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Person    | Male  Born 30/9/1832  Died 14/11/1914

Earl Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts of Kandahar

Categories: Armed Forces

Countries: France, India, Ireland

Earl Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts of Kandahar

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

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Earl Roberts

Earl Roberts (1832 - 1914) Field-Marshal, lived here.

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Knightsbridge - 3 - Roberts

Stephen Brasher suggested that this is Field Marshal Lord Roberts and, having...

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Roberts statue

Unveiled by the Duke of Connaught and we thank Jamie Davis for finding this l...

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