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Title: John R Roberts
Post by: robbo46 on Tuesday 26 May 20 15:19 BST (UK)

Hi all   
after a long time doing nothing on the family tree back knocking walls down but need help to point me in the right place on
John R Roberts born 1885  Llangollen, Denbighshire, Wales  son to Robert & Jane Roberts  I know he was killed in WW1

found two who he could be
652402 Royal Fusiliers

4481Batt RW Fus

Title: Re: John R Roberts
Post by: rosie99 on Tuesday 26 May 20 15:35 BST (UK)

Only one I can see on LLangollen war memorial

http://www.clwydfhs.org.uk/cofadeiladau/llangollen_wm.htm

Private John Robert Roberts
026568   Army Ordnance Corps (58th Coy.)   
20 Jul 1918   
39   
Son of Robert & Laura Roberts, of Penygroes, Caernarfonshire.
Lived at Meirion House, Llangollen.   
Lembet Road Military Cemetery, Salonika (Thessaloniki), Greece.

Title: Re: John R Roberts
Post by: MaxD on Tuesday 26 May 20 17:13 BST (UK)

4481 born 1885 Llanfwrog with next of kin at Llanrhrydd St Ruthin served 1908 - 1911 in the RWF.  No record of a death in WW1.

I find no CWGC entry for anyone with number 652402 or John R Roberts in any regiment.

No medal card for either.

??

MaxD

Title: Re: John R Roberts
Post by: chwiliwr on Wednesday 03 June 20 21:19 BST (UK)

Try the Llangollen Advertiser on https://papuraunewydd.llyfrgell.cymru. At least 3 John Roberts's mentioned. One from Berwyn St serving in  15th London Rifles, another from Church St and a 47 year old in Monmouthshire Reg who died in Oswestry Cottage hospital.

A search for John Roberts between 1914 and 1919 gave over 200 results. I found the above in the first 3 pages.

"John R Roberts" gave only 3 results, none of which appears relevant.