Memorial Title
J A Harrison
Summary
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Locations
| Last known location: Sandiacre Cemetery Church Dr Sandiacre Derbyshire |
Nearest postcode: NG10 5EE NGR: SK 47953 37330 ±5m (Map opens in new window.) |
Location details: Towards the southwest corner of the cemetery. |
Type
| Overall type: Addition to gravestone. |
Overall condition: Poor. The inscription is only partly legible. |
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| Description: An addition to the lettering on a kerb on a family grave. The chamfered white marble kerb has an inlaid inscription in mixed styles of lettering. The kerbs are accompanied by two plain stone vases. Glossary |
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Inscription
| West kerb: | In Dear Remembrance Of |
| North kerb: | JOHN ARTHUR HARRISON N.Z.E.F. 1915 - 1918. WHO DIED IN SYDNEY N.S.W. AUG. 18TH. [1934] AGED 52 YEARS |
| East kerb: | This is My Own, My Native Land. |
| South kerb: | IN FOND MEMORY [OF] EDWIN HARRISON, WHO DIED SEPT. 4TH. 1945, AGED 65 YEARS. UNDERNEATH ARE THE EVERLASTING ARMS. [Some letters missing.] |
| Conflicts and people named: | ||
| Conflict | First World War (1914-1919) | Totals |
| Action | — | |
| Number died | 1 | 1 |
| Number served and returned | 0 | 0 |
| Total names | 1 | 1 |
Administration
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
12th July, 2011: The memorial was surveyed by Roy Branson and Alan Willmot. The grave was in poor condition. Some lettering was missing or obscured by lichen and the grave surface was becoming invaded by vegetation.
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