Memorial details

Memorial type
Roll of honour or book of remembrance
District
Derby
Town
Ripley
County
Derbyshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony
  • Placed
    Date: August 1920
    Attended by:
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
78189

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Current location

Derbyshire Constabulary HQ
Butterley Hall
Coach Road
Ripley
Derby
Derbyshire
DE5 3RS
England

OS Grid Ref: SK 40427 51377
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Glaze-framed illuminated Roll of Honour. Beneath a red rose surmounted by a crown is a painted Derbyshire scene. The two columns of names are followed by the dates 1914 and 1919. (The same names are listed on the Derbyshire Constabulary board - see WMR 55476)
Inscription
DERBYSHIRE CONSTABULARY / ROLL OF HONOUR / Members of the Force who gave their lives for their King and Country/ in the Great War / (Names) / 1914 to 1919
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Astle, William
Bailey, Percy James
Blacker, Walter John
Boyle, Michael
Brumby, Harry
Bullimore, Richard
Connell, Arthur Henry
Cooper, Elijah
Dunham, Frederick George
Edwards, William Alfred
See details for all 35 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 35
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 35
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Forenames, surname, decoration
    Order of information: Alphabetical by surname, in two columns
Components
  • Roll of honour
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Paper
  • Frame
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wood, Glass
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Responsibility
Derbyshire Constabulary
Reference
  • Derbyshire Courier 7/8/1920 (page 7) reported that a copy of the illuminated Roll of Honour "has been hung in all the divisional police offices in the county".

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