Memorial Title
Holy Trinity Church - WW1 Roll of Honour
Summary
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Locations
| Last known location: Holy Trinity Church Main St Middleton by Wirksworth Derbyshire |
Nearest postcode: DE4 4LQ NGR: SK 27841 55729 (From online digital mapping.) (Map opens in new window.) |
Location details: The church is on the east side of the road in the centre of the village. The memorial is inside, on a shelf on the south wall. |
Type
| Overall type: Roll of honour | Overall condition: Fair. The inscription is legible and the memorial is cared for. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Description: A printed roll of honour in a wooden frame. The roll bears an inscription with names in two columns, and is printed in black upright capital roman lettering. The moulded wooden frame has been varnished and has carved poppy seed-heads on the right and bottom edges. Glossary |
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Inscription
| TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN MEMORY OF THE FOLLOWING PARISHIONERS WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR THEIR COUNTRY IN THE GREAT WAR. | |
| DANIEL SHELDON | JOHN F. PEARSON |
| JOHN W. MELBOURNE | FRED T. ROBINSON |
| JOSEPH LAMB | JOHN A. HALL |
| JOHN Y. BROOKS | SAMUEL J. HALLOWS |
| GEORGE KENWORTHY | JOHN SPENCER |
| THOMAS SPENCER | LEONARD ADAMS |
| FRANCIS GRATTON | HENRY L. SLACK |
| THOMAS BROOKS | GEORGE HODGKINSON |
| ARTHUR GOODALL | LOUIS W. SPENCER |
| HARRY S. GOODALL | THOMAS S. SPENCER |
| WILLIAM GRATTON | LEONARD KILLER |
| WILLIAM K. HALLOWS | JOHN F. DOXEY |
| ALBERT WHEELDON | CHARLES SPENCER |
| JOSHUA BUCKLEY | ALEC WALKER |
| FRANCIS B. SPENCER | WALTER MARPLES |
| FREDERICK FEARN | LAWRENCE SPENCER |
| WILLIAM B. BURLEY | JOSEPH SPENCER |
| GEORGE L. PETTS | PERCY F. DOXEY |
| JOHN W. SHELDON | LEONARD WILBRAHAM |
| GEORGE KILLER | NORMAN HOWARD |
| F. WILLIAM GRATTON | |
| "THEIR NAMES SHALL BE HELD IN EVERLASTING REMEMBRANCE" | |
| Conflicts and people named: | ||
| Conflict | First World War (1914-1919) | Totals |
| Action | Not stated | |
| Number died | 41 | 41 |
| Number served and returned | 0 | 0 |
| Total names | 41 | 41 |
Administration
Local authorities:
From WW1: Middleton by Wirksworth Parish Council; Ashbourne Rural District Council; Derbyshire County Council.
From 1974: Middleton by Wirksworth Parish Council; Derbyshire Dales District Council; Derbyshire County Council.
History and Conservation
1980: The Middleton Conservation Area was first designated, although it has subsequently been amended. The church lies within it.
13th September, 2013: War memorials in the church were surveyed by Roy Branson and Alan Willmot, but this roll of honour was not present.
9th June, 2018: The roll of honour was photographed by Alan Willmot.
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