The Fallen of both World Wars- The Old Contemptibles


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Reference WMO/291643

Address:

Christ Church

Sheffield Road

Stonegravels

Chesterfield

S41 7JH

England

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Status: On original site
Type: Non freestanding
Location: Internal
Setting: Inside a building - public/private
Description: Composite
Materials:
  • Metal Brass
  • Other Fabric
  • Timber Oak
Lettering: Inscribed on a plaque
Conflicts:
  • First World War (1914-1918)
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
About the memorial: A flag of the Old Contemptibles Association accompanied by a wall-mounted commemorative brass plaque. The flag is a vertical tricolour of red, white and blue with the badge and text of the Chesterfield Branch of the Old Contemptibles Association and with a metal badge at the tip of the staff. The oblong plaque has an incised image of the badge at the head flanked by battle honours and images at the two bottom corners of pedestals bearing inscriptions and supporting flaming torches. The incised text is in decorative gothic sentence-case lettering. The plaque is mounted on an oaken backboard. The memorial is on the north wall of the nave. The flag by itself would not be a WAR memorial, however the plaque and it's wording, mean that it can, in this instance, be considered to be a WAR memorial.
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Left hand side of plaque- THEY SHALL GROW/ NOT OLD/ AS WE THAT ARE/ LEFT GROW OLD,/ AGE SHALL NOT/ WEARY THEM,/ NOR THE YEARS/; CONDEMN. Centre of plaque- MONS MARNE AISNE YPRES GOD KING COUNTRY To the Glory of God,/ and the Imperishable Memory of/ The Fallen of the Wars (1914-1918)(1939-1945)/ This Flag Flew from the Empire Shrine/ in Whitehall, London, and was given to/ The Old Contemptibles Association by/ The Director General of the Imperial/ War Museum. It was Allocated to the/ Chesterfield Branch, Who handed it/ Into the Safe Keeping of This Church,/ This Day of Our Lord/ Sunday the 24th of March 1946/ WE WILL REMEMBER THEM; Right hand side of plaque- AT THE GOING/ DOWN/ OF THE SUN/ AND IN THE/ MORNING/ WE WILL/ REMEMBER/ THEM

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