Basil Roberts

Basil Coleby Roberts was an Anglican bishop^[1] in the first half of the 20th century.^[2]

Born into a clerical family — his father was Henry Eugene Roberts^[3] — he was educated at Marlborough College and Pembroke College, Cambridge. Ordained in 1912,^[4] his first post was as a Curate at St Jude's, Salterhebble.^[5] He was a Lecturer at St Augustine's College, Canterbury from 1913 to 1922.^[6] He was Chaplain of Selangor^[7] from 1922 to 1927^[8] when he became Bishop of Singapore,^[9] a post he held until 1940. The following year he became Warden of St Augustine's^[10] and an Assistant Bishop of Canterbury (both until 1955).^[3]

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