Oswald Roberts

Oswald Roberts was born on 16 October 1877 in Birmingham, West Midlands, United Kingdom to Samuel Roberts.
In 1894, he joined the Duke of Lancashire's Regiment as Second Lieutenant. In 1896, he made Lieutenant. 
In 1898, he had a son: Johnathan Roberts. 
In 1899, he made Captain and fought in the Second Boer War. In 1904, he made Major and was second in command of First Battalion until 1907. He made Lieutenant Colonel in 1910 and served as Regimental Adjutant until 1913. In 1913, unable to secure any good position within the regiment due to his father's decline in popularity, decided to accept Howard Hamilton's offer to be given command of Second Battalion, Ludhiana Rifles in India. 
He fought in WW1 in Africa after which he was promoted to Colonel and became the regimental colonel until 1927 when he made Brigadier. He decided to stay in India. In 1935, he made Major General. 
He died naturally in 1940 in Ludhiana, Punjab, India.