Memorial Title
Matlock Moor Methodist Church - Copy 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: 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 is displayed on a window cill at the east end of the church. |
Type
| Overall type: Roll of honour. | Overall condition: Good | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Description: A framed and glazed roll of honour. The roll is computer printed and features, at the head, a facsimile of the original document. The title is 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 dedication and names, listed in three columns. 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 AND DISTRICT TO THE GREAT EUROPEAN WAR 1914 - |
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| NAME | SERVICE | REMARKS |
| From Church & School | Sunday School | From the Locality |
| Samuel Knowles | " | 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 | ||
| 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 1974: Matlock Town Council, Derbyshire Dales District Council; Derbyshire County Council.
History and Conservation
November, 2019: The memorial was recorded by Roy Branson.
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