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Death of Lord Roberts Sparks Empire Mourning
Tributes flood Parliament as Britain mourns Field Marshal Lord Roberts after his death in France. Procession from his death site to Boulogne marked by British and French troops, with royal and international dignitaries in attendance and a Last Post at the service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buller
Colenso
Lord Roberts
South Africa
Lord Kitchener
England
Lord Wolseley
Earl Roberts
Kandahar
Pretoria
Waterford
London
Lord Curzon
Hat of
Crewe
House of Lords
Asquith
House of Commons
Andrew Bonarlaw
Mairie
Albert
Poincare
Prince of Wales
Prince Arthur of
Connaught
Trench
Boulogne