Attenborough Railway Station Staff (lost)

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Memorial details

Memorial type

Board / Plaque / Tablet

District

Town

County

Country

Commemoration

First World War (1914-1918)

Ceremony

Rededicated
Date: 8 November 2009
Attended by: Local Clergy/Dignitaries

Lost

Lost

WM Reference

890

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Previous locations

In an arch on an external wall of the station.
Attenborough Railway Station
Attenborough La
Attenborough
Broxtowe
Nottinghamshire
NG9 6EA
England

OS Grid Ref: SK 51776 34589
Denomination: Undefined
St Mary Magdalene Church
Church Lane
Attenborough
Broxtowe
Nottinghamshire
NG9 6AS
England

OS Grid Ref: SK 51869 34333
Denomination: Church of England
Unidentified Railway Workshop
Derby
Derby
Derbyshire
England

OS Grid Ref: SK 400 350
Denomination: Undefined
Attenborough Railway Station
Attenborough
Broxtowe
Nottinghamshire
NG9 6EA
England

OS Grid Ref: SK 51776 34589
Denomination: Undefined
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Description

Nowy headed tablet with wreath.

Inscription

THIS TABLET WAS ERECTED BY SUBSCRIPTION/ IN HONOUR OF AND TO PERPETUATE THE/ MEMORY OF THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS OF THE/ ATTENBORO STATION STAFF WHO LOST THEIR LIVES/ IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 TO 1918/ (Names)/ DULCE ET DECORUM EST PRO PATRIA MORI

Inscription legible?

yes

Names on memorial

Herrett, J
Huckell, J W
Randle, H
Richards, A
Smedley, C
Watson, E
See details for all 6 names

Commemorations

First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 6
Served and returned: 0
Died: 6
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Surname, regiment
Order of information: Surname

Components

Tablet
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Stone

Condition

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History

2011: The memorial, having been secured inadequately, fell down and broke into too many pieces to be repairable. 2009: Memorial permanently located to Attenborough Station by kind permission of East Midlands Trains. January 2006: restored memorial now in Attenborough Church, but yet to be given designated site. letter dated November 2000: confirms that memorial still in store in a railway workshop in Derby, but that a local church has agreed to find a place for it once restoration complete. letter dated January 1998: memorial has been lost track of. letter dated 30 May 1991: memorial has been removed pending conservation. 1990: Notts FHS Record Series Monumental Inscriptions v.78 states "This tablet has been broken by vandals and so taken down by British Rail and put in safe custody. Future uncertain."

Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

Sponsorship

Corporate

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