Memorial Title

Maj K Wilkinson

Summary

Derbyshire War Memorials: a description of a WW2 war memorial in St Lawrence's Churchyard, Great Barlow comprising an addition to the wording on a family gravestone and commemorating Maj Kenneth Wilkinson.

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Locations

Last known location:
St Lawrence's Churchyard
Hackney La (B6051)
Great Barlow
Derbyshire

Nearest postcode:
S18 7TR

NGR:
SK 34394 74686
(From online digital mapping.)

Location details:
The parish church signboard clearly identifies the village as Great Barlow but maps and other references refer to it as just Barlow. The grave is about 20m west of the church.

Type

Overall type: Addition to gravestone.

Overall condition: Fair. The inscription is legible.

Description:

An addition to the inscription on a family gravestone comprising a white marble latin cross on a three stepped base with bevelled top, and a plinth. The faces of the steps bear inlaid inscriptions in mixed styles of upright capital lettering.

Glossary

Components:

Component	Material	Height	Width	Depth	Condition
Cross	White marble	925	530	110	Fair
Base	White marble	540	760	505	Fair
Plinth	White marble	140	915	665	Fair
Dimensions in millimetres ±5mm unless stated otherwise.

Inscription

6 o'clock face of base:

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

TO THE MEMORY
OF
WALTER JOHN WILKINSON
GREATLY LOVED HUSBAND & FATHER
JUNE 5. 1801. - SEPTR 25. 1927.
AND OF HIS SON KENNETH,
MAJOR, EAST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT,
KILLED IN ACTION IN ITALY DEC. 15. 1943.
AGED 35 YEARS.

9 o'clock face of base:

MARY ETHEL
WILKINSON
1876 - 1971.

3 o'clock face of base:

VERA
HARRISON
1902 - 1958.

Administration

Custodian: Presumed to be the Wilkinson family.

Local authorities:
From WW2: Barlow Parish Council; Chesterfield Rural District Council; Derbyshire County Council.
From 1974: Barlow Parish Council; North East Derbyshire District Council; Derbyshire County Council.

History

July 1979: The churchyard lies within the Barlow Conservation Area first designated on that date.

17th August 2016: The memorial was surveyed by Roy Branson and Alan Willmot. It was in fair condition although the top step had a deep crack in it and the surface of the memorial was coated with a fine grey film which made the inscription difficult to read.

References

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Comments

CWGC records give the rank as LtCol and the age as 36 years.

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