ROBERTS, T W (b 1880) 1963 (covers 1902-1916)

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ROBERTS, T W (b 1880) 1963 (covers 1902-1916)

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T W Roberts joined the Ceylon Civil Service in 1902, having obtained a degree in Greats from Oxford University, and failed to find a job as a school master in the UK 'probably because of a colour bar in the teaching ranks of public schools'. He was initally appointed office assistant at Matara, and was later posted to Kurunegala and Chilaw. He became a Magistrate in 1904 and sat on the bench until 1916. From the guide to the ROBERTS, T W (b 1880), 1963 (covers 1902-1916), (Institute ...