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Son of the Rev. Charles Wallace-Roberts and Margaret Mary Wallace-Roberts (nee Kerr), of Cape Colony, South Africa; husband of Mrs. M. O'Donnell-Peet (formerly Wallace-Roberts). Took up a post as an analytical chemist at the De Beers Dynamite Factory in Somerset West, Cape Town, South Africa. In the war he volunteered for active service in South Africa but was rejected as being medically unfit. He then travelled to England and offered his services for munitions work. He was appointed to HM Munitions Explosives Factory at Queensferry, Flintshire, where he became Chief Chemist.

Age:	34
Date of Birth:	1883-10-15
Rank:	Civilian
Unit:	H.M. Explosives Factory Queens Ferry, Flintshire
Unit 2:	attd. Gen. Savile's Mission.
Regiment:	Civilian War Dead
Date of Death:	1918-03-01
Cause of Death:	Died of pneumonia

Grave Reference:	Near South-East corner of Churchyard.
Cemetery:	BORGOFRANCO D'IVREA CHURCHYARD

Country:	Italy

Decorations:	M B E
Citations:	LG Sup 7 January 1918 pg 404 - "Chief Chemist, H.M. Factory, Queen's ferry, Ministry of Munitions."
Son of the Rev. Charles Wallace-Roberts and Margaret Mary Wallace-Roberts (nee Kerr), of Cape Colony, South Africa; husband of Mrs. M. O'Donnell-Peet (formerly Wallace-Roberts). Took up a post as an analytical chemist at the De Beers Dynamite Factory in Somerset West, Cape Town, South Africa. In the war he volunteered for active service in South Africa but was rejected as being medically unfit. He then travelled to England and offered his services for munitions work. He was appointed to HM Munitions Explosives Factory at Queensferry, Flintshire, where he became Chief Chemist.