Memorial Title
Derbyshire Freemasons - WW1 and WW2
Summary
Derbyshire War Memorials: a description of a WW1 and WW2 war memorial tablet to Derbyshire Freemasons at Littleover, Derby.
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Locations
| Last known location: Freemasons' Hall 457 Burton Rd Littleover Derby |
Nearest postcode: DE23 6XX NGR: SK 33588 34329 ±5m (Map opens in new window.) |
Location details: The memorial is in the gardens to the southeast of the hall. |
Type
| Overall type: Tablet. | Overall condition: Very good. The inscription is legible and the memorial is cared for. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Description: A black polished marble memorial comprising three freestanding tablets arranged side by side on an oblong two-stepped base. The middle tablet is a tall and narrow oblong and bears the Masonic square and compass emblem above the dedication, while those to each side are shorter, wider and have shallow arch tops. That to the left bears WW1 names and that to the right bears WW2 names. The inscriptions are incised and gilded, the headings are in upright capital roman lettering and the names are in sentence case upright block lettering. The tablet to the left is a replacement for an earlier WW1 memorial lost in a fire. Glossary |
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Inscription
| Central tablet: | LEST WE FORGET IN EVER GRATEFUL REMEMBRANCE OF THE BRETHREN OF THIS PROVINCE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR THEIR COUNTRY THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE | ||
| Left tablet: | WORLD WAR I 1914 - 1918 | ||
| Bro. H.J. Coles | (Capt. Sherwood Foresters) | Tyrian, 253 | |
| Bro. H.B.Dixon | (Capt. Sherwood Foresters) | P.M.Dorothy Vernon, 2129 | |
| Bro. L.G. Dickinson | (Lt. Sherwood Foresters) | Arkright, 1495 | |
| Bro. Wilfred Holden | (Tpr. Derbyshire Yeom'y) | Beaureper, 787 | |
| Bro. H.E. Cox | (Sgt. Maj. Derbyshire Yeom'y) | Royal Sussex, 353 | |
| Bro. W.D. Drury-Lowe | (Capt. Grenadier Guards) | Tyrian, 253 | |
| Bro. H.F. Severne | (Lt. Sherwood Foresters) | Derwent, 884 | |
| Bro. J.D. Snape | (Corp. Kings Royal Rifles) | Ecclesburne, 2425 | |
| Bro. A.C. Brooke-Taylor | (Capt. Manchester Reg't) | Dorothy Vernon, 2129 | |
| Bro. F.W. Wragge | (Maj. Sherwood Foresters) | P.M. Carnarvon, 1739 | |
| Bro. D. Cuthbert | (Capt. Royal Fusiliers) | Devonshire, 625 | |
| Bro. J.W. Raistrick | (Lt. West Yorkshire Reg't) | Beaureper, 787 | |
| Bro. F. Martin | (Pte. Manchester Reg't) | Hadfield, 3584 | |
| Bro. J.H. Marden, M.C. | (Capt. Sherwood Foresters) | Scarsdale, 681 & Cavendish, 3055 | |
| Bro. F.L.H. Jackson | (Lt. Royal Naval Division) | Rutland, 1179 | |
| Bro. A. Griffiths | (Pte. Sanitary Corps) | Royal Alfred, 1028 | |
| Bro. E.J. Walthew. M.C. | (Lt. Col. Royal Engineers) | Buxton, 1688 | |
| Bro. G.H. Buckley | (Pte. Kings Own Scottish Bdrs) | Hartington, 1085 | |
| Bro. Arnold Roe | (Pte. Hon: Artillery Coy.) | Arboretum, 731 | |
| Drowned at sea through enemy action:- | |||
| Bro. Thomas Webb | (Pte. Royal Army Medical Corps) | SW Hadfield, 3584 | |
| Right tablet: | WORLD WAR II 1939 - 1945 | ||
| Bro. E.L. Hopkins | (Lt Welsh Regiment) | Tyrian, 253 | |
| Bro. R.K. Porter | (FltLt. 207 Sqn Royal Air Force) | Derwent, 884 | |
| Bro. H.A. Clark | (FgOff. 83 Sqn Royal Air Force) | Beaureper, 787 | |
| Conflicts and people named: | |||
| Conflict | First World War (1914-1919) | Second World War (1939-1919) | Totals |
| Action or event | Not stated | Not stated | |
| Number died | 20 | 3 | 23 |
| Number served and returned | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total names | 20 | 3 | 23 |
Administration
Local authorities:
From 1997: Derby City Council.
History and Conservation
2nd November, 2018: The memorial was unveiled by Steven Varley, the Right Worshipful Provincial Grand Master, accompanied by William Tucker, Lord Lieutenant of Derbyshire, and Cllr Mike Carr, Mayor of the City of Derby. It was also dedicated by a member of the clergy. The ceremony was attended by about two hundred people including local masons and contingents from the Air Training Corps, the Sea Cadets and other military and ex military personnel.
2nd December, 2020: The memorial was surveyed by Roy Branson and Alan Willmot. It was in very good condition and cared for.
References
Website: http://derbyshiremason.org/Pages/NewsArticle.aspx?ArticleID=1109 viewed on 22nd August, 2021.
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