ROBERTS Wilfred George

  • First Name(s):
    Wilfred 
    George 
  • Surname:
    ROBERTS
  • Service Number:
    14644
  • Rank:

    Lance Corporal

  • Conflict:
    WW1
  • Service:
    Army
  • Army Sector:
    Infantry
  • Regiment:
    Worcestershire Regiment
  • Battalion:
    1st Battalion
  • Former Units:
    None
  • Date of Death:
    12th August 1916
  • Age At Death:
    20
  • Cause of Death:
    Killed in action
  • Place of Death:
    Unknown
  • Place of Burial:
    Vermelles British Cemetery, France, Grave III. N. 1
  • Place of Birth:
    Born and resident Bewdley, Worcestershire, enlisted Cleobury Mortimer, Salop
  • Home Town:
    Unknown
  • Casualty's Relatives:

    Son of George and Mary Millicent Roberts, of Bayton Common, Clowstop, Rock, Worcestershire

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ROBERTS Wilfred George Is Named On These Memorials

Bayton C of E School
Bayton C of E School WW1 and WW2 War Memorial
Bayton St Bartholomew’s Church
Clows Top Mission Hall Lectern WW1 Memorial
Far Forest Holy Trinity Church
Mamble St John the Baptist Church WW1 Memorial

Notes About The Memorial(s) Listed Above

Bayton St Bartholomew’s Church with the additional information: 12 August 1916.
Far Forest Holy Trinity Church with the additional information: France 1917.

Further Information About ROBERTS Wilfred George

The following report appears in the Kidderminster Times, 9th September 1916:
Lance Corporal Wilfred George Roberts, 14644, 1st Battalion Worcestershire Regiment. Son of Mrs Roberts, Box Cottage, Bayton Common, Clows Top, Bewdley. He enlisted soon after war broke out and served at the Dardenelles where he contracted dysentery. On recovering he was sent to France where he was killed in action on 12th August.
The report includes a photograph of Wilfred Roberts.

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Credits: Kidderminster Times researched and transcribed by Adrian Carter.