King's Own Royal Regiment Museum

		King's Own Royal Regiment Museum Lancaster
HOME Museum & Collections Sales Donations Events Contact Us REGIMENTAL HISTORY 17th Century 18th Century 19th Century 20th Century First World War Second World War Actions & Movements Battle Honours FAMILY HISTORY Resources Further Reading PHOTO GALLERY ENQUIRIES FURTHER READING LINKS		Photo Gallery Individual Graves & Memorials Private Albert Roberts, 2nd Battalion, King's Own, 1917 Whilst buried in Nikolai Cemetery, Latvia, Private Roberts also appears on the Russia Memorial at Brookwood Cemetery, Surrey. Private Albert Roberts, number 9510, of the 2nd Battalion, King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, who died on 21st March 1917 and is buried in Nikolai Cemetery, Latvia. Private Roberts attested for military service in Lancaster on October 1907. He was in India at the outbreak of the First World War and arrived in France on 15th January 1915 with the rest of the battalion. He was taken prisoner of war at the Battle of Frezenberg in May 1915. He died whilst being held as a prisoner of war. It is believed Private Roberts is the only King's Own soldier to have died in Russia in the First World War. Accession Number: KO2934/08 Only a proportion of our collections are on display at anyone time. Certain items are on loan for display in other institutions. An appointment is required to consult any of our collections which are held in store.