Memorial Title
St Wystan's Church
Summary
Derbyshire War Memorials:
a description of a WW1 and WW2 war memorial board in St Wystan's Church, Repton, Derbyshire..
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Locations
| Last known location: St Wystan's Church Willington Rd (B5008) Repton Derbyshire |
Nearest postcode: DE65 6FH NGR: SK 30299 27158 (From online digital mapping.) |
Location details: The road is known locally as Church End. The memorial is on the east wall inside the porch. |
Type
| Overall type: Board. |
Overall condition: Fair. The inscription is legible. |
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| Description: A three-panelled oaken board with a projecting centre panel, a cornice at the head and a shelf at the foot. The cavetto cornice has a fleuron motif repeated at spaced intervals and the central section has pendant tracery below. The frame of the centre panel has hollow internal chamfers with the spaced fleuron motif again repeated and the panel bears a carved crucifix with the cross painted red. The two side panels bear inscriptions and names painted in black upright capital roman lettering. The opening initials of the inscriptions are in enlarged gilded letters and they are accompanied by a small gilded laurel spray and wreath. The shelf at the foot is supported on four plain brackets and is used for the placement of tributes. |
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Inscription
| Left panel: | ROLL OF HONOUR | ||||||||||||||||
| ARTHUR ADAMS, R.M.L.I. | OCT. 1914 | ||||||||||||||||
| LEWIS JOHN DOLMAN, AUSTRALN. ARMY. | DEC. 1914 | ||||||||||||||||
| ALEXR. GORDON SALE, KINGS AFRICAN RS. | MAR. 1915 | ||||||||||||||||
| FREDERICK GEORGE BAMFORD, N. STAFFS. | JULY. 1915 | ||||||||||||||||
| GEORGE FREDK. BEARD, ROYAL IRISH RFS. | MAR. 1915 | ||||||||||||||||
| GUY HARTLEY ARNOLD, AUSRALN. ARMY. | APR. 1916 | ||||||||||||||||
| CHARLES DYER, ROYAL NAVY. | MAY. 1916 | ||||||||||||||||
| GEORGE WILLIAM PEGG, GRENADIER GDS. | JULY. 1916 | ||||||||||||||||
| REGINALD ARTHUR KERRY, SHERWD. FOR. | JULY. 1916 | ||||||||||||||||
| FRANK BAMFORD, NTH. STAFFS. REGT. | AUG. 1916 | ||||||||||||||||
| JOHN REGINALD TAYLOR, SHERWD. FOR. | SEP. 1916 | ||||||||||||||||
| HAYDN PATTINSON, CAMERON HIGHLS. | SEPT. 1916 | ||||||||||||||||
| FRANCIS HUGO PINKERTON, SEAFORTH H. | NOV. 1916 | ||||||||||||||||
| WILLIAM PARKER, LINCOLN REGT. | APR. 1917 | ||||||||||||||||
| WILLIAM RATCLIFFE, NTH. STAFFS, REGT. | MAY. 1917 | ||||||||||||||||
| THOMAS FRANCIS WEBSTER, W. YORKS. R. | MAY 1917 | ||||||||||||||||
| RUPERT JOHN ARNOLD, AUSTRALN. ARMY. | JULY. 1917 | ||||||||||||||||
| HAROLD EATON, SHERWOOD FOR. | JULY. 1917 | ||||||||||||||||
| REGINALD WYSTAN ASTLE, K.O.Y.L.I. | AUG. 1917 | ||||||||||||||||
| THOMAS HENRY WOOD, W. YORKS, R. | SEP. 1917 | ||||||||||||||||
| HOWARD EDWIN MASSEY, SHERWD. FRS. | SEPT. 1917 | ||||||||||||||||
| FRANCIS REGINALD HOOKER, N. STAFFS. | SEPT. 1917 | ||||||||||||||||
| HENRY JAMES BAMFORD, YORKS. REGT. | SEPT. 1917 | ||||||||||||||||
| ALBERT EATON, SHERWOOD FORESTRS. | OCT. 1917 | ||||||||||||||||
