Samuel Roberts

Samuel Roberts was born on 3 November 1849 in Birmingham, West Midlands, United Kingdom.
In 1866, he became a junior subaltern in the Duke of Lancashire's Regiment. In 1868, he was promoted to Lieutenant. In 1874, he was promoted to captain. 
In 1877, he had a son: Oswald Roberts. 
In 1879, he was promoted to major. 
In 1882, he fought in the Anglo Egyptian War in Egypt. 
In 1886, he was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel and became commander of 1st Battalion. 
In 1894, he was promoted to Colonel and became Regimental Colonel. 
Upon the start of the Second Boer War, Samuel Roberts made a lot of decisions highly unpopular among the officers of the regiment. Charles Boulton who commanded Second Battalion at the time, was able to use his influence in London to get rid of Colonel Roberts in order to allow for proper engagement in the Second Boer War. Roberts was therefore promoted to Brigadier in 1900 upon the orders of Philip Boulton. 
In 1900, he was promoted to Brigadier. 
In 1909, he was promoted to Major General. 
In 1915, he was promoted to Lieutenant General and commanded the British II Corps for less than a year before switching to the War Office. 
In 1917, he was promoted to General. 
He died of natural causes in 1923 in London, Greater London.