Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- District
- South Derbyshire
- Town
- Melbourne
- County
- Derbyshire
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 55839
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Current location
Half way along the north wall of the north aisle.
St Michael with St Mary's Church
Church Square
Melbourne
South Derbyshire
Derbyshire
DE73 8JH
England
OS Grid Ref: SK 38906 24999
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- A horizontal oblong cream marble tablet with blue and gold mosaic border set in an alabaster frame. The inscription is in upright capital Roman lettering.
- Inscription
- IN LOVING MEMORY OF/ WILLIAM BIDDULPH GREAVES TASKER/ ELDER SON OF R. T. AND L. S. TASKER/ BORN AT MELBOURNE 20TH. AUG 1859. CHURCHWARDEN 1892-1898/ DIED AT WORCESTER 11TH. APRIL 1916./ ALSO OF/ RICHARD GREAVES TASKER CAPT. 10TH. WORCESTERSHIRE REGT./ ONLY SON OF W. B. G. AND J. H. TASKER/ BORN 7TH. JULY 1888/ KILLED AT THE BATTLE OF THE SOMME 3RD. JULY 1916.
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Tasker, Richard Greaves
See details - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 1
Served and returned: 0
Died: 1
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname,rank,year died,regiment,forename,manner of death,relationships,additional
Order of information: Undefined
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Frame
Measurements: depth 50mm, height 380mm, width 920mm
Materials: Alabaster, Mosaic - Tablet
Measurements: depth -, height 270mm, width 795mm
Materials: Marble
- Frame
- Listing information
- CHURCH OF ST MICHAEL AND ST MARY
- Grade I
- 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
- Condition
- History
- 10 November 1967: Church listed Grade I, English Heritage Reference 83078. The memorial is mentioned in the listing description.
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
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