Private William Wykes MM


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Reference WMO/291651

Address:

Christ Church

Sheffield Road

Stonegravels

Chesterfield

S41 7JH

England

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Status: On original site
Type: Freestanding
Location: External
Setting: Within a garden/park/churchyard/enclosure/Marketplace
Description: Addition to Gravestone
Materials:
  • Stone Marble
Lettering: Leaded
Conflicts:
  • First World War (1914-1918)
About the memorial: An addition to the lettering on a headstone on a family grave. The tall white marble headstone has a striking curvilinear design in relief at the head, recessed sides and an inlaid inscription in mixed styles of upright, mainly capital, lettering. The headstone surmounts an oblong base with bevelled top and is accompanied by oblong kerbs. The memorial is in the woodland section of the graveyard, towards the northeast corner.
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In/ Loving Memory of/ GEORGE,/ THE BELOVED HUSBAND OF/ MARGARET WYKES/ WHO DIED FEBRY. 24TH. 1910/ Aged 55 Years./ HE GIVETH HIS BELOVED SLEEP./ ALSO MARGARET/ THE BELOVED WIFE OF THE ABOVE/ DIED NOV, 30TH. 1926/ Aged 69 Years./ SAFE IN THE ARMS OF JESUS./ ALSO/ 3180 PTE WILLIAM WYKES M.M. R.A.M.C./ KILLED IN ACTION AT YPRES OCT. 12. 1917/ GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS.

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