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Memorial details

Memorial type
Addition to gravestone
District
Amber Valley
Town
Marlpool, Heanor
County
Derbyshire
Country
England
Commemoration
Boer War; Second (1899-1902), First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
59215

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Current location

Heanor Cemetery
Ilkeston Rd (a6007)
Marlpool
Heanor
Amber Valley
Derbyshire
DE75 7DT
England

OS Grid Ref: SK 435 457
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
A grey polished granite headstone and base on a family grave, with low triangular head and gilded inscription incised in upright capital block lettering.
Inscription
6 o'clock face of headstone: IN/ GRATEFUL AND/ LOVING MEMORY OF/ SIR WILLIAM SMITH,/ OF DUNSTEAD HOUSE,/ BORN AT LANGLEY MILL SEP. 7 1843./ PASSED TO HIS REST JAN. 12. 1919/ HE WAS FOR OVER 50 YEARS A LAY PREACHER/ IN THE WESLEYAN METHODIST CHURCH AND AN/ ARDENT TEMPERANCE REFORMER./ A MAN MIGHTY IN THE SCRIPTURES,/ AN UNCOMPROMISING DEFENDER OF THE FAITH,/ HE LIVED TO THE GLORY OF GOD,/ AND THE RELIEF OF MAN'S ESTATE./ ALSO OF/ DAME MARY ELIZABETH SMITH,/ BORN AT ASHBY DE LA ZOUCH JUNE 10 1848,/ DIED AT DUNSTEAD HOUSE, LANGLEY MILL/ SEP 16. 1927./ "JUDGE ME, O LORD, I HAVE WALKED IN MINE INTEGRITY."/ ALSO OF/ FRANCIS JOHN GEOFFREY SMITH,/ CAPTAIN ROYAL ARMY SERVICE CORPS/ FIFTH SON OF THE ABOVE,/ WHO DIED ON ACTIVE SERVICE IN FRANCE/ JULY 29 1918, AGED 32 YEARS./ HAVING SERVED FROM THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE WAR./ INTERRED IN PREVENT (ST. HILAIRE) COMMUNAL CEMETERY,/ "FAITHFUL UNTO DEATH"/ ALSO OF WILLIAM, THE ELDEST SON, BORN JULY 2 1877/ DIED OF PNEUMONIA AT TIRIMOANO FARM 6 o'clock face of base: HELENSVILLE, NEW ZEALAND, JAN. 28. 1925./ HE SERVED ALL THROUGH THE BOER WAR AS TROOPER WITH DISTINCTION,/ VOLUNTEERED AND SERVED ALL THROUGH THE GREAT WAR IN THE/ ARMY MEDICAL SERVICE, GAINING THE MILITARY MEDAL./ "UNTIL THE DAY BREAK AND THE SHADOWS FLEE AWAY."
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • Boer War; Second (1899-1902)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 1
    Died: 0
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,year died,place of death,forename,manner of death,relationships,decorations
    Order of information: Undefined
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 2
    Served and returned: 1
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,rank,year died,regiment,forename,place of burial,manner of death,age of death,relationships,additional
    Order of information: year died
Components
  • Gravestone
    Measurements: depth 145mm, height 1550mm, width 810mm
    Materials: Granite
  • Base
    Measurements: depth 370mm, height 340mm, width 1060mm
    Materials: Granite
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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