Memorial Title
Cpl F Baker - Headstone
Summary
Derbyshire War Memorials: a description of a WW1 war memorial to Cpl Francis Baker added to a headstone 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 51317 67025 ±5m (Map opens in new window.) |
Location details: Towards the northeast corner of the cemetery, next to the path. |
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 tall white marble headstone has a trefoil top with moulded border, recessed sides and a spray of foliage in relief in a trefoil panel at the head. The inlaid inscription is mainly in upright capital block lettering. The headstone surmounts an oblong base with a bevelled top and the maker's name inlaid at the corner, and is accompanied by oblong kerbs. Glossary |
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Inscription
| Headstone: |
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| IN LOVING MEMORY OF HARRIETT THE BELOVED WIFE OF JAMES BAKER WHO DIED NOVR 25, 1918, AGED 27 YEARS ALSO OF JAMES BAKER REUNITED DEC. 30TH. 1951, AGED 67 YEARS. ALSO CORPL. FRANCIS BAKER K.O.Y.L.I. KILLED IN ACTION JULY 21, 1918 AGED 23 YEARS. INTERRED IN FRANCE. |
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| Corner of base: | ||||||||||||||||||
| BINGHAM & SON MANSFIELD |
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Administration
Custodian: Presumed to be the Baker family.
Local authorities:
From WW2: 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 and appeared to have been cleaned in recent years.
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