Memorial

Major G Winterbottom

Tablet

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Current Location

Chancel, All Saints Church, Shardlow Road, Aston On Trent, South Derbyshire, Derbyshire, DE72 2AN, England

OS Grid Reference

SK 41493 29353

Denomination

Church of England

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Board / Plaque / Tablet
WMR Reference Number: 65923
Description: A white marble tablet on a marble backboard. The upright oblong tablet has a raised border with stepped sides bearing a motif repeated on the inner chamfer and on the outer surfaces of the steps. At the head of the tablet is the badge of the Derbyshire Yeomanry in relief and at the foot is a crossed rifle and sword in relief. At the centre is a laurel wreath in relief with a domed panel in the centre bearing the incised inscription in upright capital roman lettering coloured black. Below the wreath the ribbons surround a further badge in relief comprising a crown and crossed swords above a two-headed eagle and a roundel bearing a cross. The oblong backboard is of green and black veined marble.
Inscription: IN/ LOVING/ MEMORY OF/ MAJOR/ GUY WINTERBOTTOM,/ DERBYSHIRE YEOMANRY,/ 2nd. SON OF LT. COL./ WILLIAM DICKSON WINTERBOTTOM/ OF ASTON HALL, DERBY,/ KILLED IN ACTION/ ON THE SALONIKA FRONT, AUG 9 1917,/ AGED 27 YEARS./ THIS TABLET IS DEDICATED/ BY HIS FATHER, WIFE/ AND STEP MOTHER./ HIS LAST WORDS WERE/ "I HAVE TRIED TO DO MY BEST,/ GOD'S WILL BE/ DONE."

Commemoration

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 1
Died: 1
Information shown: Surname, rank, year died, regiment, place of death, forename, manner of death, age of death, relationships, additional

History

Sponsor Type: private
Sponsored By: Lieutenant Colonel William Dickson Winterbottom of Aston Hall (father of deceased)
Maintenance History: 12 July 1979: The church lies within the Aston on Trent Conservation Area first designated on that date. 10 November 1967: The church was listed Grade I, Heritage List for England number 1281625. This memorial is mentioned in the listing description.

Conservation

Components

Tablet

Height: 1225mm

Width: 815mm

Depth: 100mm

Made from: Marble - White

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