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Windsor Roberts (1898–1962) was an Able Seaman towards the end of World War I who later served as parish priest in naval Bristol and parts of the Portsmouth conurbation, particularly during World War II and finally served as Archdeacon of Dorking from 1957 until his death. ==Birth and early life== Windsor Roberts was born in Pontnewynydd in Monmouthshire on 4 May 1898, the son of John Wesley Roberts and his wife, Mary Jane Jones. When the census of Wales was taken in 1901 his father was described as an underground labourer living at 49, Hanbury Road there with his wife, four daughters and three-year-old son.〔National Archives, ''Census Return, 1901'' (ref. RG13/4945).〕 He was educated at West Monmouth School, after which he was briefly employed as a pupil teacher.〔‘ROBERTS, Ven. Windsor’, ''Who Was Who'', A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2007; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2007 accessed 31 Jan 2014. National Archives, ''RNVR Record'' (ref. ADM/337/88, image 193).〕 He joined the Armed Forces on 29 May 1916, engaging himself to serve three years in the Wales Division, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve. He was mustered as an Ordinary Seaman aboard HMS ''Victory'' ''VI'', shore establishment, Portsmouth, on 6 November 1916, advanced to Able Seaman on 6 February 1917 and transferred to HMS ''President'' (shore establishment), London on 1 July 1917, being mustered for duty at Western Rhyl Wireless Telegraphy Station. He was re-mustered as a telegraphist on 10 January 1918. He joined HMS ''Teutonic'' on 1 September 1918, serving on convoy escort and troop transport in the North Atlantic for two months and in merchant duties and manoeuvres after the peace of 11 November 1918 before being discharged to shore on demobilisation on 4 February 1919.〔National Archives, ''RNVR Record'' (ref. ADM/337/88, image 193).〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Windsor Roberts」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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