Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Derbyshire Dales
Town
Mappleton Or Mapleton
County
Derbyshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: July 1920
    Attended by:
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
53085

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Current location

On the south wall of the nave.
St Mary's Church
Ashbourne Rd
Mappleton Or Mapleton
Derbyshire Dales
Derbyshire
DE6 2AB
England

OS Grid Ref: SK 16581 48043
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
White rectangular marble tablet, with moulded border, on mottled grey marble backboard. A gilded laurel wreath at top left and commemoration top right. Commemoration and names in black upright capital roman lettering, quotation in lower case italics.
Inscription
IN MEMORY OF/ THE MEN OF THIS PARISH/ WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914-1919/ (Names)/ Greater love hath no man than this,/ that a man lay down his life for his friends.
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Barnes, Joseph
Carter, Charles
Carter, Thomas
Maskery, Albert
Smith, Samuel
Wheen, John
See details for all 6 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 6
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 6
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,rank,regiment,forename
    Order of information: rank
Components
  • Tablet
    Measurements: depth 30mm, height 480m, width 780mm
    Materials: Marble - White
  • Backboard
    Measurements: depth 30mm, height 600mm, width 920mm
    Materials: Marble - Grey
Listing information
Condition
History
13 September 1967: Church listed Grade II* reference 80312
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

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