Memorial

Major H B Roffey DSO

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Current Location

South aisle., St Katherines Church, Church Hill, Merstham, Reigate And Banstead, Surrey, RH1 3BJ, England

TQ 29024 53799

Church of England

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Type of Memorial: Board / Plaque / Tablet
WMR Reference Number: 64479
Description: Plaque.
Inscription: SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF MAJ HAROLD BOWYER ROFFEY DSO, LANCS FUSILIERS, LT COL ATTACHED TO LINCS REGT. YOUNGER SON OF GEORGE & EMMA ROFFEY OF THIS PARISH, KILLED IN ACTION IN FRANCE ON 15th APRIL 1918, AGED 42. HE SERVED THROUGHOUT THE SOUTH AFRICAN WAR, RECEIVING 2 MEDALS AND 7 CLASPS, AND TOOK PART IN THE RETREAT FROM MONS IN 1914 WHEN HE WAS SEVERELY WOUNDED. HE WAS ALSO RECIPIENT OF THE ROYAL HUMANE SOCIETY'S MEDAL FOR SAVING THE LIVES OF THREE OF HIS MEN FROM DROWNING. "WELL DONE THOU GOOD AND FAITHFUL SERVANT." (Line breaks not known.)

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

Plaque

Made from: Brass

Condition: Unknown