File:Gravestone of Roger Guy Short.jpg

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English: Photo: A simple natural headstone made of grey rock, with black text describing the life, work, and death of Roger Short. Green grass is growing in the foreground. In the background, a Cotswold stone wall can be seen. The tombstone is engraved with the following text: "In this churchyard were scattered the ashes of ROGER GUY SHORT, 1944-2003. His life was taken from him while serving in Istanbul as Her Majesty's Consul-General. Devoted husband, father, friend of Turkey. Died serving his country. May the souls of the faithful departed rest in peace."
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Camera location51° 43′ 45.29″ N, 2° 07′ 40.76″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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This memorial headstone is in the churchyard of Oakridge Lynch village above the Golden Valley, Stroud, Gloucestershire. It commemorates Roger Guy Short, UK consul-general to Turkey, who was killed in a truck bomb attack in 2003.

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11 February 2024

51°43'45.293"N, 2°7'40.764"W

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