Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- District
- Chesterfield
- Town
- Staveley
- County
- Derbyshire
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Maker
- JONES AND WILLIS LTD (Manufacturer)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 14455
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Current location
On the north wall of the north aisle.
St John the Baptist Church
Church Street
Staveley
Chesterfield
Derbyshire
S43 3TL
England
OS Grid Ref: SK 43366 74870
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- An oblong wall mounted brass plaque on a wooden backboard. The plaque has a small red Latin cross at the head and a narrow border formed from two narrow lines infilled in black. The lettering is in upright capital Roman lettering infilled in black with rubricated initials. The maker's mark is incised in the bottom right corner. The backboard is shared with a Boer War memorial.
- Inscription
- Main inscription: TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN/ LOVING MEMORY OF/ PTE: JOHN DEAKIN,/ (OF THIS PARISH) 1ST. FIELD AMBULANCE,/ THE BELOVED HUSBAND OF/ ALICE DEAKIN./ FELL IN GALLIPOLI MAY 1ST. 1915, AGED 31/ R.I.P. Bottom right corner: JONES & WILLIS LTD
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Deakin, John
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, date of death, regiment,place of death,forename,manner of death,age of death,relationships
Order of information: Undefined
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Plaque
Measurements: depth 5mm, height 380mm, width 505mm
Materials: Brass - Backboard
Measurements: depth 25mm, height 1010mm, width 555mm
Materials: Wood
- Plaque
- Listing information
- This memorial is not currently listed. Find out how to nominate this memorial for inclusion on the National Heritage List for England
- More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
- Condition
- History
- 22 October 1971: The church lies within the Staveley Conservation Area designated on that date. 25 February 1966: The church was listed Grade: II*, Heritage List for England number 1334670.
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
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