Derbyshire War Memorials, J French

Memorial
Title

J French

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Locations

Last known location:
St John the Evangelist's
Churchyard
St John's Road (B6159)
Newbold
Chesterfield
Derbyshire

Nearest postcode:
S41 8PE

NGR:
SK 37100 73548 ±5m

Location details:
Near the middle of the western section of the cemetery.

Type

Overall type: Addition to Gravestone.

Overall condition: Fair. The inscription is legible.

Description:

An addition to a black ceramic memorial on a family grave. The headstone is in the style of an unfurled scroll bearing an incised inscription in upright capital lettering and is accompanied by plain chamfered oblong kerbs with a further inscription.

Components:

Component	Material	Height	Width	Depth	Condition
Headstone	Ceramic	330	380	510	Fair
Kerbs	Ceramic	200	900	2110	Fair
Dimensions in millimetres ±5mm unless stated otherwise.

Inscription

Headstone:

IN LOVING MEMORY OF
WILLIAM HENRY FRENCH
DIED MARCH 3RD. 1903
AGED 41 YEARS.
ALSO SARAH.
HIS BELOVED WIFE
DIED FEB. 9TH. 1939
AGED 73 YEARS.
ASLEEP IN JESUS.

East kerb:

ALSO JOHN FRENCH.
KILLED IN ACTION 1917
AGED 19 YEARS.

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

Administration

Custodian: Presumed to be the French family

Local authorities:
From WW1: Newbold and Dunston Urban District Council; Derbyshire County Council.
From 1922: Chesterfield Borough Council (unparished); Derbyshire County Council.

History

10th July, 2013: The memorial was surveyed by Roy Branson and Alan Willmot. It was in fair condition.

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