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The memorial is in front of the houses in the hamlet of Pleasley Vale. Many of those named on the memorial were employed at the William Hollins Cotton Mills.

UKNIWM Ref - 27069

Roadside, Pleasley Vale, Bolsover, Derbyshire NG20 0SF. A rectangular sandstone ashlar pillar and pedestal on a raised stepped base. The memorial is surrounded by a raised flower bed, access steps and gravel path within iron railings. Dedication: ‘In grateful memory of the following who gave their lives for their country justice and freedom this monument has been erected by Wm Hollins & Co Ltd as a lasting memorial to their devotion (names) Their name liveth for evermore.’ The memorial includes the names of employees who worked for William Hollins & Co Mills in Nottingham as well as at Pleasley Vale.

Memorial location
Names on Memorial

E W Adams - William Edward Adams

H Adams - Henry Adams

R Adams - R Adams

W Allen - W Allen

J A Ashley - James Andrew Ashley

W Ashpool - William Ashpool

H J Baguley - Herbert John Baguley

R W Baker - RW Baker

J Barlow - J Barlow

F Beeson - Frank Beeson

H Bottom - Harry Bottom

J W Busby - John William Busby

J H Cooke - John Henry Cooke

W H Eaton - William Herbert Eaton

H B Farnath - Harry Bernard Farnath

L H Flint - Lionel Herbert Flint

W M Flint - William Maddox Flint

H Frogson - Henry Chantry Frogson

J G Glidewell - John George Glidewell

J Goss - Joseph Goss

J Kennedy - J Kennedy

C Kirk - C Kirk

F Lewis - F Lewis

D MacWhinnie - D Macwhinnie

A Marchant - Alick (Alexander) Marchant

G Marchant - George Marchant

M McFarlane - Malcolm McFarlane

H Mellors - Henry Mellors

F Middleton - F Middleton

A S Mugglestone - Alfred Sampson Mugglestone

W Needham - William Needham

T O'Gorman - Thomas Ignatius Joseph O'Gorman

A Peat - Alfred Peat

W Peat - William Peat

S R Robertson - Samuel Robert Robertson

E Sanderson - Edgar Sanderson

B Sanderson - Bernard Sanderson

O Sansom - Oswald Sansom

A Sewell - A Sewell

A Shaw - A Shaw

W Shaw - William Shaw

J W Sheldon - John William Sheldon

J W Sissons - John Wilfred Sissons

W Swift - W Swift

H Thompson - Herbert Thompson

G Turner - Gresham Turner

H Walker - Herbert Walker

H Wharton - Herbert Wharton

A J White - Albert John White

H Wilkinson - Harry Wilkinson

R J Wright - Reginald Joseph Wright

A Wyatt - Archibald Frank Wyatt

E H Yates - EW Yates

Photos
  • The memorial is in front of the houses in the hamlet of Pleasley Vale. Many of those named on the memorial were employed at the William Hollins Cotton Mills.
    Pleasley Vale Memorial - The memorial is in front of the houses in the hamlet of Pleasley Vale. Many of those named on the memorial were employed at the William Hollins Cotton Mills.
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    Pleasley Vale Mamorial - Panel with dedication and names of those who died in WW1
  • WW1 names
    Pleasley Vale Memorial - WW1 names
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    Pleasley Vale Memorial - Panel commemorating those who died in WW2