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George Roberts

Details

Forename George
Surname Roberts
Middle Name John
Memorial Wigan Cenotaph
Age 33
Address 2 Penson St, Wigan (brother)
Parents' Address as above
Township Wigan
Rank Private
Occupation or place of work Firer-up at Hindley Pit, Crompton & Shawcross
Regiment Prince of Wales Volunteers (South Lancashire) 2nd Batt
Day of Death 13
Month of Death April
Year of Death 1918
Cause of Death Missing presumed dead
Place of Burial Ploegsteert Memorial, Belgium
Regiment Number 13891
Name of War First World War
Location
Additional Information Son of Randolph and Eleanor
1 of 5 brothers in army. Brother Thomas also killed
CWGC, Ancestry, WO 8/6/18