Memorial Title
H Heath
Summary
Derbyshire War Memorials: a description of a WW1 memorial to H Heath comprising an addition to a gravestone in St John the Evangelist's Churchyard at Hazelwood, Derbyshire.
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Locations
| Last known location: St John the Evangelist's Churchyard Hob Hill Hazelwood Derbyshire |
Nearest postcode: DE56 4AL NGR: SK 32843 46060 ±5m |
Location details: East of the church, near the middle of the section. |
Type
| Overall type: Addition to gravestone. |
Overall condition: Fair. The inscription is legible but impaired by discolouration. |
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| Description: An addition to a headstone on a family grave. The tall limestone headstone has a trefoil top with a moulded border and projecting mouldings on each side. At the head is a trefoil panel containing a design of foliage in relief with the inscription below inlaid mainly in upright capital block lettering. |
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Inscription
| IN LOVING MEMORY OF AMY, THE BELOVED DAUGHTER OF WILLIAM JAMES & MARY HEATH, WHO FELL ASLEEP MAY 15. 1909 Aged 16 years. "NOT GONE FROM MEMORY, NOR FROM LOVE BUT TO HER FATHER'S HOME ABOVE." ALSO OF HERBERT, THE BELOVED SON OF WILLIAM JAMES & MARY HEATH WHO FELL IN ACTION IN FRANCE OCTOBER 9TH 1917, AGED 19 YEARS. A NOBLE LIFE HE LIVED, A NOBLE DEATH HE DIED, AND NOW HE LIVES ON HIGH ALSO OF WILLIAM JAMES HEATH, DIED FEB 8. 1919, AGED 57. |
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Administration
Custodian: Presumed to be the Heath family.
Local authorities:
From WW2: Hazelwood Parish Council; Belper Rural District Council; Derbyshire County Council
From 1974: Hazelwood Parish Council; Amber Valley Borough Council; Derbyshire County Council
History
27th December, 2013: The memorial was surveyed by Roy Branson and Alan Willmot. It was in fair condition.
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