Memorial details

District
Amber Valley
Town
Ripley
County
Derbyshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
79319

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Current location

On display in the entrance hall
Butterley Railway Station
Ripley
Amber Valley
Derbyshire
DE5 3QZ
England

OS Grid Ref: SK 4023 5193
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
A framed certificate in the entrance hall to Butterley Railway Station n the Midland Railway Heritage Line. In memory of Sapper Alfred Frederick Amos. 109 Railway Company, Royal Engineers. Died 12 May 1918, aged 32. Prior to his service in the Royal Engineers, Alfred Amos was a Midland Railway Company employee based at Butterley Station, where he worked as a Labourer in the Works and Ways Departments.
Inscription
In Memory of Sapper Alfred Frederick Amos, 109 Railway Company, Royal Engineers. Died 12 May 1918, aged 32. Buried at Nine Elms British Cemetery, Poperinge, Belgium. Prior to his service in the Royal Engineers, Alfred Amos was a Midland Railway Company employee, based at Butterley Station, where he worked as a Labourer in the Way an dWorks Department.
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Amos, Alfred Frederick Amos
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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: Rank, Corps, date of death and burial location.
    Order of information: Undefined
Listing information
Condition
History
In very good condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Responsibility
Midland Heritage Railway

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