Memorial Title
Matlock Moor Methodist Church - Roll of Honour
Summary
Derbyshire War Memorials: a description of a WW1 war memorial roll of honour at Matlock Moor Methodist Church, Derbyshire.
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Locations
| Last known location: Derbyshire Record Office New Street Matlock Bank Derbyshire |
Nearest postcode: DE4 3FE NGR: SK 30114 60423 (From online digital mapping.) (Map opens in new window.) |
Location details: The memorial is in secure storage. |
| Previous location: Matlock Moor Methodist Church Chesterfield Road (A632) Matlock Moor Derbyshire |
Nearest postcode: DE4 5LG NGR: SK 31322 61472 (From online digital mapping.) (Map opens in new window.) |
Location details: The roll of honour was previously displayed in the church. |
Type
| Overall type: Roll of honour. | Overall condition: Fair. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Description: A paper roll of honour, originally framed and glazed. The commercially printed sheet has a title at the head in gold upright sentence case gothic lettering on a yellow ribbon, and below is an array of flags of 10 of the allied nations, all in full colour. Below that is the printed dedication, extended in handwritten black ink and the names, also handwritten. Four names in the right column extend below the level of those in the left column, and when mounted in the church these were obscured by a footer strip cut from the roll and bearing further text on a yellow ribbon. When subsequently deposited with the record office this footer strip seems to have been omitted, leaving all of the names visible. When displayed in the church the roll was mounted in a moulded oaken frame. Glossary |
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Inscription
| For King Country & Humanity ROLL OF HONOUR FOR THE BRAVE MEN WHO HAVE GONE FORTH AT THE CALL OF DUTY FROM MATLOCK MOOR Sunday School, Church, & District TO THE GREAT EUROPEAN WAR 1914 - |
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| NAME | SERVICE | REMARKS |
| From Church & School | From the Locality | |
| Samuel Knowles | Member of the Sunday School | Ernest Crowder |
| John Hopkinson | " " " " | Arthur Toplis |
| Walter Smith | " " " " | Arthur Holmes |
| Normam Travis | " " " " | George Toplis |
| Harry Barnes | " " " " | S. Marsden |
| Ernest Hawley | " " " " | Walter Ash |
| George Knowles | " " " " | Victor Farnsworth |
| Frederick Goodlad | " " " " | Thomas Goodall |
| Ernest Goodall | " " " " | Frederick Pursiglove [*] |
| George Goodlad | " " " " | William Wright |
| Frederick Ward | " " " " | John Smedley |
| Albert Jepson | " " " " | Thomas Spencer |
| William Smith (Killed) | " " " " | Philip Farnsworth |
| Joseph Smith | " " " " | Frank Flint (Killed in action) |
| John Ward | " " " " | Anthony Smith |
| Horace Jepson | " " " " | George Peach |
| James Wilson | George Crowder | |
| Arthur Crowder | Thomas Buxton | |
| Alfred Brailsford | Samuel Hayes | |
| Ernest Edwards | Walter Goodall | |
| Ernest Edwards | ||
| Alfred Brailsford | ||
| Arthur Crowder | ||
| James Wilson | ||
[ * The handwritten forms of e and i are very similar. The surname Persiglove could be read as Purseglove and it is believed to actually refer to Frederick Purseglove.] | ||
THE PATH OF DUTY WAS THE WAY TO GLORY.
| Conflicts and people named: | ||
| Conflict | First World War (1914-1919) | Totals |
| Action or event | Not stated | |
| Number died | 2 | 2 |
| Number served and returned | 42 | 42 |
| Total names | 44 | 44 |
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 and Conservation
1932: The Primitive Methodist Church movement joined with the Wesleyan Methodists and the United Methodists and became known as The Methodist Church.
2012: The roll was removed from display in the church.
2012: The roll was deposited with Derbyshire Record Office.
2014-2019: The names on the roll of honour were researched by Alan Piper, a member of the church.
28th November, 2019: The memorial was consulted at Derbyshire Record Office and recorded by Roy Branson.
References
Derbyshire Record Office: Matlock Moor (formerly Primitive) Methodist Church; World War I roll of honour; accessioned 2012, reference D4300.
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