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William Henry Roberts and his wife Elizabeth. (Lieutenant W. Henry Roberts M.C.)

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William Henry Roberts ('Hari'). Born at 9 Leeds Street, Blaenau Ffestiniog on 10 March 1889. Married Elizabeth ('Nel') on 27 April 1916. They later moved from Canada to Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, and ran a shop. They had three children; Gwynfor, Megan and Emrys. They moved to Cardiff, where he became involved with Plaid Cymru and the Ban The Bomb movement. They retired to Llanbadarn Fawr, and WHR received a pension for life from the Canadian government. Both Hari and Nel died within six months of one another, Hari aged 94 and Nel aged 92 in 1983. They are buried in Plascrug cemetery.

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Emrys Roberts
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GTJ96711
Item uploaded:
3/3/2011
Date originally created:
1914-1918
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