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Memorial Title H Backhouse
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Summary Derbyshire War Memorials: A description of a WW1 war memorial to Harry Backhouse added to a gravestone in St Peter's Churchyard, Littleover, Derby.
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Locations
Last known location: St Peter's Churchyard Normanton La Littleover Derby
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Nearest postcode: DE23 6GP
NGR: SK 33251 34094 ±5m
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Location details: Just to the east of the middle of the cemetery.
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Type
Overall type: Addition to gravestone.
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Overall condition: At Risk. The inscription is legible but the memorial has been significantly damaged and partly destroyed.
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Description:
A recumbent oblong white marble tablet on the surface of the grave bearing an inlaid inscription in upright capital roman lettering. It is unclear whether the tablet was once a headstone or footstone or was intended to lie on the surface. The remains of kerbs and a possible headstone lie nearby.
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Components:
Component |
Material |
Height |
Width |
Depth |
Condition |
Tablet |
White marble |
470 |
720 |
50 |
At risk |
Stones * |
Unknown |
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At risk |
Dimensions in millimetres ±5mm unless stated otherwise. * No attempt was made to identify or measure the adjacent stones.
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Inscription
IN LOVING MEMORY OF ALFRED [BACKHOUSE] AT REST 24TH. JAN. 1945 AGED 77 YEARS. ALSO OF FLORENCE HIS BELOVED WIFE AT REST 10TH. SEPT. [19..] AGED 89 YEARS. AND THEIR SON HARRY KILLED IN ACTION 9TH. OCT. 1918 AGED 21 YEARS. "ALWAYS REMEMBERED."
[Some lettering damaged or missing.]
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Conflicts and people named:
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Conflict |
First World War (1914-1919) |
Number died |
1 |
Number served and returned |
0 |
Total names |
1 |
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Administration Custodian: Presumed to be the Backhouse family.
Local authorities: From WW1: Littleover Parish Council; Shardlow Rural District Council; Derbyshire County Council. From 1968: Derby County Borough Council (Derby Corporation) (Unparished) From 1974: Derby Borough (and from 1977 City) Council; Derbyshire County Council. From 1997 the unitary authority has been Derby City Council.
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History March 2014: The memorial was researched by Eric Naden.
11th November 2015: The memorial was surveyed by Roy Branson and Alan Willmot. The grave was unkempt and the memorial was in such poor condition to be judged at risk.
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References —
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Comments —
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Page © Roy Branson
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