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Surname: ROBERTS
Forename(s): Joshua
Place of Birth: Silsden, Yorkshire
Service No: J/80726 (Dev)
Rank: Ordinary Seaman
Regiment / Corps / Service: Royal Navy
Battalion / Unit: H.M.S. 'Resolution'
Division: ---
Age: 33
Date of Death: 1918-06-28
Awards: ---
CWGC Grave / Memorial Reference: D. 45.
CWGC Cemetery: LYNESS ROYAL NAVAL CEMETERY
CWGC Memorial: ---
Non-CWGC Burial: ---
Local War Memorial: SILSDEN, YORKSHIRE
Additional Information:
Joshua Roberts (born 8 December 1884) was the son of John and Ann Roberts, formerly Newton, née Clegg. John was born at Silsden, Yorkshire and Ann at Cuerdon Green, Lancashire.
1891 Silsden, Yorkshire Census: 25, Bolton Road - Joshua Roberts, aged 6 years, born Silsden, son of John and Ann Roberts.
1901 Silsden, Yorkshire Census: North Street - Joshua Roberts, aged 16 years, born Silsden, son of Ann Roberts, widow.
1911 Silsden, Yorkshire Census: 18, Hothfield Street - Joshua Roberts, aged 26 years, born Silsden, son of Ann Roberts, widow.
Joshua was married to Ada Greenwood (who was born in 1894 at Ramsey, Huntingdonshire) in 1917. Ada married Frederick Cryer in 1920 and died in 1973.
UK, WW1 Pension Ledgers and Index Cards, 1914-1923: card(s) exist for Joshua. Widow: Ada, born 14.11.94. Address (1) 15, Drury Road, Keighley, Lancs [sic]. Address (2) 42, Drury Terrace, Keighley, Lancs [sic].
Data Source: Craven’s Part in the Great War - original CPGW book entry
View Entry in CPGW BookEntry in West Yorkshire Pioneer Illustrated War Record:
ROBERTS, Joshua, aged 33, A.B., R.N., H.M.S. 'Resolution,' 18, Hothfield Street North, [Silsden], died June 28, 1918.
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Ordinary Seaman Joshua ROBERTS
Regiment / Corps / Service Badge: Royal Navy
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