Memorial Title

Pte T Dunn

Summary

Derbyshire War Memorials: a description of a WW1 war memorial to Pte Thomas Dunn 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 20518 33742
(From online digital mapping.)
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Location details:
About half-way between the church and the road, on the western boundary, near the hedge.

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 pointed arch top, chamfered sides with a narrow inlaid border, and sprays of flowers in relief in a triangular 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	1420	755	80	Fair
Dimensions in millimetres ±5mm unless stated otherwise.

Headstone:

Conflicts and people named:
Conflict	First World War (1914-1919)	Totals
Action or event	Third Battle of Ypres (31 Jly - 10 Nov 1917)
Number died	1	1
Number served and returned	0	0
Total names	1	1
* Also known as the Battle of Passchendaele.

IN LOVING MEMORY OF
Harry Dunn
WHO DIED MAY 18TH. 1899,
AGED 16 YEARS.
WELL DONE GOOD & FAITHFUL SERVANT.
ENTER THOU INTO THE JOY OF THY LORD
ALSO IN DEAR MEMORY OF
Pte. Thomas Dunn,
OF THE AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY
YOUNGEST BROTHER OF THE ABOVE
DIED OF WOUNDS RECEIVED IN ACTION IN BATTLE
OF YPRES, BELGIUM, OCT. 27. 1917, AGED 29 YEARS.
WE PICTURED HIS SAFE RETURNING,
AND LONGED TO CLASP HIS HAND,
BUT GOD HAS POSTPONED THE MEETING,
'TWILL BE IN A BETTER LAND.

Foot of headstone:

R. OWEN.

Administration

Custodian: Presumed to be the Dunn 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, although some of the inlaid border was missing, possibly pulled off by ivy, the remains of which were still visible.

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