Memorial Title

Pte E Beardsley

Summary

Derbyshire War Memorials: a description of a WW1 war memorial to Pte Ernest Beardsley added to a gravestone in Stanton Road Cemetery, Ilkeston, Derbyshire.

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Locations

Last known location:
Stanton Road Cemetery
Stanton Rd
Ilkeston
Derbyshire

Nearest postcode:
DE7 5FY

NGR:
SK 46547 41058
(From digital online mapping.)

Location details:
Adjacent to the north boundary wall about half way along.

Type

Overall type: Addition to gravestone.

Overall condition: Fair. The inscription is legible.

Description:

An addition to a memorial stone on a family grave. The memorial comprises a recumbent white limestone tablet in the form of a scroll with an inscription inlaid in upright capital lettering. It is accompanied by a further oblong limestone tablet on the surface of the grave and oblong stone kerbs.

Components:

Component	Material	Height	Width	Depth	Condition
Tablet	Limestone*	600	520	520	Fair
Tablet	Limestone*	c300	c300	c50	Fair
Kerbs	Stone	c200	c900	c2000	Fair
Dimensions in millimetres ±5mm unless stated otherwise. * The white limestone could be marble.

Inscription

Main tablet:

Conflicts and people named:
Conflict	First World War (1914-1919)
Number died	1
Number served and returned	0
Total names	1

IN
LOVING MEMORY OF
MATILDA/ WIFE OF
FREDERICK BEARDSLEY
WHO ENTERED INTO REST
MAY 7TH 1891
AGED 33 YEARS
ALSO FREDERICK BEARDSLEY
HUSBAND OF THE ABOVE
WHO DIED JAN. 30TH. 1905,
AGED 48 YEARS.
ALSO OF THEIR SON PTE. ERNEST,
2ND. 6TH. DURHAM LIGHT INFANTRY,
THE BELOVED HUSBAND OF
ELSIE BEARDSLEY
WHO WAS KILLED IN ACTION
NOV 5TH. 1918. AT ESQUELMES, FRANCE,
AGED 29 YEARS
THE SUPREME SACRIFICE.

Small tablet:

EDGAR
WILLIAM
BEARDSLEY
1899 - 1900

Administration

Custodian: Presumed to be the Beardsley family, but since c2005 much maintenance work has been carried out by the Friends of Stanton Road Cemetery..

Local authorities:
From WW1: Ilkeston Parish Council; Ilkeston Borough Council; Derbyshire County Council.
From 1974: (Unparished); Erewash Borough Council; Derbyshire County Council.

History

September 2008: The memorial was rediscovered by Mrs J Hunt of Friends of Stanton Road Cemetery whilst clearing undergrowth.

8th October 2008: The memorial was surveyed by Anne and Roy Branson. It was in fair condition.

References

Derby Telegraph, 22nd September 2008, p16, col 4: A report on the rediscovery of the memorial.

Comments

Stanton Road Cemetery was designated for non-conformist burials.