Memorial Title
St Giles's Church - Book of Remembrance
Summary
Derbyshire War Memorials: a description of a WW2 war memorial book of remembrance in St Giles's Church, Old Matlock, Derbyshire.
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Locations
| Last known location: St Giles's Church Church St Old Matlock Derbyshire |
Nearest postcode: DE4 3BZ NGR: SK 30080 59772 (From online digital mapping.) |
Location details: The memorial and its stand were on a window sill on the south wall of the nave. |
Type
| Overall type: Book of Remembrance |
Overall condition: Fair. The inscription is legible and the memorial is cared for. |
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| Description: A bound hardbacked book of remembrance on a display stand, originally accompanied by a sanctuary lamp. The black cover of the book has a tooled and gilded border with crosses in each corner and a title in upright capital roman lettering. The opening page has a thin blue line border and an inscription in red, blue and black calligraphy. The subsequent pages have a thin red line border and the text in calligraphy; the names in black and the ranks and units in blue. The book is displayed on a small wooden stand. The book was originally accompanied by a silver sanctuary lamp, subsequently stolen, and a replacement silver plated replica which was damaged in an accident and removed to storage. Glossary |
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Inscription
| Cover: | 1939-1945 THE NAMES OF THE FALLEN |
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| Opening page: | THE BOOK OF MEMORY wherein are written the names of the men of MATLOCK, whose lives were laid down in the cause of human freedom during THE SECOND WORLD WAR. REQUIESCANT IN PACE The Silver Memorial Lamp, which burns before the Altar of this Parish Church, was given by the people of Matlock in recognition of a debt which can never be paid. |
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| Names A-C: | A.B. | C. Terrence P. E. Alsop | R.N. | ||||||||||||||||||
| GNR. | Thomas Allsopp | R.A. | |||||||||||||||||||
| RFN. | John T. Allwood | CAMERONIAN SCOTTISH RIFLES | |||||||||||||||||||
| PTE. | Herbert Ballington | S. STAFFS | |||||||||||||||||||
| STOKER 1 | Cyril Barnes | R.N. | |||||||||||||||||||
| GNR. | Frederick K. Bonsall | R.A. | |||||||||||||||||||
| L/CPL. | Walter S. Bowler | R.E.M.E. | |||||||||||||||||||
| SGT. | S. Howard Briddon | R.E. | |||||||||||||||||||
| TROOPER. | Stephen Brown | 17/21ST. LANCERS | |||||||||||||||||||
| SGT. | Walter Crouch | R.A.F. | |||||||||||||||||||
| Names G-K: | L.A.C. | Samuel Gaunt | R.A.F. | ||||||||||||||||||
| PTE. | Harry Gould | SHERWOOD FORESTERS | |||||||||||||||||||
| PTE. | C. Clifford Gregory | SHERWOOD FORESTERS | |||||||||||||||||||
| CPL. | Herbert Grimshaw | R.A.F. | |||||||||||||||||||
| SGT. PILOT | Michael G. Ham | R.A.F. V.R. | |||||||||||||||||||
| O.S. | Kenneth G. Harrison | R.N. | |||||||||||||||||||
| PTE. | A. Eric Hood | R.E. | |||||||||||||||||||
| P.O. | Frank A. Jones | R.N. | |||||||||||||||||||
| O.S. | Francis J Kennedy | R.N. | |||||||||||||||||||
| F/SGT. | Frank S. King | R.A.F. | |||||||||||||||||||
| Names K-S: | C.S.M. | Thomas Kirwan | KING'S REGT. (LIVERPOOL) | ||||||||||||||||||
| SGT. | Edward J. Loverock | R.A.F. | |||||||||||||||||||
| P.O. | Walter H Lowe | R.A.F. | |||||||||||||||||||
| SAPPER | George B. Moore | R.E. | |||||||||||||||||||
| CAPTAIN | T. Russell Mowatt | SEAFORTH HIGHLANDERS | |||||||||||||||||||
| PTE. | Frederick J. Owens | SEAFORTH HIGHLANDERS | |||||||||||||||||||
| STOKER 1 | Walter Pennington | R.N. | |||||||||||||||||||
| FUS. | Herbert Poundall | INNISKILLING FUSILIERS | |||||||||||||||||||
| GNR. | Thomas A. Scotthorne | R.A. | |||||||||||||||||||
| GNR. | Harry Sheldon | R.A. | |||||||||||||||||||
| Names S-W: | DVR. | Clifford Slater | R. SIGNALS | ||||||||||||||||||
| L/CPL. | A. Lawrence Slater | ROYAL TANK REGT. | |||||||||||||||||||
| MIDSHIPMAN | Godfrey T. Slater | FLEET AIR ARM. R.N. | |||||||||||||||||||
| PTE. | Wilfred Stafford | THE WELCH REGT. | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2/LIEUT. | James A. Tait | R.E. | |||||||||||||||||||
| F/SGT. | Francis B. Vallance | R.A.F. | |||||||||||||||||||
| A.B. | Roland Vallance | R.N. | |||||||||||||||||||
| CAPTAIN | Cecil Wall | SHERWOOD FORESTERS | |||||||||||||||||||
| A.C.2. | Cyril Walthall | R.A.F. | |||||||||||||||||||
| F.O. | R. N. Roy Wherrett | R.A.F. | |||||||||||||||||||
| Names W-Y: | DVR. | George T. Wibberley | R.E.M.E. | ||||||||||||||||||
| SGT. | Robert J. S. Wicks | R.A.F. | |||||||||||||||||||
| SGT. PILOT | Frank Brian H. Wildgoose | R.A.F. V.R. | |||||||||||||||||||
| PTE. | Kenneth W. Wilson | LINCS. REGT. | |||||||||||||||||||
| A.B. | Joseph Wood | R.N. | |||||||||||||||||||
| A.B. | Edward K. Wood | R.N. | |||||||||||||||||||
| PTE. | Albert E. Woolley | HIGHLAND LIGHT INFANTRY | |||||||||||||||||||
| PTE. | Harold Young | YORKS. & LANCS. REGT. | |||||||||||||||||||
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Administration
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
c1974: The original silver sanctuary lamp was stolen.
Unknown date: A replacement silver plated sanctuary lamp was provided.
October 1980: The church lies within the Old Matlock Conservation Area first designated in that month.
March 2016: The replacement sanctuary lamp fell, was damaged and placed into storage.
8th September 2016: The book of remembrance and its stand were surveyed by Anne Branson and Roy Branson. They were in fair condition and cared for. The names were transcribed by Annette Carter.
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