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Memorial details

Memorial type
Addition to gravestone
District
Derby
Town
Chaddesden
County
Derbyshire
Country
England
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
65747

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Current location

At the western end of Plot A38
west of the maintenance buildings and beyond the end of the path.
Nottingham Road Cemetery
Nottingham Rd
Chaddesden
Derby
Derbyshire
DE21 6FN
England

OS Grid Ref: SK 37318 36704
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
An addition to a white marble stone on a family grave. The gravestone comprises a square vase with the inlaid inscription in upright capital block lettering on the faces.
Inscription
6 o'clock face: IN/ LOVING MEMORY/ OF/ MINNIE/ WESLEY/ AT REST/ (14TH FEB 1938) 9 o'clock face: KENNETH/ WESLEY,/ KILLED IN ACTION/ IN NORMANDY/ JULY 21. 1944./ TILL WE MEET AGAIN. (Some letters buried.)
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,year died,place of death,forename,manner of death
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Vase
    Measurements: depth 250mm, height 230mm, width 310mm
    Materials: Marble - White
Listing information
Condition
History
19 March 2014: Some letters were buried. The cemetery is entered on the English Heritage Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest. Parks and Gardens UK reference 2450.
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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