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Robert Arnold Roe – May 1898
Born 12 June 1885 living with his parents at The Red House, Belper Road, Derby Son of Dr. W. E. Roe, Head Master of Deaf and Dumb Institution, Derby.
He was married to Ethel Mary Brampton on 3 September 1912 and had a son Denis Roe.
He was a Private in the Honorable Artillery Company. He was missing, presumed dead aged 32 years, on Oct 9th 1917 at Reutel, Passchendaele.
Note: We cannot locate any obituary within the pages of The Derbeian
Thomas Edward Frances Russell – 1908 to 1912
Lieut. T. E. F. Russell, York and Lancaster Regt. was killed in action in France on May 3rd 1917, a few days short of his twenty-first birthday for which he had obtained leave to be at home.
On the outbreak of war Russell was in the Chief Goods Manager's Department of the Midland Railway. He was too young for the infantry but being determined as to joining up, succeeded in obtaining a commission in the Army Service Corps and served in this branch for sometime at Leeds. He was subsequently gazetted to the York and Lancaster Regt. and afterwards appointed brigade bombing officer. During his service he was twice wounded.
Of fine physique and a good all round athlete he was best at football. Played a good game as half in the 2nd XI but afterwards developed into a forward and played as such in the 1st XI. On leaving School he was often included in the Derby County Reserves and was looked upon as showing promise of possibly developing into a player for Derby County.
He was a very loyal Derbeian and a good hearted, well-meaning boy, and the many friends of his school days will feel a very real sorrow that he should have been lost to them so young.
His Colonel writes : “During an attack on the German trenches he was in charge of a party carrying bombs and ammunition to the forward line. Owing to the enemy's shell fire and machine gun fire he left his party under comparative cover and went forward himself to reconnoitre the route of approach. In doing so he was hit by a machine gun bullet and killed at once.
He was a very gallant young officer and had previously performed very good patrol work and good work as bombing officer; and we shall miss him very much”.
Henry Westbury Sargent – 1908 to 1911
It is a melancholy duty to record the loss of Lieut. H. W. Sargent, of the Sherwood Foresters, who was mortally wounded in the advance on the Somme on July 1st. It was near Boisselle that he was struck by the explosion of a grenade and died of his wounds before reaching the hospital at Albert.
All who were with Sargent at School will deeply regret his loss, for he had the kindly respect of all. His cheerful and bright ways endeared him to masters and boys alike, and especially was the case with those who went out with him on the natural history rambles, when he was such an entertaining and instructive companion.
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