Memorial Title
St John the Evangelist's Church
Summary
Derbyshire War Memorials: a description of a WW1 memorial plaque to the fallen of St John the Evangelist's Church at Hazelwood, Derbyshire.
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Locations
| Last known location: St John the Evangelist's Church Hob Hill Hazelwood Derbyshire |
Nearest postcode: DE56 4AL NGR: SK 32816 46040 (From online digital mapping.) |
Location details: Inside the church on the south wall of the nave, east of the porch. |
Type
| Overall type: Plaque. |
Overall condition: Good. The inscription is legible and the memorial is well cared for. |
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| Description: A nowy-headed brass plaque on an alabaster backboard. The plaque has two thin incised lines coloured black forming a border and a coloured design at the head comprising a White Ensign and a Union Flag crossed with a laurel wreath at the centre and a royal crown above. The inscription is incised in various styles of upright lettering mainly coloured black but with some rubricated initials, and the names are in two columns at the centre. The nowy-headed backboard is of white alabaster marbled in creams, browns and reds. |
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Inscription
| This tablet was erected by the Parishioners of HAZELWOOD to the GLORY of GOD and in honour and in memory of |
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| PTE. A. BAILEY. MANCHESTERS. " S. BEARDSLEY. SHERWOODS. " G. BEESON. " L.CPL. J. BEESON. " LIEUT. L. BURROWS. " TRPR. A. COPELAND. DERBYSHIRE YEO. PTE. H. HEATH. M.G.C. " E. HODGKINSON. R SCOTS FUS. TRPR. W. HOLDEN. DERBYSHIRE YEO. PTE. S. HEATHCOTE. LABOUR CORPS. " B. HUDSON. R.F.A. CAPT. F. H. MEREDITH LEWES. SHERWOODS. PTE. F. OGDEN. K.O.Y.L.I. |
PTE. J. OGDEN. K.O.Y.L.I. " R. PAYNE. R.F.A. " J. SHAW. SHERWOODS. " R. SLATER. A.S.C. " W. SLATER. CANADIANS. " HAROLD SMITH. SHERWOODS. " HERBERT SMITH. " " C. S. SMITH. R.A.M.C. SERGT. E. SMITH. COLDSTREAMS. PTE. A. SPENDLOVE. D. OF WELLINGTONS. LIEUT. J. MAXWELL STUART. " PTE. T. TURNER. BORDER REGT |
| who gave their lives for their Country in the GREAT WAR. 1914 - 1918. |
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| Conflicts and people named: | |
| Conflict | First World War (1914-1919) |
| Number died | 23 |
| Number served and returned | 0 |
| Total names | 23 |
Administration
Custodian: Presumed to be the Parochial Church Council.
Local authorities:
From WW2: Hazelwood Parish Council; Belper Rural District Council; Derbyshire County Council
From 1974: Hazelwood Parish Council; Amber Valley Borough Council; Derbyshire County Council
History
10th March 1986: The church was listed Grade II, Heritage List for England number 1335374.
22nd July, 2015: The memorial was surveyed by Roy Branson and Alan Willmot. It was in good condition and well cared for.
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