Memorial Title
Bdr E H Jeffries
Summary
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Locations
| Last known location: Ripley Cemetery Cemetery La Ripley Derbyshire |
Nearest postcode: DE5 3JG NGR: SK 40135 49964 ±5m (Map opens in new window.) |
Location details: East of the gate. |
Type
| Overall type: Addition to gravestone. |
Overall condition: Fair. The inscription is legible. |
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| Description: An addition to a white marble headstone on a family grave. The low headstone has a shallow arch top with projecting side panels bearing sprays of roses in relief. The battered face has an inlaid inscription in upright capital block and roman lettering. The headstone is accompanied by a low footstone bearing a further inscription and by chamfered kerbs. The makers name and reference are incised on the foot of the kerbs. Glossary |
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Inscription
| Headstone: |
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| IN LOVING MEMORY OF HANNAH ELIZABETH JEFFRIES WHO FELL ASLEEP JULY 31ST. 1939, AGED 57 YEARS. ALSO BOMBARDIER ERNEST HARRY, HUSBAND OF ABOVE KILLED IN ACTION OCT. 1ST. 1916. PEACE, PERFECT PEACE. |
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| ALSO FLORENCE ANNIE, THEIR DAUGHTER WHO DIED OCT. 4TH. 1941 AGED 30 YEARS. |
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| Foot of kerbs: | |||||||||||||||||||
| BURGIN 73 |
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Administration
Custodian: Presumed to be the Jeffries family.
Local authorities:
From WW1: Ripley Parish Council; Ripley Urban District Council; Derbyshire County Council.
From 1974: Ripley Town Council; Amber Valley Borough Council; Derbyshire County Council.
History
5th January 2017: The memorial was surveyed by Roy Branson and Alan Willmot. It was in fair condition.
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