| CYRIL CLAUDE LEND. GASKIN, GREN GDS. | MAR. 1918 | ||||||||||||||||
| GEORGE CHARLES DENT, SHERWD. FRS. | MAR. 1918 | ||||||||||||||||
| RICHARD CHRISTOPHER WARNER, LINCOLNS. | APR. 1918 | ||||||||||||||||
| ALFRED EDWARD HAWKSWORTH, SHER. FRS. | JUN. 1918 | ||||||||||||||||
| JOHN EATON, SHROPSHIRE L.I. | JUN. 1918 | ||||||||||||||||
| GEORGE FREDK. EATON, S. STAFFS. REGT. | JUN. 1918 | ||||||||||||||||
| PERCY STEVENSON, LINCOLN REGT. | OCT. 1918 | ||||||||||||||||
| CHARLES STEPHEN MEYER, CANADIANS. | OCT. 1918 | ||||||||||||||||
| WALTER THORP, DURHAM L.I. | OCT. 1918 | ||||||||||||||||
| HAROLD JAMES DOYLE, A.S.C. | OCT. 1918 | ||||||||||||||||
| JOHN WILLIAM MARRIOTT, SHER FORS. | OCT. 1918 | ||||||||||||||||
| FREDK. WYSTAN HIPKINS, SHER. FRS. | OCT. 1918 | ||||||||||||||||
Right panel: |
ROLL OF HONOUR |
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| RICHARD ALFRED FULLER, R.A.S.C. | JUN. 1940 | ||||||||||||||||
| ALAN PETER JAMES GRUNDY, R.A.F. | AUG. 1941 | ||||||||||||||||
| JAMES HENRY HACKETT, R.A.F. | MAR. 1942 | ||||||||||||||||
| FREDK. JOSEPH SEABOURNE, A&S.HIGHLS. | AUG. 1942 | ||||||||||||||||
| CECIL WM. KELSEY-WILKINSON, A.A.C. | APL. 1943 | ||||||||||||||||
| HORACE HORATIO PEARSON, R.A.F. | JUN. 1943 | ||||||||||||||||
| GEORGE STEPHEN MEAKIN, R.A.F. | OCT. 1943 | ||||||||||||||||
| ANTHONY WALLACE ADAMS, R.A.F. | JUL. 1944 | ||||||||||||||||
| NIGEL REGINALD PEARCE, YORKS DRAGOONS. | SEPT. 1944 | ||||||||||||||||
| ALFRED JOHN HAWKSWORTH, R.E. | NOV. 1945 | ||||||||||||||||
| JOHN HENRY SMEDLEY, LINCOLN REGT. | MAR. 1946 | ||||||||||||||||
| CYNTHIA EVELYN FULLER, W.R.N.S. | MAR. 1946 | ||||||||||||||||
| GUY PATRICK SPENCE REID, R.A. | MAY. 1940 | ||||||||||||||||
IN PROUD AND LOVING MEMORY OF THE MEN AND WOMEN OF THIS PARISH WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR GOD, KING & COUNTRY. REST ETERNAL GRANT UNTO THEM, O LORD, AND LET LIGHT PERPETUAL SHINE UPON THEM |
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Administration
Custodian: Presumed to be the Parochial Church Council.
Local authorities:
From WW1: Repton Parish Council; Repton Rural District Council; Derbyshire County Council.
From 1974: Repton Parish Council; South Derbyshire District Council; Derbyshire County Council.
History
c1916-17: The memorial was funded by public subscription. When first erected in the porch it bore the names of the fallen on one panel and carried a written list of those serving attached to the other panel.
1st November 1917: The memorial was unveiled by Mrs Fisher of Repton Hall and dedicated by the Suffragan Bishop of Derby.
c1945: The memorial was modified to include the WW2 names.
19th January 1967: The church was listed Grade 1, Heritage List for England number 1334560
17th July 1969: The church lies within the Repton Conservation Area first designated on that date.
19th May 2015: The memorial was surveyed by Roy Branson and Alan Willmot. It was in good condition and well cared for.
References
Derby Telegraph; 2nd November 1917 p4; A report of the unveiling ceremony.
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