Three: Private A. G. Roberts, Royal Berkshire Regiment, who was killed in action on the Western Front on 9 May 1915

1914 Star (9648 Pte. A. G. Roberts. 2/R. Berks: R.); British War and Victory Medals (9648 Pte. A. G. Roberts. R. Berks. R.) nearly very fine (3) £120-£160

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, Medals from the Royal Berkshire Collection.

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Albert George Roberts was born in Kingsclere, Hampshire, and attested for the Royal Berkshire Regiment at Reading. He served with the 1st Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front from 6 November 1914, and was killed in action on 9 May 1915. He has no known grave and is commemorated on the Ploegsteert Memorial, Belgium.