Memorial Title
Pte J Alsop
Summary
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Locations
| Last known location: All Saints' Churchyard Main St Elton Derbyshire |
Nearest postcode: DE4 4DE NGR: SK 22221 61012 ±5m (Map opens in new window.) |
Location details: Grave C167 near the northern corner and the eastern boundary. |
Type
| Overall type: Addition to gravestone. |
Overall condition: Fair. The inscription is legible but the memorial is hidden by foliage. |
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| Description: Additional lettering to an inscription on a headstone on a family grave. The grey limestone headstone has a pointed arch top, chamfered borders and a triangular panel of foliage in relief at the head. The inscription is inlaid in upright, mainly capital, block lettering. Glossary |
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Inscription
| In Loving Memory of ELLEN ELIZABETH THE BELOVED WIFE OF JOHN ALSOP, OF GRATTON WHO DIED MARCH 16TH. 1933 AGED 54 YEARS. ALSO THE ABOVE NAMED JOHN ALSOP, WHO DIED AUGUST 10TH. 1942, AGED 78 YEARS. ALSO THEIR BELOVED SON PTE. JOHN ALSOP NO G/19969. OF THE ROYAL WEST KENT REGT. REPORTED MISSING NEAR PASSCHENDAELE RIDGE OCT 26TH. 1917, AFTERWARDS PRESUMED KILLED, AGED 19 YEARS. GOD TAKES OUR LOVED ONES FROM OUR HOMES BUT NEVER FROM OUR HEARTS. |
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Administration
Local authorities:
From WW1: Elton Parish Council; Bakewell Rural District Council; Derbyshire County Council.
From 1974: Elton Parish Council; Derbyshire Dales District Council; Derbyshire County Council.
History
15th October, 2009: The memorial was surveyed by Roy Branson and Alan Willmot. It was in fair condition but the headstone was almost totally obscured by a tree growing on the grave.
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