Memorial

Littleover

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Current Location

East of the church., St Peters Churchyard, Normanton La, Littleover, Derby, Derbyshire, DE23 6GF, England

OS Grid Reference

SK 33234 34184

Denomination

Church of England

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Cross
WMR Reference Number: 641
Description: A sandstone wheel cross on a pedestal, plinth and two stepped base. The cross is decorated on the 6 o'clock face with intricate carvings of bosses, acanthus leaves, fruit, ropework and interlaced strapwork in the Celtic style and the battered square pedestal bears the incised inscription and names in uprightlettering coloured black.
Inscription: 6 o'clock face of pedestal: TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND/ TO THE ENDURING MEMORY/ OF THOSE PATRIOTIC MEN OF LITTLEOVER/ WHO WENT FORTH TO THE GREAT WAR/ AND WHO FOUGHT AND FELL IN OUR DEFENCE/ THIS MONUMENT IS ERECTED IN THE YEAR 1921/ AS A GRATEFUL AND IMPERISHABLE TRIBUTE/ THE COURAGE AND DEVOTION OF THOSE WHOSE NAMES/ ARE HERE INSCRIBED IMPELLED THEM AT ONCE/ TO RESPOND TO THEIR COUNTRY'S CALL./ THEIR GALLANT EFFORTS,/ IN THE BATTLES OF THE NATIONS HAVE FOUND/ AN HONOURED PLACE IN BRITISH ANNALS./ WHICH WILL RECORD THROUGHOUT THE AGES/ THEIR HEROIC SELF SACRIFICE UNDER PROVIDENCE/ TO SAFEGUARD OUR LAND FROM INVASON BY A RUTHLESS FOE:/ AND GLORY ENCIRCLES WITH A NOBLE DIADEM/ THESE BRAVE SONS WHO WENT OUT FROM OUR MIDST/ AND DIED THAT ENGLAND MIGHT LIVE./ Mors Janua Vita. 9 and 3 o'clock faces of pedestal: (Names) 12 o'clock face of pedestal: 1939 - 1945./ (Names)

Commemoration

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 37
Died: 37
Information shown: surname,year died,regiment,place of death,forename,decorations
Order of names: year died

War: Second World War (1939-1945)
Number Commemorated: 46
Died: 46
Information shown: surname
Order of names: surname

History

Maintenance History: 1990: Memorial refurbished and cleaned.

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Rededicated

1990

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