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Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Derby
Town
Normanton-by-Derby
County
Derbyshire
Country
England
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 30th July 1922
    Attended by:
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
18999

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Current location

At the East end of the South aisle.
209
St Giles Church
Village Street
Normanton-by-Derby
Derby
Derbyshire
DE23 8DE
England

OS Grid Ref: SK 34632 33565
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
A wall mounted bronze plaque accompanied by a flag and caption. The oblong plaque has a raised plain border with chamfered edges, the badge of the Sherwood Foresters in relief at the head, and an inscription in raised upright capital Roman Lettering. The caption is in red and black calligraphy on paper in a glazed frame and tells the story of the raising of the battalion and the subsequent emergence of the 14th Battalion Association. The flag, suspended by a staff from the wall above the plaque, is of green and maroon fabric with yellow fringes and bears the Sherwood Foresters' badge at the centre.
Inscription
Plaque: EL ALAMEIN/ ANZIO/ GOTHIC LINE/ CORIANO/ IN MEMORY OF THOSE WHO SERVED/ IN THE 14th BATTALION SHERWOOD FORESTERS/ FORMED IN MARKEATON PARK, DERBY/ JUNE 1940/ DISBANDED IN ITALY, OCTOBER 1944/ DUE TO CASUALTIES RECEIVED IN BATTLE/ "A FAMILY OF FIGHTING MEN" Flag: THE SHERWOOD FORESTERS/ 45 95/ CORIANO/ GOTHIC/ EL ALAMEIN/ ANZIO/ 14TH BATTALION ASSOCIATION
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    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 30mm, height 265mm, width 410mm
    Materials: Bronze
  • Detail
    Measurements: depth 15mm, height 250mm, width 350mm
    Materials: Paper, Wood, Glass
  • Flag
    Measurements: depth -, height c1000mm, width c1200mm
    Materials: Wood, Fabric
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference
  • Derbyshire Advertiser and Journal - Friday 05 January 1923 Page 14 IMPORTANT LOCAL EVENTS IN 1922

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