Memorial Title

2Lt E H Wildgoose

Summary

Derbyshire War Memorials: a description of a WW1 war memorial in St Giles's Churchyard, Old Matlock, Derbyshire, comprising an addition to a gravestone and commemorating 2Lt Ernest Wildgoose.

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Locations

Last known location:
St Giles's Churchyard
Church St
Old Matlock
Derbyshire

Nearest postcode:
DE4 3BZ

NGR:
SK 29952 59772
(from online digital mapping)

Location details:
About 115m due west of the church.

Type

Overall type: Addition to gravestone.

Overall condition: Fair. The inscription is legible.

Description:

Additional lettering on a headstone on a family grave. The upright oblong white marble and limestone headstone has a central plain tablet with fluted square pilasters to each side with acanthus leaves on the capitals. Above, a frieze and cornice are surmounted by a nowy-headed pediment with plain latin cross at the head. The inscription is incised mainly in upright capital block lettering coloured black. The headstone surmounts a high base on a plinth and is accompanied by oblong kerbs.

Glossary

Components:

Component	Material	Height	Width	Depth	Condition
Pediment	Limestone	160	800	195	Fair
Frieze and cornice	White marble	305	965	260	Fair
Tablet	White marble	970	890	200	Fair
Base	Limestone	370	990	330	Fair
Plinth	Limestone	250	1070	410	Fair
Kerbs	Limestone	330	1700	2100	Fair
Dimensions in millimetres ±5mm unless stated otherwise.

Inscription

In Loving Remembrance of
JOHN WILLIAM WILDGOOSE,
THE DEARLY BELOVED HUSBAND OF
SARAH WILDGOOSE,
OF "HOLMEBANK," MATLOCK,
WHO ENTERED INTO REST
APRIL 28TH. 1923,
AGED 61 YEARS.
ALSO
ERNEST HENRY WILDGOOSE,
2ND. LIEUT. R.E.
SON OF THE ABOVE,
WHO FELL IN ACTION AT LE VERGIEUR,
MARCH 22ND. 1918,
BELIEVED BURIED AT VENDELLES, FRANCE,
AGED 24 YEARS.
ALSO OF THE ABOVE
SARAH WILDGOOSE,
AT REST
MARCH 21ST. 1934,
AGED 68 YEARS.
YEA, THOUGH I WALK THROUGH THE
VALLEY OF THE SHADOW OF DEATH, I
WILL FEAR NO EVIL: FOR THOU ART WITH ME.

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

Administration

Custodian: Presumed to be the Wildgoose family.

Local authorities:
From WW1: Matlock Parish Council; Matlock Urban District Council; Derbyshire County Council.
From 1974: Matlock Town Council; Derbyshire Dales District Council; Derbyshire County Council.

History

October 1980: The memorial lies within the Old Matlock Conservation Area first designated in that month.

18th March, 2009: The memorial was surveyed by Roy Branson and Alan Willmot. It was in fair condition.

12th October, 2016: The memorial was resurveyed by Roy Branson and Anne Branson. It was in fair condition.

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