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The War Memorial in St. Giles' Church, Matlock
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Photo : Richard Clarke of the Derby
and Derbyshire War Memorials Project
The First World War Memorial in St.Giles' Church, Matlock, is comprised of
wooden panels on which are carved the names of 185 of those who lost their
lives in the First World War.
The names commemorated have been transcribed on the Derby
and Derbyshire War Memorials Project website page for Matlock St. Giles'
Church, with biographical data on many of the names.
Three soldiers who served with the Yorkshire Regiment are commemorated on the memorial.
We are very grateful to Richard Clarke and Chris Preston of the Derby and Derbyshire War Memorials Project for permission to use their image of this memorial.
2nd Lieutenant James Margerrison. 10th Battalion the Yorkshire
Regiment. Son of James and Elizabeth Margerrison, of Matlock, Derbyshire.
Killed 14 April 1918. Aged 28.
Buried ETAPLES MILITARY CEMETERY.
Robert Coulson in his biographies
of Officers of the Yorkshire Regiment wrote that;-
"James Margerrison was born at Matlock in Derbyshire in 1890 and first
served in the ranks of the Notts and Derby Regiment before gaining his commission.
He joined the 10th Battalion at Ecurie in the Arras sector in November of
1917.
The battalion was disbanded during the first week of February 1918 and 2nd
Lt Margerrison was then attached to the 150th Trench Mortar Battery and was
soon afterwards wounded in action while serving with them.
Passed through the casualty clearing chain 2nd Lt James Margerrison died of
his wounds on April 14th 1918 aged 28.
Private James Elston Slater. 42005. 8th Battalion the
Yorkshire Regiment, formerly 161692 RFA. Son of Walter Slater, of Smedley
St., Matlock; husband of Edith Slater, of Henry Avenue, Matlock, Derbyshire.
Killed 7 June 1917. Aged 37.
Born Matlock, Enlisted Liverpool
Commemorated Panel 33, YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL.
(Shown on the St. Giles' Church Memorial as "E Slater")
Private Anthony Spencer. 41056. 12th Battalion the
Yorkshire Regiment, formerly 56815 Sherwood Foresters. Son of Anthony and
Alice Spencer, of Yew Tree House, Bank Rd., Matlock. Native of Wensley, Matlock.
Killed 12 April 1918. Aged 34.
Born Wensley (Derbyshire), Enlisted Matlock, Resided Wensley (Derbyshire)
Buried BOULOGNE EASTERN CEMETERY.
St.
Giles' Church, Matlock
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Stott and licensed for reuse under this Creative
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