Sir Walter RobertsKCMG OStJ MC (14 December 1893 – 18 November 1978) was a British diplomat. He was the only son of Judge Roberts, a Judge of the Clerkenwell County Court.
Walter St Clair Howland Roberts was educated atWinchester College andBrasenose College, Oxford. He was admitted to theMiddle Temple on 4 April 1914,[1] withdrawing without beingCalled to the Bar on 13 January 1927. During theFirst World War he was aprisoner of war 1914–16, then served with theRoyal Field Artillery 1917–19. He was awarded theMilitary Cross in 1918; the citation read:
For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. When his battery was under heavy shell fire, his utter contempt for danger was an inspiring example to all ranks, and it was largely due to his coolness that all guns were saved.[2]
Roberts entered theForeign Office in 1919. He was head of the Western Europe Department 1936–39 and of the Prisoner of War Department 1941–45. He wasBritish Ambassador to Peru 1945–48;[3]Minister to Romania 1949–51;[4] and finallyMinister to the Holy See 1951–53.
Walter Roberts was appointed CMG in 1937 and knighted KCMG in 1951. He was made an Officer of theOrder of St John in 1974.
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| Preceded by | Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the Holy See 1951 – 1953 | Succeeded by |