Memorial Title
Allenton FEPOW
Summary
Derbyshire War Memorials: a description of a WW2 war memorial tablet to Far East Prisoners of War at Allenton, Derby.
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Locations
| Last known location: Public area Sinfin Ave Allenton Derby |
Nearest postcode: DE24 9DX NGR: SK 37162 31960 (From online digital mapping.) (Map opens in new window.) |
Location details: The memorial is in a paved area in the open space bounded by Sinfin Ave, Chellaston Rd (A514) and Merrill Way. |
Type
| Overall type: Tablet. | Overall condition: Fair. The inscription is legible and the memorial is cared for. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Description: Originally a tree accompanied by a tablet. The tree is now lost but the freestanding oblong sandstone tablet remains. It has rounded shoulders, roughly dressed top and sides and a dressed face bearing the incised inscription in upright capital lettering coloured black. Glossary |
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Inscription
| THIS TREE WAS PLANTED BY THE DERBY AND DISTRICT FAR EAST PRISONERS OF WAR ASSOCIATION IN MEMORY OF THE MANY WHO DIED OR SUFFERED AS A RESULT OF THEIR EXPERIENCES IN THE JAPANESE POW CAMPS BETWEEN 1942 AND 1945 18TH AUGUST 1985 |
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Administration
Local authorities:
From 1985: Derby City Council; Derbyshire County Council.
From 1997: Derby City Council.
History and Conservation
30th January, 2008: The memorial was surveyed by Roy Branson. The tree could not be found but the tablet was in fair condition.
24th August, 2019: The memorial was revisited by Roy Branson. It was in fair condition and cared for.
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