Son of William and Grace Roebuck, of 334, Chorley New Road, Horwich, Lancashire, and formerly of 312, Chorley New Road, and 42, Richmond Street, Horwich, Lancashire. Formerly employed by the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Company. Qualified as a pilot at Military School, Ruislip 26/04/1917 in a Maurice Farman biplane. Graded 1st Class Pilot 05/06/1917. Reported missing 11/09/1917 and subsequently presumed killed.
Roebuck, William Harold –
Personal details
- Surname: Roebuck
- Forename: William Harold
- Date of birth: September 19th, 1895
- Birth place: Horwich, Lancashire
- Place of residence: Horwich, Lancashire
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: 21
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: September 11th, 1917
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Sergeant (Pilot)
- Unit: 48th Squadron.
- Service number: 5788
- Regiment: Royal Flying Corps
- Enlistment date: May 29th, 1915 - 1915-05-29
- Enlistment location: Horwich, Lancashire
- Conflict: WW1
Decorations
- Service medals: V / BW
- Silver War badge: Not known
- Awards: Not known
Memorials
- Horwich 1914-18 Roll of Honour - Horwich Heritage
- Horwich Loco Works (Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Company) WWI Memorial - Horwich
- Horwich Town Hall WWI Memorial - Horwich
- Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Company WWI Memorial at Victoria Station Manchester - and also WWI Roll of Honour Book
- CWGC Memorial: Arras Flying Services Memorial, Pas de Calais, France
- CWGC reference: Not known
Local newspaper entries
- Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 08/03/1918
- Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 6c*