Memorial Title

Pte T C Lane

Summary

Derbyshire War Memorials: a description of a WW1 war memorial comprising an addition to a gravestone in Christ Church graveyard, Stonegravels, Chesterfield, commemorating Pte Thomas Lane.

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Locations

Last known location:
Christ Church graveyard
Sheffield Rd (B6057)
Stonegravels
Chesterfield
Derbyshire

Nearest postcode:
S41 7JH

NGR:
SK 38500 72321 ±5m

Location details:
The church is at the rear of the Parish Centre. The memorial is towards the northwest corner of the graveyard.

Type

Overall type: Addition to gravestone

Overall condition: Fair. The inscription is legible.

Description:

An addition to the lettering on a headstone on a family grave. The tall sandstone headstone has a moulded border, a pointed arch top with a depiction of a hand pointing upwards in relief in a crescent shaped panel at the head. The incised inscription is in upright capital roman lettering.

Glossary

Components:

Component	Material	Height	Width	Depth	Condition
Headstone	Sandstone	1360	710	80	Fair
Dimensions in millimetres ±5mm unless stated otherwise.

Inscription

IN
PROUD & LOVING MEMORY
OF
PTE. HAROLD ED. LANE M.M.
10TH SHERWOOD FORESTERS,
WHO DIED THROUGH GAS POISONING
FEB 27TH 1919,
AGED 25 YEARS.
ALSO PTE. THOS. CUTHBERT LANE
1/5TH. YORK & LANC REGT.
KILLED IN ACTION NEAR ARRAS,
SEPT. 25TH. 1918
AGED 29 YEARS.
"OH VALIANT DEAD TAKE COMFORT
WHERE YE LIE,
SO SWEET TO LIVE, MAGNIFICENT
TO DIE."
ALSO EMMA LANE,
MOTHER OF THE ABOVE
DIED OCT. 13TH. 1937 AGED 78 YEARS.
WORTHY OF EVERLASTING REMEMBRANCE.

Conflicts and people named:
Conflict	First World War (1914-1919)	Totals
Action	—
Number died *	1	1
Number served and returned	0	0
Total names	1	1
* See comments below.

Administration

Custodian: Presumed to be the Lane family.

Local authorities:
From WW1: Chesterfield Parish Council; Chesterfield Borough Council; Derbyshire County Council.
From 1974: (Unparished); Chesterfield Borough Council; Derbyshire County Council.

History

14th September, 2016: The memorial was surveyed by Roy Branson and Anne Branson. It was in fair condition.

References

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Comments

Pte Harold Lane is buried here so this is not a war memorial to him - it is his war grave, recognised as such by the CWGC. Pte Thomas Cuthbert Lane is buried at Vis-en-Artois Cemetery between Arras and Cambrai, therefore this is a war memorial to him.

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