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Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Erewash
Town
Ockbrook
County
Derbyshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
57489

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Current location

All Saints Church
Church Street
Ockbrook
Erewash
Derbyshire
DE72 3RB
England

OS Grid Ref: SK 42368 35710
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
A white marble tablet on a rectangular black stone backboard. The rectangular tablet is surmounted by a moulded cornice and a shaped frieze decorated with a latin cross, a sword, a baton and sprigs of oak and laurel leaves, all carved in relief. A lower plain frieze bears the Second World War commemoration. Inscription incised in mainly upright capital lettering coloured black with rubricated initials. Names in four columns outlined in black incised lines.
Inscription
IN MEMORY OF THE MEN OF THIS PARISH WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1919./ (Names)/ GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS, THAT HE LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS./ 1939 - 1945/ (Names)/ WE WILL REMEMBER THEM.
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 84
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 84
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,rank,forename
    Order of information: surname
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 24
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 24
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,forename
    Order of information: surname,forename
Components
  • Tablet
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Marble - White
  • Backboard
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
  • CHURCH OF ALL SAINTS
  • 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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