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Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Derbyshire Dales
Town
Hartington
County
Derbyshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
55350

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Current location

On the west wall of the south transept.
St Giles Church
Hyde La
Hartington
Derbyshire Dales
Derbyshire
SK17 0AW
England

OS Grid Ref: SK 12900 60500
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Two rectangular brass plaques with thin line borders; separate oak backboards with chamfered edges. Incised inscription in upright capitals coloured black, the name on the lower plaque in red, the upper plaque in roman lettering, the lower in block lettering. The lower plaque is for Colonel H G Sutton.
Inscription
Upper plaque: IN LOVING MEMORY OF/ HENRY SUTTON, ESQ./ OF THIS PARISH,/ SERVED IN THE BOMBAY ARTILLERY (H.E.I.C.S.)/ IN THE SIKH WAR AND INDIAN MUTINY./ BORN 1824 - DIED 1898/ ALSO OF HIS WIFE BESSIE/ BORN 1836 - DIED 1897./ THEIR CHILDREN ARISE UP AND CALL THEM BLESSED./ AFTER PROV. 31.28 Lower plaque: IN LOVING MEMORY OF/ THEIR ELDEST SON/ HENRY GEORGE SUTTON/ COLONEL IN THE INDIAN ARMY/ WHO SERVED THROUGH THE BURMESE WAR 1885 - 1889/ AND DIED 22ND JANUARY 1921/ OF ILLNESS CONTRACTED ON ACTIVE SERVICE/ DURING THE GREAT WAR, 1914 - 1918/ "THE PEACE OF GOD"
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Sutton, Henry George
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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: surname,rank,year died,forename,manner of death,relationships
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: height 350mm, width 530mm
    Materials: Brass
  • Backboard
    Measurements: depth 25mm, height 435mm, width 615mm
    Materials: Wood - Oak
Listing information
  • CHURCH OF ST GILES
  • Grade II*
  • This memorial is protected, and listed on the National Heritage List for England maintained by Historic England. View list entry
  • More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
  • Historic England
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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