Wiltshire Regiment. A WWI casualty group to Pte R.W. Roberts

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Wiltshire Regiment. A WWI casualty group to R.W. Roberts, Wiltshire Regiment, wounded three-times including a gunshot wound to the hand and subsequently died of wounds on 7 October 1918
British War and Victory Medals (22999 Pte. R.W. Roberts. Wilts. R.), WWI bronze memorial plaque 'Roland William Roberts', solder mark to reverse, extremely fine, BWM nicely toned

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22999 Private Roland William Roberts was born in Cherhill, Calne, Wiltshire 1891, he enlisted in Devizes in the 7th Bn, Wiltshire Regiment and served on the Western Front, he was wounded on 24 September 1916, he is also recorded as having been shot through the hand on 11 June 1917 and wounded again on 5 October 1918, he died of wounds two days later. Roberts is buried in Tincourt New British Cemetery, France. The roll of honour in the village church confirms there were seven men from Cherhill killed during WWI, one being Private Roberts.