Martin Nicholson's Cemetery Project
Gilroes Cemetery, Leicester, Leicestershire
This is a massive cemetery, easily the largest one we have visited. It took us 18 man hours to survey the entire site.
Almost the entire cemetery was grass covered so it was very strange that this one small corner had been left looking so tatty.
A man aged 100.
A man aged 101.
A unusual design - including a reflection of Claire.
As a former teacher myself this stone caught my eye.
Aged 100.
Aged 102.
Aged 100.
Aged 102.
Aged 100.
It all went wrong here. A particularly shiny stone together with me not paying attention meant that a reflection of both of us appears in the photo. Whoops!
Aged 101.
Aged 107 - this was a good find.
These two graves were close togeter. It is most unusual to find the graves of female members of the armed forces. All the more so after the end of hostilities.
We have never seen a gravestone with inscriptions of this type before.
Aged 100.
Aged 104.
Aged 100.
There was an issue with the inscription on the stone and two numbers had to be squeezed in.
The George Cross (GC) is the highest civil decoration of the United Kingdom. Bennett Southwell was killed carrying out bomb disposal work during the London Blitz.
Have you ever seen a less informative inscription?
The siege of Ladysmith took place during the Second Boer War. The lady on the bottom of the stone died at 104.
This female member of the armed forces died in 1940 - this was during the Second World War.
Accidentally killed at an army camp - presumably during military training?
Aged 104.
How do you spell unforgettable?
Aged 100.
Aged 100
This inscription is a bit of a mystery. The daughter died aged 13 then a few days later the Mother was presumed to have died although her body was not found.
A man aged 100.
Aged 100.
Aged 100.
Aged 101.
Aged 105.
A man aged 100.
Aged 101.
A Funeral Director buried in the cemetery he must have visited many times during his career.
"Affections tribute" doesn't sound quite correct to me.
I think the bottom line of the inscription should read honour rather than honor.
If David was identified as the 10th of 13 children why not do the same for John?
Aged 101.
Another member of the Women's Auxillary Air Force who died young but not on active service.
Was this 16 year old killed in an accident at work?
Aged 100.
I assume U/T means Under Training?
Aged 101
Aged 100.
Another fatal accident at work.
Martin Nicholson - Daventry, United Kingdom.
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