Memorial Title
W C Brazier
Summary
Derbyshire War Memorials: a description of a WW1 war memorial to William Brazier 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 51298 67026 ±5m (Map opens in new window.) |
Location details: About 16m from the front of the chapel. |
Type
| Overall type: Addition to gravestone. |
Overall condition: Good. The inscription is legible. |
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| Description: An addition to a headstone on a family grave. The roughly dressed pink granite headstone has a flat top, inset sides, wings in relief at the head and a polished face bearing the inscription incised in upright capital roman lettering. The headstone surmounts an oblong base and is accompanied by oblong kerbs. Glossary |
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Inscription
| PEACE IN LOVING MEMORY OF HANNAH, BELOVED WIFE OF CHARLES BRAZIER, WHO PASSED AWAY JULY 8TH. 1932, AGED 71 YEARS. "UNTIL THE DAY BREAK" ALSO CHARLES BRAZIER, WHO PASSED AWAY DEC. 10TH. 1934, AGED 71 YEARS. ALSO WILLIAM CLIFFORD, BELOVED SON WHO MADE THE SUPREME SACRIFICE IN THE GREAT WAR. |
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Administration
Custodian: Presumed to be the Brazier family.
Local authorities:
From WW1: 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 good condition.
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