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Roberts, W.W., C.E.O., 1941
In Newcastle (St John Westgate & Elswick) Cemetery is the Commonwealth War Grave of:

W.W. Roberts
Chief Engineer Officer
S.S. “Fulham”
11th August 1941, age 43.

Death divides
but memory clings.

William Willison was born at Newcastle upon Tyne on 8th August 1898, the son of John Lang and Jessie (nee Willison). He was the husband of Ida (nee Smurthwaite), 194 Westmorland Road, Newcastle, whom he married in the second quarter of 1934.

Acknowledgements: Ron Carson

William Willison Roberts is remembered our List of Ships’ crews


The CWGC entry for Chief Engineer Officer Roberts

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