Memorial Title

Capt W H Stapleford

Summary

Derbyshire War Memorials: a description of a WW2 war memorial comprising a tablet at Nottingham Road New Cemetery, Chaddesden, Derby, commemorating Capt Wilfrid Holmes Stapleford.

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Locations

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

Nearest postcode:
DE21 6FN

NGR:
SK 37164 36706 ±5m
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Location details:
The grave is about half way along the compartment, towards the southern edge.

Type

Overall type: Tablet.

Overall condition Fair, the inscription is legible.

Description:

A reclining shield-shaped limestone tablet on the surface of a family grave bearing an inlaid inscription in upright capital block lettering. The main gravestone is a sandstone headstone with a shallow triangular arch top, double-stepped shoulders and bearing an inscription inlaid in upright capital block lettering on a raised panel. The grave is also surrounded by plain oblong sandstone kerbs.

Glossary

Components:

Component	Material	Height	Width	Depth	Condition
Tablet	Limestone	425	385	40	Fair
Headstone	Sandstone	690	915	100	Fair
Kerbs	Sandstone	315	915	2035	Fair
Dimensions in millimetres ±5mm unless stated otherwise.

Inscription

Tablet:

Conflicts and people named:
Conflict	Second World War (1939-1945)	Totals
Action or event	Not stated
Number died	1	1
Number served and returned	0	0
Total names	1	1

IN
PROUD MEMORY OF
WILFRID HOLMES STAPLEFORD
(CAPTAIN R.A.M.C.)
WHO DIED ON ACTIVE SERVICE
13TH. OCTOBER 1945,
AGED 30 YEARS.
INTERRED
SPANDAU CEMETERY
BERLIN

Headstone:

IN LOVING MEMORY OF
KENNETH FRANK STAPLEFORD,
DIED APRIL 3RD. 1939, AGED 36 YEARS
"BLESSED ARE THE PURE IN HEART[...]
[SON OF]
EMMA JANE STAPLEFORD,
[AT] REST MARCH 26TH. 1963, AGED 79 YEARS.
ALSO HER HUSBAND
FRANK STAPLEFORD,
[WHO DIED OCTOBER 4TH. 1966, [AGED] 81 YEARS.

[Some lettering missing.]

Administration

Custodian: Presumed to be the Stapleford 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

28th October, 2021: The memorial was surveyed by Roy Branson and Alan Willmot. It was in fair condition.

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