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William "Jack" Roberts
British Army 8th Btn Royal Welsh Fusiliers
from:Glan Gors Farm, Prenteg
(d.5th Apr 1916)
William Roberts was from Glangors Farm, Prenteg (between Beddgelert and Porthmadog). He enlisted in the Royal Welch Fusiliers, but was killed in Mesopotamia (Iraq) on 5 April 1916, aged 26. His name is commemorated on the memorial in Basra. A brother, John, was also wounded in the First World War but survived.