Memorial

Lt R H Cowing

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Current Location

The church is nearly a kilometre from Main Road and is situated adjacent to Elvaston Castle., St Bartholomews Church, Main Rd, Elvaston, South Derbyshire, Derbyshire, DE72 3EP, England

OS Grid Reference

SK 40697 32981

Denomination

Church of England

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Cross
WMR Reference Number: 55589
Description: Addition to gravestone in the form of a polished black granite three-stepped calvary cross with incised lettering.
Inscription: 6 o'clock face: In/ Loving Memory/ of/ RALPH COWING,/ (OF THE GROVE, THULSTON.)/ AT REST AUGUST 5TH. 1910,/ AGED 60 YEARS./ "PEACE"/ Also his wife/ EMMA JANE COWING,/ WHO DIED AT BREASTON/ 17TH. SEPTEMBER 1942 AGED 81 YEARS. 9 o'clock face: Also of/ JAMES WEST COWING,/ THEIR YOUNGEST SON,/ WHO DIED JULY 22ND. 1922,/ AGED 18 YEARS./ "LOOKING UNTO JESUS" 12 o'clock face: ELINOR JANE/ COWING/ WHO DIED ON/ 20TH. OCTOBER 1982/ IN HER 90TH. YEAR./ THEIR DAUGHTERS./ EDITH MARY COWING/ WHO DIED/ ON 17TH. MARCH 1974,/ AGED 79 YEARS./ "LORD IN THY CARE" 3 o'clock face: Also of/ RALPH HENRY/ 2ND. LIEUT. 1ST. BATT./ YORK & LANCASTER REGT./ THE BELOVED SON OF/ RALPH AND EMMA JANE COWING,/ WHO DIED OF WOUNDS, JULY 15TH. 1915,/ IN HIS 19TH. YEAR./ "GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS,/ THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS."/ INTERRED IN THE OFFICERS CEMETERY, BAILLEUL/ FRANCE.

Commemoration

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 1
Died: 1
Information shown: surname,rank,year died,regiment,forename,place of burial,manner of death,age of death,relationships

Conservation

Components

Cross

Height: 1020mm

Width: 530mm

Depth: 105mm

Made from: Granite

Condition: Good

Steps

Height: 630mm

Width: 670mm

Depth: 555mm

Made from: Granite

Condition: Good