Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts

Chronological events

The following events form part of "The Great War: On this day" project. It has been primarily sourced from volumes 1, 2 and 3 of Chronology of the War (1918-1920), edited by Lord Edward Gleichen. The source material identifies concise, historical events in simple, chronological order.

1914

• 14 Nov - Died in France of pneumonia.
• 15 Nov - News reaches England of his death.
• 19 Nov - Laid to rest by the side of the Duke of Wellington and Lord Nelson in St. Paul's Cathedral.