Air Vice-Marshal John Frederick Roberts, (24 February 1913 – 20 April 1996) was a
Welsh cricketer
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and
Royal Air Force officer.
Fred Roberts was born in
Pontardawe and educated at Pontardawe Grammar School. Playing for
Glamorgan
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from 1934 to 1936 and for
Combined Services from 1946 to 1949, he appeared in eight
first-class matches as a left-handed
batsman. He scored 204
runs with a highest score of 52.
He joined the Royal Air Force in 1938, served in the Middle East during
World War II and was
mentioned in despatches
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. After the war he rose to the rank of
air vice-marshal and was appointed a
CBE and CB. He was the RAF's Director General of Ground Training.
['' Wisden'' 1997, p. 1414.]
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1913 births
1996 deaths
People from Pontardawe
Welsh cricketers
Glamorgan cricketers
Combined Services cricketers
Royal Air Force personnel of World War II
Commanders of the Order of the British Empire
Companions of the Order of the Bath
Royal Air Force air marshals