E A Clay

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Memorial details

Memorial type: Addition to gravestone
District: Broxtowe
Town: Kimberley
County: Nottinghamshire
Country: England
Commemoration: First World War (1914-1918)
Lost: Not lost
WM Reference: 59091

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Current location

Entering from the Broomhill Road entrance
turn immediate left and follow the hedge line for approximately 40m to the family grave.
Kimberley Cemetery
Broomhill Road
Kimberley
Broxtowe
Nottinghamshire
NG16 9GY
England

OS Grid Ref: SK 50235 44503
Denomination: Undefined

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Description

A nowy headed grey stone headstone on a family grave; decorative scroll at the head; foliated panels at both sides; inscription in upright capital Roman lettering, coloured white.

Inscription

PEACE/ IN/ LOVING MEMORY OF/ MY DEAR HUSBAND/ ARTHUR CLAY,/ WHO ENTERED INTO REST/ NOV.12TH. 1931,/ AGED 74 YEARS./ "REST AFTER WEARINESS, PEACE AFTER PAIN."/ AND OF MARY,/ HIS BELOVED WIFE/ WHO FELL ASLEEP MARCH 4TH. 1942,/ IN HER 81ST. YEAR./ "IN HEAVENLY LOVE ABIDING."/ ALSO OF OUR DEAR SON/ EUSTACE ARTHUR CLAY,/ WHO DIED IN PALESTINE OCT. 12TH. 1918,/ AGED 32 YEARS./ (INTERRED ON MOUNT OF OLIVES)/ HE GAVE HIS LIFE FOR HIS COUNTRY.

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: Forenames, surname, place and date of death, burial place, age at death, relationships
Order of information: Undefined

Components

Gravestone
Measurements: depth c 100mm, height c 900mm, width c 900mm
Materials: Stone

Listing information

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Condition

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Costs

Comments: Erected by the family.

Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

Reference

Nottinghamshire County Council Roll of Honour (Kimberley Cemetery) has biographical data re Eustace Arthur Clay (who died of malaria, while serving in the New Zealand Army Service Corps). secure.nottinghamshire.gov.uk/RollOfHonour/WarMemorials/Details/436

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