Memorial Title
W H Wilkinson
Summary
Derbyshire War Memorials: a description of a WW2 war memorial tablet to Walter Wilkinson on a family grave in St Werburgh's Churchyard, Blackwell.
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Locations
| Last known location: St Werburgh's Churchyard Church Hill Blackwell Derbyshire |
Nearest postcode: DE55 5HN NGR: SK 44427 58437 ±5m (Map opens in new window.) |
Location details: Towards the northern corner of the churchyard.. |
Type
| Overall type: Addition to gravestone. |
Overall condition: Fair. The inscription is legible. |
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| Description: Additional lettering on a family gravestone which comprises chamfered grey granite kerbs with the inscription inlaid in upright capital block lettering. Glossary |
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Inscription
| West kerb: | FLORENCE MAY WILKINSON, BORN 1913, DIED 1923. |
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| North kerb: | ALSO SARAH WILKINSON DIED 22ND. FEB. 1988, AGED 78 YEARS. ALSO HER HUSBAND ARTHUR JAMES WILKINSON DIED 7TH. MARCH 1969, AGED 82 YEARS |
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| East kerb: | SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF WALTER HENRY WILKINSON, R.M. COMMANDOS BN, R.A.M.C, KILLED IN ACTION, NORMANDY 8TH. JUNE 1944, AGED 24 YEARS. |
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| South kerb: | JOHN WILLIAM WILKINSON, WHO DIED 16TH. DEC. 1932, AGED 74. "AT REST." MARY WILKINSON, WHO DIED 23RD. JULY 1938, AGED 77. "REUNITED." |
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Administration
Local authorities:
From WW1: Blackwell Parish Council; Blackwell Rural District Council; Derbyshire County Council.
From 1974: Blackwell Parish Council; Bolsover District Council; Derbyshire County Council.
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