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Charles Fyshe Roberts

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In 1890 Roberts visited England, and was commissioned by the New South Wales Government to inquire into all military matters likely to be suggestive of improvements in the colonial forces. In 1892, when it was decided to establish a separate department of defence under the Colonial Secretary, Colonel
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From 1887 to 1888 Roberts argued with Richardson over his treatment, when command of the artillery was changed to come under the general staff.
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led the Sudan Contingent in March 1885, Roberts assumed command of all New South Wales military forces. In June 1885 he was created
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in 1855–56, during which he was twice wounded, and received a medal with clasp, the Turkish medal, and the Sardinian
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Roberts was the son of Captain Charles Roberts, of the 59th Regiment, was born in
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In 1866 Roberts had married Alice, daughter of the late William Bradley, of
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in 1871, and was secretary to the Agent-General for New South Wales in
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in 1855, became captain in 1862 and major in 1863. He served in the
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from 1872 to 1874, after which he returned to New South Wales.
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Companions of the Order of St Michael and St George
134:Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George 410:Graduates of the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich 143:Roberts was appointed the first Under-Secretary. 121:and on the family's return to Sydney, he bought 400:British military personnel of the Crimean War 8: 297:Historic Houses Trust, Sydney Living Museums 263:. London: Hutchinson & Co – via 191:. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, 415:People from Central Bedfordshire District 245: 243: 241: 239: 237: 235: 261:The Dictionary of Australasian Biography 420:English emigrants to colonial Australia 168: 176: 174: 172: 7: 390:Military personnel from Bedfordshire 183:"Roberts, Charles Fyshe (1837–1914)" 256:"Roberts, Col. Charles Fyshe"  188:Australian Dictionary of Biography 14: 405:People educated at Bedford School 68:Royal Military Academy, Woolwich 193:Australian National University 1: 104:Governor of New South Wales 441: 318:"A Distinguished Soldier" 395:Royal Artillery officers 62:, England, and educated 80:Medal of Military Valor 293:"South Hill, Goulburn" 27: 351:Sydney Morning Herald 323:Sydney Morning Herald 130:John Soame Richardson 34:Charles Fyshe Roberts 21: 157:South Head Cemetery 90:Career in Australia 346:"Military Funeral" 28: 202:978-0-522-84459-7 102:, when Young was 70:. He entered the 432: 364: 363: 361: 359: 342: 336: 335: 333: 331: 314: 308: 307: 305: 303: 289: 283: 282: 275: 269: 268: 258: 247: 230: 229: 227: 225: 178: 151:Roberts died in 41: 440: 439: 435: 434: 433: 431: 430: 429: 370: 369: 368: 367: 357: 355: 344: 343: 339: 329: 327: 316: 315: 311: 301: 299: 291: 290: 286: 277: 276: 272: 251:Mennell, Philip 249: 248: 233: 223: 221: 203: 180: 179: 170: 165: 149: 108:Royal Artillery 92: 72:Royal Artillery 52: 44:New South Wales 37: 12: 11: 5: 438: 436: 428: 427: 422: 417: 412: 407: 402: 397: 392: 387: 382: 372: 371: 366: 365: 337: 309: 284: 270: 231: 201: 167: 166: 164: 161: 148: 145: 100:Sir John Young 91: 88: 64:Bedford School 51: 48: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 437: 426: 423: 421: 418: 416: 413: 411: 408: 406: 403: 401: 398: 396: 393: 391: 388: 386: 383: 381: 378: 377: 375: 353: 352: 347: 341: 338: 325: 324: 319: 313: 310: 298: 294: 288: 285: 280: 274: 271: 266: 262: 257: 252: 246: 244: 242: 240: 238: 236: 232: 220: 216: 212: 208: 204: 198: 194: 190: 189: 184: 181:Walsh, G. P. 177: 175: 173: 169: 162: 160: 158: 154: 146: 144: 140: 137: 135: 131: 128:When Colonel 126: 124: 120: 115: 113: 109: 105: 101: 97: 89: 87: 85: 81: 77: 73: 69: 65: 61: 57: 49: 47: 45: 40: 35: 32: 26:, around 1875 25: 20: 16: 356:. Retrieved 349: 340: 328:. Retrieved 321: 312: 300:. Retrieved 296: 287: 273: 260: 222:. Retrieved 186: 150: 141: 138: 127: 122: 116: 96:aide-de-camp 94:Roberts was 93: 60:Bedfordshire 53: 33: 29: 22:South Hill, 15: 385:1914 deaths 380:1837 births 84:Lord Raglan 76:Crimean War 374:Categories 265:Wikisource 163:References 153:Double Bay 123:South Hill 50:Early life 358:27 August 330:27 August 211:1833-7538 253:(1892). 219:70677943 119:Goulburn 24:Goulburn 302:25 June 224:26 July 56:Ickwell 31:Colonel 217:  209:  199:  112:London 147:Death 360:2014 332:2014 304:2020 226:2013 215:OCLC 207:ISSN 197:ISBN 98:to 39:CMG 376:: 348:. 320:. 295:. 259:. 234:^ 213:. 205:. 195:. 185:. 171:^ 136:. 58:, 46:. 36:, 362:. 334:. 306:. 281:. 267:. 228:.

Index


Goulburn
Colonel
CMG
New South Wales
Ickwell
Bedfordshire
Bedford School
Royal Military Academy, Woolwich
Royal Artillery
Crimean War
Medal of Military Valor
Lord Raglan
aide-de-camp
Sir John Young
Governor of New South Wales
Royal Artillery
London
Goulburn
John Soame Richardson
Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George
Double Bay
South Head Cemetery



"Roberts, Charles Fyshe (1837–1914)"
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