Memorial Title
2Lt F G Wheatcroft
Summary
Derbyshire War Memorials: a description of a WW1 war memorial to 2Lt Frederick Wheatcroft added to a gravestone in Alfreton Cemetery, Derbyshire.
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Locations
| Last known location: Alfreton Cemetery Rodger's La Alfreton Derbyshire |
Nearest postcode: DE55 7FF NGR: SK 41177 55907 ±5m (Map opens in new window.) |
Location details: Near the southern boundary, towards the western end. |
Type
| Overall type: Addition to gravestone. |
Overall condition: Fair. The inscription is legible. |
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| Description: An addition to the wording on a family gravestone. The tall headstone is of polished pink granite and has a flat top with a small triangular finial at the centre, a faint incised design at the head, chamfered edges and an inlaid inscription in upright capital lettering. It surmounts an oblong granite base with chamfered top and a further inscription on the face, however the conjoined headstone and base have been laid flat on the surface of the grave. A second oblong base with chamfered top remains in situ and is accompanied by oblong sandstone kerbs with a further inscription inlaid on the inner face. Glossary |
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Inscription
LOVING MEMORY
OF
MARY,
WIFE OF JAMES WHEATCROFT
WHO FELL ASLEEP OCT. 5TH. 1908
IN HER 54TH. YEAR.
ALSO
JAMES WHEATCROFT,
WHO FELL ASLEEP NOV 7TH. 1934
IN HIS 89TH. YEAR.
ALSO
FREDERICK GEO. WHEATCROFT,
2/LIEUT. EAST SURREY REGT.
YOUNGEST SON OF THE ABOVE,
WHO FELL IN ACTION AT
BOURLON, CAMBRAI, FRANCE,
NOV. 26. 1917,
AGED 35 YEARS.
LEONARD ROLAND WHEATCROFT,
WHO FELL ASLEEP SEP. 25. 1930,
AT HEIDELBERG, TRANSVAAL, SOUTH [AFRICA],
IN HIS 53RD YEAR.
DIED [...] AGED 79 YEARS.
[Some lettering missing, damaged or obscured.]
| Conflicts and people named: | ||
| Conflict | First World War (1914-1919) | Totals |
| Action | Not stated | |
| Number died | 1 | 1 |
| Number served and returned | 0 | 0 |
| Total names | 1 | 1 |
Administration
Custodian: Presumed to be the Wheatcroft family.
Local authorities:
From WW1: 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.
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