Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- District
- Erewash
- Town
- Morley
- County
- Derbyshire
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 58851
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Current location
West return of north arcade.
St Matthews Church
Church La
Morley
Erewash
Derbyshire
DE7
England
OS Grid Ref: SK 396 409
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- A rectangular bronze plaque; narrow step moulded border; inscription in raised capital lettering. A wooden battlefield cross with inscription embossed on metal strips in upright capital block lettering.
- Inscription
- Plaque: IN LOVING MEMORY OF/ HENRY ANGRAVE CECIL TOPHAM/ LIEUTENANT INDIAN ARMY (UNATTACHED LIST)/ ATTACHED 1ST. BATT" THE WELSH REGT./ WHO DIED ON MAY 25TH. 1915, AT BAILLEUL IN FRANCE/ HAVING BEEN MORTALLY WOUNDED AT YPRES IN/ BELGIUM THE PREVIOUS DAY, DEARLY LOVED/ ELDER SON OF/ JOHN HENRY AND DOROTHY MARIAN TOPHAM/ OF THIS PLACE, AGED 23 YEARS./ "BUT THE SOULS OF THE RIGHTEOUS ARE IN THE HANDS OF GOD/ AND THERE SHALL NO TORMENT TOUCH THEM" WISDOM. III.I. Cross: G.R.U/ 2-LIEUT H A C TOPHAM/ 1-WELSH REGT/ 25 5 15
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- 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,regiment,place of death,forename,manner of death,relationships
Order of information: Undefined
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Plaque
Measurements: depth 15, height 300mm, width 600mm
Materials: Bronze - Cross
Measurements: depth 35mm, height 1140mm, width 400mm
Materials: Wood
- Plaque
- 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
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