Memorial Title
St John the Baptist's Church
Summary
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Locations
| Last known location: St John the Baptist's Church Buxton Rd (A515) Ashbourne Derbyshire |
Nearest postcode: DE6 1GQ NGR: SK 18036 46971 (From online digital mapping.) |
Location details: The building is on the east side of the road. The memorial is on the south side of the apsoidal chancel near the chancel arch. |
Type
| Overall type: Roll of honour. |
Overall condition: Good. The inscription is legible. |
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| Description: A framed and glazed roll of honour. The roll is delicately produced in coloured calligraphy with headings in blue, red and gold and a design at the head symbolising a new dawn. The names are in three columns of black sentence case calligraphy with a quotation in pastel blue at bottom right and the maker's name is pencilled in the corner. The frame is of narrow wooden moulding. |
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Inscription
| ST JOHN'S CHURCH ASHBOURNE | |||||
| 1914 - 1918 | LEST WE FORGET |
1939 - 1945 | |||
| 2ND LIEUT. | D. Callow | PRIVATE | W. LeGrice | 
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Augustus Beeby |
| SERGT. | W. A. Wibberley |
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T. H. Mainwaring |
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Ian Barker |
| CPL. | L. G. Lowndes |
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J. Moon |
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Thomas Hambleton |
| L/CPL. | A. Harding |
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E. Plant |
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Norman Middleton |
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C. Bellfield | GUNNER | F. W. Potter |
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Cyril Plant |
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W. Blake | PRIVATE | A. Silvester |
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John Richardson |
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F. G. Bull |
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R. Spencer |
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Donald Wibberley |
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F. Colclough |
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T. Tunnicliffe |
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Redvers Wibberley |
| TROOPER | F. Courtman | GUNNER | N. Walker |
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Harold Wetton |
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F. Cox | PRIVATE | H. Walton |
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Arthur Wright |
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M. Foulkner |
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C. Ward |
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J. Hellaby |
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J. Wardle |
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A Hollinshead | PIONEER | H. Wright | Their Name | |
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A. Housley |
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Liveth |
| PRIVATE | H. Courtman |
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F. Bates | for Evermore | |
| PRIVATE | W. A. Astle |
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W. Fearn |
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Rosemary Brice, 2001. |
| Conflicts and people named: | |||
| Conflict | First World War (1914-1919) | Second World War (1939-1945) | Totals |
| Action | — | ||
| Number died | 31 | 10 | 41 |
| Served and returned | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total names | 31 | 10 | 41 |
Administration
Local authorities:
From 1974: Ashbourne Town Council; Derbyshire Dales District Council; Derbyshire County Council.
History
14th February, 1974: The church was first listed Grade II*, Heritage List for England number 1279720.
2001: The memorial was made by Rosemary Brice.
27th July 2016: The memorial was surveyed by Roy Branson and Alan Willmot. It was in good condition.
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