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Francis Horace Roberts (1891 - 1943)

Francis Horace (Horace) Roberts
Born in Newtown, New South Wales, Australiamap
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Husband of — married 1924 in Hurstville, New South Wales, Australiamap
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Died at about age 52 in Thailandmap
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Biography

Horace Roberts was born in the Colony of New South Wales (1788-1900)
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Horace Roberts was Killed in Action during World War II.

Francis Horace Roberts was born in 1891 in Newtown, New South Wales, Australia, son of Edward Alexander Roberts (1860 - 1927) and Amelia Emma Ball (1864 - 1929).[1]

His siblings were:

  1. William Roberts (1883 - 1884)
  2. Thomas Augustus Roberts (1884 - 1886)
  3. Richard Roberts (1886 - 1965)
  4. Nellie Roberts (1887 - 1963)
  5. Archibald Roberts (1889 - 1946)

Francis married Mildred May Gray (1898 - 1948) in Hurstville, New South Wales in 1924.[2]

Their daughter was Violet May Roberts (1929 - 1929).
Horace Roberts is an Anzac who served in World War Two.

Francis died on 6 Jun 1943 in Thailand while serving with the Australian army during World War2, aged ~51.[3]

Sources

  1. ↑ Name Francis H Roberts Birth Date 1891 Birth Place New South Wales Registration Year 1891 Registration Place Newtown, New South Wales, Australia Father Edward A Roberts Mother Amelia E Roberts Registration Number 26284
  2. ↑ Australia, Marriage Index, 1788-1950: NSW Pioneer Index - Between the Wars Series 1919 - 1945 Ancestry au Record 1780 #3842570 Marriage:
    Name:Francis H Roberts
    Marriage Date:1924
    Marriage Place:Hurstville, New South Wales
    Registration Date:1924
    Registration Place:Hurstville, New South Wales, Australia
    Spouse:Mildred Gray
    Registration Number:5656
  3. ↑ Burial: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/10836160/horace-roberts: accessed 29 January 2023), memorial page for Gunner Horace Roberts (unknown 6 Jun 1943), Find A Grave: Memorial #10836160, citing Kanchanaburi War Cemetery, Kanchanaburi, Kanchanaburi, Thailand; Maintained by ! woowoo (contributor 49949980). Death:
    Name:Gunner Horace Roberts
    Birth Date:unknown
    Death Date:6 Jun 1943
    Cemetery:Kanchanaburi War Cemetery
    Cemetery Address:Kanchanaburi, Kanchanaburi, Thailand
    Plot:




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