Monday 27 May 2019

Monyash War Memorial

Monyash's War Memorial can be found on the village green at the junction of Church Street and Chapel Street.



The main inscription is incised on the four sides of the pillar. 

THIS
MONUMENT IS
ERECTED
BY THE PEOPLE OF
MONYASH

IN
THANKSGIVING FOR
VICTORY
IN THE GREAT WAR
OF 1914-1919

IN
HONOUR OF THOSE
WHO
NOBLY SERVED
THEIR COUNTRY

AND
TO THE UNDYING
MEMORY OF
THE GALLANT LIVES
LAID DOWN





The men killed during the Great War.

V BONSALL SF
W BRADBURY SGT SF
J BRAMWELL EYCC
G BRIDDON RGA
J BRIDDON GG
T BRIDDON DLI
H FOTHERBY SF
F J DUNN 19TH M
J HANDLEY CORP GG
A F MARSDEN RGA
E S MORGAN SGT SF
G W MOUNTNEY MT
A JONES DG


Those who served.

H BONSALL SF
R BONSALL CF
W BONSALL RFA
CRITCHLOW SF
J R CRITCHLOW NSR
W CRITCHLOW ASC
T CRITCHLOW RFA
T B DYSON 4TH BR
J DYSON SF
L FEATHERSTONE RE
F FOTHERBY RGA
R H GOODWIN SS
E W HAWLEY RS
F HAWLEY RE
H HAWLEY RGA
J HAWLEY RGA
E MELLOR 3RD N
A MILLINGTON CPL SF
G S MILLINGTON 3RD M
J MILLINGTON GG
W B MILLINGTON MGC
J MOUNTNEY RFA
H MOUNTNEY RN
F MYCOCK RE
T NASH RE
H NAYLOR TR
R NAYLOR RFA
H PRINCE GG
S H WAGSTAFFE RE
R JOHNSON GG
F JONES KRR
E HAYTO 4TH L
SISTERS H MILLINGTON AND G REES.


ALSO THOSE WHO SERVED IN WORLD WAR II
1939-1945

WHEATLEY L KILLED IN ACTION
L BAGSHAW
CROWDER K
GOODWIN R
A HANDLEY
HANDLEY H
J HIBBERT
HOLMES S
HOLMES W
KERTON R
MCCOY E
MCCOY H
MOUNTNEY H
MYCOCK G
MYCOCK J
PALFREYMAN G
PALFREYMAN J
K PERCIVAL.


All photographs by Chris Gleave

Ashford-in-the-Water War Memorials

The Great War and Second World War memorials for Ashford-in-the-Water can be found in the churchyard of Holy Trinity on Church Street in the village.



TO THE GLORY OF GOD
AND
IN HONOURED MEMORY OF THOSE WHO LAID
DOWN THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR
1914 - 1919

W ALDGATE
S J BEMBRIDGE
G W BLACKWELL
I BOND
W BRIDGE
A ELLIOT
B GIBBS
G HILL
J JOHNSON
H ROBERTS
J SHELDON
F W A STUBBS
A D TINSLEY
V W TURNER
G VICKERS
W WALLWIN
E J WALTHEW
T F WEBB
F WEBSTER


This Tablet commemorates the Men from this Village
who died in th Cause of Freedom in the World War
1939-1945

WILLIAM JOHN ROBERT CAVENDISH
Marquess of Hartington - Coldstream Guards
SAMPSON LYNES GRATTON Sherwood Foresters
ROBERT HARRIS Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve


Tideswell War Memorial

The memorial in Tideswell can be found in a small enclosed garden at the junction of B6049, Queens Street and Church Street.



IN EVER
LOVING MEMORY OF
THE MEN OF THIS TOWN
WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES
FOR THEIR COUNTRY'S
SAKE IN THE GREAT WAR
1914-1919
AND IN THE WORLD WAR
1939-1945

REGINALD S BARBER
REGINALD CARTLEDGE
WESLEY E DALTON
STANLEY FLINT
JAMES MAKIN
CHARLES E PENNOCK
WALTER SINCLAIR
FRANK WOOD


