Chatsworth Rifles (16th Battalion Sherwood Foresters)

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Reference WMO/258828

Address:

St. Peter’s Church

1 Jap Lane

Edensor

DE45 1PH

England

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Status: On original site
Type: Non freestanding
Location: Internal
Setting: Attached to a building/structure
Description: Board/Plaque/ Tablet
Materials:
  • Glass Glass
  • Metal Brass
  • Other Fabric
  • Paper Paper
  • Timber Timber (any)
Lettering: Inscribed on a plaque
Conflicts:
  • First World War (1914-1918)
About the memorial: Brass plaque, a framed document and regimental colours in the north east corner of the nave. The framed history- Memorial Flags The flag hanging in front of the war memorial in the north aisle is the King's Colour of the Chatsworth Rifles, the 16th battalion of the Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment, the Sherwood Foresters. The colour hangs here because the unit was raised in 1915 by the Duke of Devonshire, in his capacity as Lord Lieutenant of Derbyshire, and when the battalion was disbanded in 1922, the colour was presented for safe keeping to this church, when the Duke unveiled the memorial to those locals killed during the Great War. The Chatsworth Rifles first saw action on the Western Front in March 1916. Over the next two and a half years, 29 Officers and 600 men of the battalion were killed: of the officers who were with the unit when it first went to France, over two thirds were killed or wounded. The Chatsworth Rifles won 1 Victoria Cross, 6 Distinguished Service Orders, 28 Military Crosses, 14 Distinguished Conduct Medals and 63 Military Medals. The Colour carries the names of the 10 battles in which the battalion took a conspicuous part. The singular name of the unit derives from a local militia, raised in 1859 and disbanded in 1881. The white flag with the St George's Cross is the white ensign, flown on ships of the Royal Navy. The British Legion flag is that of the Chatsworth branch, disbanded in 1995
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In proud memory of the 629 Officers and Men of the Chatsworth Rifles, the 16th Battalion Sherwood Foresters, who gave their lives for their country in the Great War 1914 to 1918. Below is a framed document giving a short history of the Chatsworth Rifles. The colours of the Chatsworth Rifles are laid up in the church above the WW1 memorial.

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