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Memorial Title Capt T P C Wilson - Stone Cross
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Summary Derbyshire War Memorials: a description of a stone WW1 war memorial cross to Capt Theodore Wilson in St Paul's Churchyard, Little Eaton, Derbyshire.
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Locations
Last known location: St Paul's Churchyard Vicarage La Little Eaton Derbyshire
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Nearest postcode: DE21 5EA
NGR: SK 36116 41524 ±5m
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Location details: Northwest of the church, immediately adjacent to the path and above the retaining wall.
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Type
Overall type: Cross.
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Overall condition: Very poor. The principle part of the inscription is mainly illegible
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Description:
A plain sandstone latin cross on a three-stepped base. The base has an incised inscription in upright capital block lettering on the 6 o'clock face but the top step, bearing the principal part of the inscription, is so eroded as to be almost totally illegible.
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Components:
Component |
Material |
Height |
Width |
Depth |
Condition |
Cross |
Sandstone |
865 |
415 |
80 |
Fair |
Base |
Sandstone |
440 |
555 |
455 |
Very Poor |
Dimensions in millimetres ±5mm unless stated otherwise.
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Inscription
[IN LOVING MEMORY OF THEODORE PERCIVAL CAMERON WILSON ... ...] CAPT. 10TH. SHERWOOD FORESTERS FELL IN ACTION IN FRANCE MARCH 23. 1918 AGED 29 YEARS. ALL YOU HAD HOPED FOR ALL YOU HAD YOU GAVE, TO SAVE MANKIND - YOURSELF YOU SCORNED TO SAVE, SPLENDID YOU PASSED THE GREAT SURRENDER MADE, INTO THE LIGHT THAT NEVERMORE SHALL FADE. HIS GRAVE IS UNKNOWN
[Most of the top step is illegible]
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Conflicts and people named:
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Conflict |
First World War (1914-1919) |
Number died |
1 |
Number served and returned |
0 |
Total names |
1 |
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Administration Custodian: Presumed to be the Wilson family.
Local authorities: From WW1: Little Eaton Parish Council; Shardlow Rural District Council; Derbyshire County Council. From 1974: Little Eaton Parish Council; Erewash Borough Council; Derbyshire County Council.
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History Unknown date: The memorial lies within the Little Eaton Conservation Area.
17th August 2005: The cross and top step had been detached and laid on the ground, presumably because they had become dangerously unstable.
24th September 2015: The memorial was surveyed by Roy Branson and Alan Willmot. It was intact and upright and in fair condition overall but the 6 o'clock face of the top step was seriously spalled and virtually illegible, rendering its condition as very poor.
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Comments —
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Page © Roy Branson
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