Memorial Title

Pte W Boyt

Summary

Derbyshire War Memorials: a description of a WW2 war memorial to Pte William Boyt comprising an addition to a gravestone at Bamford.

Images

Click on a thumbnail to see a larger image.
Further images may be available on request.

Locations

Last known location:
St John the
Baptist's Churchyard
Main Rd (A6013)
Bamford
Derbyshire

Nearest postcode:
S33 0AY

NGR:
SK 20775 83359 ±5m
(Map opens in new window.)

Location details:
The memorial is close to the church and just to the southeast of it.

Type

Overall type: Addition to gravestone.

Overall condition: Fair. The inscription is legible and the memorial is cared for.

Description:

An addition to the lettering on a sandstone headstone on a family grave. The headstone has a flat top with stepped shoulders and bears the incised inscription in upright capital roman letters coloured black. The headstone is accompanied by plain oblong sandstone kerbs with further similar inscriptions on the upper faces.

Glossary

Components:

Component	Material	Height	Width	Depth	Condition
Headstone	Sandstone	600	915	100	Fair
Kerbs	Sandstone	c115	915	1735	Fair
Dimensions in millimetres ±5mm unless stated otherwise.

Inscription

Headstone:

IN
LOVING MEMORY OF
CHARLES BOYT,
DIED 13TH NOVR 1938; AGED 51 YEARS.
ALSO PTE. WILLIAM BOYT, SON OF THE ABOVE
DIED OF WOUNDS 9TH SEPTR 1943, AGED 20 YEARS
ALSO RHODA
BELOVED WIFE OF CHARLES BOYT,
DIED 12TH APRIL 1978, AGED 89 YEARS.
"REST IN THE LORD"

North kerb:

ALSO CYRIL MASKERY BELOVED HUSBAND OF NELLIE DIED SEPT 1981 AGED 68 YEARS.

South kerb:

IN MEMORY OF NELLIE MASKERY (NEE BOYT) BELOVED WIFE OF CYRIL
DIED AUG 11TH 2000 AGED 82 YEARS

Conflicts and people named:
Conflict	Second World War (1939-1945)	Totals
Action	—
Number died	1	1
Number served and returned	0	0
Total names	1	1

Administration

Custodian: Presumed to be the Boyt family.

Local authorities:
From WW1: Bamford Parish Council; Chapel en le Frith Rural District Council; Derbyshire County Council.
From 1974: Bamford and Thornhill Parish Council; High Peak Borough Council; Derbyshire County Council.

History

17th April, 1951: The memorial lies within the Peak District National Park designated on that date.

9th April, 2014: The memorial was surveyed by Roy Branson and Alan Willmot. It was in fair condition and cared for.

References

—

Comments

Can you add to or correct anything on this page? Let us know.