The Andrews Pages >Derbyshire> Darley Darley Dale War Memorial   We will remember them   About Darley Darley Dale War Memorial St. Helen's Church Village Links Also see Matlock & Matlock Bath's War Memorials Darley Dale's War Memorial is in the Whitworth Institute Park. Designed by W. F. Wills of Derby and made by Messrs. Robert Lehane and Company, it cost £500. The memorial was unveiled on Sunday 21st November 1920 by Colonel H. Brooke-Taylor. Following World War II a special Remembrance Service was held to dedicate a further plaque bearing the names of the casualties of that war. It was held on Sunday 5th November 1949. Some of Darley's young men were not originally commemorated on the memorial, though it is understood that this is to be rectified.   Darley Dale's War Memorial View a larger image Plaque on the north face, facing back to Matlock IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF THE MEN OF DARLEY DALE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1919   View a photograph of the plaque Plaque on Southern side, facing Rowsley - WWI FOR KING AND COUNTRY 1914-1919 John W. Allsop [ John William] Arthur Attwood Joseph Barber William Barker [William Leopold] Ernest Boden [Ernest Arthur] John Boden [ John William] Archibald Carnell William Carter Fred Charlesworth Lindsey Clay [George Lindsey]1 Clarence Coates [ Clarence Hugh] Frank Colley Louis Crowder George Derbyshire Abraham Doxey [Abraham H] Leslie Drury1 Charles Evans [Charles Henry] John Evans [John Edward] Fred Fentem [Frederick Samuel] Arthur Fielding Harry Grey Fred Hanson [John Frederick] Wileman Hart [William Wileman] Ben Hewitson William Holden [William John] George Holland [ George Frederick] Henry Holmes Thomas Holmes Walter Houghton Leonard Houghton Bertram Houghton George Hulley Horace Lowe [Horace Wimot]1 William A. Owen Fred Pearson Clifford Pope [George Clifford] George Pratley [George Raymond] Gilbert Preece Thomas Pugh Frank Reed [Francis W] George Skinner [George William] William Slack John Slaney James Salsbury Smith Joseph Smith Harold Smith Sidney Smith Alfred S. Smith [ Sidney Alfred]1 John W. Smith Herbert Stone [Herbert W] Frank Taylor Frederick Travis George Thompson Thomas Twyford William P. Wagstaffe [William Perry] Herbert Wain George Wall, Northwood [George William] George Wall, Riversdale Benjamin Waterfall John Waterfall John W. Wilkinson [John William] Ernest Williams [Ernest John] 1 Also commemorated on the Matlock War Memorial Names on Matlock's War Memorial A - J Names on Matlock's War Memorial K - W   View a photograph of the plaque Plaque on Western side, facing the road - WWII SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF THE MEN OF DARLEY DALE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR KING AND COUNTRY IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR 1939-1945 G Terance P. E. Allsop Lawrence T. Bardill [Lawrence Troy] T. Aubrey Bowler John Briddon Norman Clare Bertram E. Conquest [ Bertram Edward] Donald Derbyshire Henry W. Derbyshire [Henry Wharton] Peter J. H. Donelan [Peter John Henry] Jack Fielding T. Henry Harlow Harry Harris Victor Harris [Victor Randolph] John W. Jackson John W. Lomas [John William] Henry R. Maddocks [Henry Riley] Hubert R. MacLean [Hubert Reginald] Frank Osborne Ivan Plant Herbert W. Ricketts [Herbert Wain] Donald Soppitt [Donald Standish] Harry Sheldon Harry R. Taylor [Harry Raymond] John Thompson Kenneth E. Toft [Kenneth Stanley] J Alwyne Wain [ John Alwyne] Arthur L. Wheatcroft [Arthur Leslie] Percy Wilson [Francis Percy] Harold Woosnam [Then a line running across the bottom] WE WILL REMEMBER THEM [Below this is a separate plate, added in 1992] Wilfred J. Bowler   View a photograph of the plaque There's also a memorial at the Whitworth Institute   View a photograph of this A book, published privately, records the life of the Darley men who gave their lives for their country. Taylor, Keith (2002), "Darley Dale Remembered Through 50 Years of War and Peace", ISBN 1 898941 79 3, Country Books, Little Longstone, Bakewell, Derbyshire, DE45 1NN Please contact the webmistress if you want to more information More on site information about Darley and the surrounding area Magic Lantern Slide of St. Helens Kelly's 1891 Directory, Darley Derbyshire's Parishes, 1811 Wolley Manuscripts, Matlock Also see Wolley Manuscripts, Derbyshire for more information about Derbyshire deeds, pedigrees, documents and wills Joseph Whitworth - "Lives Which Hung by a Thread", a magazine article about the Whitworth Sharpshooter Elsewhere on the Web GENUKI - Darley Dale © 1996 - Ann Andrews (click link to contact). All Rights Reserved. Last Update: 1 September, 2007 About and Conditions of Use | Site Map, Genealogy and Local History | Links | Part of The Andrews Pages - www.andrewspages.dial.pipex.com