Memorial Title
Chesterfield Borough Police
Summary
Derbyshire War Memorials: a description of a war memorial board commemorating Chesterfield Borough Police, now at Chesterfield Police Station, Beetwell St, Chesterfield.
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Locations
| Last known location: Police Station Derbyshire Constabulary Beetwell St Chesterfield Derbyshire |
Nearest postcode: S40 1QP NGR: SK 38415 70934 (From online digital mapping.) (Map opens in new window.) |
Location details: On the wall of a corridor. It is not accessible to the public. |
| Previous location: Police Station (Demolished) Chesterfield Borough Police New Beetwell St Chesterfield Derbyshire |
Nearest postcode: S40 1QN NGR: SK 38275 70978 (From online digital mapping.) (Map opens in new window.) |
Location details: The former borough police station was on the site of the modern library. |
Type
| Overall type: Board. | Overall condition: Fair. The inscription is legible and the memorial is cared for. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Description: A varnished wooden board with triangular top, stepped shoulders and a carved border containing a guilloche motif. A badge at the head represents the pomegranite emblem from the Chesterfield coat of arms, and the painted gilded inscription is in a decorative form of sentence case gothic lettering and the names are arranged in five columns. Glossary |
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Inscription
| Heading: | |||||||
| Borough of Chesterfield Police Roll of Honour | |||||||
| First column: | |||||||
| 1914 - 1918 | |||||||
| Dixon, J. E | C.G. | ||||||
| + Needham, J. R. | Lincs | ||||||
| Knopp, H. L. | R.H.A. | ||||||
| Ashmore, J. H. | R.F.A. | ||||||
| Beales, W. E. | Yeomanry | ||||||
| Clay, W. P. | Marine | ||||||
| Reynolds, E. | C.M.P. | ||||||
| Dennis, R. | G.G. | ||||||
| Harris, B. E. | G.G. | ||||||
| Crookson, A. | G.G. | ||||||
| Clark, A. | G.G. | ||||||
| Wood, J. J. C. | G.G. | ||||||
| Weavill, G. | R.A. | ||||||
| Rivett, A. | C.M.P. | ||||||
| Hogg, D. D. | R.N.R. | ||||||
| Last four columns: | |||||||
| 1939 - 1945 | |||||||
| Dangerfield, J. J. R. C of Sigs | Middleton, A. | R.A. | Lewis, P. | [R.A.C.] | Cadman, F. | RC of Sig | |
| Fox, J. B. | C.A. | Hay, C. W. | C.M.P. | Stafford, [...]. P. | C.M.P. | Hutton, T. B. | R.A.F. |
| Elliott, H. | G.G. | Siddall, [...]. | R.A.F. | Arnold, J. | R.A.F. | Johnson, I. | R.M. |
| Jackson, L. A. | [R.M.P.] | Wibberley, A. H. | R.A. | Barrett, R. | R.C.M.P. | Cope, I. C. | R.M. |
| Maynard, G. L. | R.A.F. | Shemwell, A. W. | R. C. of Signals | Inns, D. H. | R.M. | Saxton, W. | [R.M.] |
| Maynard, R. L. | R.A.F. | Turner, T. H. | R.A.F. | Barber, J. C. | R.A. | [B...nn], C. | R.A. |
| Petch, H. | S.F. | Doughty, A. H. | R.A.F. | Ashwood, B. | S.F. | Fergusson, C. D. | R.A.F. |
| Cotterill, T. H. | R.A. | Noakes, W. | R.A.F. | Unwin, R. | AMCOT | Wakelam, A. C. | AMCOT |
| Carr, G. | R.A.F. | Cocker, B. | Y.Y. | Godfrey, R. | R.A. | Armstrong, F. V. | AMCOT |
| Holloway, D. W. | R.A.F. | Sowerby, W. | R.A.C. | ||||
| Lowe, G. | R.A.F. | Calow, A. R. | R.A.F. | ||||
| Harvey, G. G. | R.A. | Rowan, J. | R.A.F. | ||||
| Curry, T. | R.A.F. | McDowell, C. | R.A.F. | ||||
| Turner, C. C. | C.M.P. | ||||||
| Goddard, C. T. | R.A.F. | ||||||
| The lettering style is extremely difficult to read and, although several researchers have attempted to transcribe them, some characters are still uncertain. Text marked [ ] has not been determined. Some regiments or corps have not been identified. | |||||||
| Conflicts and people named: | |||
| Conflict | First World War (1914-1919) | Second World War (1939-1945) | Totals |
| Action or event | Not stated | Not stated | |
| Number died | 1 | Not distinguished | 1 |
| Number served and returned | 14 | Not distinguished | 60 |
| Total names | 15 | 46 | 61 |
Administration
Local authorities:
From WW1: Borough of Chesterfield; Derbyshire County Council.
From 1974: Chesterfield Borough Council; Derbyshire County Council.
History and Conservation
1947: Chesterfield Borough Police merged with Derbyshire Constabulary.
1976-1989: The former Chesterfield police station in New Beetwell St was demolished and the memorial was moved to the new police station on the south side of Beetwell St.
20th December, 2011: The memorial was surveyed by Eric Naden. It was in fair condition and cared for.
References
Derbyshire Times and Chesterfield Herald; 27th October, 1944; p2 col3: a report on Chesterfield people serving in the forces.
Ibid; 9th June, 1944; p7 col5: an article regarding A R Calow.
Ibid; 9th November, 1945; p1 col8: a report on local people returning from the forces..
Jane King; Pers Comm; 31st October and 8th December, 2020: emails containing information on several of the people named on the memorial, enabling corrections to be made to the transcription of some names.
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