Major Archibald ROBERTS [1351]

  General Notes:

Archibald was on the Indian Staff Corps, Second Infantry Regiment.

Archibald Roberts
Birth Date: 24 Nov 1868
Baptism Date: 21 Dec 1868
Baptism Place: Cannanore, Madras, India
Father: Archibald Henry Roberts
Mother: Katherine
FHL Film Number: 521856

Archibald Roberts
Death Date: 22 Aug 1915
Rank: Major
Regiment: Yorkshire Hussars (Alexandra, Princes of Wales' Own)
Battalion: 6th Battalion
Type of Casualty: Died of wounds

Major Archibald Roberts
Death: Aug. 22, 1915
Age: 47
Regiment/Service: Yorkshire Regiment, 6th Bn.
Son of Maj. A. H. Roberts (Madras Artillery); husband of M. Ferguson (formerly Roberts), of The Beeches, Cirencester, Glos. Educated at Cheltenham College and Sandhurst.
Burial:
Pieta Military Cemetery
Pieta
Northern Harbour, Malta
Plot: A. XI. 5.
Ref: Findagrave

Earlswood Mount Redhill
THIS IS THE LAST WILL of me ARCHILBALD ROBERTS
Major 95th Russells' Infantry Indian Army of Bolaram Deccan India
I devise and bequeath all my estate and effects real and personal which I may be possessed of or entitled to unto my wife Millicent Mary Blanche Roberts absolutely And I revoke all former Wills and Codicils I appoint Leonard Stuart Benson Hull of number four Fenchurch Avenue London and Victor Ferguson Captain South Wales Borderers of St. Frideswide South Farnborough EXECUTORS of this my Will dated this first day of May one thousand nine hundred and seven -
A ROBERTS Major 95th Russells' Infantry
Signed by the testator in the presence of us both present at the same time who in his presence and in the presence of each other have hereunto set our names as witnesses
H M HALES - 9 Pall Mall London Bank Manager
G F MUNTON - 9 Pall Mall London Bankers Clerk
On the 17th November 1915 Probate of this Will was granted to Victor Ferguson one of the executors

Roberts Archibald of Earlswood Mount Redhill Surrey died 22 August 1915 at Malta on active service Probate London 17 November 1915 to Victor Ferguson major HM Army. Effects £235 4s 0d
National Probate Calendar.

  Other Records

1. Census: England, 3 Apr 1881, Cheltenham GLS. Archibald is recorded as a son aged 12 a scholar born Cannanore India

2. Census: England, 2 Apr 1911, The Elms Watford Herts. Archibald is recorded as a visitor (at the home of John Lockie Clark) aged 42 eight years married a retired major Indian army born Cannanore Madras

Archibald married Millicent Mary Blanche HULL [1350] [MRIN: 423], daughter of Edmund Charles Pendleton HULL [935] and Fanny Maria JULIUS [934], on 24 Sep 1902 in St John Redhill SRY. (Millicent Mary Blanche HULL [1350] was born 3 Qtr 1884 in Blackheath Lewisham KEN.)