Geoffrey Roberts said it was important for Second World War veterans to be recognised ‘for the ones who didn’t come home’.

UK Battle of Arnhem veteran made MBE just before he turns 100 Geoffrey Roberts, from Peterborough, is being made an MBE for services to the commemoration of the Battle of Arnhem and to charity.

Battle of Arnhem veteran becomes MBE days before 100th birthday Geoffrey Roberts said it was important for Second World War veterans to be recognised ‘for the ones who didn’t come home’.

A veteran who fought in the Battle of Arnhem has been recognised in the King’s Birthday Honours, just weeks before his 100th birthday. Geoffrey Roberts, from Peterborough, is being made a Member ...

Geoffrey Roberts, from Peterborough, was made a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) for services to the commemoration of the Battle of Arnhem and to charity by the Princess Royal at ...

Arnhem veteran Geoff Roberts met the King in 2019 (Family picture/PA) He was sent to a prisoner of war camp and put to work in a coal mine until the end of the war. In May 1945, Russian troops ...