Memorial Title

W E Ford

Summary

Derbyshire War Memorials: a description of a WW1 war memorial to W E Ford comprising additional lettering on a family gravestone at Spital Cemetery, Chesterfield.

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Locations

Last known location:
Spital Cemetery
Hady Hill (A632)
Spital
Chesterfield
Derbyshire

Nearest postcode:
S41 0DZ

NGR:
SK 39038 70719 ±5m
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Location details:
About 22m west of the old chapels at the centre of the cemetery, and north of the main path.

Type

Overall type: Addition to gravestone.

Overall condition: Fair. The inscription is legible.

Description:

An addition to the lettering on a stone on a family grave. The oblong sandstone kerbs have a deep chamfer bearing an incised inscription in upright capital roman lettering.

Glossary

Components:

Component	Material	Height	Width	Depth	Condition
Kerbs	Sandstone	235	860	2070	Fair
Dimensions in millimetres ±5mm unless stated otherwise.

Inscription

North kerb:

IN LOVING MEMORY OF

East kerb:

SARAH FORD, DIED JUNE 17TH 1905, AGED 62 YEARS.
ALSO WILLIAM FORD, DIED FEB. 22ND 1932, AGED 88 YEARS.

South kerb:

REUNITED.

West kerb:

AND THEIR SON W. E. FORD, KILLED IN ACTION 1917.

Conflicts and people named:
Conflict	First World War (1914-1919)	Totals
Action	Unspecified
Number died	1	1
Number served and returned	0	0
Total names	1	1

Administration

Custodian: Presumed to be The Ford family.

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

History

23rd May, 2017: The memorial was surveyed by Roy Branson and Alan Willmot. It was in fair condition.

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