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George Roberts (airman)
George Roberts may refer to: Military * George Arthur Roberts (1891–1970), Trinidadian soldier and fireman * Philip Roberts (British Army officer) (George Philip Bradley Roberts, 1906–1997), British World War II general * George R. Roberts (privateer) (1766-1861), Black American privateer * George S. Roberts (1918–1984), U.S. Army Air Force officer and Tuskegee Airman * George W. Roberts (1833–1862), American Union Army officer Politics * George E. Roberts (1857–1948), director of the U.S. Mint * George Roberts (Victorian politician) (1868–1925), Australian politician * George Roberts (British politician) (1868–1928), British Labour MP, Minister of Labour * George Roberts (Newfoundland politician) (c. 1845–1920), ship owner, newspaper owner, politician in Newfoundland * George Roberts (Western Australian politician) (1913–1962), Australian politician * Sir George Fossett Roberts (1870–1954), Welsh army officer and politician Sports * George Quinlan Rober ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Arthur Roberts
George Arthur Roberts (1 August 1891 – 8 January 1970) was a Trinidadian soldier, firefighter, and community leader in Great Britain. He served in the First World War, where he became known as the "Coconut bomber" and went on to become a firefighter during the Blitz and rest of the Second World War. In 1944 he was awarded the British Empire Medal "for general duties at New Cross Fire Station" and for his part as a founder and pioneer of the discussion and education groups of the fire service. Plaques have been erected in his honour in London, at his home and his workplace. First World War When the war began, Roberts enlisted in the Trinidad Army and then signed up to the European Service and worked his way from Trinidad to England, where he was placed in the Middlesex Regiment. As a rifleman attached to the Middlesex Regiment, he fought in the battles of Loos, the Somme and in the Dardanelles. He was wounded first at the Battle of Loos, and then in the Battle of the Somme. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Quinlan Roberts
George Quinlan Roberts (23 February 1860 – 6 September 1943) was a Tasmanian-born rower who won events at Henley Royal Regatta in the 1880s. He later served as chief secretary of St Thomas' Hospital in London from 1903 to 1928. Early life and rowing Roberts was born in Tasmania, the eldest son of George Valentine Roberts(1835-1909)of Hobart and his wife Elizabeth Benn (1841-1917). Elizabeth’s father, John Benn (97th Reg. Of Foot)was a military pensioner who came out to Tasmania in 1850 as a guard on a Convict ship,’Eliza’ with his wife and daughter. He was given 5 acres of land at Oatlands, Tasmania in return for 12 days service to the government each year. John Benn died of pulmonary consumption in 1855 and his daughter, Elizabeth came under the guardianship of Constable Michael Quinlan, as his adopted daughter. His father was a member of the Board of Education. George Valentine Roberts was a teacher at Oatlands and later became head teacher at the Queen’s Orphan Sc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Roberts (trombonist)
George Mortimer Roberts (March 22, 1928 – September 28, 2014) was an American trombonist. Career Born and raised in Des Moines, Iowa, Roberts began his career after service in the United States Navy. Career Roberts was a member of the Ray Robbins band, then quit to join Gene Krupa in 1947 when he was in the same section with Urbie Green. It was Urbie's lyric tenor trombone playing that inspired George to be an "Urbie" one octave lower. After the Krupa band broke up in 1949, Roberts was a freelance musician in Reno, Nevada, for a year before being hired by Stan Kenton to replace Bart Varsalona, who had left the band during its 1949–1950 hiatus. Roberts opted to stay in Los Angeles rather than go with Kenton on his 1953 European tour. Working freelance again, he was introduced to Nelson Riddle by Lee Gillette, one of the executives at Capitol Records who had produced Kenton's recordings. Roberts began recording with Riddle, Don Costa, Billy May, Axel Stordahl, Gordon Jenk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Roberts (publisher)
George Roberts (1873–1953) was an Irish actor, poet and publisher. He was born in Belfast and became an actor with the Abbey Theatre, Dublin. He co-founded the publishing house of Maunsel and Company with Stephen Gwynn and Joseph Maunsel Hone.John Kelly, Ronald Schuchard: The Collected Letters of W.B. Yeats, 1905-1907 (2005). Oxford University Press. p. 87 This firm published works by W. B. Yeats, John Millington Synge, Lady Gregory, George William Russell, James Stephens, Douglas Hyde and others and became part of the Irish Literary Revival. Between 1909 and 1912, when he visited Dublin, James Joyce negotiated with Roberts to publish his book ''Dubliners ''Dubliners'' is a collection of fifteen short stories by James Joyce, first published in 1914. It presents a naturalistic depiction of Irish middle class life in and around Dublin in the early years of the 20th century. The stories were writt ...'', but their contract was not fulfilled, owing to a series of fears of prose ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Roberts (aircraft Engineer)
