| Administrative History | The roll of honour dated 4 August 1914, the beginning of the 1914-1918 War, does not include information about its provenance. The names listed are identified as a Committee Member and Staff. The Committee Member, Llewellyn Eardley Simpson, is listed in trade directories of the period as a solicitor in Derby. He was identified in the Red Book of 1915 as a Councillor for Kings Mead Ward, sitting on the Borough Development, Education, Fair Contracts Clause and Watch, Fire Brigade and Cab Committees. The Education Committee minutes for September 1914 list Mr Eardley Simpson and several employees of the Education Department who had enlisted. The employees appear on the roll of honour. From a list of Derby Borough councillors it appears that Mr Eardley Simpson was a councillor from 1910 until his retirement in 1921. |
| Custodial History | Found in School Resources Unit, Kedleston Road, Derby. This item was given to the Record Office by a private individual in February 2001. |