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Memorial Title

Pte N Wildgoose and Pte J T Allen

Summary
Derbyshire War Memorials: a description of a WW1 war memorial in St Giles's Churchyard, Old Matlock, Derbyshire, comprising a freestanding tablet commemorating Pte N Wildgoose and Pte J T Allen.
Images
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Further images may be available on request.
Locations
Last known location:
St Giles's Churchyard
Church St
Old Matlock
Derbyshire
Nearest postcode:
DE4 3BZ

NGR:
SK 30044 59730 ±5m
Location details:
About 40m southwest of the church, at the edge of the churchyard near the metal handgate.
Type
Overall type: Tablet.


Overall condition: Fair. The inscription is legible.


Description:

A CWGC special memorial in the form of a freestanding limestone tablet similar in style to a headstone.  At the head is the Canadian maple leaf badge and the badge of the King’s Own Scottish Borderers in relief in conjoined roundels. The inscription is incised in upright capital roman lettering.

Glossary
Components:

Component Material Height Width Depth Condition
Headstone Limestone 880 380 80 Fair
Dimensions in millimetres ±5mm unless stated otherwise.
Inscription
BURIED ELSEWHERE
IN THIS CHURCHYARD
147910 PRIVATE
N. WILDGOOSE
5TH BN. CANADIAN INF.
27TH SEPTEMBER 1916
5486 PRIVATE
J. T. ALLEN
K.O. SCOTTISH BORDERERS
4TH OCTOBER 1916 AGE 40
Conflicts and people named:
Conflict First World War (1914-1919) Totals
Action:
Number died 2 2
Number served and returned 0 0
Total names 2 2
Administration
Custodian: CWGC

Local authorities:
From WW1: Matlock Parish Council; Matlock Urban District Council; Derbyshire County Council.
From 1974: Matlock Town Council; Derbyshire Dales District Council; Derbyshire County Council.
History
October 1980: The memorial lies within the Old Matlock Conservation Area first designated in that month.

16th March, 2009: The memorial was surveyed by Roy Branson and Alan Willmot. It was in fair condition.
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