Memorial Title

A E Hall

Summary

Derbyshire War Memorials: a description of a WW1 war memorial comprising an addition to a gravestone at Nottingham Road New Cemetery, Chaddesden, Derby, commemorating Cpl Albert E Hall.

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Locations

Last known location:
Compartment A1
Nottingham Road
New Cemetery
Nottingham Rd
Chaddesden
Derby

Nearest postcode:
DE21 6FN

NGR:
SK 37136 36749 ±5m
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Location details:
The grave is about half way along the compartment, close to the side path.

Type

Overall type: Addition to gravestone.

Overall condition Fair, the inscription is legible.

Description:

An addition to the wording on a family gravestone comprising a granite headstone accompanied by kerbs and a vase. The low oblong headstone is coarsely dressed and has a projecting shaped panel on the front bearing an inlaid inscription in upright capital block lettering. The oblong kerbs are also coarsely dressed but have no further inscriptions save for the maker's details at the foot. A round white marble vase bears an inscription around the rim inlaid in upright capital roman lettering.

Glossary

Components:

Component	Material	Height	Width	Depth	Condition
Headstone	Granite	800	900	200	Fair
Kerbs	Granite	200	900	200	Fair
Vase	White marble	c400	c400	dia	Poor
Dimensions in millimetres ±5mm unless stated otherwise.

Inscription

Headstone:

IN
LOVING MEMORY OF
WILLIAM E. HALL,
DIED 19TH.AUG. 1943, AGED 54 YEARS.
AND HIS WIFE
EDITH E. HALL,
DIED 8TH. MAY 1946, AGED 58 YEARS.
ALSO THEIR SON,
ALBERT E. HALL.
KILLED AT ARNHEM
22ND. SEPT. 1944, AGED 32 YEARS.
I WHO LOVED YOU, WILL NEVER FORGET.

Foot of kerbs:

JOHNSON
2496

Vase:

IN [MEMORY] OF DAD, FROM HIS LOVING WIFE AND CHILDREN [WILLIAM HALL DIED AUG.19.1943.]

[Some lettering missing or damaged.]

Conflicts and people named:
Conflict	Second World War (1939-1945)	Totals
Action or event	Battle of Arnhem (17-26th September, 1944) (Operation Market Garden)
Number died	1	1
Number served and returned	0	0
Total names	1	1

Administration

Custodian: Presumed to be the Hall family.

Local authorities:
From WW2: Derby County Borough Council (Derby Corporation)
From 1974: Derby District (later Borough and from 1977 City) Council and Derbyshire County Council.
From 1997: Derby City Council.

History and Conservation

14th October, 2021: The ground at the southwest corner of the grave has settled, resulting in the kerbs and headstone tipping towards the south, but they are otherwise in fair condition. The vase has some lettering missing so was assesed to be in poor condition.

References

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Comments

Albert E Hall was Cpl T/187220 Albert Ernest Hall, 799 Air Despatch Coy, Royal Army Service Corps.

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