Memorial Title
A K Spencer
Summary
Derbyshire War Memorials: a description of a WW2 war memorial to Arthur Spencer added to a gravestone in Alfreton Cemetery, Derbyshire.
Images
|
|
|
Click on a thumbnail to see a larger image. Further images may be available on request. |
Locations
| Last known location: Alfreton Cemetery Rodger's La Alfreton Derbyshire |
Nearest postcode: DE55 7FF NGR: SK 41238 55983 ±5m (Map opens in new window.) |
Location details: Near the eastern boundary, about halfway along the path between the main entrance and the heritage centre. |
Type
| Overall type: Addition to gravestone. |
Overall condition: Fair. The inscription is legible. |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Description: An addition to a headstone on a family grave. The low pink granite headstone has a flat bullnosed top, stepped shoulders, recessed sides and an integral base. The face has an upright oblong decorative panel to each side containing foliage in relief, and the inlaid inscription in upright capital block lettering. It is accompanied by oblong kerbs with a further inscription inlaid on the flat upper surface, and by a square, black stone vase bearing an incised inscription. Glossary |
Components:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Inscription
TO THE MEMORY OF
OUR LOVED ONES
SAMPSON SPENCER,
A DEAR HUSBAND & FATHER
CALLED TO THE HOMELAND
MAY 13TH. 1937,
AGED 62 YEARS.
ALSO OUR BELOVED SON
JOB,
CALLED TO THE HOMELAND
NOV 7TH. 1936,
AGED 32 YEARS.
"IN HIS PRESENCE IS FULNESS OF JOY."
ALSO OUR DEARLY LOVED SON
ARTHUR KENNETH,
WHO LOST HIS LIFE IN THE SINKING
OF H.M.S. ROYAL OAK AT SCAPA FLOW
OCT. 14TH. 1939.
AGED 18 YEARS.
"THE SUN SET WHILE IT WAS YET DAY."
19TH. JUNE 1926
8TH FEBRUARY 2003.
| Conflicts and people named: | ||
| Conflict | Second World War (1939-1945) | Totals |
| Action | Sinking of HMS Royal Oak (14th October, 1939) | |
| Number died | 1 | 1 |
| Number served and returned | 0 | 0 |
| Total names | 1 | 1 |
Administration
Custodian: Presumed to be the Spencer family.
Local authorities:
From WW2: Alfreton Parish Council; Alfreton Urban District Council; Derbyshire County Council.
From 1974: Alfreton Town Council; Amber Valley Borough Council; Derbyshire County Council.
History and Conservation
9th February, 2018: The memorial was surveyed by Roy Branson and Alan Willmot. It was in fair condition and the inscription was legible.
References
—
Comments