George Alexander Roberts (1909–2009) was the first aircraft maintenance apprentice employed by Qantas. Biography George Roberts was born in the city of Ipswich, Queensland Ipswich () is a city in South East Queensland, Australia. Situated on the Bremer River, it is approximately west of the Brisbane central business district. The city is renowned for its architectural, natural and cultural heritage. Ipswich pre ... in the year 1909. By the age of 10 he had taken his first flight in an aircraft. He joined Qantas In 1936, as employee number 50. After retiring in 1970, he continued to work part-time, managing the collection at the Heritage Centre. He was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia in 2003 "for service to the recording and preservation of aviation history, and to vintage and veteran car organisations." At the time of his death he had become the longest-serving aircraft maintenance employee within Qantas. References * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Roberts, Geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Brooke Roberts
George Brooke Roberts (January 15, 1833 – January 30, 1897) was a civil engineer and the fifth president of the Pennsylvania Railroad (1880–96). Early life and education Roberts was born at his family's farm in the Pencoyd region of Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania. In 1849, he graduated from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and went on to teach there for two years before becoming a rodman for the Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR). Beginning in 1852, he worked for the Philadelphia & Erie Railroad, returning to the PRR in 1862 as assistant to the president, J. Edgar Thomson. Roberts oversaw the construction of bridges and other engineering work, including the Connecting Railway Bridge over Schuylkill River in Philadelphia (attributed to John A. Wilson, 1866–67) that connected PRR's southern and northern lines. He became a PRR vice-president in 1869, and succeeded Thomas A. Scott as PRR president in 1880. He was elected as a member to the American Philosophical Society in 1885. Ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Roberts (antiquary)
George Roberts (died 1860) was an English schoolmaster and antiquary. Life Roberts was born at Lyme Regis in Dorset, where he was mainly educated. He then kept a grammar school there in Broad Street, Henry Parry Liddon being one of his pupils. Roberts acted as mayor of Lyme Regis in 1848–9 and 1854–5. From a young age he devoted himself to the history of the place and studied its archives. He became known for his knowledge of local history. Roberts corresponded with Sir Walter Scott, and Thomas Babington Macaulay quoted him as an authority on Monmouth's Rebellion. Hepworth Dixon, in his ''Life of Admiral Blake'', acknowledged obligations to Roberts. Around 1857 he moved to Dover, where he died on 27 May 1860, aged 57. Works Roberts published: * ''The History of Lyme Regis'', 1823. * ''A Guide descriptive of the Beauties of Lyme Regis, with a Description of the Great Storm'' f 23 Nov.''1824'', already published in the ''Sherborne Mercury'', and issued separately (1830). * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Roberts (rower)
George Roberts (born 28 August 1980) is a Tasmanian born Australian former representative lightweight rower. He won a bronze medal at the 2004 World Rowing Championships. Club and state rowing Roberts was raised in Hobart. His senior club rowing was from the Huon Rowing Club in southern Tasmania. In 2002 he held a scholarship with the Tasmanian Institute of Sport. He made state selection for Tasmania in the three seat of the 2000 youth eight contesting the Noel Wilkinson Trophy at the Interstate Regatta within the Australian Rowing Championships. In 2003 and in 2005 he was selected in the Tasmanian's senior men's eight contesting the King's Cup at the Interstate Regatta. International representative rowing Roberts made his Australian representative debut in 2004 straight into the senior squad in the lightweight eight which was crewed by five Tasmanian rowers. That boat rowed to bronze medal at the 2004 World Rowing Championships in Banyoles, Spain. In 2005 he rowed the lightwe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Roberts (American Football)
George William Roberts (born June 10, 1955) is a former American football punter who played five seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the Miami Dolphins, San Diego Chargers and Atlanta Falcons. He played college football at Virginia Tech and attended E. C. Glass High School in Lynchburg, Virginia Lynchburg is an independent city (United States), independent city in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States. First settled in 1757 by ferry owner John Lynch (1740–1820), John Lynch, the city's populati .... References External linksJust Sports Stats {{DEFAULTSORT:Roberts, George Living people [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Roberts (rugby Union)
George Roberts (13 February 1914 – 2 August 1943) was a Scotland international rugby union player, who died working on the Burma-Siam Railway at Kanchanaburi in Thailand.Bath, p109Scrum.com player profile. Retrieved 20 February 2010 Rugby Union career Amateur career He played for Watsonians. Provincial career He represented Edinburgh District. He played for Scotland Possibles Scotland (, ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Covering the northern third of the island of Great Britain, mainland Scotland has a border with England to the southeast and is otherwise surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean to the ... in their trial match against Scotland Probables in January 1938, coming on as a substitute in the second half. International career He was capped five times for between 1938 and 1939. See also * List of Scottish rugby union players killed in World War II References ;Sources # Bath, Richard (ed.) ''The Scotland Rugby Miscellany'' (Vision ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
