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Memorial details

Memorial type
Addition to gravestone
District
South Derbyshire
Town
King's Newton, Melbourne
County
Derbyshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Maker
LOCAL CRAFTSMAN (Mason)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
62163

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Current location

Northwest of the chapel.
Melbourne Cemetery
Pack Horse Rd
King's Newton
Melbourne
South Derbyshire
Derbyshire
DE73 8BZ
England

OS Grid Ref: SK 386 259
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Addition to a family gravestone comprising plain chamfered white marble kerbstones accompanied by a limestone vase. The inlaid inscriptions are in different styles of upright capital lettering. The maker's mark is given on the corner of the kerbs.
Inscription
Western kerb: WILLIAM FOSTER, (DIED JAN. 5TH) 1947, AGED 72 YEARS. Southern kerb: ALSO THEIR SON ARTHUR FOSTER, PRESUMED KILLED IN ACTION IN FRANCE 1914-1918 WAR, AGED 18 YEARS. Eastern kerb: EMM(A FO)STER. DIED AUG. 9TH. 1934, AGED 54 YEARS. Vase: IN LOVING MEMORY OF OUR DEAR SON/ NORMAN FOSTER,/ AGED 11 YEARS. Southwestern corner of kerbs: F. GARRATT. (Some lettering missing from the kerbstones.)
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,place of death,forename,manner of death,age of death
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Kerb stone
    Measurements: depth 2140mm, height 180mm, width 1990mm
    Materials: Marble - White
  • Vase
    Measurements: depth 290mm, height 450mm, width 290mm
    Materials: Stone - Limestone
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Responsibility
The cemetery is owned and managed by Melbourne Parish Council.

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