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Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
High Peak
Town
Hayfield
County
Derbyshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945), Second World War - civilians
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
53158

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Current location

St Matthews Church
Church St
Hayfield
High Peak
Derbyshire
England

OS Grid Ref: SK 030 870
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
A white marble tablet on a wooden backboard. The tablet has a pediment at the top and a crown and wreath in relief at the head. The upper inscription is separated from the WW1 names by a brown marble border and roses carved on each side of the inscription. The lower WW2 section is clearly an addition in slightly darker marble of the same style but shaped at the foot. The inscription is coloured black. The backboard is of dark wood.
Inscription
1914-1919/ TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN MEMORY OF/ THOSE MEMBERS OF THIS CHURCH AND PARISH/ WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR/ (Names)/ FOR GOD AND FREEDOM/ ALSO IN MEMORY OF THOSE WHO LOST THEIR LIVES/ THROUGH ENEMY ACTION IN THE WORLD WAR 1939-1945/ (Names)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Bamford, J
Barlthrop, F
Beever, W N
Bennett, A
Bennett, J
Bennett, R
Bowden, D
Bowden, L
Bradley, F
Butler, N
See details for all 54 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 54
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 54
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname
    Order of information: surname
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 17
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 17
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname
    Order of information: surname
  • Second World War - civilians
    Total names on memorial: 17
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 17
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,additional
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Tablet
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Marble
  • Backboard
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wood
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

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