Royal Household Faithful Service Medal, GVR., suspension dated ‘1910-1930’ (C. ROBERTS); Royal Victorian Medal, silver, GVR; Jubilee 1897; Coronation 1902, bronze issue; Coronation 1911; Spain, Kingdom, Merit Cross, silver with crown suspension; Portugal, Kingdom, Don Carlos I, Coronation 1889; France, Third Republic, Medal of Honour - mounted court-style as worn.
Charles Henry Wyld Roberts was born at Windsor on 3 February 1866, the son of Charles Roberts, a grocer who lived at 1 Park Street and entered Royal Service on 18 July 1893. He married Lydia Mary Hancock at Battersea on 7 September 1895 when 29 years old.
He was appointed to be Clerk of the Inspector's Staff, Buckingham Palace and was also made Clerk of the Chapel Royal on 15 July 1906, for which he earned an extra £30 per annum. In 1920, his annual salary was £250, which included a War Bonus of 30% of his salary and £13 per quarter.
Hi array of medals is indicative of what members of the Royal Household could be awarded during the tenure of their service.
He died in Eastbourne, Sussex in 1938 leaving a sizeable estate for the period of £10 068. He was resident at 8 Upper Duke's Drive at the time.
Medals are in good condition unless otherwise indicated. Sold with some copied research.
