Three: Captain S. Roberts, Royal Engineers, who committed suicide at Rouen on 6 December 1914

1914 Star (Hon: Capt: S. Roberts. R.E.); British War and Victory Medals (Capt. S. Roberts.); Memorial Plaque (Samuel Roberts) nearly extremely fine (4) £200-£300

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Barry Hobbs Collection of Great War Medals.

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Samuel Roberts was born in 1874 at Plymouth, Devon and was appointed Assistant Surveyor (ranking as Lieutenant) in the Staff for Engineer Services on 1 May 1899. He was advanced Inspector (with the honorary rank of Captain) on 1 April 1907 and served in that rank on the Staff for Royal Engineer Services during the Great War on the Western Front.

Captain Roberts committed suicide at Rouen, France on 6 December 1914. He was the husband of Florence M. Roberts of 10 Beaumont Road, Plymouth and is buried in St. Sever’s Cemetery, Rouen, France.