Peter Robert Foulkes-Roberts
| Major Peter Robert Foulkes-Roberts | |||||||
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| Born | 1891 | ||||||
| Residence |
c/o The Administrator of the Colony, Lagos, Nigeria Westwood, Goring-on-Thames [1933] | ||||||
| Occupation |
armed services administrative | ||||||
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1929.12.17 nominated
Notes From Elsewhere
Maj. Peter Robert Foulkes- Roberts of the Royal Welsh Fusiliers who lived at Bron-y-Parc, Denbigh, N.Wales.
The most interesting item is Maj Foulkes-Roberts Officers record of service. It shows that he joined the Royal Welsh Fusiliers before the First World War. It details that he was Mentioned in Despatches and was also awarded a Military Cross. He was wounded on 23.3.18 and also taken as a Prisoner of War on that date.
I also have an Active Service Testament 1914 – 1915 which I assume belongs to him.
I have offered these items to the Royal Welsh Fusiliers Museum.
I have done some research into Maj Foulkes- Roberts and found that the RAI has some letters home from an administrative officer in Nigeria, 1924-1944.
In the documents I discovered there are also a number of items that indicate that he spent some time working for the Crown Agents in Nigeria after the war. There are a number of Invoices from a firm in London detailing items that I would expect he would require on his travels together with a Counterpart Ticket for the SS Appam when he sailed from Liverpool to Lagos on the 14th May 1924.
The final item is a photograph with a note included that would indicate that Mr. Foulkes-Roberts paid a visit to the St Peter’s Infant School in Ilo –Oluji on 18th January 1938.
The photograph shows a gentlemen who I assume is Maj Foulkes-Roberts sitting with a group of Nigerians who I would assume are teachers at the school. I have attached a copy of the photograph to this email [from Martin Pocock 11 Dec. 2020]
Born 5 Oct. 1891
Foulkes-Roberts P.R. Capt MC
Peter R. Foulkes-Roberts was commissioned 2/Lt (26/1/12) to the 4th Bn and promoted Lt (1/10/13). Was serving with D Coy at the outbreak of war and embarked for France in Dec 1914. Was in the forward trenches, controlling the smoke at the battle of Loos 19 Sep 1915. Promoted Temp Capt (1/7/15) and Capt (23/10/15) he was awarded the MC for trenching operations around Vimy Ridge 3/4th May 1916. He commanded A, B and D Coy(s) sent forward to consolidate a position on 23 May 1916, but our counter attack was unsuccessful. Then in the retreat from the Somme, he was reported missing and had been taken prisoner of war 23 Mar 1918. He was repatriated 28 Nov 1918 and returned to the battalion.
MC Citation :- For conspicuous gallantry during two nights while consolidating a crater under close fire. His coolness and fine example largely contributed to the success of the operation.
MC (LG 24/6/16).
MiD (LG 15/6/16). [Information from Col. Nick Lock from the Royal Welsh Fusiliers Museum]
Publications
External Publications
The Birds of the Isle of Man ... Second revised edition. Revised by P. R. Foulkes-Roberts Unknown Binding – 1962
Manx Ornithological Notes, 1962 and 1963
House Publications
Related Material Details
RAI Material
MS 293 Letters home from an administrative officer in Nigeria, 1924-1944
Other Material
Royal Welsh Fusiliers Museum