Commemorated: | |||
| 1. Memorial: | Thiepval Memorial, Picardie | Pier&Face 8C 9A & 16A | |
| 2. Book: | The (1921) Masonic Roll of Honour 1914-1918 | Pg.133 | |
| 3. Memorial: | The (1940) Scroll - WW1 Roll of Honour | 36B GQS | |
Awards & Titles: | |||
Early Life :
He entered partnership to form the company EDMUND CHEESE AND ROBERTS, solicitors, which was dissolved in 1908.Service Life:
Campaigns:
- The First World War 1914-1918, World-wide.
| Unit / Ship / Est.: 8th Battalion Royal Fusiliers |
8th (Service) Battalion Formed at Hounslow on 21 August 1914 as part of K1 and attached to 36th Brigade, 12th (Eastern) Division. Landed in France in May 1915. Disbanded in France 6 February 1918. |
| Action : France & Flanders |
France & Flanders covers all the dates and corresponding locations which are outside the official battle nomenclature dates on the Western Front. Therefore the actions in which these men died could be considered 'normal' trench duty - the daily attrition losses which were an everyday fact of duty on the Western Front.
Detail :
825 Private Rhys Roberts, 8th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers. Died on or since 7th October, 1916. Also listed as 19th battalion on the Medal records. Disembarked in France 14th November, 1915.
Probate ROBERTS Rhys Counsell of 22 Apsley-road Clifton Bristol died on or since 7 October 1916 in France Probate London 17 January to the Public Trustee. Effects £8712 10s. 2d.
His body was never recovered for burial and he is, therefore commemorated at the Thiepval Memorial Pier and Face 8 C 9 A and 16 A.
Masonic :
| Type | Lodge Name and No. | Province/District : |
|---|---|---|
| Mother : | Arrow No. 2240 E.C. | Herefordshire |
Initiated | Passed | Raised |
3rd February 1903 | 2nd March 1903 | 6th April 1903 |
Rhys Counsell Roberts was a 36 year old solicitor resident at Kington, Herefordshire at the time of his initiation in 1903. The 1901-21 ledger of the Arrow Lodge No. 2240 shows he remained a member with the contribution register recording "Died Octr 1916," together with a 1924 dated annotation by E.F.Jones that he had overpaid dues.
Source :
The project globally acknowledges the following as sources of information for research across the whole database:
- The Commonwealth War Graves Commission
- The (UK) National Archives
- Ancestry.co.uk - Genealogy, Family Trees & Family History online
- ugle.org.uk - The records of the United Grand Lodge of England including the Library and Museum of Freemasonry
Additional Source:
- Founder Researchers : Paul Masters & Mike McCarthy
- Researcher : Bruce Littley