Memorial

Mickleover

Mickleover - cross

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Current Location

The memorial is on a plot of land between the churchyard and the road., All Saints Churchyard, Etwall Road, Mickleover, Derby, Derbyshire, DE3 0DL, England

OS Grid Reference

SK 30568 34156

Denomination

Church of England

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Cross
WMR Reference Number: 55492
Description: Two-stepped rectangular base surmounted by a rectangular sectioned tapering plinth and rectangular sectioned limestone Latin cross with trapezoidal bronze plaques on the 6 o'clock and 12 o'clock faces of the plinth. Inscriptions are in raised lettering in upright roman capitals. A stone vase lies on each side of the base.
Inscription: 6 o'clock plinth face: TO THE GLORIOUS DEAD / OF MICKLEOVER / 1914 -1919 / (26 NAMES) // 12 o'clock plinth face: TO THE GLORIOUS DEAD / OF MICKLEOVER / 1939 -1945 / (20 NAMES) // Vases: BRITISH LEGION / MICKLEOVER

Commemoration

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 26
Died: 26
Information shown: Rank, forename initials, surname, decorations
Order of names: Rank, each rank group listed alphabetically by surname

War: Second World War (1939-1945)
Number Commemorated: 20
Died: 20
Information shown: Rank, forename initials, surname
Order of names: Listed alphabetically by surname with exceptions

History

Maker(s): W Gadsby & Co, Sculptor
Sponsor Type: public
Additional Cost/Sponsorship Information: Land donated by Mr Hodkinson. Money was raised through public subscription and included £10 12s 0d left over from the Mickleover Soldiers and Sailors Welcoming Committee Fund

Ceremonies

Unveiled

23 May 1920

Maj Gen Sir Arthur Reginald Hoskins KCB CMG DSO

Dedicated

23 May 1920

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