Memorial Details
What type of memorial is it?
How would you describe the memorial and its ornamentation?
Three- light stained glass window and rectangular brass plaque with incised inscription in upright capital lettering mainly coloured black.
Location
Has this memorial been lost?
No
Location
Location
Is this the memorial's current location?
Yes
Building Name
St Mary the Virgins Church
Street
Church Lane
Town
Chaddesden
District
County
Country
Postcode
DE21 6LS
OS map ref
SK 38174 36897
Other Details
North wall of north aisle.
If the memorial is located in a site of worship, please list the religious denominations

Commander E Wilmot Location

Commemoration
What words are inscribed on the memorial?
TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN MEMORY OF/ EDWARD WILMOT COMMANDER ROYAL NAVY/ THIRD SON OF SIR HENRY S. WILMOT BART/ BORN MAR: XII. MDCCCXXXIII - KILLED IN ACTION/ AT KAGOSIMA JAPAN AUGUST XV. MDCCCLXIII.
War
How many names are listed in total?
1
Which war or group does the memorial commemorate?
Is the total an exact count?
Yes
Of the names listed, how many served and returned?
0
Of the names listed, how many died?
1
What information is listed for those commemorated?
surname,rank,year died,place of death,forename,manner of death,relationships
Condition
Is the writing on the memorial difficult to read?
No
What is the memorial's maintenance history?
12 December 1940: Original glass destroyed by blast from enemy bombs.

Spring 1948: Present glass installed.
Components
Component Details
Which memorial component are you recording?
What condition is this component in?
What materials has this component been constructed from?
Listing Information
Does it have listed status?
No
Component Details
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What condition is this component in?
What materials has this component been constructed from?
Dimensions
How high is the component?
260mm
How wide is the component?
760mm
Listing Information
Does it have listed status?
No
History
Scholarship
Is there a trust or scholarship associated with it?
No
Memorial Cost
Additional information related to cost or sponsorship
1948 reglazing partly financed by War Damage Commission.
Additional Notes
Supervisor comments
The Royal Navy bombardment of Kagoshima (or Kagosima) is sometimes known as the Anglo-Satsuma War.
References
References
Local Publication/Booklet 7/ 1997 The Church of St Mary the Virgin Chaddesden, by Peter Cholerton, Published by St Mary's Parochial Church Council, 1997, ISBN 0 9531260 0 5