Memorial Title

F Tunstall

Summary

Derbyshire War Memorials: a description of a WW1 war memorial to Fred Tunstall added to a gravestone in the churchyard of the Church of St Michael and All Angels, Church Broughton, Derbyshire.

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Locations

Last known location:
Church of St Michael and
All Angels
Church St
Church Broughton
Derbyshire

Nearest postcode:
DE65 5BD

NGR:
SK 20521 33731
(From online digital mapping.)
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Location details:
About half-way between the church and the road, just to the west of the main path.

Type

Overall type: Addition to gravestone.

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

Description:

An addition to the wording on a family gravestone. The limestone headstone has a shallow arch top, chamfered sides and sprays of foliage in relief in a curved oblong panel at the head. The inlaid inscription is in several styles of lettering and the maker’s mark is inlaid at the foot.

Glossary

Components:

Component	Material	Height	Width	Depth	Condition
Headstone	Limestone	1470	710	75	Fair
Dimensions in millimetres ±5mm unless stated otherwise.

Headstone:

Conflicts and people named:
Conflict	First World War (1914-1919)	Totals
Action or event	Not stated
Number died	1	1
Number served and returned	0	0
Total names	1	1

IN LOVING MEMORY OF
James Tunstall,
WHO FELL ASLEEP MCH. 2.1914,
AGED 65 YEARS
"BEHOLD I COME QUICKLY."
ALSO OF Fred,
THE BELOVED YOUNGER SON OF THE ABOVE
AGED 25 YEARS,
WHO DIED AT ETAPLES, FRANCE, OCTOBER 1. 1916
FROM WOUNDS RECEIVED IN ACTION, WHILE
SERVING HIS COUNTRY WITH THE GRENADIER GUARDS
"O VALIENT DEAD TAKE COMFORT WHERE YOU LIE,
SO SWEET TO LIVE! MAGNIFICENT TO DIE."
"GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS, THAT A MAN
LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS."
ALSO OF Martha Ann
BELOVED WIFE OF THE ABOVE
AT REST JANY. 17. 1936,
AGED 85 YEARS.
SO HE GIVETH HIS BELOVED SLEEP.

Foot of headstone:

R. OWEN.

Administration

Custodian: Presumed to be the Tunstall family.

Local authorities:
From WW1: Church Broughton Parish Council, Repton Rural District Council; Derbyshire County Council.
From 1974: Church Broughton Parish Council, South Derbyshire District Council; Derbyshire County Council.

History and Conservation

Unknown date: The memorial was made by R Owen, monumental mason.

1st July, 2010: The memorial was surveyed by Roy Branson and Alan Willmot. It was in fair condition and cared for.

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