R C Corfield

Memorial
Title

R C Corfield

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Locations

Last known location:
St Lawrence's Church
Market St (A6007)
Heanor
Derbyshire

Nearest postcode:
DE75 7NR

NGR:
SK 43579 46438
From online digital mapping.

Location details:
On the south face of the northern side of the tower arch.

Type

Overall type: Tablet.

Overall condition: Good. The inscription is legible.

Description:

A wall-mounted nowy-headed white marble tablet on a black backboard. The tablet has a badge in relief at the head and an inverted moulded cornice at the foot. The inscription is incised in upright capital block lettering infilled in black with rubricated initials. The nowy-headed backboard is of unknown material painted black.

Components:

Component	Material	Height	Width	Depth	Condition
Tablet	White marble	910	565	100	Good
Backboard	Unknown	1060	660	25	Good
Dimensions in millimetres ±5mm unless stated otherwise.

Inscription

IN MEMORY OF
RICHARD CONYNGHAM CORFIELD,
COMMANDANT SOMALI CAMEL CORPS,
KILLED IN ACTION IN SOMALILAND,
AUGUST 9TH. 1913,
BORN AT HEANOR RECTORY APRIL 27TH. 1882,
ELDER SON OF
REV. C. W. G. CORFIELD, M.A.
& HENRIETTA, HIS WIFE,
HE SERVED IN THE SOUTH AFRICAN WAR,
AND DIED IN THE SERVICE OF HIS COUNTRY.
THE BATTLE IS THE LORD'S.
1, SAM. XVII. 47.

Conflicts and people commemorated

Conflict	Second South African War (1899-1902)	Somaliland Campaign (1900-1920)
Number died	0	1
Number served and returned	1	0
Total names	1	1

Administration

Custodians:Presumed to be the Parochial Church Council.

Local Authorities:
From 1900: Heanor Parish Council; Heanor Urban District Council; Derbyshire County Council.
From 1974: Heanor and Loscoe Town Council; Amber Valley Borough Council; Derbyshire County Council.

History

25th November, 1963: The church was listed Grade II*, Heritage List for England number 1311460.

18th May, 2015: The memorial was surveyed by Anne and Roy Branson. It was in good condition.

References

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Comments

The badge at the head of the tablet comprises an arm and crossed palm leaves and the motto SERVA FIDEM but it is probably not that of the Somali Camel Corps.