Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- District
- Derbyshire Dales
- Town
- Matlock
- County
- Derbyshire
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 55355
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Current location
Our Lady and St Joseph's Church
St Joseph's Street
Matlock
Derbyshire Dales
Derbyshire
DE4 3NG
England
OS Grid Ref: SK 29990 60392
Denomination: Roman Catholic
- Description
- Rectangular brass plaque engraved with the dedication and names in the centre, surrounded by a foliated border with a cross at the top, and mounted within an oak frame. The cross and first letters of key words in the dedication are in red, the rest of the lettering is black.
- Inscription
- TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN PROUD AND GRATEFUL MEMORY OF/ THOSE WHO FOR KING AND COUNTRY MADE/ THE SUPREME SACRIFICE IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 - 1918/ (Names)/ "GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THIS/ THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS"/ R.I.P.
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Concannon, Thomas
Corless, Daniel
Corless, William
Mills, Job
Rouse, Bernard J
See details for all 5 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 5
Served and returned: 0
Died: 5
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Forename, surname
Order of information: Surname
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Tablet
Measurements: height c 700 mm, width c 950 mm
Materials: Brass - Frame
Measurements: height 750 mm, width 1000 mm
Materials: Wood - Oak
- Tablet
- 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
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Responsibility
- Our Lady and St Joseph's Church
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