Pte A Banton

Memorial
Title

Pte A Banton

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Locations

Last known location:
St George's
Churchyard
Church La
Ticknall
Derbyshire

Nearest postcode:
DE73 7JU

NGR:
SK 3513 2406
(Estimated)

Location details:
To the left of the path, about half way from the gate to the porch.

Type

Overall type: Addition to Gravestone

Overall condition: Fair. The inscription is legible.

Description:

An addition to a rectangular grey headstone on a family grave. The headstone is in the style of an unfurled scroll over a clasical wall with a fluted colonnette on each side. The inscription is inlaid in mixed styles of mainly upright capital lettering.

Components:

Component	Material	Height	Width	Depth	Condition
Headstone	Stone	810	920	130	Fair
Dimensions in millimetres ±5mm unless stated otherwise.

Inscription

In ever Loving Memory of
FRANCES ELIZABETH BANTON
AT REST DECR. 21 1931,
AGED 67 YEARS.
also of SAMUEL,
HUSBAND OF THE ABOVE
AT REST OCT. 15, 1937
AGED 74 YEARS.
“PEACE, PERFECT PEACE”
Also of Pte. ARTHUR BANTON
KILLED IN ACTION IN BELGIUM JULY 1917,
AGED 21 YEARS.
“HIS DUTY NOBLY DONE”

Conflicts and people named
Conflict	First World War (1914-1919)
Number died	1
Number served and returned	0
Total names	1

Administration

Custodian: Presumed to be the Banton family.

Local authorities:
After WW1: Ticknall Parish Council; Hartshorne and Seals Rural District Council; Derbyshire County Council.
After WW2: Ticknall Parish Council; Repton Rural District Council; Derbyshire County Council.
From 1974: Ticknall Parish Council; South Derbyshire District Council; Derbyshire County Council.

History

17th November, 1972: The memorial lies in the Ticknall Conservation Area first designated on that date.

28th April. 2008: The memorial was surveyed by Roy Branson. It was in fair condition but a few of the letters were missing.

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