Memorial Title

Church of the Good Shepherd

Summary

Derbyshire War Memorials: a description of a war memorial tablet in The Church of the Good Shepherd, Wardlow, Derbyshire.

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Locations

Last known location:
The Church of the
Good Shepherd
Main St (B6465)
Wardlow
Derbyshire

Nearest postcode:
SK17 8RP

NGR:
SK 18144 74746
(From online digital mapping.)
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Location details:
The church is on the eastern side of the road. The tablet is inside, on the north wall.

Type

Overall type: Tablet.

Overall condition: Fair. The inscription is legible and the memorial is cared for.

Description:

Originally a wall-mounted, nowy-headed white marble tablet with a border of flowers and foliage in relief and a black inscription incorporationg the names of two soldiers who fell in WW1. It is surmised that some form of ornamentation or quotation may have been positioned at the foot.
Subsequently, after WW2, that ornamentation was erased and a third name was added for a soldier who fell in WW2. All of the lettering is in upright capital block lettering.

Glossary

Components:

Component	Material	Height	Width	Depth	Condition
Tablet	Limestone	c800	c600	c30	Fair
Dimensions in millimetres ±5mm unless stated otherwise.

Inscription

TO THE
GLORY OF GOD
AND
IN LOVING MEMORY OF
PRIVATE BENJAMIN H. GREGORY,
10TH. DEVON'S
WHO FELL IN ACTION AT SALONICA,
APRIL 24TH. 1917,
AGED 19 YEARS.
PRIVATE WILLIAM HASLAM,
SHERWOOD FORESTER'S,
WHO FELL IN ACTION AT ARRAS. "FRANCE".
NOVEMBER 4TH. 1917,
AGED 22 YEARS.
THEY NOBLY ANSWERED DUTY'S CALL, AND
GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR ONE AND ALL.
PRIVATE ALFRED J. TURNER,
2ND. BATT. KINGS OWN SCOTTISH BORDERERS,
WHO FELL IN ACTION IN BURMA.
FEBRUARY 23RD. 1945, AGED 28 YEARS.

Conflicts and people named:
Conflict	First World War (1914-1919)	Second World War (1939-1945)	Totals
Action	Unspecified
Number died	2	1	3
Number served and returned	0	0	0
Total names	2	1	3

Administration

Custodian: Presumed to be the Parochial Church Council

Local authorities:
From WW1: Wardlow Parish Council; Bakewell Rural District Council; Derbyshire County Council.
From 1974: Wardlow Parish Council; Derbyshire Dales District Council; Derbyshire County Council.

History and Conservation

1919: The tablet was erected.

2nd November, 1919: The memorial was unveiled and dedicated by Rev C G Lynn Fryer, vicar.

c1940s: The WW2 inscription was added.

17th April, 1951: The Peak District National Park was designated. The church lies within its area.

22nd March, 1985: The church was listed Grade II, Heritage List for England number 1159098.

22nd August, 2017: The memorial was surveyed by Roy Branson and Alan Willmot. It was in fair condition and cared for.

23rd October, 2018: The memorial was photographed by Alan Willmot. It was in fair condition and cared for.

References

Derbyshire Courier; 8th November, 1919; p1: an acount of the unveiling service.

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