Memorial details

Memorial type
Shelter
District
Amber Valley
Town
Holloway
County
Derbyshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
14515

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Current location

South of the cemetery
on the east side of the road
at the entrance to the Memorial Gardens. What3words ref lushly.unites.presuming
Roadside
Church Street
Holloway
Amber Valley
Derbyshire
DE4 5GH
England

OS Grid Ref: SK 32367 56742
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
An open-fronted shelter made from stone and tile, containing a wooden bench; the inscribed stone tablet is built into the rear wall of the shelter.
Inscription
IN MEMORY OF/ GEORGE FUTVOYE MARSDEN-SMEDLEY/ AGED NINETEEN YEARS, WHO FELL IN THE/ BATTLE OF THE SOMME 18TH AUGUST 1916
Inscription legible?
no
Names on memorial
Marsden- Smedley, George Futvoye
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Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Forenames, surname, age at death, manner of death, location of death, date of death
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Shelter
    Measurements: depth 2500mm, height c 3000mm, width 4000mm
    Materials: Stone
  • Tablet
    Measurements: depth -, height 420mm, width 1185mm
    Materials: Stone - Limestone
  • Seat
    Measurements: depth 650mm, height 890mm, width 3060mm
    Materials: Wood
Listing information
Condition
History
15 July 2021: IWM kindly informed by the John Smedley Archive Charitable Trust that the Directors of John Smedley Ltd arranged for the renovation of this memorial during the First World War Centenary. (The memorial is now fully legible and in good condition). 26 August 2010: The incised inscription on the tablet is shallow and difficult to read, and it has been defaced by graffiti. (The memorial lies within the Dethick, Lea and Holloway Conservation Area).
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference
  • Local Publication/Booklet, undated: 'Dethick. Lea and Holloway, Derbyshire For your tomorrows ... 2nd Edition' edited by George Wigglesworth. The booklet contains a description of several war memorials in the area (including this shelter, on page 5), and also some biographies. www.wigglesworth.me.uk/local_history/pdf/For your tomorrows.pdf
  • "Memorials to 2nd Lt. George Futvoye Marsden-Smedley", ©John Smedley Archive Charitable Trust 2021, written by Dennis Brook and edited by Jane Middleton-Smith; pages 16 and 17.
  • The War Memorials Trust's record of this memorial can be found at www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/235916/
  • Biographical data re Geroge Futvoye Marsden-Smedley can be found at www.johnsmedley.com/discover/community/george-marsden-smedley/

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