Louis Frederick Roslyn

Louis Frederick Roslyn
Darwen War Memorial, Bold Venture Park, Darwen, unveiled 1921.
Born
Louis Frederick Roselieb

(1878-07-13)13 July 1878
London, England
Died1934
NationalityBritish of German extraction
Education
Known forSculpture

Louis Frederick Roslyn (born Roselieb; 13 July 1878 – 1940), also known as Louis Fritz Roselieb, was a British sculptor noted for his World War I war memorials, portrait sculptures and bronze statuettes. Before beginning his career, he studied at Westminster City & Guilds College and the Royal Academy Schools. He enlisted in the Royal Flying Corps in 1915, but for medical or other reasons was put on the reserve until 1917 when he served at the School of Military Aeronautics and subsequently made Lieutenant. During his military service that he changed his name to Roslyn.