Memorial Title
Pte P Burton
Summary
Derbyshire War Memorials: A description of a WW1 war memorial to Pte Percy Burton added to a gravestone in Shirebrook Cemetery, Derbyshire.
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Locations
| Last known location: Shirebrook Cemetery Common La (B6407) Shirebrook Derbyshire |
Nearest postcode: NG20 8PA NGR: SK 51343 67040 ±5m (Map opens in new window.) |
Location details: Towards the northeast corner of the cemetery. |
Type
| Overall type: Addition to gravestone. |
Overall condition: Fair. The inscription is legible. |
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| Description: An addition to a headstone on a family grave. The white marble headstone is in the style of a scroll unfurled over a classical wall. The scroll bears an inlaid inscription mainly in upright capital lettering; it has a carved dove of peace perched on the top and is flanked by tulips in relief on the face of the wall. The headstone surmounts a plinth with a bevelled top and bearing the memorial inscription inlaid in a similar style, and a base with chamfered top. The whole is accompanied by oblong kerbs with the maker's details inlaid at the foot. Glossary |
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Inscription
| Headstone: |
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| IN LOVING [MEMORY OF] Ruth, THE BELOVED WIFE OF THOMAS BURTON [WHO] DIED JUNE 3, 1924, AGED 63 YEARS. ONLY THE CLOUDS DIVIDE [ALSO THOMAS BURTON, WHO DIED AUG 15. 1925, AGED 62 YEARS.] REST IN [PEACE.] |
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| [ALSO PTE. PERCY BURTON], 1ST [AUSTRALIAN] DIV. [DIED] IN [FRANCE] JUNE [27. 1916, AGED] 19 [YEARS.] |
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| Foot of kerbs: | ||||||||||||||||||
| BINGHAM & SON MANSFIELD [Some letters missing.] |
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Administration
Custodian: Presumed to be the Burton family.
Local authorities:
From WW1: Shirebrook Parish Council; Blackwell Rural District Council; Derbyshire County Council.
From 1974: Shirebrook Town Council; Bolsover District Council; Derbyshire County Council.
History and Conservation
Unknown date: The memorial was made by Bingham and Son, monumental masons of Mansfield, Nottinghamshire.
8th January, 2018: The memorial was surveyed by Roy Branson and Alan Willmot. It was in fair condition although many of the letters were missing from the inscription.
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