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Memorial details

Memorial type
Addition to gravestone
District
Amber Valley
Town
Heage
County
Derbyshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
66006

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Current location

West of the church and close to the western boundary.
St Lukes Churchyard
Church St (b6013)
Heage
Amber Valley
Derbyshire
DE56 2BG
England

OS Grid Ref: SK 36966 50631
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
An addition to a white marble stone on a family grave. The headstone has a trefoil top with hollowed corners and is accompanied by a smaller tablet with a decorative pointed arch top placed against its face. The headstone and tablet surmount an oblong base and is accompanied by plain oblong kerbstones. The inscription is inlaid in upright capital block lettering on the faces of the scroll and tablet.
Inscription
Headstone: IN/ LOVING/ MEMORY OF/ GUNNER JOHN JOSEPH LITCHFIELD,/ ROYAL FIELD ARTILLERY/ WHO DIED FOR HIS COUNTRY IN FRANCE/ DEC 15TH. 1915. AGED 22 YEARS./ DUTY BRAVELY DONE. Tablet: In/ LOVING MEMORY/ OF/ SAMUEL ISAAC LITCHFIELD,/ WHO DIED NOV. 16. 1918./ AGED 17 YEARS./ "REST IN THE LORD."/ A TOKEN OF RESPECT FROM HIS/ WORKMATES AT THE BELPER MILLS
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,rank,year died,regiment,place of death,forename,age of death,relationships
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Gravestone
    Measurements: depth 75mm, height 780mm, width 760mm
    Materials: Marble - White
  • Tablet
    Measurements: depth 30mm, height 360mm, width 440mm
    Materials: Marble - White
  • Base
    Measurements: depth 190mm, height 90mm, width 770mm
    Materials: Marble - White
  • Kerb stone
    Measurements: depth 2140mm, height 180mm, width 910mm
    Materials: Marble - White
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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