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Memorial details

Memorial type
Addition to gravestone
District
Chesterfield
Town
Staveley
County
Derbyshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Maker
J Mason (Mason)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
64386

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Current location

Next to the path
just west of the chapel.
Staveley Cemetery
Inkersall Road
Staveley
Chesterfield
Derbyshire
S43 3LY
England

OS Grid Ref: SK 43081 74070
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Addition to family gravestone
Inscription
In/ LOVING MEMORY/ OF/ THOMAS RICHARDSON./ WHO DIED DEC 15. 1897/ AGED 67 YEARS/ WE LOVED THEE WELL BUT JESUS/ LOVES THEE BEST./ ALSO OF ELIZABETH./ WIFE OF THE ABOVE/ THOMAS RICHARDSON,/ WHO DIED APRIL 22 1913./ AGED 80 YEARS/ ALSO OF SARAH ELIZABETH HALL/ THE BELOVED DAUGHTER OF THE ABOVE,/ WHO DIED FEB 8 1914,/ AGED 46 YEARS/ ALSO OF SARAH ELIZABETH HALL/ GRANDAUGHTER OF THE ABOVE/ WHO DIED NOV 28 1914/ AGED 17 YEARS/ ALSO THOMAS HENRY HALL/ GRANDSON OF THE ABOVE/ KILLED IN ACTION IN FRANCE JUNE 5. 1916,/ AGED 24 YEARS./ J MASON/ CHESTLD
Inscription legible?
no
Names on memorial
Hall, Thomas Henry
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Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, date of death, place of death,forename,manner of death,age of death,relationships
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Gravestone
    Measurements: depth 165mm, height 1310mm, width 645mm
    Materials: Granite
  • Base
    Measurements: depth 410mm, height 630mm, width 955mm
    Materials: Granite
Listing information
Condition
History
8 May 2013: Although the inscription was sharp and relatively free of lichen it was very difficult to read because of the mottled texture of the stone.
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Responsibility
The cemetery is managed by Chesterfield Borough Council but they are not necessarily responsible for the memorial.

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