Memorial Title
H Hitchcock
Summary
Derbyshire War Memorials: a description of a WW1 war memorial to Howard Hitchcock 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 41181 55926 ±5m (Map opens in new window.) |
Location details: About 20m southwest of the heritage centre. |
Type
| Overall type: Addition to gravestone. | Overall condition: Fair. The inscription is legible. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Description: An addition to the lettering on a family gravestone. The low white marble headstone has a rounded arch top, recurved shoulders and an inlaid inscription in different styles of upright lettering. It is accompanied by oblong white marble kerbs which are almost buried. Glossary |
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Inscription
| In [Loving Memory] of Percy Towndrow Hitchcock, WHO DIED JANY. 5TH. 1915, AGED 21 YEARS. ALSO Howard Hitchcock, [WHO VOLUNTEERED] AUGT. 1914, WAS KILLED IN ACTION NEAR YPRES JANY. 9TH. 1915 AGED 19 YEARS [Some lettering lost or damaged.] |
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Administration
Custodian: Presumed to be the Hitchcock 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
18th April, 2018: The memorial was surveyed by Roy Branson and Alan Willmot. It was in fair condition and the inscription was legible although some lettering was lost or damaged.
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