Memorial Title

Holy Trinity Church - WW1 Book of Remembrance

Summary

Derbyshire War Memorials: a description of a WW1 war memorial book of remembrance in Holy Trinity Church, Tansley, Derbyshire.

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Locations

Last known location:
Holy Trinity Church
Church St
Tansley
Derbyshire

Nearest postcode:
DE4 5FH

NGR:
SK 32269 59914
(From online digital mapping.)
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Location details:
The book is displayed towards the back of the nave.

Type

Overall type: Book of remembrance.

Overall condition: Fair. The inscription is legible and the memorial is cared for.

Description:

A comb-bound book of printed pages containing biographical information on local servicemen lost in WW1.

Glossary

Components:

Component	Material	Height	Width	Depth	Condition
Book	Paper, plastic	300	210	10	Fair
Dimensions in millimetres ±5mm unless stated otherwise.

Inscription

Front cover:

Conflicts and people named:
Conflict	First World War (1914-1919)	Totals
Action	Unspecified
Number died	31	31
Number served and returned	0	0
Total names	31	31

IN
MEMORY
Of those from Tansley
who died in World War 1
1914 - 1919
and are commemorated on the
War Memorial in Holy Trinity Church
Tansley

Name list:

1914 - 1918

Godfrey Barber

Samuel Smith

Charles Booth

John Stone

William J. Briddon

Arthur Thorpe

Isaac S. Fox

Harry Toft

Albert V. Gratton

Arthur Toplis

John W. Gratton

Harold Twigg

Harry Harrison

John W. Twigg

Job H. Haslam

Albert V. Watts

William Hughes

Fred Webster

Henry Johnson

John H. White

Alfred Keeling

Joel B. White

Wilfred Keeling

James H. Woodhouse

C. Gordon Paramore

George P. Wragg

William Poyser

William Rawson

John Redfern

Sydney Richardson

Victor E. Shore

Administration

Custodian: Presumed to be the parochial church council.

Local authorities:
From WW1: Tansley Parish Council, Matlock Urban District Council; Derbyshire County Council.
From 1974: Tansley Parish Council, Derbyshire Dales District Council; Derbyshire County Council.

History

2000: The book was researched and produced by Denys Gaskell.

26th July, 2017: The memorial was surveyed by Roy Branson and Alan Willmot. It was in fair condition and cared for.

References

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