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Memorial details

Memorial type
Hall / Institute
District
Erewash
Town
Sandiacre
County
Derbyshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
60874

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Current location

The plaque is inside the hall on the Southern wall near the door.
Sandiacre Memorial Institute
Doncaster Ave
Sandiacre
Erewash
Derbyshire
NG10 5FJ
England

OS Grid Ref: SK 477 366
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
The Western wing of the Sandiacre Memorial Institute and a plaque on a backboard. The Institute is a brick and tile community hall. The plain oblong cast bronze plaque has the raised inscription in Italic sentence case lettering and is mounted on a plain wooden backboard with chamfered edges.
Inscription
"I go into this hoping to do as an Englishman should."/ These were the words written by/ Robert Ivan Doncaster in a letter/ to his parents before going into action/ at Thiepval on July 1st. 1916./ This wing of the Sandiacre Memorial Institute/ is erected in his memory in the hope that/ England may continue to produce sons with the/ same high sense of patriotism and duty.
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,year died,place of death,forename
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Building
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Brick
  • Plaque
    Measurements: depth 5mm, height 330mm, width 610mm
    Materials: Bronze
  • Backboard
    Measurements: depth 25mm, height 440mm, width 730mm
    Materials: Wood
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Responsibility
The Institute is a registered charity, number 514072.

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