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Transport Medal group to Chief Engineer Mosses Roberts.
Transport Medal officially named to: M. ROBERTS. Single clasp for S. Africa 1899-1902
War Medal and Mercantile Marine Medal officially named to: MOSSES ROBERTS.

Mosses Roberts was born in 1865 as per his WWI MIC, although he is listed as being 4 years old in the 1871 census. He was born in Carnarvon, Wales. He was the son of Richard and Catherine Roberts. He had three siblings: Robert, Gwen and Richard. They lived and Beudy Bach, Dolyddelen, Llanrwrst, Caiernarvonshire, Wales as per the 1871 census and had a servant Elizabeth Williams of Merionethshire, Wales.

During the second Anglo-Boer War, Roberts was the Chief Engineer onboard the SS Englishman. There were 13 Transport Medals issued to the SS Englishman (Richard & Mills). R. Roberts (NO Relation) was the Master as listed on ADM-171-52 / 79.

Master 1; Officers 4; Engineers 7; Surgeons 1; Purser 0 for a total number of 13 medals issued to crewmen. Roberts was one of 550 Engineers to receive the medal. (480 with SA; 70 with SA & China). According to the Anglo-Boer War website, there were a total of 1,822 medals. Mosses Roberts is listed as the Chief Engineer on page 206 of ADM-171-52

Roberts M Chief Engineer Transport Medal, clasp: South Africa. Ship: Englishman (Richard & Mills).
Source: Transport Medal roll

SS Englishman made at least one voyage to Australia where she transported the 3rd and 4th Australian Commonwealth Horse to S. Africa sailing first week of April, 1902. The bottom photo is of Boer War troopship no. 60, SS Englishman, Fremantle, April 1902.

I don’t know what ship(s) Mosses Roberts crewed on during WWI, but Roberts served in the Mercantile Marine and was awarded his BWM and MMWM on 20/08/1919. (see accompanying documentation below)

For more excellent information on The Sea Transport Medal, go to: theangloboerwars.blogspot.com/2020/04/th...medal-1899-1902.html

Absolutely lovely, thanks for posting the group.

Here was I can find in FMP......

First name(s) Mosses
Last name Roberts
Source Registry of Shipping and Seamen: Index of First World War Mercantile Marine Medals and the British War Medal
Birth year 1865
Birth place as transcribed Carnarvon
Medal type Merchant Navy Medal Index Cards, 1914-1920
Birth place Carnarvon
Record set Britain, Campaign, Gallantry & Long Service Medals & Awards
Year 1914-20
Collections from Great Britain, UK None


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