Memorial Title

No 9 Training Battn RASC

Summary

Derbyshire War Memorials: a description of a WW2 war memorial for No 9 Training Battn RASC comprising an addition to a gravestone at Alfreton Cemetery, Alfreton, Derbyshire.

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Locations

Last known location:
Alfreton Cemetery
Rodger's La
Alfreton
Derbyshire

Nearest postcode:
DE55 7FF

NGR:
SK 41224 56002 ±5m
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Location details:
The grave is near the middle of the cemetery.

Type

Overall type: Addition to gravestone.

Overall condition: Fair. The memorial is in good structural condition but the face is speckled with algae making the inscription difficult to read.

Description:

An oblong recumbent limestone tablet added to a CWGC grave. The grave features the CWGC headstone for Capt G Blackburn and oblong limestone kerbs at the head and both sides. At the foot the kerbs are terminated with ogee mouldings and the recumbent tablet is placed between them. It bears an incised inscription in upright capital roman lettering coloured black.

Glossary

Components:

Component	Material	Height	Width	Depth	Condition
CWGC headstone	Limestone	730	375	75	Good
Tablet	Limestone	495	735	75	Fair
Kerbs	Limestone	155	890	2070	Fair
Dimensions in millimetres ±5mm unless stated otherwise.

Inscription

Headstone:

Conflicts and people named:
Conflict	Second World War (1939-1945)	Totals
Action or event	Not stated
Number died	0	0
Number served and returned	0	0
Total names	0	0

CAPTAIN
G. BLACKBURN
ROYAL ARMY SERVICE CORPS
10TH NOVEMBER 1942 AGE 49
SON OF WILLIAM
AND ELIZABETH ANN BLACKBURN
OF WEST KIRBY, CHESHIRE

Tablet:

ALSO IN MEMORY OF MEN AND WOMEN
OF PERMANENT STAFF
NO 9 TRAINING BATTALION R A S C
WHO LIVED IN THIS DISTRICT
DURING WORLD WAR II
1939-1945
AND HAVE SINCE PASSED ON
DEDICATED OCTOBER 1957

Administration

Custodian: Not known.

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

October, 1957: The tablet was dedicated.

12th March, 2020: The memorial was surveyed by Roy Branson and Alan Willmot. It was in fair condition although difficult to read.

References

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Comments

Capt G Blackburn is buried here so this is not a war memorial to him, it is his war grave, recognised as such by the CWGC. Members of No 9 Training Battn are not buried here therefore this is a war memorial to them.

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