Name |
Edgar Roberts MOBBS DSO |
Rank/Number |
Lieutenant Colonel |
Regiment/Unit |
Northamptonshire Regiment / 7th Battalion |
Enlisted |
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Age/Date of death |
37 / 31 Jul 1917 |
How died/Theatre of war |
Killed in action / France & Flanders |
Residence at death |
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Cemetery |
Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Ieper, Belgium |
Grave Reference |
Panel 43 & 45 |
Location of memorial |
Olney |
Date/Place of birth |
29 Jun 1882 / Northampton |
Date/Place of baptism |
28 Jul 1882 St Giles Northampton |
Occupation of Casualty |
manager of motor garage |
Parents/Occupation |
Oliver Linnell & Elizabeth Anne (late) Mobbs / iron founder |
Parents' Address |
Northampton |
Wife |
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Wife's Address |
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Notes |
joined as a private. Rugby International and cricketer for Bucks. Mother nee Hollis |