Memorial Title
Spr A E Connor
Summary
Derbyshire War Memorials: a description of a WW1 war memorial to Spr Arthur Connor 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 39010 70790 ±5m (Map opens in new window.) |
Location details: About half way between the main gate and the chapels. |
Type
| Overall type: Addition to gravestone. |
Overall condition: Fair. The inscription is legible. |
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| Description: An addition to the lettering on a stone on a family grave. The sandstone kerbs have a deep chamfer on the internal faces bearing inlaid inscriptions mainly in upright capital lettering. Glossary |
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Inscription
WALTER CONNOR
BORN APRIL 30TH. 1861 DIED MARCH 20TH. 1911
THY WILL BE DONE.
WIFE OF WALTER CONNOR,
BORN MARCH 18TH. 1862, DIED JAN 9TH. 1927
MAY SHE REST IN PEACE.
BURIED AT TANK
NW. INDIA.
ARTHUR EDWARD CONNOR, SAPPER. R.E.
JUNE 13. 1919,
AGED 27 YEARS.
| 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
Local authorities:
From WW1: Chesterfield Parish Council, Chesterfield Borough Council; Derbyshire County Council.
From 1974: Chesterfield Borough Council (unparished); Derbyshire County Council.
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