Memorial Title
SLt S Bramley
Summary
Derbyshire War Memorials: a description of a WW2 war memorial to SLt Sydney Bramley 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 41175 55939 ±5m (Map opens in new window.) |
Location details: About 22m west 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 flat top, stepped shoulders and rebated sides. The inscription is inlaid in upright, capital, mainly block lettering. The headstone surmounts an oblong stone slab base. Glossary |
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Inscription
| IN LOVING MEMORY OF JOHN E. BRAMLEY, DIED NOV. 27. 1918. ALSO ANNIE BRAMLEY, WIFE OF THE ABOVE DIED AUG. 23. 1931 ALSO OF THEIR SON SYDNEY BRAMLEY, SUB LT. R.N.S.R WHO DIED ON ACTIVE SERVICE BURIED AT SEA, FEB. 21. 1943 AGED 24 YEARS |
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Administration
Custodian: Presumed to be the Bramley 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
18th April, 2018: The memorial was surveyed by Roy Branson and Alan Willmot. It was in fair condition and the inscription was legible, although it was leaning back.
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