Memorial Title
Ashford in the Water - WW2
Summary
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Locations
| Last known location: Ashford War Memorial Institute Church St (B6465) Ashford in the Water Derbyshire |
Nearest postcode: DE45 1QB NGR: SK 19711 69772 (From online digital mapping.) (Map opens in new window.) |
Location details: The building is at the junction with Baslow Rd or New Rd. The roll of honour is inside, on the wall of the main room. The existing WW1 roll was moved to the left and the WW2 roll added to make a pair. |
Type
| Overall type: Roll of honour | Overall condition: Good. The inscription is legible and the memorial is cared for. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Description: A framed and glazed roll of honour. The roll has a thin red line border with clusters of red poppies in the top corners and the names of those who died in a single columnn at the head. The names of those who served are given in three columns below, with all inscriptions in black mixed case roman lettering. The frame is of wooden moulding with a repeated decorative motif. Glossary |
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Inscription
| 1939 - 1945 War KILLED IN ACTION William Cavendish Sampson Lynes Gratton Robert Harris ALSO SERVED | ||
| Lena Andrews | Laurie Green | Bill Pocock |
| Bill Barnes | Alan Greenhalgh | Joy Price |
| Frederick Roy Barnes | Peter Hadfield | Bill Purser |
| Harold Berrisford | Walter Hallows | George Roderick |
| Donald Birchenough | Thomas E. Hawley | Colin Sharman |
| Nellie Birchenough | John Arthur Hickman | Bill Sheldon |
| Eric Boden | Harold Hibbs | Hilda Shimwell |
| John Bond | George Hill | Eric Smith |
| Wilf Bond | Leonard Hill | Fred Spinks |
| Fred Brocklehurst | John Hollingworth | Nellie M. Thorpe |
| Andrew Cavendish M.C. | Leonard Hurst | Rosemary Tonge |
| Dorothy Curtis | Ernest James | Joan Turner |
| Eric Dalton | Fred James | Bill Twelves |
| George Doxey | Jasper Johnson | Bill Twigg |
| Dennis Fisher | Johnie Marsden | Reg Walker |
| Jack Fletcher | Raymond Marsden | Ronnie Webster |
| Sam Foxlow | Arthur Mellon | Ted Widdowson |
| Bill Frost | William Olivier | Fred Wilson |
| Fred Garrett | Frank Oulsnam | George Wilson |
| Leonard Garrett | Fred Oulsnam | Jos Windle |
| Fred Green | Rex Palfreyman | Derek Wood |
| Conflicts and people named: | ||
| Conflict | Second World War (1939-1945) | Totals |
| Action or event | Not stated | |
| Number died | 3 | 3 |
| Number served and returned | 63 | 63 |
| Total names | 66 | 66 |
Administration
Local authorities:
From 1974: Ashford in the Water Parish Council; Derbyshire Dales District Council and Derbyshire County Council
History and Conservation
8th November, 2014: The memorial was unveiled by His Grace Peregrine Cavendish KCVO CBE DL, 12th Duke of Devonshire; dedicated by local clergy and surveyed by Alan Willmot.
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