Roland Erasmus Philipps, The Hon. · Capt. · † 1916

Persoonlijke gegevens

Naam	Philipps, The Hon.
Initialen	R.E.
Voornaam	Roland Erasmus
Geboortedatum en -plaats	?; 27.02.1890
Adres	Bethnal Green
Familie	Son of the Rt. Hon. the 1st Viscount St. Davids, P.C., of 3, Richmond Terrace, Whitehall, London.

Information: Educated at Twyford School, Winchester College and New College, Oxford
Information 2: Assistant Scout Commissioner for Wales. District Commissioner for East and North-East London. Knew Baden-Powell well. Bought a house, 29 Stepney Green, as a centre for the Boy Scout Movement, which became Roland House.
Information 3: Worked on behalf of a lot of charities, incl. Dr. Barnardo's Homes, The Waifs and Strays Society, the Mission to Seamen.

Rang	Capt.
Regiment / Eenheid	9 Royal Fusiliers
Sterfdatum	07/07/1916
Leeftijd	26
Begraafplaats / Gedenkteken	Aveluy Communal Cemetery Extension, H.32

Information: Killed in action
Information 2: M.C.
Information 3: His brother The Hon. Colwyn Erasmus Arnold Philipps was killed in action on 13.05.1915.
Information 4: Both brothers are commemorated in the parish church of Roch in Pembrokeshire
Information 5: 'Roland's Lamp' - Stepney Branch, London. Endowed on 06.11.1929. First lit on 07.12.1929 at The Royal Albert Hall, London, by H.R.H. the Prince of Wales. "In memory of Roland Phillips (sic), M.C., Boy Scout, Capt., Royal Fusiliers. Ovillers, 7.7.1916." (Given by Oxford Toc H Rovers.) Lamp kept at the British Museum.