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Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School - WW2

Summary

Derbyshire War Memorials: a description of a WW2 war memorial board at Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Ashbourne, Derbyshire.
Images
Setting Memorial Click on a thumbnail to see a larger image.
Further images may be available on request.
Locations
Last known location:
Queen Elizabeth's
 Grammar School
The Green Rd
Ashbourne
Derbyshire
Nearest postcode:
DE6 1EP

NGR:
SK 18281 47211
(From online digital mapping.)
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Location details:
The memorial is in the hall, to the right when entering.
Type
Overall type: Board. Overall condition: Fair. The inscription is legible and the memorial is cared for.


Description:

A wall-mounted nowy-headed oaken board with the school arms in red and silver at the head. Below that is a dedication and at the centre is a slightly raised oblong panel bearing the names. A quotation is at the foot. The board has a moulded border and below the board is a shelf with moulded edges for the placement of tributes. All of the lettering is incised in upright capital roman letters, the dedication and quotation are coloured red and the names in black.

Glossary
Components:

ComponentMaterialHeightWidthDepthCondition
BoardOak123073040Fair
ShelfWood4073020Fair
Dimensions in millimetres ±5mm unless stated otherwise.
Inscription
1939 - 1945
IN HONOURED MEMORY OF
THE MEMBERS OF THIS SCHOOL
WHO LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES
IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR.
Conflicts and people named:
ConflictSecond World War (1939-1945)Totals
Action or eventNot stated
Number died1818
Number served and returned 0 0
Total names1818
JOHN ALLEN
JAMES H. BALDY
WILLIAM D. BARNWELL
AUGUSTUS S. BEEBY
ALBERT G. H. BRIDDON
FREDERICK R. P. BURGESS
DOUGLAS M. FORD
LESLIE HALL
REGINALD J. HAMMOND
JOSEPH HOOSON
ERIC JONES
STEPHEN B. JONES
JOHN H. RICHARDSON
ANTHONY D. ROBINSON
ARTHUR THORP
ROBERT TOMLINSON
JOHN K. WATT
JOHN F. HARRISON
THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE
Administration
Custodian: Presumed to be the school governors.

Local authorities:
From WW2: Ashbourne Parish Council, Ashbourne Urban District Council; Derbyshire County Council.
From 1974: Ashbourne Town Council, Derbyshire Dales District Council; Derbyshire County Council.
History and Conservation
16th February, 1949: The memorial was unveiled.

29th November, 2019: The memorial was surveyed by Roy Branson and Alan Willmot. It was in fair condition and cared for.
References
Derby Telegraph; 14th February, 1949; p9 col3: a notice for the forthcoming unveiling ceremony.
Comments
The school is now widely known as QEGS.
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