Memorial Title
E Coupe
Summary
Derbyshire War Memorials: a description of a WW2 war memorial to Eric Coupe added to a gravestone in Shirebrook Cemetery, Derbyshire.
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Locations
| Last known location: Shirebrook Cemetery Common La (B6407) Shirebrook Derbyshire |
Nearest postcode: NG20 8PA NGR: SK 51320 66989 ±5m (Map opens in new window.) |
Location details: About 45m southeast of the chapel. |
Type
| Overall type: Addition to gravestone. |
Overall condition: Fair. The inscription is legible. |
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| Description: An addition to a stone on a family grave comprising concrete kerbs with a broad internal chamfer bearing inlaid inscriptions in upright capital block lettering. Glossary |
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Inscription
| Southwest kerb: | |||||||||||||||||||||
| IN LOVING MEMORY OF MY DEAR HUSBAND RICHARD COUPE, DIED JAN 19TH. 1949 AGED 58 YEARS. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwest kerb: | |||||||||||||||||||||
| ALSO BELOVED SON FRANK ACCIDENTALLY KILLED NOV. 4TH. 1952, AGED 22 YEARS. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Northeast kerb: | |||||||||||||||||||||
| [MARGARET COUPE WIFE OF RICHARD, DIED ... ... AGED 78 YEARS] [Lettering almost entirely lost.] |
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| Southeast kerb: | |||||||||||||||||||||
| ALSO BELOVED SON ERIC LOST AT SEA OCT 25TH. 1942, AGED 21 YEARS. | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Administration
Custodian: Presumed to be the Coupe family.
Local authorities:
From WW2: Shirebrook Parish Council; Blackwell Rural District Council; Derbyshire County Council.
From 1974: Shirebrook Town Council; Bolsover District Council; Derbyshire County Council.
History and Conservation
8th January, 2018: The memorial was surveyed by Roy Branson and Alan Willmot. It was in fair condition and appeared to be tended, although almost all of the lettering was missing from the northeast kerb.
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