Memorial Title
J H Smith
Summary
Derbyshire War Memorials: a description of a WW1 memorial to J H Smith comprising an addition to a gravestone in St John the Evangelist's Churchyard at Hazelwood, Derbyshire.
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Locations
| Last known location: St John the Evangelist's Churchyard Hob Hill Hazelwood Derbyshire |
Nearest postcode: DE56 4AL NGR: SK 32856 46052 ±5m |
Location details: East of the church, opposite the end of the chancel. |
Type
| Overall type: Addition to gravestone. |
Overall condition: Fair. |
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| Description: An addition to a white marble tablet on a family grave. The tablet is in the style of a recumbent unfurled scroll and has an inlaid inscription in mixed styles of lettering. Marble kerbstones reported by the Derbyshire Family History Society in 1981 are no longer visible. |
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Inscription
| In Loving Memory of JOHN SMITH, WHO DIED MAY 25[TH. ]1917, AGED [69] YEARS. ALSO OF HIS ONLY SON JOHN HAROLD SMITH, KILLED IN FRANCE, MARCH 21ST. 1918, AGED 35 YEARS. "THERE SHALL BE ONE FOLD AND ONE SHEPHERD." [Some of the lettering is missing.] |
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Administration
Custodian: Presumed to be the Smith family.
Local authorities:
From WW2: Hazelwood Parish Council; Belper Rural District Council; Derbyshire County Council
From 1974: Hazelwood Parish Council; Amber Valley Borough Council; Derbyshire County Council
History
27th December, 2013: The memorial was surveyed by Roy Branson and Alan Willmot. It was in fair condition. Kerbstones reported by the Derbyshire Family History Society in 1981 were no longer visible.
References
Monumental Inscriptions from St. John the Evangelist Hazelwood Derbyshire; Derbyshire Family History Society, 1981.
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