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The War Memorial is sited directly in front of the end wall of St Thomas's Church in Somercotes. It consists of a tall cross set on a large oblong base divided into three panels.
The inscription on the centre panel reads:-
To The Glory
Of God
And In Memory Of The Men
Of This Parish Who Fell
In The Great War
1914 - 1918
+
Worthy Of Remembrance
1939 - 1945
| Richard BURGOYNE | Sidney MILES | |
| Joseph BROWN | Denis MILLINGTON | |
| Frederick COOPER | Arthur PARSONS | |
| Frank E. COXHEAD | William RILEY | |
| Lawrence CROSON | Roy A. RUMLEY | |
| Frank DEAN | John SIMPSON | |
| Lewis G. ELLIS | George A. STEAD | |
| Wilfred HARGREAVES | William A. THURMAN | |
| John JARRETT | George WEBSTER | |
| Frederick W. LOWE | Norman WOOTTON |
The inscriptions on the left panel read:-
| Leslie J. BURTON. | William H. DABLE. | |
| Sidney BAKER. | George W. DURHAM. | |
| Robert H. BAKER. | Joseph DARRINGTON | |
| Walter BONSALL. | Lewis G. ELLIS. | |
| Frank BOULTBEE. | Frank ELLIS. | |
| Vaughan BOULTBEE. | Samuel EDGE. | |
| Samuel C. BILSON | William EDGE | |
| Harry W. BARKER. | Arthur EVERLEY. | |
| Alfred M. BOWLER. | Ernest FLEET. | |
| Harry BATTISON. | Percy FISHER. | |
| William CLARKE. | Ernest FROGG. | |
| James CLARKE. | William FOX. | |
| Herbert CLARKE. | James W. GREGORY. | |
| James CLARKE. | William GREATOREX | |
| Albert CASTLE. | Oswald GASCOYNE. | |
| Samuel CARRIER. | James GASCOYNE. | |
| Joseph CROSON. | John W. GENT. | |
| Frank CARLIN. | Edward GAUNT. | |
| David DENNIS. | George H. GEE. | |
| Frank DENNIS. | Thomas F. HOLMES. |
The inscriptions on the right panel read:-
| Joseph HERBERT. | Thomas PARNHAM. | |
| George HERBERT. | Charles PIDCOCK. | |
| Ernest HUTCHINSON. | Lewis ROBINSON. | |
| William HUTCHINSON. | Jesse RADFORD. | |
| William HOPKINSON. | Harry RAYNOR. | |
| John HOLLINGWORTH. | Arthur REEK. | |
| James HODGKINS. | George SMITHHURST | |
| James H. HARRIS. | Harold SIMPSON. | |
| Joseph HAGUE. | Charles SMITH. | |
| Walter HOPE. | Carl SMITH. | |
| Arthur KIRK. | Ernest TURTON. | |
| William LANGTON. | Richard TURTON. | |
| Ernest LEWIS. | Thomas TAYLOR. | |
| Joseph LEESON. | Frederick TURNER. | |
| Henry MARTIN. | George A. TOWSON. | |
| Thomas MARSH. | Arthur F. WADDOUPS. | |
| Edwin J. MAY. | Albert F. WALTON. | |
| Walter MEADOWS. | William H. WINCH. | |
| Frank J. NICHOLSON. | John W. WALKER. | |
| William W. OLDHAM. | Arthur WILSON. | |
| Samuel PRICE. |
An inscription on the centre panel of the base reads:-
| Kevin A. FROGGETT, 1959 |
A copy of Rosemary's transcription, with biographical details compiled by Martin Edwards, is available in his Roll of Honour - Derbyshire War Memorials collection.
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[Created 28 Nov 2003. Last updated 14 Feb 2007 - 12:16 by Rosemary Lockie]