Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Addition to gravestone
- District
- Bolsover
- Town
- Elmton
- County
- Derbyshire
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 60497
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Current location
To the North of the Church
St Peters Churchyard
Markland Lane at Junction with Spring Lane
Elmton
Bolsover
Derbyshire
S80 4LS
England
OS Grid Ref: SK 50267 73453
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- A white marble headstone and chamfered base on a family grave and a freestanding white marble tablet. The upright oblong headstone has a decorative head with scrollwork, sprays of flowers and an inscription in upright capitals in relief, and has rebated and chamfered sides. The main inscription is inlaid in capital block lettering. The tablet is in the style of a scroll on a rugged wall and also has the inscription inlaid in capital block lettering.
- Inscription
- Headstone: PEACE/ IN/ LOVING MEMORY/ OF/ WILLIAM,/ THE BELOVED SON OF/ BENJAMIN AND MARTHA MILNER,/ WHO DIED OF WOUNDS MAY 15TH. 1918,/ AGED 26 YEARS./ ALSO THOMAS,/ KILLED IN ACTION IN FRANCE/ MARCH 11TH. 1917,/ AGED 23 YEARS./ ALSO JOSEPH,/ KILLED IN ACTION JULY 1ST. 1917,/ AGED 27 YEARS./ SONS OF THE ABOVE. ALSO OF THE ABOVE,/ MARTHA MILNER,/ WHO DIED DEC. 31ST. 1924, AGED 72 YEARS./ ALSO OF BENJAMIN,/ HUSBAND OF THE ABOVE, WHO DIED JAN. 7TH. 1925, AGED 72 YEARS. Tablet: IN MEMORIAM/ OF/ ANNIE MILNER/ WHO DIED APRIL 13/ 1903/ AGED 12 YEARS.
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Milner, Joseph
Milner, Thomas
Milner, William
See details for all 3 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 3
Served and returned: 0
Died: 3
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname, date of death, forename, manner of death, age , relationships
Order of information: Undefined
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Gravestone
Measurements: depth 100mm, height 1450mm, width 765mm
Materials: Marble - White - Base
Measurements: depth 250mm, height 250mm, width 910mm
Materials: Marble - White - Tablet
Measurements: depth 260mm, height 320mm, width 270mm
Materials: Marble - White
- Gravestone
- Listing information
- This memorial is not currently listed. Find out how to nominate this memorial for inclusion on the National Heritage List for England
- More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
- Condition
- History
- 28 July 2010: Some letters missing. 5 July 1978: Churchyard included within Elmton Conservation Area. The churchyard falls within an Article 4 Conservation Restriction Direction.
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
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