Memorial Title

Pte J Whybrow

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 Pte John Whybrow.

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Locations

Last known location:
Compartment A3
Nottingham Road New
Cemetery
Nottingham Rd
Chaddesden
Derby

Nearest postcode:
DE21 6FN

NGR:
SK 37153 36831 ±5m
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Location details:
Near the middle of the compartment.

Type

Overall type: Addition to gravestone

Overall condition: Poor. The inscription is legible though large parts of it are missing.

Description:

A white marble headstone on a family grave. The upright oblong headstone has stepped shoulders, a flat top, narrow side panels formed from two rebates, and bears an inlaid inscription in upright capital roman lettering on the concave face. The headstone surmounts an oblong base and is accompanied by plain oblong white marble kerbs,

Glossary

Components:

Component	Material	Height	Width	Depth	Condition
Headstone	White marble	690	760	100	Poor
Base	White marble	200	915	200	Fair
Kerbs	White marble	150	925	1945	Fair
Dimensions in millimetres ±5mm unless stated otherwise.

Inscription

Headstone:

[TREASURED MEMORIES OF]
MY [DEAR MOTHER
MARY WHYBROW,]
AT REST 20[TH. JAN.] 1948,
AGED 90 [YEARS].
"WHERE ['ERE] YOU [WALK]
COOL [GALES SHALL] FAN [THE GLADE."]
ALSO [HER BELOVED] SON,
PTE. JOHN [WHYBROW,]
(1ST. BATT. SHERWOOD FORESTERS)
KILLED IN ACT[I]ON 9TH. MAY [1915,]
AGED [21] YEARS.
AND EVELYN MAY [MINION,]
LOVING DAUGHTER OF
MARY WHY[BROW]
WHO DIED ... ... ... ... ]

[Some lettering damaged, missing,
or obscured by soil and vegetation.]

Conflicts and people named:
Conflict	First World War (1914-1919)	Totals
Action or event	Not stated.
Number died	1	1
Number served and returned	0	0
Total names	1	1

Administration

Custodian: Presumed to be the Whybrow family

Local authorities:
From WW1: 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

11th January, 2022: The memorial was surveyed by Roy Branson. It was in poor condition.

References

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Comments

The casualty is recorded by CWGC as Pte 17714 John Whybrow, 1st Battn, Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derbys Regiment).

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