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Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- District
- Calderdale
- Town
- Sowerby
- County
- West Yorkshire
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 2861
Current location
South aisle
St. Peter's Church
St. Peter's Avenue
Sowerby
Calderdale
West Yorkshire
HX6 1HD
England
OS Grid Ref: SE 04292 23205
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- Plain rectangular brass plaque with incised inscription in black and red painted lettering. Badges of the regiment in the top corners of the plaque.
- Inscription
- TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ IN PROUD MEMORY OF/ GERARD CHIPCHASE ROBERTS/ LIEUT COL 14TH BATT THE GLOUCESTERSHIRE REGIMENT/ WHO WAS KILLED IN ACTION SOUTH OF NEUVE CHAPELLE/ JUNE 8TH 1916 AGED 42 AND IS BURIED AT POINT-DES-HEM/ ALSO OF THOSE OF HIS BATTALION WHO FELL WITH HIM
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Roberts, Gerard Chipcase
See details - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 1
Served and returned: 0
Died: 1
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Rank, date of death, regiment, place of death, forename, place of burial, manner of death, age of death, additional
Order of information: Undefined
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Plaque
Measurements: height 350mm, width 710mm
Materials: Brass
- Plaque
- Listing information
- This memorial is not currently listed. Find out how to nominate this memorial for inclusion on the National Heritage List for England
- More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
- Condition
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Responsibility
- Vicar and Churchwardens
- Reference
- 703
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