Memorial Title
St Michael's Church - WW2
Summary
Images
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Locations
| Last known location: St Michael's Church Church La Kirk Langley Derbyshire |
Nearest postcode: DE6 4NG NGR: SK 28646 38858 (From online digital mapping.) (Map opens in new window.) |
Location details: The church is on the south side of the road. The memorial is inside, on the north wall of the north aisle. |
Type
| Overall type: Plaque. |
Overall condition: Fair. The inscription is legible and the memorial is cared for. |
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| Description: A wall-mounted oblong brass plaque with an incised inscription in a decorative form of upright sentence-case gothic lettering coloured black. Glossary |
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Inscription
| Second World War of 1939 - 1945 | |||
| Lionel Cuthbert Thornton, aged 35, 5th. bn. Sherwood fforesters. | 15th. | ffeb. | 1942 |
| Eric Gordon Campbell, aged 20, Royal Navy. | 31st. | Dec. | 1942 |
| Charles Ivan Gilbert, aged 27, 2nd. Royal Norfolk Regt. | 10th. | May, | 1944 |
| Thomas Archer Williamson, aged 22, 2nd. Royal ffield Artillery. | 13th. | May, | 1944 |
| ffrancis Bertram Smith, aged 20. R.A.ff.V.R. | 19th. | July, | 1944 |
| Patrick Neil Gilbert, aged 21, R.C.A.ff. | 21st. | July, | 1944 |
| Conflicts and people named: | ||
| Conflict | Second World War (1939 - 1945) | Totals |
| Action | — | |
| Number died | 6 | 6 |
| Number served and returned | 0 | 0 |
| Total names | 6 | 6 |
Administration
Local authorities:
From WW2: Kirk Langley Parish Council; Belper Rural District Council; Derbyshire County Council.
From 1974: Kirk Langley Parish Council; Amber Valley Borough Council; Derbyshire County Council.
History
28th June, 1995: The church lies within the Kirk Langley Conservation Area designated on that date.
25th June, 2017: The memorial was surveyed by Roy Branson. It was in fair condition.
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