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Grenville Roberts

Grenville Roberts

English footballer

Samuel Grenville Roberts (also known as Samuel Granville Roberts, 16 August 1919 – 3 June 1940) was an English professional footballer who played as a inside forward in the Football League for Nottingham Forest.[1]

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Personal life

Roberts served in the British Army as a private in the 2nd/5th Battalion of the West Yorkshire Regiment, part of the 46th Infantry Division, during the Second World War.[2] He died of wounds following a strafing attack by German Stukas at Dunkirk on 3 June 1940.[3] Roberts is commemorated at the Dunkirk Memorial.[2]

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References

  1. [1]
    Grenville Roberts at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  2. [2]
    "Casualty Details: Roberts, Samuel Granville". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
  3. [3]
    "The Foresters who played and fought". ForzaGaribaldi. 10 November 2019. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
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    "Grenville Roberts". The City Ground. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
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