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St Pauls Church – Book of Remembrance

Summary

Derbyshire War Memorials: a description of a war memorial book of remembrance at St Paul's Church, Little Chester, Derby.

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Locations

Last known location:
St Paul's Church
Mansfield Rd
Little Chester
Derby

Nearest postcode:
DE1 3RT

NGR:
SK 35517 37091
(From online digital mapping.)
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Location details:
The church is on the west side of Mansfield Rd but vehicular access to it is from Seale St. The book is kept in secure storage and displayed on relevant occasions.

Type

Overall type: Book of remembrance

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

Description:

A hard-backed book, bound in buckram with a gilded title and containing paper pages bearing inscriptions and names in black calligraphy. The dedication is in gothic script with an illuminated title in black, blue, gold and green and the text is decorated in gold with selected capitals in red and blue. The WW1 names are in gothic script with capitals in red, blue or green. The production details are in black italic script with capitals in red and blue, and with green decoration. The WW2 names were added later and are in similar style to the WW1 names.

Glossary

Components:

Component	Material	Height	Width	Depth	Condition
Book	Card, buckram, paper	300	200	15	Good
Dimensions in millimetres ±5mm unless stated otherwise.

Inscription

Cover:

Conflicts and people named:
Conflict	First World War (1914-1919)	Second World War (1939-1945)	Totals
Action	Not stated
Number died	143	26	169
Number served and returned	0	0
Total names	143	26	169

For King and Country

Dedication:

In Memory
of the men of Derby
St. Paul's Parish who
sacrificed their lives
for King and Country
in the Great European
War
1914-1918

WW1 names A-E:

Details:

Allman, Arthur	Clarke, Alfred
Allsop, Frank	Clarke, William
Applegate, Harold E.	Cocker, Harry
Ash, Archie	Collyer, Horace
Ashton, Herbert	Conroy, Frank D.
Astle, Kenneth	Cook, Fred
Ayre, C	Cook, Percy
Barker, E. C.	Cook, W. C.
Barradell, Frederick James	Coulson, Henry
Barradell, Harry	Cox, Alfred
Beck, A.	Curley, Charles
Bence, Harry	Curley, George
Bennett, R.	Danvers, George
Bennett, R. W.	Dawson, Fred
Bloor, J.	Day, Edward
Boam, F.	Dent, George
Bradshaw, Harry	Denton, A.
Bradshaw, William	Dobbs, Harry
Brannan, James	Dunton, Harry
Bricknell, Cecil	Dunton, Leonard
Brooks, George Alfred	Dyke, Arthur
Burgin, A. F.	Dyer, George
Chambers, John F.	Eccleshare, C.
Cholerton, George	Elliker, Harold.

This Memorial
is the joint gift of
Leonard John and
Evelyn Jessey Walker
to St Paul's Parish,
Derby, November, 1935
~
The donors further
provided for the in-
scribing of a record
of those who gave
their lives between
the years 1939-1945
Their names will be
found overleaf ~

WW1 names E-P:

WW2 names:

Elvidge, Archibald	Kitchen, Fred
Eyre, Samuel	Larmer, William
Freeman, F.	Land, Anthony
Gamble, William.	Lee, Raymond G.
Gillman, J. F.	Leedham, E.
Gowe, H.	Leese, Lawrence W.
Green, Frank	Lemon, Reginald
Green, George E.	Lowe, Henry
Hancock, Walter	Lowe, Herbert
Hanford, S.	Marshall, David
Haynes, Alfred	McCausland, Robert
Hemsley, Frank	Millington, Arthur
Hilton, E.	Mills, George
Hirst, William	Mitchell, Percy
Hogg, Fred	Morley, W.
Hook, Albert	Needham, William
Hopkins, Archibald, Joseph	Newton, William
Horton, William	O'Brien, James
Hoult, Cyrus	Owen, T. E.
Humpston, Jarvis	Packer, W.
Irish, Arthur	Pakes, Sydney
Jones, J. W.	Parker, Reginald
Kelly, Thomas	Passey, Sidney
Kennedy, J.	Payne, T. W.

Also in Memory of those who gave all for King and Country in the World War of 1939-1945
Atterbury, F. J.	Moore, C.
Burton, J. W.	Salt, F. A.
Cook, F.	Scott, C.
Fogwill, G.	Smith, A.
Gee, J.	Smith, R.
Hales, B.	Stannard, H.
Hartsehorne, H.	Stirk, K.
Hatton, J. W.	Taverner, F. I.
Haywood, J. S.	Treece, G.
Hindle, J. W.	Turner, G.
Kellet, H.	Walker, C.
Lowrey, R. W.	Whittingham, S.
Miller, J. I.	Woodward, R. H.

WW1 names P-Y:

Peach, Arthur	Thorpe, Wilfred Brewster
Plant, Reginald	Timson, William
Potter, William	Tocknell, George
Potts, Walter	Tomlinson, G. F.
Prust, Harry	Tomlinson, John W.
Ray, Arthur	Toone, Henry
Reacher, Fred	Torr, Walter
Rodgers, G.	Tunaley, Edgar H.
Rouse, A.	Walker, Fred
Russell, F. C.	Walker, William
Shuttleworth, Walter	Walters, George
Smith, Arthur	Ward, Bertram Alan
Smith, Ernest	Wheatcroft, Bert
Smith, George	Wheatcroft, George
Smith, George S.	Wheatcroft, William
Smith, John	Whitehead, William
Spanswick, A. J.	Wildsmith, Percy
Squire, Frederick R.	Wilkins, Thomas
Steer, William Henry	Williams, Percy John Henry James
Taylor, Percy	Wilson, George
Thompson, Frank	Winfield, Arthur
Thompson, George	Woolley, Charles Lewis
Thompson, John	Wright, William
Yeomans, W.

Administration

Custodian: Presumed to be the Parochial Church Council

Local authorities:
From WW1: Derby County Borough Council (Derby Corporation)
From 1974: Derby District (later Borough and from 1977 City) Council and Derbyshire County Council.
From 1997: The unitary authority has been Derby City Council.

History and Conservation

November, 1935: The book was donated by Leonard John and Evelyn Jessey Walker.

Unknown date: The WW2 inscription and names were added.

7th May, 2018: The memorial was surveyed by Roy Branson and Anne Branson. It was in fair condition and cared for.

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