Memorial Title

R J Gardiner

Summary

Derbyshire War Memorials: a description of a WW2 war memorial comprising an addition to a gravestone at Nottingham Road New Cemetery, Chaddesden, Derby commemorating Cpl Robert John Gardiner.

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Locations

Last known location:
Compartment A5
Nottingham Road New
Cemetery
Nottingham Rd
Chaddesden
Derby

Nearest postcode:
DE21 6FN

NGR:
SK 37079 36803 ±5m
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Location details:
Three rows from the western boundary fence and two rows north of the side path.

Type

Overall type: Addition to gravestone

Overall condition: Poor. The headstone has been laid flat and the kerbs have been displaced but the inscription is legible.

Description:

A white marble headstone on a family grave. The low oblong headstone has a flat top with stepped shoulders and an inlaid inscription in upright capital roman lettering. The headstone was previously accompanied by oblong kerbs but these have now been disturbed and some are missing.

Glossary

Components:

Component	Material	Height	Width	Depth	Condition
Headstone	White marble	765	915	75	Fair
Kerbs	White marble	200	915	1965	At risk
Dimensions in millimetres ±5mm unless stated otherwise.

Inscription

Headstone:

IN LOVING MEMORY OF
HANNAH HOLLINGWORTH GARDINER
A DEARLY LOVED WIFE & MOTHER
AT REST 24TH. OCTOBER 1950, AGED 65 YEARS.
AN[D] OF
ROBERT JOHN GARDINER,
A DEARLY LOVED HUSBAND AND FATHER
AT REST 9TH. MAY 1961, AGED 78 YEARS
ALSO THE BELOVED SON OF THE ABOVE,
ROBERT JOHN GARDINER,
ROYAL CORPS OF SIGNALS,
[A]T REST 13TH. JULY 1943, IN SIAM, AGED 31 YEARS.

[Letters missing]

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

Administration

Custodian: Presumed to be the Gardiner 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

25th January, 2022: The memorial was surveyed by Roy Branson and Alan Willmot. It was in Poor condition: the headstone had been laid flat, some of the kerbs had been displaced and others were missing, however the inscription was legible.

References

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Comments

The casualty is recorded by CWGC as Cpl 2351824 Robert John Gardiner, Royal Corps of Signals.

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