GEORGE T ASHMORE
GEORGE BAYLEY
WILLAIM H BRIERLEY
J J HUBERT BRIERLEY
C HARRY G BRIGHTMORE
F LESTER CHAPMAN
HAROLD CHAPMAN
ARTHUR CHAPMAN
GEORGE W DAWSON
A CECIL ESPLIN
JOE L FLETCHER
JOHN T L FLETCHER
WILLIAM FLINT
LESLIE FLINT
FREDERICK FLINT
WALTER FRANCIS
ALFRED J FRANCIS
JOHN W GIBSON
GEORGE GOUGH
WILFRID L GRATTON
GEORGE H GREEN
CHARLES GREGORY
JOSEPH HALL
MATTHEW HAMBLETON
GEORGE L HARRISON
THOMAS J HARRISON
JOHN F HARRISON
RONALD C HARRISON


SAMUEL HODGKINSON
JOHN HOWARTH
TOM HOWE
THOMAS HUDSON
WILLIAM JACKSON
MAURICE JOHNSON
SAMUEL F LOMAS
NORMAN LOMAS
REGINALD LOMAS
WILFRED LOMAS
MAX MARKOVITZ
LAWRENCE MILLWARD
JOHN PALFREYMAN
PERCY PORTER
ARTHUR RILEY
ARTHUR SELLARS
ROBERT L SHENTON
LAWRENCE SIDDONS
JOHN SUTTON
LAURENCE TATTERSALL
WILLIAM H TATTERSALL
BERNARD A TAYLOR
JOSEPH H WAGSTAFF
ERNEST WALTON
GEORGE W WALTON
JAMES DUNCAN
CLEMENT R GOODWIN
WHESTON


THEY WHOM THIS MEMORIAL
COMMEMORATES WERE NUMBERED
AMONG THOSE WHO AT THE CALL
OF KING AND COUNTRY LEFT
ALL THAT WAS DEAR TO THEM
ENDURED HARDNESS FACED
DANGERS AND FINALLY PASSED
OUT OF THE SIGHT OF MEN BY
THE PATH OF DUTY AND SELF
SACRIFICE GIVING UP THEIR OWN
LIVES THAT OTHERS MIGHT LIVE
IN FREEDOM

LET THOSE WHO COME AFTER
SEE TO IT THAT THEIR NAMES
ARE NOT FORGOTTEN.


Bradwell War Memorial

In the churchyard of St.Barnabas on Church Lane in Bradwell.



TO THE
GLORY OF GOD
AND IN
GRATEFUL
MEMORY
OF THE MEN
OF THIS PARISH
WHO FELL IN
THE GREAT WAR

1914 - 1919


ASHMORE P
BRADWELL J T
BRADWELL N
DIXON N
DOBSON F
ELLIOTT H B C
EYDES R
EYRE P R H
EYRE W
FIELD E R
GREGORY B H
HALL R G
HALLAM E T
HANCY A E
HASLAM W
HICKINSON S
IREDALE J H
LINDEY A
MALTBY A
MIDDLETON F R
MIDDLETON L E A
PEARSON G
PEARSON J
PETTY A H
PINDER C
ROGERS H
ROSS C S
SENIOR B
SIMPSON G A
TOWNSEND B
TOWNSEND G
WALKER G
WOOD I

FAITHFUL UNTO DEATH


WILFRED COOPER
EDWARD DALTON
GEORGE LEONARD FLETCHER
WALTER GARLICK
ROBERT WARHURST
COLIN WRAGG

THESE TOO DIED TO SAVE THE
LIBERTIES OF MANKIND IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR
1939 - 1945
A M D G


All photographs by Chris Gleave

Bradwell Memorial Hall

Bradwell's memorial hall is on the B6049, Netherside.






All photographs by Chris Gleave

Sunday 26 May 2019

Cromford War Memorial

Cromford's War Memorial is located in a small enclosed garden on the junction of The A6, Derby Road and the B5036, Cromford Hill.



