Memorial

William A Roberts

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ST EDWARDS CHURCH, Victoria St, Knighton, Radnor, Powys, LD7, Wales

SO 283 724

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Type of Memorial: Board / Plaque / Tablet
WMR Reference Number: 37225
Description: BRASS PLAQUE MOUNTED ON WOOD.
Inscription: SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF/ WILLIAM ALFRED ROBERTS/ WHO WAS KILLED WHILST SERVING IN HM FORCES IN FRANCE/ MARCH 22ND 1918 IN THE 33RD YEAR OF HIS AGE./ FROM BOYHOOD HE WAS A MEMBER OF THIS CHURCH WHICH HE SERVED/ IN MANY OFFICES WITH UNTIRING DEVOTION AND ZEAL. HE WAS DISTINGUISHED/ AS A LAY PREACHER, MEMBER OF THE CHOIR AND AS A CLASS LEADER;/ WAS BELOVED BY THE MEMBERS OF THE CHURCH & CIRCUIT WHICH HE SERVED SO WELL./ "GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS/ THAT A MEN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS"

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

Plaque

Height: 450MM

Width: 350MM

Made from: Brass

Condition: Unknown