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Sheppard, Charles Westcar, only son of William John Sheppard, M.D., of Putney, by Ellen Mary, daughter of Sir George Henry Chambers, Kt., of Langley Park, Kent; b. Feb. 11, 1882; adm. from Charterhouse School Jan. 21, 1897 (G); left April 1900; Crystal Palace Engineering Coll. 1901-3; Assoc. M.Inst.C.E.; enlisted in 16th (P.S.) Batt. Middlesex Regt. Sept. 1914; 2nd Lieut. 8th (Serv.) Batt. Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry March 1, 1915; Lieut. Sept. 1, 1916; transferred to R.E. June 1917; went out to the western front Sept. 1915 and to Salonika Nov. 1915; returned home and was employed at the Air Ministry; mentioned in despatches L. =G. July 13, 1917; d. Oct. 29, 1918.

Schlotel, Charles Henry Cooper, elder son of Charles Frank Schlotel, of Kingston-on­ Thames, by Sophia Charlotte, daughter of Henry Cooper, of Long Ditton, Surrey; b. Dec. 12, 1895; adm. Jan. 20, 1910 (A); left Dec. 1913; joined the Inns of Court O.T.C. April 1915; 2nd Lieut. 10th Batt. Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry. Sept. 16, 1915; Lieut. Feb. 1, 1916; Capt. Feb. 12, 1917; went out to the western front June 2, 1916; M.C. July 26, 1918; d. at a casualty clearing station at Cologne, Germany, March 23, 1919; unm.

Rowlands, Franklyn Theodore Rowland, only son of His Honour Judge Rowland Rowlands, of Porthcawl, co. Glamorgan, by Mary, daughter of Gwilym Thomas, of Ynishn, co. Glamor­gan; b. Sept. 25, 1898; adm. May 2, 1913 (R); left July 1916; R. M.C. Sandhurst 1916; 2nd Lieut. 3rd Batt. South Wales Borderers May 1, 1917, attached 2nd Batt.; went out to the western front Oct. 1917; killed in action near Rumilly, Cambrai, France, Nov. 21, 1917.

Roche, Richard de Rupe, elder son of Capt. Richard Roche, R.N., of Ventnor, Isle of Wight; b. May 30, 1880; adm. April 27, 1893 (G); served in South Africa and in Great War I; L/Cpl. Queen's Westminster Rifles; m. Ethel, daughter of G. E. Fulton, of Eisley, Surrey; killed in action near Houplines Jan. 8, 1915.

ROCHE, EUGENIUS ALFRED, brother of Henry Philip Roche (qv); b. 7 Apr 1854; adm. 26 Jan 1867 (G); left Aug 1868; MRCS LSA 1876; Army Surgeon 4 Feb 1877; Surgeon-Maj., 4 Feb 1889; Lieut. -Col., 4 Feb 1897; retd. 13 Feb 1907; served in Afghan War 1878-80; m. 9 Aug 1888 Louie Forbes, eldest dau. of Patrick Warner, Ardeer, Ayrshire, landowner; d. 1 Aug 1918.

Robertson, Norman Cairns, brother of William Alexander Robertson (q.v.); b. Jan. 9, 1876; adm. Sept. 25, 1888 (H); left April 1894; joined the Inns of Court O.T.C. 1914; Capt. 2nd Batt. Hants Regt. Feb. 20, 1915; taken prisoner near Monchy, April 23, 1917; d. in a German military hospital at Hanover, June 20, 1917.

Robertson, Laurence Grant, brother of William Alexander Robertson (q.v.); b. May 5, 1877; adm. May 8, 1891 (H); left April 1895; a chartered accountant on the District Audit Staff of the Local Government Board; 2nd Lieut. Army Ordnance Dept. Feb. 7, 1915, at­tached King's Own Scottish Borderers July 1915; killed in action at Delville Wood in the Battle of the Somme, France, July 30, 1916; unm.