IN
IMPERISHABLE MEMORY OF
THE MEN OF CROMFORD
WHO MADE THE SUPREME SACRIFICE
IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1919

"THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE"


FREDERIC G A ARKWRIGHT
PERCY BARBER
WILLIAM BOSLEY
ROBT CHARLES BRITLAND
JOHN HALL BROWN
CLIFFORD JAMES BROOKS
VICTOR JAMES DILLON
THOMAS FEARN
JAMES GIBBS


THOMAS GRATTON
JOHN HALL GREGORY
HARRY PARKER
SAMUEL GEORGE PEARSON
WILLIAM HERBERT PEARSON
NORMAN SAINT
JOSEPH THOMAS SHAW
JOHN ALLEN TAYLOR


1939 - 1945

HAROLD F BRITLAND
KENNETH A BROOKER
ALAN G DITCHFIELD
WILLIAM A R FOSTER
DAVID GRANTHAM
MICHAEL G HAM
RONALD HOPKINSON
DENYS G MARSDEN
HARRY ROLLEY
JAMES A TAIT


All photographs by Chris Gleave

Matlock Bath War Memorial

Matlock Bath's Memorial can be found at the northern end of the Promenade Gardens next to the River Derwent.



OUR GLORIOUS DEAD

IN
HONOURED MEMORY OF
THE MEN OF MATLOCK BATH
WHO GAVE THEIR ALL
IN THE
GREAT WAR OF NATIONS
1914-1919

BODEN FRANK WIGLEY
BODEN GEORGE WILLIAM
BODEN MATTHEW
BRITLAND WILLIAM HENRY
BURDETT THOMAS CECIL
BUXTON EDGAR
CLAY JOHN
COATES CLARENCE HUGH
DICKINSON LEWIS GEORGE
ELLIOTT WILLIAM HENRY
ELLIS ERNEST
FINNEY WILLIAM JOHN
GREGORY WILLIAM HENRY
HARDSTAFF DICK
HALL ANGUS WALKER
KNIGHT WILLIAM ERNEST
MORGAN ARTHUR THOMAS
PICKFORD RICHARD
REYNOLDS THOMAS BERTRAM
SEEDHOUSE JOHN
SIMMS ALEXANDER ANTHONY
STATHAM JOSEPH

"THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE"


ALSO IN
HONOURED MEMORY OF
THE MEN WHO GAVE THEIR
LIVES IN THE WORLD WAR
1939-1945

BALLINGTON HERBERT
BINKS RONALD DOUGLAS
EDMONDS CYRIL ROWLAND
GRANTHAM DAVID
HOWITT GEORGE
LAND NORMAN
MOFFAT ANGUS DONALD
MORTEN MAURICE FURNISS
MORTEN CHARLES RICHARD
WALKER WARREN


GREATER LOVE
HATH NO MAN THAN THIS
THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE
FOR HIS FRIENDS


DUTY NOBLY DONE
HONOUR BRAVELY WON
LOYAL HEARTS NOW REST
BY GOD'S PEACE NOW BLEST



All photographs by Chris Gleave

Scarthin War Memorial

Located on the Promenade in Scarthin overlooking the duck pond.



ERECTED
TO THE MEMORY OF THE MEN
OF SCARTHIN
WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE
GREAT EUROPEAN WAR 1914 - 1918

JOSEPH TOMLINSON
WILLIAM SHERRATT
ARTHUR BIDDULPH
THOMAS KEIGHTLY
THOMAS WORTHY
WILLIAM H. ALLEN
JOHN J. ALLEN
GEORGE KIRK
JOHN A. PIDCOCK

MAY THEIR REWARD BE AS GREAT
AS THEIR SACRIFICE


1939 - 1945

HARRY KNIVETON
GEORGE A. PIDCOCK
ARTHUR H. RUSSELL


All photographs by Chris Gleave.

Saturday 25 May 2019

Sheen War Memorial

In the churchyard of St.Luke's on Pown Street, in the Staffordshire village of Sheen.


IN
MEMORY
OF
THOSE
WHO FELL IN
THE
GREAT WAR
1914-1918


BARKER RALPH
GRAY FREDERICK
MORGAN ERIC
PRINCE THOMAS
SUTTON THOMAS.


THE
ROLL
OF
SERVICE

BROOMHEAD R
CRITCHLOW C
GRAY F
LIMER E
OLIVER J F


THE
ROLL
OF
SERVICE
1939 -1945

GILMAN J E
BARLOW H H
BELFIELD E
GILMAN B J
GILMAN R B
GOULD D A J
MANIFOLD G T
DORA OLIVER
PRINCE W A
ETHEL M TITTERTON


THE
ROLL
OF
SERVICE

BERESFORD G F
BRIDDON J
BURY J H
BURY R S
BURY B H


All photographs by Chris Gleave.