Frederick Hugh Sherston Roberts

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Frederick Hugh Sherston Roberts was a British Army officer and the only son of Field Marshal Lord Roberts, posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross for his bravery during the Second Boer War.

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instanceOf British Army officer
Victoria Cross recipient
person
allegiance United Kingdom
awardReceived Queen's South Africa Medal
Victoria Cross
linked to: The Victoria Cross
burialPlace Chieveley Military Cemetery, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
causeOfDeath wounds received in action
commemoratedOn Commonwealth War Graves Commission records
commissionedInto King's Royal Rifle Corps
conflict Second Boer War
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
dateOfBirth 1872-01-08
dateOfDeath 1899-12-17
education Eton College
Royal Military College, Sandhurst
familyName Roberts
father Frederick Sleigh Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts
fullName Frederick Hugh Sherston Roberts
givenName Frederick
honorificSuffix VC
mannerOfDeath killed in action
memorial Memorial at Royal Military Chapel, Wellington Barracks
Memorial in St Paul's Cathedral, London
Memorial in Winchester Cathedral
militaryBranch British Army
militaryRank lieutenant
mother Nora Henrietta Bews Roberts
nationality British
notableBattle Battle of Colenso
notableFor being posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross in the Second Boer War
being the only son of Field Marshal Lord Roberts to be killed in action
onlyChildOf Frederick Sleigh Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts
onlySonOf Frederick Sleigh Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts
placeOfBirth Umballa, British India
placeOfDeath Chieveley, Natal, South Africa
posthumousAward Victoria Cross
linked to: The Victoria Cross
reasonForAward bravery under fire while attempting to save artillery guns at Colenso
regiment 1st Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps
religion Anglican
servedIn India
South Africa
theatreOfOperations South Africa
unit King's Royal Rifle Corps
yearOfCommission 1891

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Lord Roberts parentOf Frederick Hugh Sherston Roberts
British Indian Army notableCommander Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts
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Boer Wars notableCommander Frederick Roberts
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Second Anglo-Afghan War commander Frederick Roberts
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Baron Roberts namedAfter Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts
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Baron Roberts hasTitleHolder Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts
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Baron Roberts notableTitleHolder Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts
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Frederick Hugh Sherston Roberts fullName Frederick Hugh Sherston Roberts
Nora Henrietta Bews Roberts hasChild Frederick Hugh Sherston Roberts
Memorial in Winchester Cathedral commemorates Frederick Hugh Sherston Roberts
Memorial in Winchester Cathedral honours Frederick Hugh Sherston Roberts
Memorial in Winchester Cathedral dedicatedTo Frederick Hugh Sherston Roberts
Memorial in Winchester Cathedral hasSubjectName Frederick Hugh Sherston Roberts
Memorial at Royal Military Chapel, Wellington Barracks commemorates Lieutenant Frederick Hugh Sherston Roberts VC
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Memorial at Royal Military Chapel, Wellington Barracks honours Frederick Hugh Sherston Roberts
Memorial at Royal Military Chapel, Wellington Barracks dedicatedTo Lieutenant Frederick Hugh Sherston Roberts VC
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Frederick Sleigh Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts child Frederick Hugh Sherston Roberts