Memorial Title
A Davis
Summary
Derbyshire War Memorials: a description of a Boer War memorial to Arthur Davis 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 41169 55913 ±5m (Map opens in new window.) |
Location details: Towards the southwest corner of the cemetery. |
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, flat shoulders and recessed sides. The inlaid inscription is mainly in upright capital block lettering. The headstone surmounts an oblong base with bevelled top. The mason's name is inlaid at the foot of the headstone. Glossary |
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Inscription
| Headstone: |
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| IN LOVING MEMORY OF JOHN DAVIS, WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE JAN. 7. 1912 IN HIS 75TH YEAR. ALSO MARTHA, BELOVED WIFE OF THE ABOVE WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE OCT. 6. 1911 AGED 70 YEARS. ALSO ARTHUR DAVIS, [OF THE KING'S OWN YORKSHIRE LIGHT INFANTRY] BELOVED SON OF THE ABOVE WHO FELL IN THE BATTLE OF BELMONT NOV. 23. 1899 AND DIED OF HIS WOUNDS NOV. 24 AGED 27 YEARS. LOVED ONES MEET TO PART NO MORE. ALSO CHARLES WILLIAM DAVIS DIED APRIL 17TH. 1988, AGED 91 YEARS. |
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| Foot of headstone: | ||||||||||||||||||
| S. MORLEY. | ||||||||||||||||||
Administration
Custodian: Presumed to be the Davis family.
Local authorities:
From 19th century: 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
c1912: The memorial was made by S. Morley, monumental mason.
18th April, 2018: The memorial was surveyed by Roy Branson and Alan Willmot. It was in fair condition and the inscription was legible although the headstone was leaning forward.
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