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Memorial Title Pte L Millward
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Summary Derbyshire War Memorials: a description of a WW1 war memorial tablet to Pte L Millward in St John the Baptist's Churchyard at Tideswell, Derbyshire.
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Images
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Locations
Last known location: St John the Baptist's Churchyard Commercial Rd (B6049) Tideswell Derbyshire
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Nearest postcode: SK17 8NE
NGR: SK 15219 75796 ±5m (Map opens in new window)
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Location details: Near the northwest corner of the churchyard, adjacent to the boundary with Church Ave.
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Type
Overall type: Tablet.
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Overall condition: Fair. The inscription is legible.
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A freestanding sandstone tablet accompanying a further tablet, formerly a CWGC headstone. The tablet has a flat top, a battered face stepped at the foot and an incised inscription in upright capital roman lettering. The former CWGC headstone is one of a group relocated from their respective war graves elsewhere in the churchyard and is of upright form with a shallow arch top, the badge of the Durham Light Infantry in relief in a roundel at the head, an incised cross at the foot, and an incised inscription in upright capital roman lettering.
Glossary
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Components:
Component |
Material |
Height |
Width |
Depth |
Condition |
Tablet |
Sandstone |
500 |
700 |
190 |
Fair |
Tablet (former headstone) |
Limestone |
835 |
380 |
75 |
Fair |
Dimensions in millimetres ±5mm unless stated otherwise.
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Inscription
Tablet:
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Conflicts and people named:
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Conflict |
First World War (1914-1919) |
Totals |
Action |
Unspecified |
Number died |
1 |
1 |
Number served and returned |
0 |
0 |
Total names |
1 |
1 |
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THESE MEMORIALS STAND IN HONOUR OF ONE SAILOR AND SIX SOLDIERS WHO DIED SERVING THEIR COUNTRY AND WERE BURIED NEAR THIS CHURCH
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Tablet (former headstone):
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31923 PRIVATE L. MILLWARD DURHAM LIGHT INFANTRY 3RD JUNE 1917 AGE 39 GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN
[Pte Millward's service number has been repaired or corrected.]
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Administration Custodian: CWGC
Local authorities: From WW1: Tideswell Parish Council; Bakewell Rural District Council; Derbyshire County Council. From 1974: Tideswell Parish Council; Derbyshire Dales District Council; Derbyshire County Council.
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History Unknown date: The headstone was removed from the grave and relocated to its present position.
17th April, 1951: The memorial lies within the Peak District National Park designated on that date.
2nd September, 1981: The memorial lies within the Tideswell Conservation Area first designated on that date.
Unknown date: The service number was repaired or corrected.
27th April, 2017: The memorial was surveyed by Roy Branson and Alan Willmot. It was in fair condition.
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References —
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Comments The single sandstone tablet is common to all seven former headstones.
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