Derby Daily Telegraph Monday 27/2/1922 (page 3) printed a lengthy report of the unveiling and dedication of three memorials at Little Eaton, including this one at the Congregational Church (which was stated to be 'similar to' the plaque within the lych gate of St Paul's Church). The opening paragraphs of that report read: 'UNITY AT LITTLE EATON. WAR MEMORIALS AT CHURCH AND CHAPELS. BISHOP ON DISCONTENT. The villagers of Little Eaton presented a united front in the matter of the memorial to their fallen heroes, which was unveiled on Saturday afternoon. They decided on a memorial that should be of service, and one of which they might be proud. The result is a beautiful lych-gate erected at the entrance to the churchyard. It is of solid oak grown in the vicinity, and all work in connection with it has been carried out by village artisans. Prominent over the entrance appears the following: ''Remember 1914-1918.' and just inside is a tablet bearing the names of the fallen 26. The memorial has been designed and carried out under the supervision of Mr. Percy H Currey. The dedication service was conducted by the Bishop of Southwell, the tablet being unveiled by Colonel G. A. Lewis. C.M.G., T.D. The ceremony was preceded by a short service in the church, at which the Rev. W. R. Clarke (United Methodist minister) read the lessons, and special music was rendered by a united choir.' After a report of the Bishop's speech, the article continued: ''The clergy, choir, and congregation marched to the gate, and there Col. Lewis removed the Union Jack from the tablet. In the course of a short address he said the men whose names appeared on the tablet had made every sacrifice for their country, even to the giving of their lives. He was extremely pleased to see memorials springing up all over the country, and hoped that they would be looked upon with the same reverence as those of a hundred years ago. Buglers to the Notts. and Derby Regiment sounded the "Last Post", after which the congregation formed a procession, headed by clergy and choir, and marched to the United Methodist Church. There Colonel Lewis unveiled a tablet similar to the one on the gate. The Rev. W. R. Clarke dedicated the tablet, and was supported by the vicar of Little Eaton (Rev. T. Cameron Wilson). The procession was again formed, and the Congregational Church visited, where a third tablet was unveiled by Colonel Lewis. In the absence of the Rev. T. Rook M.A.. this was dedicated by the Rev. T. Cameron Wison [sic]. The entire proceedings were marked by unity and brotherhood, and the day will be memorable to all inhabitants of Little Eaton privileged to be present.' www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000327/19220227/026/0003

Derby Daily Telegraph 28/3/1950 reported on page 9: 'Hall Project Off. MEMORIAL TABLETS INSTEAD. It was agreed at Little Eaton annual parish meeting last night that the parish's village hall project should be shelved. This decision was taken after Mr J.L. Easter had reported that the War Memorial Committee had decided that it would be no use organising a fund to build a village hall as a memorial, and instead were considering the provision of memorial tablets. SCHOOL'S ADVANTAGES. "As far as I can see," said Mr Easter, 'it will have to be shelved until a new school has been built in the village. I cannot visualise anywhere in the village where a hall could be built with the advantages of this school building. "As soon as the news comes out that a new school is to be built a cry will go up to acquire the old school for a village hall." The chairman (Mr. S.E. Marsden) said he did not think a new school would be built for four or five years. The memorial tablets, went on Mr Easter, would be installed in the Parish Church lychgate, the Congregational Church and the Methodist Church to match the existing 1914-1918 war memorial tablets. Estimates for the work would be considered at the next committee meeting. He appealed to parishioners to inform the committee of the names of those men from Little Eaton who were killed during the last war'. https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000521/19500328/059/0009

While unverified, it is likely that (as had happened with the WW1 plaques in 1922) the three WW2 plaques that were commissioned by Little Eaton's War Memorial Committee re the parish's casualties were all installed simultaneously in the Congregational Church, the Lych Gate at St Paul's Church, and in the Methodist Church. On 15/11/1950 the Derby Daily Telegraph reported: 'Little Eaton memorial plaque. It is expected that a memorial plaque to villagers of Little Eaton who were killed in the 1939-45 war will be ready for unveiling at Little Eaton Methodist Church next month. An unveiling ceremony which had been intended for last Sunday had to be cancelled at the last minute because of the delay in the arrival of the plaque' https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000521/19501115/015/0002 (It therefore seems probable that the WW2 plaque in the Congregational Church was unveiled in December 1950).