Corporate Open DS/UK/2236 Lord Roberts Memorial Workshops for Disabled Soldiers and Sailors; fl 1914-1922; British workshops for injured military personnel Lord Roberts Memorial Workshops for Disabled Soldiers and Sailors fl 1914-1922 British workshops for injured military personnel DS/UK/4872

Military; Welfare Field Marshal Lord Roberts, who had won the Victoria Cross in 1857, had long campaigned for more to be done for ex-servicemen, especially those who had been disabled. He took a keen interest in the Workshops and became one of the Trustees. Following his death in 1914 while visiting troops in France it was decided, as a memorial to him, to expand the workshops and to name them after him. By 1920 there were eleven Workshops around the country producing a wide variety of goods including basket ware, toys, beds and bedding and all types of furniture. International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932-2-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 Yes RAHhbryony 10/5/2012 Rachael.Fragola 3/1/2022 ffeaa655-c4bc-418d-abc2-86c8e8d1884d