Memorial
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Pte W H Jepson
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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 37203 73605 ±5m |
Location details: North of the church, near the middle of the graveyard, east of the path. |
Type
| Overall type: Addition to Gravestone. |
Overall condition: Fair. The inscription is legible. |
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| Description: An addition to a grey granite headstone on a family grave. The headstone has a flat top with stepped corners, rebated side panels bearing geometric designs in relief and a battered face bearing the inlaid inscription in upright capital block lettering. The headstone surmounts two sets of kerbstones, the outer one of sandstone and the inner one of grey granite bearing a further inlaid inscription. A square granite vase is positioned on the surface of the grave. |
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Inscription
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| IN LOVING MEMORY OF ALICE MAUD JEPSON DIED MAY 10TH. 1941, AGED 58 YEARS. ALSO HER BELOVED HUSBAND PTE. WILLIAM HENRY JEPSON KILLED IN ACTION IN FRANCE APRIL 27. 1917 AGED 35 YEARS. ALSO THEIR DAUGHTER HANNAH, DIED JAN. 31ST. 1919, AGED 3 YEARS. SOME DAY OUR EYES SHALL SEE THE FACES WE LOVED SO WELL SOME DAY OUR HANDS SHALL CLASP AND NEVER SAY FAREWELL. |
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| West kerb: | ||||||||||
| REUNITED. | ||||||||||
| North kerb: | ||||||||||
| ALSO WILLIAM JOHNSON, [DIED] SEPT. 18TH. 1919, AGED 4 YEARS. R.I.P. [Some letters missing or damaged.] |
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Administration
Local authorities:
From WW1: Newbold and Dunston Urban District Council; Derbyshire County Council.
From 1922: Chesterfield Borough Council (unparished); Derbyshire County Council.
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