At present no image of this war memorial is available for online display. If you have a photograph of this war memorial, please upload it via our image upload form for inclusion on the Register. The image will be credited to yourself and free for reuse for non-commercial purposes by others under the IWM Non Commercial Licence.

Memorial details

Memorial type
Endowed bed
District
Derbyshire Dales
Town
Bakewell
County
Derbyshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
59912

Support IWM

Donate with Just Giving

Any gift we receive makes a vital contribution to our ongoing work, from conserving our collection to supporting our public programme.

Make a Donation
Current location

Building formerly known as the Bakewell and District War Memorial Cottage Hospital. The right tablet of three similar memorials on the wall of a dayroom.
Bakewell Cottage Nursing Home
Butts Rd
Bakewell
Derbyshire Dales
Derbyshire
DE45 1EB
England

OS Grid Ref: SK 216 681
Denomination: Undefined

View location on Google Maps
Description
An endowed bed and a memorial tablet in a wooden frame. Bed is no longer identifiable within the National Health Service. Tablet comprises a brown mottled alabaster border around white marble and yellow glass tesserae and a central marble tile. Inscription is painted in black upright capital roman lettering. Frame is wooden moulding painted white.
Inscription
IN MEMORY OF/ GEOFFREY MORGAN HOYLE/ LIEUTENANT 2ND. BATTALION/ THE SHERWOOD FORESTERS/ WHO FELL IN THE DEFENCE OF/ YPRES AT HOOGE/ 9TH. AUGUST 1915 AGED 21 YEARS/ THIS BED IS ENDOWED BY HIS PARENTS
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,age of death
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Bed
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Undefined
  • Tablet
    Measurements: depth -, height 240mm, width 320mm
    Materials: Alabaster, Marble - White, Glass
  • Frame
    Measurements: depth 10mm, height 290mm, width 365mm
    Materials: Wood
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
Yes
Purpose: No details known.
Sponsorship
Public

This record comprises all information held by IWM’s War Memorials Register for this memorial. Where we hold a names list for the memorial, this information will be displayed on the memorial record. Please check back as we are adding more names to the database.

This information is made available under a Creative Commons BY-NC licence.

This means you may reuse it for non-commercial purposes only and must attribute it to us using the following statement:

© WMR-59912

For queries, please contact [email protected].