Frank Crowther Roberts | |
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Nickname(s) | "Culley" |
Born | Highbury, London, England | 2 June 1891
Died | 12 January 1982 Stanhope Bretby, Derbyshire, England | (aged 90)
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service | British Army |
Years of service | 1911–1939 |
Rank | Major-General |
Unit | Worcestershire Regiment Royal Warwickshire Regiment |
Commands | 48th (South Midland) Infantry Division (1939) Poona Brigade (1938–39) 1st Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment (1937–38) 1st Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment (1917–18) |
Battles / wars | First World War Second World War |
Awards | Victoria Cross Distinguished Service Order Officer of the Order of the British Empire Military Cross Mentioned in Despatches (6) |
Major-General Frank Crowther Roberts, VC, DSO, OBE, MC (2 June 1891 – 12 January 1982) was a British Army officer and an English recipient of the Victoria Cross (VC), the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.