Memorial Title
Rmn J A Stone MM
Summary
Derbyshire War Memorials: a description of a WW1 war memorial to Rmn John Stone MM 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 39049 70725 ±5m (Map opens in new window.) |
Location details: About 12m 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. |
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| Description: An addition to the lettering on a headstone on a family grave. The low, roughly-dressed red granite headstone has a shallow curviliear arch top and a polished face with sprays of foliage incised at the shoulders and an inlaid inscription in upright capital block lettering. It surmounts an oblong granite base with bevelled top and is accompanied by oblong granite kerbs. Glossary |
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Inscription
| IN MEMORY OF FLORENCE BELOVED WIFE OF CHARLES A. STONE, WHO DIED FEB. 2ND. 1932. AGED 58 YEARS. ALSO OF RIFLEMAN JOHN ALFRED STONE M.M. LONDON RIFLE BRIGADE. ELDER SON OF THE ABOVE, KILLED IN ACTION IN FRANCE OCT. 25TH. 1917. AGED 19 YEARS. "HE GIVETH HIS BELOVED SLEEP." |
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Administration
Local authorities:
From WW1: Chesterfield Parish Council, Chesterfield Borough Council; Derbyshire County Council.
From 1974: Chesterfield Borough Council (unparished); Derbyshire County Council.
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