Memorial details

Memorial type
Addition to gravestone
District
Melton
Town
Waltham on the Wolds
County
Leicestershire
Country
England
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
97579

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Current location

By the path adjacent to the entrance door
St. Mary Magdalene Church
Melton Road (A607)
Waltham on the Wolds
Melton
Leicestershire
LE14 4AE
England

OS Grid Ref: SK 80258 25033
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Cross set on two bases at the head of a grave plot which is surrounded by rough hewn stones and infilled with gravel. At the foot of the plot is a large smooth step tablet with inscription picked out in black. Cross and bases are rough hewn with with face 1 of both, and face 3 of the bottom stone cut flat and with inscriptions in lead lettering.
Inscription
Face 3: Remembering also their son/ F/O PETER ANTHONY LOVEGROVE R.A.F.V.R./ BURIED IN POLAND 12TH NOV. 1942/ "THERE'S SOME CORNER OF A FOREIGN FIELD/ THAT IS FOREVER ENGLAND". Face 1: In Memory/ EDWARD TYLER LOVEGROVE/ CALLED AWAY/ MAY 16TH 1922/ And of his wife/ HILDA MADELINE/ WHO JOINED HIM 18TH MAY 1959 Face 3: MAILE & SON LTD/ BOSTON RD LONDON Tablet: In loving memory of/ Vernon Edward Henry Lovegrove/ 5th August 1917 - 4th November 2005/ And Barbara May Lovegrove (Holmes)/ Resting at the Great Orme/ 25th April 1922 - 18th June 2011/ To Live in the hearts of those we love is never to die
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Lovegrove, Peter Anthony
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Commemorations
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Surname, forenames, rank, regiment, date of death, country of burial, relationships
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Gravestone
    Measurements: depth c700mm, height c1800mm, width c700mm
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

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