Memorial details

Memorial type
Roll of honour or book of remembrance
District
Derbyshire Dales
Town
Winster
County
Derbyshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
14491

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Current location

At the West end of the nave.
St John the Baptists Church
Elton Rd (b5057)
Winster
Derbyshire Dales
Derbyshire
DE4 2DH
England

OS Grid Ref: SK 239 605
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
A framed and glazed roll of honour. The paper has a narrow blue border and the sentence case inscription is in black calligraphy with decorated and rubricated capitals. The names, which are arranged in three columns, are also in black sentence case calligraphy with rubricated initials but those of the fallen have a gilt cross by the side.
Inscription
Men of this Parish who served their King and/ Country in the forces of the Crown during the Great/ War 1914-1918
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Bacon, Walter
Bark, Geo Henry
Barker, Robt Winter
Barton, Oliver
Boam, Arthur
Boam, Barnard
Boam, George Cyril
Boam, John Stanley
Boam, Lewis Edwin
Boam, Victor
See details for all 108 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 108
    Served and returned: 85
    Died: 23
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,forename
    Order of information: surname,forename
Components
  • Roll of honour
    Measurements: depth -, height c 600mm, width 380mm
    Materials: Paper
  • Frame
    Measurements: depth c 25mm, height 790mm, width c 600mm
    Materials: Wood, Glass
Listing information
Condition
History
12 July 1967: Church listed Grade II, English Heritage reference 80213. The church lies within the Wirksworth Conservation Area, an area of Article 4 Conservation Restrictions and the Peak District National Park.
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

This record comprises all information held by IWM’s War Memorials Register for this memorial. Where we hold a names list for the memorial, this information will be displayed on the memorial record. Please check back as we are adding more names to the database.

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