Personal information about Charles Spurgeon Rowles

Please note that this person is not acutally buried in Newtown Road Cemetery, but is remembered here on a Family grave or memorial.

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War Memorial

Charles Spurgeon Rowles is not buried in Newtown Road Cemetery.
However a war memorial was erected by family members so that they could honour the memory of their loved one who was killed overseas in the service of their country.

Name: Charles Spurgeon Rowles
Service: 1st Canadian Mounted Rifles Battalion
service number: 106528
Rank: Private
Date of death: 02/06/1916
Age at death: 34
Other information: Son of the late Thomas and Phoebe Rowles. Killed at Ypres.
Link to Commonwealth War Grave Commission entry Click Here
Link to West Berkshire Memorials entry Click Here

 

Memorial Details

Name on Memorial:
   Charles Spurgeon Rowles
Date of death:
   02 June 1916
Age at death:
   33
Gender:
   Male
   
Memorial type:
   Headstone and plaque
Construction Material:
   Limestone
     
Inscription:
   From top of headstone: In Loving memory of/ Thomas Rowles/ of New Farm, Shaw/ who passed away Dec.2nd.1901/ aged 75 years./ "In Thy presence is fullness of joy."/ And of PHEBE, his wife/ who died at Cold Ash/ April 27th. 1919/ aged 80 years. / And of Christine/ daughter of the above/ who fell asleep Nov. 3rd 1940 aged 78 years. "Until the day break."/ From top to bottom of plaque: D.M. Rowles - Dec.19 1965/ R.M. Rowles - Nov.19 1966/ "Redeemed by the precious blood of Christ. 1 Peter 1,19. / Also of Cpl. Charles S. Rowles/ Canadian Mounted Rifles/ son of the above / Killed in action at Ypres in Flanders/ June 2nd. 1916/ aged 33 years. / Peace perfect peace./
     
Condition of memorial:
   Inlaid letters. Fair
Pattison location code:
   LS(E)15
Other Notes:
    
     
Date monument recorded:
   03 June 2017
Monument recorder:
   D Duff
 
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Other people list on this memorial

Thomas ROWLES
Phebe ROWLES
Christina ROWLES
Dorothy Willis Minety ROWLES
Robert Marsh ROWLES

 

 

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