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| Picture No | 10678048 |
| Date | 1902 |
| Description | Field-Marshal Earl Roberts |
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Frederick Roberts,1st Earl Roberts (1832û1914), Anglo-Irish soldier and one of the most successful commanders of the Victorian era - notable for his actions during the African wars. Colonel-in-Chief of the 'Forces from Overseas' at the start of WWI - Roberts died of pneumonia at St Omer, France, on 14th November 1914 while visiting Indian troops fighting at the front. Pictured during the campaign in South Africa, 1902.
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| Source | Illustration adapted from a photograph by Reinhold Thiele in The Graphic, 2 August 1902 |
| Credit | Mary Evans Picture Library |
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