Memorial Title

Pte R G Hall

Summary

Derbyshire War Memorials: a description of a WW1 war memorial to Pte R G Hall comprising an addition to a gravestone in Tideswell Cemetery, Derbyshire.

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Locations

Last known location:
Tideswell Cemetery
Washhouse Bottom
Tideswell
Derbyshire

Nearest postcode:
SK17 8RB

NGR:
SK 15821 76396 ±5m
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Location details:
About 10m south of the centre of the circular path.

Type

Overall type: Addition to gravestone.

Overall condition: Fair.

Description:

An addition to the lettering on a headstone on a family grave. The low, roughly-dressed grey granite headstone has a flat top and a polished battered face bearing an inscription incised in upright capital lettering coloured black. The headstone is accompanied by oblong roughly-dressed kerbs.

Glossary

Components:

Component	Material	Height	Width	Depth	Condition
Headstone	Grey granite	550	730	315	Fair
Kerbs	Grey granite	200	1235	2760	Fair
Dimensions in millimetres ±5mm unless stated otherwise.

Inscription

IN
LOVING MEMORY OF
SARAH
BELOVED WIFE OF GEORGE HALL
WHO DIED JAN. 5 1929 AGED 74 YEARS
ALSO THE ABOVE GEORGE HALL,
DIED APRIL 10. 1934,
AGED 83 YEARS.
ALSO PTE. R. G. HALL, SON OF THE ABOVE
KILLED IN ACTION AT HOLLEBEKE, BELGIUM
AUG. 6 1917, AGED 19 YEARS.

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 Hall family.

Local authorities:
From WW1: Tideswell Parish Council; Bakewell Rural District Council; Derbyshire County Council.
From 1974: Tideswell Parish Council; Derbyshire Dales District Council; Derbyshire County Council.

History and Conservation

22nd August, 2017: The memorial was surveyed by Roy Branson and Alan Willmot. It was in fair condition although much of the inscription had lost its colouring which left it very difficult to read.

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