Robert Clement Grocott - St Martin's Parish Church - Talke, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, UK
N 53° 04.515 W 002° 15.779
30U E 549375 N 5880895
The grave of Robert Clement Grocott, who was killed in action in France, is located in the churchyard of Saint Martin's Church on the corner of Audley Road and Crown Bank, in the village of Talke.
Waymark Code: WM169R4
Location: West Midlands, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 06/09/2022
Views: 3
Saint Martin's Church is situated on the corner of Audley Road and Crown Bank, in the village of Talke. It is and Anglican Church in the in the Diocese of Lichfield.
The building is Grade II listed and described as a Parish Church built in 1794 with mid-C19 alterations and additions. The full detailed description can be seen at the following link: (
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204296 Pte Robert Clement Grocott of the Lincolnshire Regt, was Killed in Action in France in 1918.
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The inscription on the grave stone reads as follows;
IN LOVING MEMORY OF
THOMAS WILLIAMS
OF BUTT LANE
WHO DIED OCT 11 1899
AGED 59 YEARS.
HIS END WAS PEACE
ALSO ELIZABETH
BELOVED WIFE OF THE ABOVE
WHO DIED JULY 13 1921
AGED 80 YEARS.
ALIFE WELL SPENT
PEACE PERFECT PEACE
ALSO ROBERT CLEMENT GROCOTT
GRANDSON OF THE ABOVE
KILLED IN ACTION IN FRANCE
APRIL 16 1918
AGED 22 YEARS.
GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS
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