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Memorial details

Memorial type
Addition to gravestone
District
Amber Valley
Town
Marlpool, Heanor
County
Derbyshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
65057

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Current location

Just southeast of the Garden of Remembrance.
Heanor Cemetery
Ilkeston Rd (a6007)
Marlpool
Heanor
Amber Valley
Derbyshire
DE75 7DT
England

OS Grid Ref: SK 437 458
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
An addition to a headstone on a family grave. The white marble headstone is in the style of an unfurled scroll with the inscription inlaid on the front in upright capital block lettering. Similar further inscriptions are on the foot of the scroll and on the rear of the head. The headstone surmounts a plain oblong white marble base with a further inscription on the face. A CWGC grave marker is placed towards the foot of the grave and has the badge of the Durham Light Ifantry in relief within a roundel at the head and an incised inscription in upright capital roman lettering. Plain oblong white kerbs surround both stones.
Inscription
6 o'clock face of family headstone: (IN LOVING MEMORY OF)/ WA(LTER W)RIGHT/ (WHO DIED OF) WOUNDS/ RECEIVED IN FRANCE/ OCTOBER 9TH. 1917,/ AGED 27 YEARS./ AL(SO) WILLIAM HENRY WRIGHT/ OF H.M.S. NEMESIS./ WHO WAS LOST AT SEA/ AUGUST 29TH. 1916,/ AGED 20 YEARS./ BELOVED SONS OF/ WILLIAM & PHOEBE WRIGHT/ (OF HEANOR.)/ THIS SCROLL WAS ERECTED BY THE RELATIVES/ AND MANY FRIENDS OF THE ABOVE AS A/ TRIBUTE OF RESPECTFUL SYMPATHY. 12 o'clock face of family headstone: ALSO PHOEBE WRIGHT,/ DIED JUNE 7TH. 1941,/ AGED 79 YEARS. 6 o'clock face of base of family headstone: (... WILLIAM, THEIR ... ...)/ (WHO DIED OCT 20TH. 1922, AGED 52 YEARS)/ AT REST Face of CWGC marker stone: 43101 PRIVATE/ W. WRIGHT/ DURHAM LIGHT INFANTRY/ 9TH OCTOBER 1917 (Some lettering was missing from the family headstone and the inscription on the base was partly illegible due to its low position.)
Inscription legible?
no
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,year died,forename,manner of death,age of death,relationships
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Gravestone
    Measurements: depth 455mm, height 450mm, width 610mm
    Materials: Stone - Portland, Marble - White
  • Base
    Measurements: depth 685mm, height 100mm, width 710mm
    Materials: Marble - White
  • Kerb stone
    Measurements: depth 2100mm, height c90mm, width 740mm
    Materials: Marble - White
Listing information
Condition
History
24 October 2013: Some lettering was missing from the family headstone and the inscription on the base was partly illegible due to its low position.
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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