1914-15 Star (7610 PTE. J.H.ROBERTS. SHROPS.L.I.); British War Medal (SR-7610 PTE. J.H. ROBERTS. SHROPS.L.I.); Victory Medal (SR-7610 PTE. J.H.ROBERTS. SHROPS.L.I.); Memorial Plaque to JOHN HUGH ROBERTS
7610 Pte. John Hugh Roberts, 2/Shropshire L.I. Born Newborough, Anglesea 1.3.1884.To France 5.5.15. Admitted to 4 Field Amb with Varicose Veins 5.7.15. Discharged 3.12.15. Died of Disease - Valvular Heart Disease 17.2.16.
Roberts' war was a short one - just 64 days in an operational area. Plagued by health issues he was returned to the UK in early July 1915 and admitted to the Graylingwell War Hospital in Chichester with Varicose Veins - he refused an operation and was discharged after 26 days. He was discharged from the army on 3.12.1915 as Permanently Unfit for further War Service and passed away a few months later, post discharge, on 17.2.1916.
