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Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Chesterfield
Town
Brampton
County
Derbyshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
62849

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Current location

St Thomas the Apostle Church
Chatsworth Rd (A619)
Brampton
Chesterfield
Derbyshire
S40 3AW
England

OS Grid Ref: SK 36227 70635
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
A wall-mounted oblong brass plaque with projecting upper corners and a shallow arch top, a narrow line border and chamfered edges. The badge of the Sherwood Foresters is at the top left, and an image of a machine gun is at the top right. The raised inscription is in upright capital Roman lettering.
Inscription
IN LOVING MEMORY OF/ (BUBBLES)/ FRANK BRADBURY ROBINSON/ CAPTAIN (?...) SHERWOOD FORESTERS/ NOTTS & DERBY (?REG)/ WHO WAS MORTALLY WOUNDED AT/ GOMMECOURT FRANCE/ ON JULY (?1ST &) DIED JULY 3RD 1916 AGED 23 YEARS/ COMMANDING THE (?... BRIGADE ...) HE FELL (...) BEFORE THE ENEMY TRENCHES/ BRAVELY CHEERING & LEADING ON HIS MEN/ RIP (Exact inscription unknown.)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Robinson, Frank Bradbury
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Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,rank, date of death,regiment,place of death,forename,age of death,additional, manner of death
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: depth c15mm, height c500mm, width c300mm
    Materials: Brass
Listing information
  • CHURCH OF ST THOMAS
  • 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
History
13 March 1968: The church was listed Grade II, Heritage List for England number 1088299.
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

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