Memorial Title

Dmr W Hallam

Summary

Derbyshire War Memorials: a description of a WW1 war memorial commemorating Dmr Wilfred Hallam, comprising an addition to a gravestone in the churchyard at the Church of St Giles, Old Matlock, Derbyshire.

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Locations

Last known location:
Churchyard
Church of St Giles
Church St
Matlock
Derbyshire

Nearest postcode:
DE4 3BZ

NGR:
SK 29963 59801 ±5m
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Location details:
Northwest of the church, on the right side of the central path when walking up the hill.

Type

Overall type: Addition to gravestone.

Overall condition: Fair. The inscription is legible.

Description:

Additional wording on a white marble family gravestone. The prominent component is a latin cross on a three-stepped base, however the conjoined cross and top step have been detached and laid on the surface of the grave. The cross is accompanied by plain oblong kerbs bearing the war memorial inscription on the upper face. The inscriptions are inlaid in different styles of capital lettering, some of which has been lost.

Glossary

Components:

Component	Material	Height	Width	Depth	Condition
Cross	White marble	695	395	100	Fair
Base	White marble	380	540	485	Fair
Kerbs	White marble	160	820	2140	Fair
Dimensions in millimetres ±5mm unless stated otherwise.

Inscription

Three-stepped base of cross:

SACRED
TO THE MEMORY
OF
["MY DEAR HUSBAND"]
GEORGE [ERNEST HALLAM]
WHO DIED AUG. 4, 1922.
AGED 26 YEARS.
[CHRIST] SHALL CLASP THE BROKEN CHAIN
CLOSER WHEN WE [MEET AGAIN.]

South kerb:

ALSO [DRUMMER] WILFRED [HALLAM REPORTED] "MISSING",

North kerb:

AT PASSCHENDAELE RIDGE, SEPT. 26TH. 1917, AGED 20 YEARS.

[Some lettering missing or damaged.]

Conflicts and people named:
Conflict	First World War (1914-1919)	Totals
Action:	Not stated.
Number died	1	1
Number served and returned	0	0
Total names	1	1

Administration

Custodian: Presumed to be the Hallam family.

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 and Conservation

October 1980: The memorial lies within the Old Matlock Conservation Area first designated in that month.

22nd February, 2019: The memorial was surveyed by Roy Branson and Alan Willmot. It was in fair condition.

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