  • Dedicated
    Date: May 1920
    Attended by: Rural Dean, the Rev. G. A. Hazelhurst
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
14431

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Current location

St James's Church
Church Street
Brassington
Derbyshire Dales
Derbyshire
DE4 4HJ
England

OS Grid Ref: SK 23032 54330
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
2 marble tablets with inscription in black lettering.
Inscription
TO/ THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND/ IN SACRED MEMORY OF/ (Names)/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 1919/ FOR THE CAUSE OF FREEDOM AND JUSTICE. and, just below, In memory of/name/who gave his life in the World war/1939-1945.
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Banks, James
Ellis, Joseph Henry
Gould, Frank
Gould, William
Hall, Frederick
Hall, William
Heathcote, Joseph Henry
Johnson, Samuel Robert
Mellor, Clifford William
Mellor, Samuel
See details for all 16 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 15
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 15
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,forename
    Order of information: surname,forename
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,forename
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Tablet
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Marble
Listing information
  • CHURCH OF ST JAMES
  • Grade II*
  • This memorial is protected, and listed on the National Heritage List for England maintained by Historic England. View list entry
  • More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
  • Historic England
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference
  • Ashbourne Telegraph 14 May 1920

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