St Margaret's Church - Stoke Golding

World War I

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  • Listing Status: Grade I
  • District: Hinckley & Bosworth
  • Parish: Stoke Golding

Stone tablet with decorative surround and surmounted by regimental emblem. Near pulpit with RAF eagle - not visible to church visitors.

Gallery
View Further Details Memorial Type:Tablet or Plaque or Board, Tablet Ref: WMP1094 Other Designation: N/A UKNIWM Ref: 58488 Verification Required: No Information Sources: Ukniwm, R Roberts

Location

St Margaret's Church - Stoke Golding
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Inscription Reads

IN LOVING MEMORY OF
JAMES LESLIE ROBERTON
2ND LIEUT YORKSHIRE REGT AND ROYAL FLYING CORPS
2ND SON OF ROBERT H AND MARY L ROBERTON
OF STOKE GOLDING LODGE
WHO WAS KILLED IN AN AIR FIGHT IN FRANCE NEAR LENS
ON SEPT 6TH 1916 AGED 21 YEARS
FAITHFUL UNTO DEATH

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Name Rank Unit Batt Died Roberton - James Leslie 2nd Lieutenant Yorkshire Regiment; Royal Flying Corps 06/09/1916
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