Memorial Title

Rmn J W Twigg

Summary

Derbyshire War Memorials: a description of a WW1 war memorial to Rmn John Twigg added to a family gravestone in Holy Trinity Churchyard, Tansley, Derbyshire.

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Locations

Last known location:
Holy Trinity Churchyard
Church St
Tansley
Derbyshire

Nearest postcode:
DE4 5FH

NGR:
SK 32280 59933 ±5m
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Location details:
Just north of the eastern end of the church.

Type

Overall type: Addition to gravestone.

Overall condition: Fair. The inscription is legible.

Description:

An addition to the lettering on a family gravestone which comprises a tall limestone headstone with a pointed arch top, recessed sides and a small latin cross amongst a spray of foliage in relief in a triangular panel at the head. The inscription is inlaid in different styles of mainly upright capital lettering. The headstone surmounts an oblong limestone base with bevelled top and a plain limestone ledger.

Glossary

Components:

Component	Material	Height	Width	Depth	Condition
Headstone	Limestone	1380	700	70	Fair
Base	Limestone	150	890	245	Fair
Ledger	Limestone	70	900	1825	Fair
Dimensions in millimetres ±5mm unless stated otherwise.

Inscription

IN LOVING MEMORY OF
JAMES TWIGG,
OF [TANSLEY].
WHO DIED NOV 6TH. 1905.
AGED 48 YEARS.
JUST AS I AM WITHOUT ONE PLEA,
BUT THAT THY BLOOD WAS SHED [FOR] ME.
AND THAT THOU BID'ST ME COME [TO THEE].
O, LAMB OF [GOD! I] COME.
ALSO OF [CHRISTIANA]
WIFE OF THE [ABOVE]
WHO DIED DEC 14TH. 1919
AGED 60 [YEARS].
"PEACE, PERFECT [PEACE]."
ALSO RIFLEMAN JOHN WALTER TWIGG.
13TH. ROYAL IRISH RIFLES
SON OF THE ABOVE
KILLED [IN] ACTION IN FRANCE AUGUST 16, 1917
INTERRED AT BANK FARM, YPRES, FRANCE.
AGED 21 YEARS.
"GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS, THAT HE LAID
DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS."

[Some lettering lost or damaged.]

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

Administration

Custodian: Presumed to be the Twigg family.

Local authorities:
From WW1: Tansley Parish Council, Ashbourne Rural District Council; Derbyshire County Council.
From WW2: Tansley Parish Council, Matlock Urban District Council; Derbyshire County Council.
From 1974: Tansley Parish Council, Derbyshire Dales District Council; Derbyshire County Council.

History

11th April, 2017: The memorial was surveyed by Roy Branson and Alan Willmot. It was in fair condition.

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