Derbyshire War Memorials, Dvr K Lilley

Memorial
Title

Dvr K Lilley

Images

Locations

Last known location:
St Mary and
St Laurence's New
Churchyard
Langwith Rd (A632)
Hillstown
Bolsover
Derbyshire

Nearest postcode:
S44 6HQ

NGR:
SK 47682 70084 ±5m

Location details:
Grave 1945 towards the centre of the cemetery. The cemetery is generally known as St Marys New Churchyard.

Type

Overall type: Vase.

Overall condition: Fair. The inscription is legible.

Description:

A vase on a family grave. The square concrete vase has a thin granite panel on one face with an incised badge of the Royal Army Service Corps at the centre and an incised inscription in upright capital block lettering. The grave also has concrete kerbstones with broad chamfers on their inner edges bearing thin granite panels with a further incised inscription in upright capital block and roman lettering. A further black ceramic vase has no inscription. A small metal plate is set into the surface of the grave and bears its number. A small incised inscription at the foot of the kerbs is only partially legible but is presumed to be the maker's mark.

Components:

Component	Material	Height	Width	Depth	Condition
Vase	Concrete, granite	200	250	230	Fair
Kerbs	Concrete, granite	200	900	2140	Fair
Vase	Ceramic	c200	c250	c230	Fair
Plaque	Metal	c50	c100	c10	Fair
Dimensions in millimetres ±5mm unless stated otherwise.

Inscription

West kerb:

IN LOVING MEMORY OF

North kerb:

MY DEAR HUSBAND GEORGE WILLIAM AYRES,
WHO ENTERED INTO REST OCT. 13TH. 1940, AGED 67 YEARS.

East kerb:

"UNTIL THE DAY BREAKS."

Vase:

TREASURED MEMORIES OF
A DEAR HUSBAND
AND FATHER
DVR KENNETH LILLEY,
KILLED IN ACTION/ AT DUNKIRK,
MAY 1940, AGED 22 YEARS.

Grave number plate:

1945

Foot of kerbs:

[...]CKSON

Conflicts and people named:
Conflict	Second World War (1939-1945)
Number died	1
Number served and returned	0
Total names	1

Administration

Custodian: Presumed to be the Lilley family.

Local authorities:
From WW2: Bolsover Parish Council; Bolsover Urban District Council; Derbyshire County Council.
From 1974: Bolsover Parish Council; Bolsover District Council; Derbyshire County Council.

History

1940s: The memorial was probably made by E & H Jackson, monumental masons.

6th February, 2013: The memorial was surveyed by Roy Branson and Alan Willmot. It was in fair condition.

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