Roffe/ Rolfe / Roofe

Discussion in 'Searching for Someone & Military Genealogy' started by idler, Oct 19, 2020.

  1. idler

    idler GeneralList

    If I ask nicely, might someone do me a favour and look up the service records for this chap, please:

    Casualty Details | CWGC

    The twist is that I don't believe that CWGC has got the right name. He's on the Wisbech war memorial as Matthew Roffe - and you think they'd have got it right. There's also a typed copy of a letter from his platoon commander where he becomes 'Rolfe' but that's more likely to be a transcription error.

    The theory is that if his service record is consistent with the war memorial, that may be enough for CWGC to correct their records.

    Thanks in anticipation of any help.

    Andrew
     
  2. Tony56

    Tony56 Member Patron

    Roofe:
    Roofe.jpg
    Roofe2.jpg
     

    Attached Files:

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  3. Tony56

    Tony56 Member Patron

    However !!
    Possible marriage record:
    First name(s) MATTHEW E
    Last name ROFFE
    Marriage quarter 2
    Marriage year 1915
    MATTHEW E ROFFE married one of these people Mary J Batley
    Spouse's last name Batley
    District Wisbech
    District number -
    County Cambridgeshire
    Country England
    Volume 3B
    Volume as transcribed 3B
    Page number 1678

    Unable to locate a birth record.
     
    Last edited: Oct 19, 2020
  4. timuk

    timuk Well-Known Member

    Definitely Roofe. Interesting to see that CWGC has him as Roofe on main page but the attached grave registrations have him as Roffe, one of which has been altered to Roofe. I suspect someone has already pointed out an error to CWGC and they have altered it.
    From Army Register of Deaths:
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    Tim
     
  5. idler

    idler GeneralList

    Thanks for the lookups but it looks like there's no wrong answer!

    This is from the order of service for the dedication of the war memorial:

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