Memorial Title
Spondon Liberal Club - WW1
Summary
Derbyshire War Memorials: a description of a WW1 war memorial roll of honour at Spondon Liberal Club, Derby.
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Locations
| Last known location: Members' Lounge Spondon Liberal Club 2, Moor St (A6096) Spondon Derby |
Nearest postcode: DE21 7EA NGR: SK 40247 36123 (From online digital mapping.) (Map opens in new window.) |
Location details: On the wall. |
Type
| Overall type: Roll of honour. | Overall condition: Fair. The inscription is legible and the memorial is cared for. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Description: A glazed and framed roll of honour. The roll is printed on paper and has a full colour image at the head with the flags of the allied nations surrounding a shield bearing the monogram SLC. To each side a decorative border has battle images at the top and military figures at the sides. The headings are printed in blue, red and black mixed case lettering and the names are in black handwriting, with the names of the fallen marked with an asterisk. The printer's name is in the bottom right corner. Glossary |
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Inscription
| Roll of honour: | ROLL OF HONOUR. MEMBERS of SPONDON LIBERAL CLUB who have served in His Majesty’s Forces during the Great War. 1914-1918. |
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| Major Sir Herbert Raphael. | ||||
| Adams | Henry | Jackson | William | |
| Armitage | Paul | |||
| Aukland | William | Kingsbury | Henry | |
| Kingsbury | Sidney | |||
| Kingsbury | Thomas | |||
| Baker | Roland | |||
| Belfield | Gilbert | Land | Goliath | |
| Line | Edward | |||
Cope | Louis | Middleton | Henry ∗ | |
| Cope | William | Merrin | James | |
| Camm | Charles ∗ | |||
| Camm | Ernest | Ordish | George | |
| Camm | Walter | |||
| Camm | Victor | |||
| Coverley | Arthur ∗ | Potts | Richard | |
| Campbell | John | Painter | John ∗ | |
| Cockayne | Robert | |||
| Cockayne | Frank | |||
| Coxon | Joseph | Reeson | Frank | |
| Chambers | Joseph | Richardson | Jack | |
| Clarke | Frederick | Reynolds | Robert | |
| Clark | Thomas | |||
Ditchfield | Douglas | Stevenson | John | |
| Dean | Ernest | Steadman | Thomas | |
| Dean | John | Smyth | John | |
| Dearing | Albert | Shaw | Thomas | |
| Sadler | George | |||
| Grundy | William | Sadler | Percy | |
| Gardner | Alfred | Smith | Percy | |
| Stevens | Maurice | |||
| Sharp | John | |||
| Holbrook | William ∗ | Stevens | Robert | |
| Holmes | Oswald | |||
| Holmes | John ∗ | Tozeland | William | |
| Holmes | Lewis | |||
| Holmes | James | |||
| Holmes | Edward | Walker | Samuel | |
| Holmes | Harold | Wren | Albert | |
| Hill | William ∗ | Wilford | Henry | |
| Hooley | Frank | Walker | James ∗ | |
| Harper | Thomas | Whysall | Ernest ∗ | |
| Hastings | Charles | Walker | Jacob | |
| Horne | Leonard | Whitemoor | Arthur ∗ | |
| Holbrook | Alfred | Winfield | Amos | |
| ∗ Denotes Fallen in the Great War. | ||||
| Bottom Right corner: | BEMROSE & SONS LTD DERBY & LONDON | |||
| Conflicts and people named: | ||
| Conflict | First World War (1914-1919) | Totals |
| Action or event | Not stated | |
| Number died | 10 | 10 |
| Number served and returned | 62 | 62 |
| Total names | 72 | 72 |
Administration
Local authorities:
From WW1: Spondon Parish Council; Shardlow Rural District Council; Derbyshire County Council.
From 1968: Derby County Borough Council (Derby Corporation).
From 1974: Derby District (later Borough and from 1977 City) Council; Derbyshire County Council.
From 1997: Derby City Council.
History and Conservation
13th December, 1919: The memorial was unveiled by Lt Col Dr T A Barron MRCS DSO TD.
18th July 2018: The memorial was surveyed by Roy Branson and Alan Willmot. It was in fair condition and cared for.
References
Derbyshire Advertiser; 20th December, 1919; p13 col5: an extensive report of the unveiling ceremony.
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