British field marshal, served in India and the Boer War. Born India to an Irishman who was serving there at the time. Considered himself Anglo-Irish even though he lived at Ascot. 1901 - 4 Commander-in-Chief of the Forces. Died in France at the start of WW1 - he caught a chill.
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Earl Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts of Kandahar
Commemorated ati
Knightsbridge - 3 - Roberts
Stephen Brasher suggested that this is Field Marshal Lord Roberts and, having...
Roberts statue
Unveiled by the Duke of Connaught and we thank Jamie Davis for finding this l...
Other Subjects
C. A. J. Baker
Co-partner or employee of the South Suburban Gas Company. Served but did not die in WW1.
Able Seaman Thomas Arthur Gautrey
Thomas Arthur Gautrey was born on 11 January 1881 in Holborn, Middlesex (now Greater London), the third of the ten children of John James Gautrey (1847-1902) and Emily Gautrey née Rayman (b. circa ...
Lord Lugard
Soldier and colonial administrator. Born Frederick John Dealtry Lugard at Fort St George, Madras, India. After a varied military career, he entered the colonial service. Appointed governor of Hong ...
Person, Armed Forces, Politics & Administration, China/Hong Kong, India, Nigeria
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