John Albert Rosher was the son of Jonathan Rosher and Isabella Ablitt of Gas House Lane, Needham Market, Suffolk
Death certificate says he died on 3rd March 1916
East Anglian Daily Times - 10th March 1916
The funeral of Private John Albert Rosher, of the 11th Surrey Regiment, whose home was at Needham Market, took place at Barking Churchyard, on Thursday afternoon, the Rector (the Rev. Chas. Baker) officiating. By the kind permission of Lieut. - Col. G. W. Walters, commanding the Wessex Territorial Engineers, a firing party from the regiment attended the obsequies.
The coffin was of polished elm, with brass furniture, and the breast plate was inscribed: "Private John Albert Rosher, 11th Surrey Regiment, died March 3rd, 1916, aged 28 Years."
6 of the rank and file of the Wessex Regiment acted as bearers. Three volleys were fired over the grave, and the "Last Post" was sounded.
John's brother, Charles, also died in WW1 in the same year.
John Albert Rosher was the son of Jonathan Rosher and Isabella Ablitt of Gas House Lane, Needham Market, Suffolk
Death certificate says he died on 3rd March 1916
East Anglian Daily Times - 10th March 1916
The funeral of Private John Albert Rosher, of the 11th Surrey Regiment, whose home was at Needham Market, took place at Barking Churchyard, on Thursday afternoon, the Rector (the Rev. Chas. Baker) officiating. By the kind permission of Lieut. - Col. G. W. Walters, commanding the Wessex Territorial Engineers, a firing party from the regiment attended the obsequies.
The coffin was of polished elm, with brass furniture, and the breast plate was inscribed: "Private John Albert Rosher, 11th Surrey Regiment, died March 3rd, 1916, aged 28 Years."
6 of the rank and file of the Wessex Regiment acted as bearers. Three volleys were fired over the grave, and the "Last Post" was sounded.
John's brother, Charles, also died in WW1 in the same year.
Inscription
5298 Private
J. A. ROSHER
East Surrey Regiment
4th March 1916 Age 29
Gravesite Details
I have today (1st August 2023) sent an enquiry to the CWGC to get his gravestone adjusted to his true date of death as per his death certificate.
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