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Memorial Title Maj H Gorell DSO - Cross |
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Summary Derbyshire War Memorials: a description of a WW1 war memorial cross commemorating Maj H Gorell DSO (Baron Gorell of Brampton) at St Peter and St Paul's Church, Old Brampton, Derbyshire. |
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Custodian: Presumed to be the parochial church council. Local authorities: From WW1: Brampton Parish Council; Brampton and Walton Urban District Council; Derbyshire County Council. From WW2: Brampton Parish Council; Chesterfield Rural District Council; Derbyshire County Council. From 1974: Brampton Parish Council; North East Derbyshire District Council; Derbyshire County Council. |
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History
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c January 1917: The cross was salvaged from the ruins of Ypres Cathedral and used as a battlefield grave marker. c1920s: The cross was removed from the battlefield grave and brought to Old Brampton. 31st January, 1967: The church was listed Grade I, Heritage List for England number 1117041. 19th October, 2016: The memorial was surveyed by Roy Branson and Anne Branson. It was in fair condition and cared for. |
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The King's England series, Derbyshire volume, Hodder and Staughton, London, p208 in the 1947 edition: a very brief reference to this memorial. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The former Ypres Cathedral had been relegated to the staus of a parish church in 1801 but is still widely known as the cathedral. It was common for bodies of the fallen to me moved from isolated battlefield locations and reinterred in new military cemeteries where they would be provided with a CWGC headstone. Redundant battlefield crosses were often offered to the family of the deceased. Can you add to or correct anything on this page? Let us know. |
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