Captain Webster, Wolviston War Memorial Unveiling c1921

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t14685Wolviston War Memorial was unveiled on 26 February 1921 by Captain Roland Webster, the memorial was to commemorate the soldiers from Wolviston Village who were killed during World War One.

Photograph courtesy of Tony Benson.

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  1. Rowland B Webster was born at Wolviston in 1890, the son of shipowner, Ernest Webster.
    During W.W.I he served in the 4th Battalion of the Northumberland Fusiliers and was promoted Captain in September 1914.

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