Derbyshire War Memorials
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Memorial Title

LCpl W H Dove

Summary

Derbyshire War Memorials: a description of a WW1 war memorial to LCpl William Dove comprising additional lettering on a family gravestone at Spital Cemetery, Chesterfield.
Images
Setting Grave Memorial Click on a thumbnail to see a larger image.
Further images may be available on request.
Locations
Last known location:
Spital Cemetery
Hady Hill (A632)
Spital
Chesterfield
Derbyshire
Nearest postcode:
S41 0DZ

NGR:
SK 39021 70812 ±5m
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Location details:
About half way between the main gate and the chapels.
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 white marble headstone has a pointed arch top with moulded and punctuated borders, a hand in relief in a roundel at the head and an inscription inlaid in mixed styles of upright lettering. The headstone is accompanied by plain oblong kerbs.

Glossary
Components:

Component Material Height Width Depth Condition
Headstone White marble 1425 785 100 Fair
Kerbs White marble 125 785 2120 Fair
Dimensions in millimetres ±5mm unless stated otherwise.
Inscription
In Loving Memory of
WILLIAM DOVE,
THE BELOVED HUSBAND OF SARAH DOVE
WHO DIED JANUARY 20TH 1912,
Aged 52 Years.
THY WILL BE DONE
ALSO IN MEMORY OF
LANCE CORPORAL
WILLIAM HENRY DOVE,
THE BELOVED SON OF THE ABOVE
11TH NOTTS. AND DERBYS.
KILLED IN ACTION IN FRANCE JULY 1ST. 1916
Aged 19 Years
ALSO SARAH WIFE OF THE ABOVE
DIED JULY 29TH 1936,
AGED 74 YEARS.
RE-UNITED.
Conflicts and people named:
Conflict First World War (1914-1919) Totals
Action Not specified
Number died 1 1
Number served and returned 0 0
Total names 1 1
Administration
Custodian: Presumed to be the Dove family.

Local authorities:
From WW1: Chesterfield Parish Council, Chesterfield Borough Council; Derbyshire County Council.
From 1974: Chesterfield Borough Council (unparished); Derbyshire County Council.
History
16th August, 2017: The memorial was surveyed by Roy Branson and Alan Willmot. It was in fair condition.
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