ROBERTS William Lawton

  • First Name(s):
    William 
    Lawton 
  • Surname:
    ROBERTS
  • Service Number:
    172
  • Rank:

    Private

  • Conflict:
    WW1
  • Service:
    Army
  • Army Sector:
    Infantry
  • Regiment:
    Royal Warwickshire Regiment
  • Battalion:
    15th Battalion
  • Unit:
    A Company
  • Former Units:
    None
  • Date of Death:
    30th July 1916
  • Age At Death:
    22
  • Cause of Death:
    Died of wounds
  • Place of Death:
    Unknown
  • Place of Burial:
    Heilly Station Cemetery, Mericourt-L'Abbe, France, Grave II. E. 44.
  • Place of Birth:
    Unknown
  • Home Town:
    Unknown
  • Casualty's Relatives:

    Son of Richard Lawton Roberts, M.D., and Christiana Roberts, of Ruabon, Denbighshire

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ROBERTS William Lawton Is Named On These Memorials

Bromsgrove School WW1 Memorial

Further Information About ROBERTS William Lawton

William Roberts attended Bromsgrove School from 1905 to 1911 where he played in the school XV and XI teams; he was also a Coproral in the school’s OTC. He was wounded severely on the Somme and later died.

Source: Bromsgrove School at War 1914-19 by Philip Bowen and Bromsgrove School at War 1914-19 by David Cross.

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