Memorial Title

H Baskill

Summary

Derbyshire War Memorials: a description of a WW1 war memorial to Henry Baskill comprising additional lettering on a family gravestone at Spital Cemetery, Chesterfield.

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Locations

Last known location:
Spital Cemetery
Hady Hill (A632)
Spital
Chesterfield
Derbyshire

Nearest postcode:
S41 0DZ

NGR:
SK 39044 70719 ±5m
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Location details:
About 16m west of the old chapels at the centre of the cemetery, and north of the main path.

Type

Overall type: Addition to gravestone.

Overall condition: Fair. The inscription is legible.

Description:

An addition to the lettering on a headstone on a family grave. The tall polished grey granite headstone has a shallow triangular arch top with stepped shoulders, recessed sides with pilasters, and an incised inscription in mainly upright capital block lettering. It surmounts an oblong granite base with bevelled top and is accompanied by oblong sandstone kerbs.

Glossary

Components:

Component	Material	Height	Width	Depth	Condition
Headstone	Granite	1505	760	135	Fair
Base	Granite	300	915	305	Fair
Kerbs	Sandstone	260	915	1830	Fair
Dimensions in millimetres ±5mm unless stated otherwise.

Inscription

In
Loving Memory
OF
FLORENCE MARY
THE BELOVED WIFE OF
HENRY BASKILL,
WHO DIED OCT 16TH 1906
AGED 29 YEARS.
REST IN PEACE.
ALSO
HENRY BASKILL,
78TH CANADIAN INFANTRY
KILLED IN ACTION
OCT 17TH 1916

Conflicts and people named:
Conflict	First World War (1914-1919)	Totals
Action	Unspecified
Number died	1	1
Number served and returned	0	0
Total names	1	1

Administration

Custodian: Presumed to be the Haskill family.

Local authorities:
From WW1: Chesterfield Parish Council, Chesterfield Borough Council; Derbyshire County Council.
From 1974: Chesterfield Borough Council (unparished); Derbyshire County Council.

History

23rd May, 2017: The memorial was surveyed by Roy Branson and Alan Willmot. It was in fair condition.

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