Memorial Title

Pte W H Britland

Summary

Derbyshire War Memorials: a description of a WW1 war memorial commemorating Pte W H Britland, comprising an addition to a gravestone in the churchyard at the Church of St Giles, Old Matlock, Derbyshire

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Locations

Last known location:
Churchyard
Church of St Giles
Church St
Matlock
Derbyshire

Nearest postcode:
DE4 3BZ

NGR:
SK 29967 59797 ±5m
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Location details:
Northwest of the church, on the right side of the central path when walking up the hill.

Type

Overall type: Addition to gravestone.

Overall condition: Fair. The inscription is legible.

Description:

Additional wording on a granite ledger on a family grave. The plain oblong ledger bears a plain latin cross in a roundel at the head and an incised inscription in different styles of capital lettering. The headstone is accompanied by plain oblong granite kerbs.

Glossary

Components:

Component	Material	Height	Width	Depth	Condition
Ledger	Granite	1680	760	65	Fair
Kerbs	Granite	180	1680	2140	Fair
Dimensions in millimetres ±5mm unless stated otherwise.

Inscription

IN
LOVING MEMORY OF
HANNAH
BELOVED WIFE OF RICHARD BRITLAND
WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE MARCH 1ST 1921
AGED 58 YEARS.
ALSO OF
PTE W H BRITLAND (BILLY)
3RD WORCESTERS B.E.F. FRANCE.
SON OF THE ABOVE
WHO WAS KILLED IN ACTION AT BAPAUME
MARCH 22ND. 1918
AGED19 YEARS.
UNTIL THE DAY BREAKS
AND THE SHADOWS FLEE AWAY
ALSO OF
RICHARD BRITLAND
WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE MARCH 4TH. 1933.
AGED 69 YEARS.
AT REST
ALSO OF THEIR DAUGHTER.
DORA JANE WALKER
NEE BRITLAND
DIED MARCH 26TH. 1955.
CREMATED MARCH 30TH. AT SHEFFIELD
AGED 60 YEARS.
REST IN PEACE

Conflicts and people named:
Conflict	First World War (1914-1919)	Totals
Action:	Not stated.
Number died	1	1
Number served and returned	0	0
Total names	1	1

Administration

Custodian: Presumed to be the Britland family.

Local authorities:
From WW1: Matlock Parish Council; Matlock Urban District Council; Derbyshire County Council.
From 1974: Matlock Town Council; Derbyshire Dales District Council; Derbyshire County Council.

History and Conservation

October 1980: The memorial lies within the Old Matlock Conservation Area first designated in that month.

22nd February, 2019: The memorial was surveyed by Roy Branson and Alan Willmot. It was in fair condition.

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