CAPTAIN CHARLES COLWYN ROLPH
Location address :
Museum of The Royal Leicestershire Regiment
Newarke Houses Museum
Leicester
LE2 7BY
Details on cross (Text content of cross):
5 GRU tags
1 ?
2 ?
3 – CAPT C ROLPH
4 ?
5 – 15.10.15
Text type (e.g. hand-written, GRU tags, carved): GRU Tags
Cross dimensions (millimetres please)
Shaft Height: 772mm
Cross beam width: 335 mm
Width of wood: 24mm
Other information
Mounting to wall: Not currently mounted
Finish (varnish, paint, oiled, unfinished etc): varnish
Condition (cracked, paint peeling, woodwork, damage etc): Good condition
Notes and observations:
From https://www.royalleicestershireregiment.org.uk/entity/117806-rolph-charles-colwyn?q=
Rolph, Charles Colwyn
Rank : Captain
Unit : 1st Bn
Biography :
Joined 1st Battalion in September 1908. Promoted Lieutenant 27.3.1911, and went with the 1st Battalion to Ireland in September 1912. Posted to 2nd Battalion in September 1914 following promotion to Captain. He was wounded in November 1914, and in action on 15.10.1915, aged 27. He is buried at Gorre British and Indian Cemetery, France. Some of the above information from a private source.
Date of Death : 15.10.1915
Place of Death : & & France
Period of Service : 1900s
Conflicts : WW1
Places Served : France
Survey courtesy of: Tricia Shooter and Philip French
Date of survey: 4/9/2017