Memorial Title
W G Poole
Summary
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Locations
| Last known location: St Mary the Virgin's Churchyard Boulton La Boulton-by-Derby Derby |
Nearest postcode: DE24 0GE NGR: SK 38366 33069 ±5m (Map opens in new window.) |
Location details: Although Boulton-by-Derby is the historical name, it is today just known as Boulton, and although widely considered to be part of Alvaston it is an ecclesiastical parish in its own right. The church is on the north side of the road, the gravestone is towards the western side of the churchyard, west of the church. |
Type
| Overall type: Addition to gravestone. |
Overall condition: Fair. The inscription is legible. |
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| Description: Lettering added to a stone on a family grave. The oblong grey stone is sunk into the ground and it is unclear whether it is a headstone that has been laid flat or whether it was intended as a recumbent tablet. The incised inscription is in upright capital roman lettering. Glossary |
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Inscription
| LOVING MEMORY OF WILLIAM HENRY THE BELOVED HUSBAND OF MARY ANN POOLE AT REST 9TH. MAY 1941 AGED 53 YEARS. REST IN PEACE. ALSO OF HIS BELOVED SON WILLIAM GEORGE, DIED ON ACTIVE SERVICE 10TH. FEBRUARY 1944 AGED 26 YEARS. GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN. |
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Administration
Local authorities:
From WW2: Alvaston and Boulton Parish Council; Shardlow Rural District Council; Derbyshire County Council.
From 1960s: Derby County Borough Council.(Unparished);
From 1974: Derby District (later Borough and from 1977 City) Council (Unparished); Derbyshire County Council.
From 1997: The unitary authority has been Derby City Council.
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