
ABNEY
WAR MEMORIAL
World War 1 - Detailed
information
Compiled and copyright © Louis Mills 1019
Abney
is a hamlet in Hope parish, Derbyshire, standing by a tributary of
the river Derwent. The memorial is located in Abney Village hall in
the centre of the village; the memorial is actually within the village
on the east wall. It takes the form of a wall-mounted, oblong, brass
plaque on a wooden backboard with chamfered edges with a thin red
latin cross at the head of the plaque and a thin incised border coloured
black. The inscription is incised in black coloured black lettering,
with two names with rubricated initials. The memorial was surveyed
in 2015 and was found to be in good condition.
TO
THE GLORY OF GOD
IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF
WILFRED EYRE
AND
REGINALD EYDES
WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN
THE GREAT WAR
1914-1919.
"MAKE THEM TO BE NUMBERED
WITH THY SAINTS"
EYRE |
Wilfred |
Private
18726, 2nd Battalion, York And Lancaster Regiment. Killed in action
21 April 1916. Born Derwent, Hathersage, enlisted Sheffield. Buried
in ESSEX FARM CEMETERY, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Plot II. Row
N. Grave 13. |
EYDES |
Reginald |
Gunner
165857, 130th Battery, 40th Brigade, Royal Field Artillery. Died
of wounds 15 October 1917. Aged 20. Resident Hathersage, Yorkshire,
enlisted Hastings?, Yorkshire. Son of Thomas and Martha Hester
Eydes, of Callow Farm, Hathersage, Outseats, Sheffield. Buried
in YPRES RESERVOIR CEMETERY, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Plot I.
Row F. Grave 79. |
Last
updated
4 January, 2023
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