Memorial Title
LCpl T L Kerry
Summary
Derbyshire War Memorials: a description of a WW1 war memorial to LCpl Thomas Kerry comprising an addition to a gravestone in St John the Baptist's Churchyard, Smalley, Derbyshire.
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Locations
| Last known location: St John the Baptist's Churchyard Main Rd (A608) Smalley Derbyshire |
Nearest postcode: DE7 6DS NGR: SK 40612 44117 ±5m |
Location details: To the southwest of the church. |
Type
| Overall type: Addition to gravestone. |
Overall condition: Fair. The inscription is legible. |
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| Description: Additional lettering on a family gravestone. The gravestone comprises a latin cross with a christograph at its centre and surmounting a four-stepped base with the inlaid inscription on the 6 o’clock face of the steps in mixed styles of lettering, mainly upright capitals. |
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Inscription
| In Loving Memory of PHOEBE JANE ELIZABETH, THE BELOVED DAUGHTER OF ANTHONY AND HARRIET ELIZABETH KERRY, DIED JANY. 9TH. 1905 AGED 15 YEARS. ALSO THEIR BELOVED SON LANCE CORP. THOMAS ANTHONY KERRY OF ROBIN HOOD RIFLES KILLED IN ACTION AT KEMMEL, BELGIUM ON JUNE 1ST., INTERRED AT ENGLISH CEMETERY, KEMMEL, JUNE 2ND. 1915, AGED 29 YEARS. “GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS, THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS” ALSO OF THE ABOVE ANTHONY KERRY, AT REST JANUARY 30TH. 1917 AGED 62 YEARS ALSO HARRIET ELIZABETH HIS BELOVED WIFE [...] 15TH. 1917 AGED [...] [Inscription partially obscured by moss growth.] |
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Administration
Local authorities:
From WW1: Smalley Parish Council; Belper Rural District Council; Derbyshire County Council.
From 1974: Smalley Parish Council; Amber Valley Borough Council; Derbyshire County Council.
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