Memorial Title

Pte F Webster

Summary

Derbyshire War Memorials: a description of a WW1 war memorial to Pte Fred Webster added to a family gravestone in Holy Trinity Churchyard, Tansley, Derbyshire.

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Locations

Last known location:
Holy Trinity Churchyard
Church St
Tansley
Derbyshire

Nearest postcode:
DE4 5FH

NGR:
SK 32266 59941 ±5m
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Location details:
Towards the middle of the northern boundary of the churchyard.

Type

Overall type: Addition to gravestone.

Overall condition: Fair. The inscription is legible.

Description:

An addition to the lettering on a family gravestone which comprises a tall limestone headstone with a rounded arch top, a spray of foliage in relief in a roundal at the head, and trailing foliage in relief to the side borders. The inscription is inlaid in upright capital, mainly block, lettering. The headstone surmounts an oblong limestone base with chamfered top.

Glossary

Components:

Component	Material	Height	Width	Depth	Condition
Headstone	Limestone	1445	705	80	Fair
Base	Limestone	230	805	215	Fair
Dimensions in millimetres ±5mm unless stated otherwise.

Inscription

IN LOVING MEMORY
OF
MARY ANN WEBSTER
WHO ENTERED INTO REST SEP 7, 1919
AGED 62 YEARS.
ALSO OF
PTE. FRED WEBSTER
(2ND GRENADIER GUARDS.)
SON OF THE ABOVE
KILLED IN ACTION AT YPRES
EASTER DAY 1916
AGED 22 YEARS.
TO LIVE IN HEARTS WE LEAVE BEHIND IS
NOT TO DIE.
ALSO OF HER HUSBAND
JOSEPH WEBSTER
WHO ENTERED INTO REST DEC. 4. 1943
AGED 87 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 Webster family.

Local authorities:
From WW1: Tansley Parish Council, Ashbourne Rural District Council; Derbyshire County Council.
From WW2: Tansley Parish Council, Matlock Urban District Council; Derbyshire County Council.
From 1974: Tansley Parish Council, Derbyshire Dales District Council; Derbyshire County Council.

History

11th April, 2017: The memorial was surveyed by Roy Branson and Alan Willmot. It was in fair condition.

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