ROBERTS Charles Leslie Capt

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Surname: ROBERTS;

Forename(s): Charles Leslie;

Initials: CL;

Rank: Capt;

Resided in: Hull;

Previous Battalion: 7 of;

Previous Regiment: R Lanc Regt;

Date of transfer to MGC: 24-Feb-1916;

MGC Branch: Infantry;

MGC Unit: 45 Coy;

Other MGC Unit Served (1): 45 Coy;

Other MGC Unit Served (2): 48 Coy;

Date abroad: 07-Feb-1916;

Theatre of War: 1;

Awarded: MC, MID;

Gallantry Notes: MC: For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty as commander of the brigade machine gun company. He handled his guns with remarkable skill during a difficult advance over unknown country, getting them into action far beyond the enemy front line and effectually covering our consolidation. By his energy and accurate fire he also prevented the enemy freom delivering a counter attack and on all occasions he displayed the utmost coolness and disregard of danger under heavy and continual shell fire.;

Other Data: with 45 Coy (war diary) 19/8/1916
sent to 48 Coy as CO 19/11/1916
24/7/1917 Received Divisional Certificate
Denstone School
Married Sept 1920:to Nancy, only child of C Villiers Jamieson, Recess, Maidenhead and Mrs WA Woods and step-daughter of Capt WA Woods, Woodhurst, Orwell Road, Dublin.
Address: 5 Moor Park Ave, Preston - medals to RIC Depot, Phoernix Park, Dublin
Died 18/02/1929: late MGC and RIC at 15 Ryde St, Hull. Husband of Nancy and 2nd Son of the late Henry Roberts MD of Garstang, aged 38
Compiled a large photographic album much relating to machine gun training - Grantham, Harrowby Camp etc. see www.kingsown museum.plus.com/ko1769.htm
Report of Death: 21/2/1929 Hull Sdaily Mail;

Other Notes: MC: LG 17/9/1917
MID: LG 22/5/1917 (dated 9/4/1917) France;

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