Memorial Title

Fl Sgt H Simpson

Summary

Derbyshire War Memorials: a description of a WW2 war memorial to Fl Sgt Harry Simpson added to a family gravestone in Sandiacre Cemetery.

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Locations

Last known location:
Sandiacre Cemetery
Church Dr
Sandiacre
Derbyshire

Nearest postcode:
NG10 5EE

NGR:
SK 47971 37356 ±5m
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Location details:
Near the middle of the cemetery.

Type

Overall type: Addition to gravestone.

Overall condition: At risk. The inscription is barely legible.

Description:

An addition to the lettering on a headstone on a family grave. The low, oblong concrete headstone has a shallow stepped top, inlaid flower stems to both sides and an inlaid inscription in upright capital block lettering. However much of the lettering is missing and the headstone is supported by a wooden stake and a strap, presumably because it is unsafe. The headstone is accompanied by oblong concrete kerbs which have been displaced, and by a concrete vase which has almost disintegrated.

Glossary

Components:

Component	Material	Height	Width	Depth	Condition
Headstone	Concrete	700	910	170	At risk
Kerbs	Concrete	220	910	1970	Poor
Vase	Concrete	c300	240	240	At risk
Dimensions in millimetres ±5mm unless stated otherwise.

Inscription

Headstone:

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
EVA SUSAN,
BELOVED WIFE OF
SAMUEL SIMPSON,
DIED MAY 20TH. 1947,
AGED 57 YEARS.
[ALSO
SAMUEL SIMPSON,
BORN JANUARY 4TH. 1887,
DIED SEPTEMBER 12TH. 1971,]
AND THEIR BELOVED SON HARRY, FLT. SGT. R.A.F.
KILLED IN ACTION MAY 29TH. 1943,
AGED 23 YEARS.

Kerb:

TILL WE MEET AGAIN.

Vase:

[REMEMBERED]

[Some lettering missing.]

Administration

Custodian: Presumed to be the Simpson family.

Local authorities:
From WW2: Sandiacre Parish Council; Shardlow Rural District Council; Derbyshire County Council.
From 1974: Sandiacre Parish Council; Erewash Borough Council; Derbyshire County Council.

History

March 1984: The cemetery lies within the Sandiacre Cloudside Conservation Area first designated on that date.

12th July, 2011: The memorial was surveyed by Roy Branson and Alan Willmot. The headstone had much lettering missing and was supported by a timber stake and strap, presumably because it was unsafe. The kerbs were displaced and the vase had crumbled and fallen apart. For these reasons the memorial was considered to be at risk.

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