Memorial

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Current Location

North Wall, Holy Saviour Church, St Saviour's Road, Croydon, Croydon, Greater London, CR0 2XF, England

TQ 31960 67180

Church of England

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Type of Memorial: Board / Plaque / Tablet
WMR Reference Number: 793
Description: Brass Plaque. Thin engraved black border. Roman lettering, upper case, incised.
Inscription: IN LOVING MEMORY OF/ FRANCIS FREDERICK ROTHEN/ THE QUEENS WESTMINSTER RIFLES/ KILLED IN ACTION AT ARRAS APRIL 14TH 1917/ AGED 32 YEARS/ THE DEARLY LOVED SON OF JOHN ROTHEN/ AND ELIZABETH HIS WIFE/ A HIGHLY ESTEEMED MEMBER/ OF THE CHOIR OF THIS CHURCH RIP

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 1
Died: 1
Information shown: Forename, middle name, surname, regiment, manner of death, place of death, date of death, age of death

Plaque

Height: 260MM

Width: 390MM

Made from: Brass

Condition: Good

Croydon and the Great War, 1920, "The Glorious Dead", p 378, Moore, Keatley and Sayers
At the going down of the sun... An account of Croydon’s war memorials. Author Ronald COX. Published 1992. Reference C10