Matthew 6:10 - Robert Elliot Allen Memorial Plaque - Kirk Maughold - Maughold, Isle of Man - Etched in Stone on Waymarking.com

"Thy will be done" is a quote from Matthew 6:10 in the King James Version of the Bible inscribed on the Robert Elliot Allen memorial plaque in Kirk Maughold.

The quote appears following the memorial dedication which reads as follows:
"In Loving Memory of
ROBERT ELLIOT ALLEN, ADVOCATE,
ELDER SON OF THOMAS ALLEN, C.P. J.P.
OF BELLE VUE, IN THIS PARISH.
WHO ENLISTED IN THE 9TH (QUEEN'S ROAYL) LANCERS,
AND WAS KILLED IN ACTION IN FLANDERS,
MAY 24TH 1915, AGED 28 YEARS.
"THY WILL BE DONE."

The quote is from the Lord's Prayer and can also be found at Luke 11:2 and in Jesus'Prayer in Gethsemane from Matthew 26:42 (visit link)
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"Trooper Robert Elliot ALLEN (9th Queen's Royal Lancers), of Maughold. Killed in action on 24th May 1915 at the Battle of Bellewaarde Ridge, near Ypres, aged 28. Remembered with honour by King William's College, Isle of Man, where he was a pupil from 1900 to 1905. During a short ceremony held today at the War Memorial in Kirk Maughold churchyard, KWC pupils Lewis and Emma, also of Maughold, laid a wreath of poppies in his honour. Our thanks to the Vicar Chris Lowdon for joining us and saying a few words for the occasion." (visit link)

Address: Kirk Maughold Maughold Isle of Man Website: [Web Link]

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