Memorial Title
St John the Baptist's Church - WW1 Roll of Honour
Summary
Derbyshire War Memorials: a description of a WW1 war memorial roll of honour in St John the Baptist's Church at Winster, Derbyshire.
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Locations
| Last known location: St John the Baptist's Church Elton Rd (B5057) Winster Derbyshire |
Nearest postcode: DE4 2DH NGR: SK 23948 60575 (From online digital mapping.) |
Location details: On the north wall of the Baptistry, inside the church at the west end of the south aisle. |
| Previous location: St John the Baptist's Church Elton Rd (B5057) Winster Derbyshire |
Nearest postcode: DE4 2DH NGR: SK 23948 60575 (From online digital mapping.) |
Location details: On the north wall of the porch, to the west of the door outside the church. |
Type
| Overall type: Roll of honour. |
Overall condition: Fair. The inscription is legible. |
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| Description: A framed and glazed paper roll of honour. The hand-made roll is of cream paper and has text in black, red and gold calligraphy. The heading is in black sentence case uncial lettering with rubricated initials embellished in gold and with ruled red lines forming a decorative outline. The names are in black uncials with rubricated initials and the names of the fallen are followed by a gold cross. The names are arranged in three columns and the artist's name is given in the bottom right corner. The frame is of wooden moulding. |
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Inscription
| Men of this Parish who served their King and | ||
| Country in the forces of the Crown during the Great | ||
| War 1914-1918 | ||
| Bacon. Walter Bark. George Henry Barker. Robert Winter Barton. Oliver Boam. Arthur Boam. Bernard Boam. George Cyril Boam. John Stanley Boam. Lewis Edwin + Boam. Victor Boam. Wallace Boam. Walter Burton. Josiah Burton. Lewis Marshall + Concannon. Martin Concannon. Thomas + Coney. William Corless. Bernard Corless. Daniel + Corless. Frank Corless. Fred Corless. Tom Corless. William + Dale. Edwin Dale. George Dale. Joseph Fearn. John Herbert Foxlow. Harold + Foxlow. Samuel Gill. Tom Greatorex. George Greatorex. Herbert Gregory. Charles Anthony Gregory. George William + Gregory. John Greatorex. Henry |
Gregory. Edmund Gregory. Phillip Gregory. Thomas Edward Gregory. William Anthony Gregory. William Henry Hardy. John Hardy. Joseph Hardy. Michael William Hardy. Wilfred Hawksworth. Douglas Hawksworth. Frederick William Hawksworth. Guy Heathcote. Albert Heathcote. Benjamin Hugo + Heathcote. Charles Henry Heathcote. Frank Heathcote. Gilbert Heathcote. Harold Heathcote. Richard Herbert Heathcote. Thomas Anthony Hodgkinson. George Hodgkinson. Frederick James Hodgkinson. Robert + Marshall. Albert Nunn Marshall. Bernard Marshall. Raymond Marshall. Frank Marshall. William Ewart Mellor. John + Millward. Ernest Josiah Mosley. Albert Roberts Mosley. Samuel Henry Mosley. William Newton. Henry Newton. Joseph Edwin + Durden. William Harold |
Newton. Robert Anthony + Nixon. William Eric + Nixon. William Henry Nowell. William Shawcross Rains. Joseph Stone Rains. Stephen Rains. Walter Rouse. Frederick William + Rouse. John Rouse. Samuel + Shaw. Ralph William + Sibson. George + Smith. John Henry Smith. William + Staton. Benjamin Staton. George Henry Stone. Fred Stone. Sidney Hardy Spencer. John Taylor. Frederick Charles + Thomas. George Durden Thomas. John Herbert Thorpe. J. Robert Naylor Thorpe. Sydney Naylor Walker. Arthur + Walker. Charles Walker. George Walker. Henry + Walker. Herbert Walker. Joseph Needham + Walker. Thomas Henry Walters. Robert Wild. Dennis Williams. Morgan Scoltock + Wilson. Herbert Jackson. Herbert Stanley |
Wm Statham, 1924 |
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| Conflicts and people named: | |
| Conflict | First World War (1914-1919) |
| Number died | 23 |
| Number served and returned | 85 |
| Total names | 108 |
Administration
Custodian: Presumed to be the Parochial Church Council
Local authorities:
From WW1: Winster Parish Council; Bakewell Rural District Council; Derbyshire County Council.
From 1974: Winster Parish Council; Derbyshire Dales District Council; Derbyshire County Council.
History
1924: The memorial was produced by William Statham and mounted on the wall in the porch.
Unknown date: The memorial was moved from the porch to the Baptistry because of the risk of vandalism.
17th April, 1951: The church lies in the Peak District National Park designated on that date.
Unknown date: The church lies within the Winster Conservation Area.
12th July 1967: The church was listed Grade II, Heritage List for England number 1335208.
17th July 2010: The memorial was surveyed by Roy Branson. It was in fair condition and well cared for.
22nd February 2016: The memorial was rephotographed by Roy Branson. It was in fair condition and well cared for. The inscription and names were transcribed by Annette Carter.
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