Memorial Title

Fl Sgt T W Booker

Summary

Derbyshire War Memorials: a description of a WW2 war memorial at the Barlow and Cutthorpe Methodist Church comprising a communion table commemorating Fl Sgt T W Booker.

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Locations

Last known location:
Barlow and Cutthorpe
Methodist Church
Millcross La
Great Barlow
Derbyshire

Nearest postcode:
S18 7TA

NGR:
SK 34004 75394
(From online digital mapping.)

Location details:
The parish church signboard clearly identifies the village as Great Barlow but maps and other references refer to it as just Barlow. The Methodist church is on the northern side of Millcross La in a short length of old road bypassed by the newer Valley Road.

Type

Overall type: Communion Table.

Overall condition: Good.

Description:

An oaken communion table with an inscribed inscription on the top front rail and a commemorative brass plaque on the bottom front rail with an incised inscription in capital block lettering.

Glossary

Components:

Component	Material	Height	Width	Depth	Condition
Table	Oak	810	1215	535	Good
Plaque	Brass	35	105	2	Good
Dimensions in millimetres ±5mm unless stated otherwise.

Inscription

IN LOVING MEMORY OF
FLT. SGT. T. W. BOOKER, R.A.F.
KILLED IN ACTION
APRIL 15TH. 1945.

Conflicts and people named:
Conflict	WW2 (1939-1945)	Totals
Action	—
Number died	1	1
Number served and returned	0	0
Total names	1	1

Administration

Custodian: Presumed to be the church managers.

Local authorities:
From WW2: Barlow Parish Council; Chesterfield Rural District Council; Derbyshire County Council.
From 1974: Barlow Parish Council; North East Derbyshire District Council; Derbyshire County Council.

History

17th August 2016: The memorial was surveyed by Roy Branson and Alan Willmot. It was in good condition.

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