Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Erewash
Town
Ilkeston
County
Derbyshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
14242

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Current location

To the left of the unused door on the Eastern facade.
Ilkeston Town Hall
Market Place
Ilkeston
Erewash
Derbyshire
DE7 5RP
England

OS Grid Ref: SK 46468 41720
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
A wall mounted oblong nowy headed bronze plaque with a plain raised border, the badge of the Sherwood Foresters at the head, and an inscription in raised upright capital Roman lettering.
Inscription
45th/ FOOT/ 95th FOOT/ ON CRICH HILL A MONUMENT IS ERECTED/ IN MEMORY OF/ 11,409 OF ALL RANKS OF/ THE SHERWOOD FORESTERS/ (NOTTINGHAMSHIRE AND DERBYSHIRE REGT.)/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ FOR THEIR KING AND THEIR COUNTRY/ IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1919/ WHOSE NAMES/ ARE RECORDED WITH GRATITUDE AND LOVE IN/ BOOKS OF REMEMBRANCE/ DEPOSITED IN/ NOTTINGHAM AND DERBY/ AND ALSO IN HONOUR OF/ ALL THEIR COMRADES WHO GLORIOUSLY SERVED/ IN 32 BATTALIONS OF THE SAME REGIMENT/ TO THE NUMBER OF/ 140,000.
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 0
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 0
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: depth c20mm, height 900mm, width 600mm
    Materials: Bronze
Listing information
Condition
History
6 November 1986: Town Hall listed Grade II, Heritage List for England number 1280610. The memorial lies within the Ilkeston Town Centre Conservation Area.
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Responsibility
Erewash Borough Council

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