Memorial Title

PO F A Jones DSM RN

Summary

Derbyshire War Memorials: a description of a WW2 war memorial in St Giles's Churchyard, Old Matlock, Derbyshire, comprising an addition to a gravestone and commemorating PO Frank Jones DSM RN.

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Locations

Last known location:
St Giles's Churchyard
Church St
Old Matlock
Derbyshire

Nearest postcode:
DE4 3BZ

NGR:
SK 29948 59768 ±5m

Location details:
About 120m due west of the church.

Type

Overall type: Tablet.

Overall condition: Fair. The inscription is legible.

Description:

An inclined tablet at the foot of a family grave. The oblong grey limestone tablet has hollowed shoulders and bears in inlaid inscription in upright capital roman lettering. The tablet accompanies a low headstone on the grave, which also has oblong stone kerbs.

Glossary

Components:

Component	Material	Height	Width	Depth	Condition
Tablet	Limestone	320	455	40	Fair
Headstone	Limestone	390	750	75	Fair
Kerbs	Stone	150	840	2130	Fair
Dimensions in millimetres ±5mm unless stated otherwise.

Inscription

Tablet:

Conflicts and people named:
Conflict	Second World War (1939-1945)	Totals
Action:	—
Number died	1	1
Number served and returned	0	0
Total names	1	1

IN
LOVING MEMORY OF
FRANK ARNOLD JONES D.S.M.
PETTY OFFICER R.N.
LOST AT SEA IN H.M.S. VETERAN
SEPT. 20TH 1942.

Headstone:

In Loving Memory
OF
ELSIE EVELYN
BELOVED WIFE OF DAVID WILLIAM JONES,
OF MATLOCK GREEN.
DIED DECEMBER 16TH 1924.
AGED 26 YEARS.
Rest in [...]

[Some lettering obscured by vegetation.]

Administration

Custodian: Presumed to be the Jones 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

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

16th March, 2009: The memorial was surveyed by Roy Branson and Alan Willmot. It was in fair condition.

12th October, 2016: The memorial was resurveyed by Roy Branson and Anne Branson. It was in fair condition.

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