Memorial Title
Pte C J Knowles and Pte W R Knowles
Summary
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Locations
| Last known location: St Giles's Churchyard Church St Old Matlock Derbyshire |
Nearest postcode: DE4 3BZ NGR: SK 29950 59769 ±5m |
Location details: About 120m due west of the church. |
Type
| Overall type: Addition to gravestone. |
Overall condition: Fair. The inscription is legible. |
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| Description: Additional lettering on a headstone on a family grave. The upright grey limestone headstone has a shallow rounded arch top in the style of a scroll, recessed sides and a spray of flowers in relief at the head. The inscription is inlaid in mixed styles of mainly upright capital lettering. The headstone surmounts an oblong stone base with bevelled top and is accompanied by oblong stone kerbs. Glossary |
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Inscription
| In Loving Memory of My dear husband JOHN GEORGE KNOWLES OF RIBER. WHO DIED NOV 30TH. 1924 AGED 71 YEARS. ALSO OF MARY ANN HIS WIFE WHO DIED JAN, 30TH. 1933. AGED 76 YEARS. ALSO OF PTE. CHARLES J. KNOWLES. SON KILLED IN FRANCE MARCH 21, 1918 AGED 29 YEARS. PTE. WALTER R. KNOWLES SON KILLED IN FRANCE DEC 12, 1917. AGED 19 YEARS. |
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Administration
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
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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