Memorial

E A Clay

Eustace Arthur Clay's commemoration of parents' headstone

Source: Photo courtesy of Tony Stubbs and the Nottinghamshire Great War Roll of Honour

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Current Location

Entering from the Broomhill Road entrance, turn immediate left and follow the hedge line for approximately 40m to the family grave. , Kimberley Cemetery, Broomhill Road, Kimberley, Broxtowe, Nottinghamshire, NG16 9GY, England

OS Grid Reference

SK 50235 44503

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Addition to gravestone
WMR Reference Number: 59091
Description: A nowy headed grey stone headstone on a family grave; decorative scroll at the head; foliated panels at both sides; inscription in upright capital Roman lettering, coloured white.
Inscription: PEACE/ IN/ LOVING MEMORY OF/ MY DEAR HUSBAND/ ARTHUR CLAY,/ WHO ENTERED INTO REST/ NOV.12TH. 1931,/ AGED 74 YEARS./ "REST AFTER WEARINESS, PEACE AFTER PAIN."/ AND OF MARY,/ HIS BELOVED WIFE/ WHO FELL ASLEEP MARCH 4TH. 1942,/ IN HER 81ST. YEAR./ "IN HEAVENLY LOVE ABIDING."/ ALSO OF OUR DEAR SON/ EUSTACE ARTHUR CLAY,/ WHO DIED IN PALESTINE OCT. 12TH. 1918,/ AGED 32 YEARS./ (INTERRED ON MOUNT OF OLIVES)/ HE GAVE HIS LIFE FOR HIS COUNTRY.

Commemoration

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 1
Died: 1
Information shown: Forenames, surname, place and date of death, burial place, age at death, relationships

History

Conservation

Components

Gravestone

Height: c 900mm

Width: c 900mm

Depth: c 100mm

Made from: Stone

Condition: Good

Further Information

Nottinghamshire County Council Roll of Honour (Kimberley Cemetery) has biographical data re Eustace Arthur Clay (who died of malaria, while serving in the New Zealand Army Service Corps). https://secure.nottinghamshire.gov.uk/RollOfHonour/WarMemorials/Details/436