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P  Vault. St Paul’s Cathedral Crypt, St Paul’s Cathedral, City of London

P  Plaque St Paul’s Cathedral Crypt, St Paul’s Cathedral, City of London

P  Name on wife’s grave, Priory Road Cemetery, Priory Road, Ascot, Berkshire

P  Name on war memorial, London Road, Ascot Berkshire

P  Brass plaque, All Saints Church, London Road, Ascot, Berkshire

P  Blue plaque, Englemere, Kings Ride, Ascot, Berkshire

Blue plaque, 47 Portland Place, Marylebone, London

P  Blue plaque, 52/54 rue carnet, St Omer, Pas de Calais, France

P  Named On War Memorial, Panel 9, The House Of Lords, Westminster, London

P  Equestrian statue, Horse Guards Parade, Whitehall, London

P  Equestrian statue, Kelvingrove Park, Glasgow

Plaque, sanctum crypt, St Luke’s church, Chelsea, London

P  Name on memorial, Memorial Chapel, Sandhurst, Surrey

P  Name on pillar, Memorial Chapel, Sandhurst, Surrey

P  Named on Memorial Board, Old College, Royal Military College, Sandhurst, Camberley, Surrey

P  Name on Victoria Cross memorial, Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire

P  Named on Eton College War Memorial, Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire

P  Named on Memorial in the cloisters, Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire

Lord Roberts pub, Broad Street, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire

P  Royal Artillery Chapel, Woolwich, London

P  Post Office, Upper Woodcote, Surrey

P  Named on Son’s memorial, Winchester Cathederal, Hampshire

P  Lord Roberts Window, Philharmonic Pub, Liverpool

P  Named on Honours Board, Freeman of Birmingham, Town Hall, Birmingham, West Midlands

ROADS


By The Way…

He died of naturel causes whilest visiting his beloved Indian troops on the western front in 1914

Father of (449) The Hon. Frederick Hugh Sherston Roberts VC


VC Held By

National Army Museum, Royal Hospital Road, Chelsea, London, England

VC231   Lord Frederick Sleigh Roberts

BORN   30 September 1832

DIED   14 November 1914  AGE   82

VC Won  2 January 1858   AGE   25

Place VC Won  Khodagunge

War/Campaign  The Indian Mutiny

Name   Lord Frederick Sleigh Roberts   No.    

VC Issue No.   231   Awards   VC   KG   GCB   OM   GCSI   GCIE   PC   VD

Regiment   Bengal Artillery

Later   

Now   Royal Artillery

Rank VC Won   Lieutenant

Rank End Of Career   Field-Marshal

Place Of Birth   Cawnpore, India

Place Of Death   52/ 54 Rue Carnot, St Omer, Pas de Calais, France (blue plaque)

Buried/Location Ashes   St Paul’s Cathedral, City of London, London, England

Cremated

Date Buried/Cremated   

Headstone   Vault (CWGC)   Plot/Grave no.   

Gazetted   24 December 1858

VC Presented   08 June 1859 by Queen Victoria at Buckingham Palace, London, England

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Thank you to Michael, Kate & Ruth Pagen for photos of Lord Roberts statue, Kelvingrove Park, Glasgow

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