Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment)

Memorial
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Locations

Last known location:
Roadside
High St (A61)
Clay Cross
Derbyshire

Nearest postcode:
S45 9DZ

NGR:
39163 63301 ±5m

Location details:
On the western side of the road, on the stone wall north of the Clay Cross war memorial outside St Bartholomew's Church.

Type

Overall type: Plaque.

Overall condition: Good. The inscription is legible.

Description:

A nowy-headed bronze wall plaque with the badge of the Sherwood Foresters at the head. The inscription is in upright raised capital roman lettering.

Components:

Component	Material	Height	Width	Depth	Condition
Plaque	Bronze	760	515	20	Good
Dimensions in millimetres ±5mm unless stated otherwise.

Inscription

45^th FOOT		95^th FOOT
ON CRICH HILL A MONUMENT IS ERECTED IN MEMORY OF 11,409 OF ALL RANKS OF THE SHERWOOD FORESTERS (NOTTINGHAMSHIRE AND DERBYSHIRE REGT.) WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR THEIR KING AND THEIR COUNTRY IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1919 WHOSE NAMES ARE RECORDED WITH GRATITUDE AND LOVE IN BOOKS OF REMEMBRANCE DEPOSITED IN NOTTINGHAM AND DERBY AND ALSO IN HONOUR OF ALL THEIR COMRADES WHO GLORIOUSLY SERVED IN 32 BATTALIONS OF THE SAME REGIMENT TO THE NUMBER OF 140,000.

Conflicts and people commemorated

Conflict	First World War (1914-1919)
Number died	0
Number served and returned	0
Total names	0

Administration

Custodians:-

Local Authorities:
After WW1: Clay Cross Parish Council; Clay Lane (later Clay Cross) Urban District Council; Derbyshire County Council
From 1974: Clay Cross Parish Council; North East Derbyshire District Council; Derbyshire County Council.

History

August 2010: The memorial lies within the Clay Cross Conservation Area designated on that date.

16 May, 2013: The memorial was surveyed by Roy Branson and Alan Willmot. It was in good condition.

References

The Panoramio web page has an image of the memorial

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