Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Church Fabric / Fitting: Vase or flower holder
- District
- Bolsover
- Town
- Creswell
- County
- Derbyshire
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- Second World War - civilians
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 61608
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Current location
In the Southeast corner of the churchyard.
St Mary Magdalenes Churchyard
Elmton Rd
Creswell
Bolsover
Derbyshire
S80 4ES
England
OS Grid Ref: SK 526 742
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- An oblong concrete vase with a black stone tablet inset in one face bearing the incised inscription in upright capital lettering.
- Inscription
- IN/ LOVING MEMORY OF/ MY DEAR HUSBAND/ BOB WHITEHEAD,/ KILLED BY ENEMY ACTION/ NOV. 30TH 1940/ AGED 35 YEARS.
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Commemorations
- Second World War - civilians
Total names on memorial: 1
Served and returned: 0
Died: 1
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname,year died,manner of death,age of death,additional
Order of information: Undefined
- Second World War - civilians
- Components
- Vase
Measurements: depth 220mm, height 200mm, width 355mm
Materials: Concrete - Tablet
Measurements: depth -, height c150mm, width c300mm
Materials: Stone
- Vase
- 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
- December 2007: The churchyard lies within the Creswell Conservation area adopted on this date.
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
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