Memorial

Driver R B Rooper C de G avec Palme

Driver R B Rooper Battlefield Cross general view

Source: courtesy of Margaret Draycott and Beverley Goodwin

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Current Location

All Saints Church, The Green, Gresford, Wrexham, Clwyd, LL12 8RG, Wales

SJ 34641 54981

Church in Wales

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Type of Memorial: Battlefield cross or marker
WMR Reference Number: 31095
Description: A wooden battlefield cross, the ends of the cross member and upright shaped to a point , a discoloured brass plaque at the crossing point with the dedication incised , and on the upper part of the upright a small wooden crucifixion with the Christ figure in bronze
Inscription: RALPH BONFAY ROOPER/ CONDUCTEUR/ SECTION SANITAIRE ANGLAISE 20/ 23 ANS/ THE LE 29 MAI 1918

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 1
Died: 1
Information shown: in French - given names , surname , unit , age at death , date of death

Battlefield Cross or Marker

Made from: Wood

Condition: Good

Plaque

Made from: Metal

Condition: Good

Images also appear on The Returned from the Front website http://thereturned.co.uk/crosses/gresford/