Gazetted: 2 January 1900.
Investiture: Presented to his father, Lord Roberts VC by Queen Victoria and handed by her to Lady Roberts at Windsor Castle 1900.
Location of Medals: National Army Museum.

Personal: He entered the King's Royal Rifle Corps on 10 June 1891, and during the four following years was on active service on the North-West Frontier of India, including Chitral, receiving the Medals and Clasps and being mentioned in Despatches. He served in the Boer War of 1899-1902, and lost his life at the Battle of Colenso in an attempt (described in the account of Capt Congreve) to save the guns of the 14th and 66th Batteries R.F.A., which had dashed forward, far in advance of their flank supports, and opened fire on the Boer position. Without shelter of any description and in full view of a strongly entrenched enemy, they became the object of a fearful storm of bullets and shells, which tore the horses to pieces and strewed the gunners on the ground around the guns. At last there were hardly enough men left to serve the guns, and it seemed impossible to bring relief from the donga five hudred yards to the rear. Soon the batteries had no one to serve them and they were abandoned. But Colonel Long had said as they removed him from the gun by which he had fallen, "Abandon be damned! We don't abandon guns." Others were of the same opinion, and Lieut Roberts was one of those who answered General Buller's appeal for volunteers and was mortally wounded in trying to save a gun, which was presented to Lord Roberts by the War Office authorities. On it, years afterwards, the great soldier's coffin was carried at his funeral. The following is an extract from a letter written by an officer at this time to a friend: "I was galloper to General Clery, who rode all day with Sir Redvers Buller. About ten o'clock two batteries which had advanced too close, ran short of ammunition. Their limbers were about 800 yards behind. Horses and men were sheltering in a deep narrow nullah. General Buller told them to take the limbers up to the battery, but directly they emerged, a storm of bullets and shells fell all around....Generals Clery and Buller stood out in it and said, "Some of you go and help." Schofield (A.D.C) Roberts (Lord Roberts's son) and myself, with the help of a corporal and six gunners, went to the limbers, and got two of them horsed.