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235515 Pte. Albert Edward Roberts British Army 6th Battalion East Yorkshire Regiment from:7 Lions Lane, Hebburn, Co Durham (d.21st September 1915) Albert was born in India on 15th November 1878 and baptised on 18th December 1878 at Morar,Gwalior, India. He was the son of George and Mary Ann Roberts. (George was in the 1st Battalion Wiltshire Regiment for 22 years and stationed in India). The family returned to England and set up home in Durham where George became a prison warder and Albert became a miner. Albert married my grandmother Margaret Lewis on 26th April 1913 at Hebburn, Co Durham and my father was born on 20th April 1914. I don't have a date but he enlisted at Jarrow, Co Durham and died of dysentry in Malta. He is buried in Pieta Military Cemetery, Malta. Please type your message:      We recommend you copy the text about this item and keep a copy on your own computer before pressing submit. Your Name:             Email Address:       @ **Please put first part of your email, (before the @ sign) in the first box, and the second part in the second box. Do not include @, it is automatic. Do not enter your full email in each box or add an @ sign or random spaces.**