Memorial Title

Smisby - Roll of Honour

Summary

Derbyshire War Memorials: a description of a WW1 war memorial roll of honour at Smisby, Derbyshire.

Images

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Locations

Last known location:
St James's Church
Annwell La
Smisby
Derbyshire

Nearest postcode:
LE65 2TA

NGR:
SK 34801 19129
(From online digital mapping.)
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Location details:
The church is at the junction of Annwell La with Forties La and Main St. The location of the roll of honour is not known.

Type

Overall type: Roll of honour.

Overall condition: Not known.

Description:

A hand-written roll of honour. The roll was signed by 50 schoolchildren but it is unclear whether adult parishioners also signed it. No further details of the material or design are known.

Glossary

Components:

Component	Material	Height	Width	Depth	Condition
Roll of honour	Unknown	-	-	-	Unknown
Dimensions in millimetres ±5mm unless stated otherwise.

Inscription

[Unknown]

Conflicts and people named:
Conflict	First World War (1914-1919)	Totals
Action	—
Number died	?	?
Number served and returned	?	?
Total names	?	?

Administration

Custodian: Not known.

Local authorities:
From WW1: Smisby Parish Council; Hartshorne and Seals Rural District Council; Derbyshire County Council.
From WW2: Smisby Parish Council; Repton Rural District Council; Derbyshire County Council.
From 1974: Smisby Parish Council; South Derbyshire District Council; Derbyshire County Council.

History

February, 1920: The roll was compiled by members of the community.

21st February, 1921: The roll was deposited in St James's Church for safekeeping.

References

Derbyshire Advertiser and Journal, 27th February 1920, p22: a report on the deposit of the roll in the church.

Comments

This report has been compiled from the information in the press cutting referenced above.

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