William Roberts (veteran)
- William Roberts (veteran)
William (Bill) Roberts (September 29 1900 - April 30 2006) was one of only a few surviving British veterans of the First World War alive at the start of 2006.
As a fourteen-year-old boy Roberts was present in Hartlepool during the Imperial German Navy's bombardment.
After Roberts' father was killed in the battle of the Somme in 1916, he joined the RFC. William, who worked as an aircraft fitter, claimed to have flown with T. E. Lawrence.
After the war he became a local authority transport manager. Roberts lived in Jacksdale until his death at age 105.
External links
* [http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,60-2163708,00.html His obituary in "The Times"]
* [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?view=DETAILS&grid=&xml=/news/2006/05/05/db0502.xml The Telegraph - Obituary - Leading Aircraftman William Roberts]
See also
* Veterans of the First World War who died in 2006
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