Simon, Marcel Andre, 1899-1917
Simon, Marcel André, second son of Alfred Simon, Ph.D., of Sidcup, Kent; b. March 1, 1899; at R.N. Coll. Osborne Jan. 1912 - Dec. 1913; adm. Jan. 15, 1914 (H); left July 1914; 2nd Lieut. 1st Batt. Royal Berks Regt. Dec. 19, 1916, attached 2nd Batt. Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry; went out to the western front Feb. 1917; killed in action near Lens April 29, 1917.
Tanner, Harold Herbert, 1887-1916
Tanner, Harold Herbert, only son of Herbert Tanner, of Paddington, surgeon, by Emily, daughter of Christopher W. Hickman, of Ambrosden, co. Oxon.; b. May 18, 1887; adm. Sept. 26, 1901 (H); left July 1903; London Univ., matric. 1903; M.B. and B.S. 1910; St. Mary's Hospital; joined the staff of the Inoculation Dept. 1912; Capt. R.A.M.C.; in charge of a ward attached to Sir Almroth Wright's research laboratory at Boulogne from Aug. 1915; m. Oct. 1915 Minnie Bennett, daughter of the Rev. George Bowden, of Kingston Hill, Surrey; drowned while bathing at Boulogne Aug. 16, 1916.
Summerhays, Dudley Leycester, 1889-1915
Summerhays, Dudley Leycester, brother of Reginald Sherriff Summerhays (q.v.); b. Feb. 13, 1889; adm. Sept. 25, 1902 (H); left Easter 1908; enlisted in 5th Batt. East Surrey Regt. in 1914; 2nd Lieut. 9th Batt. London Regt. Dec. 9, 1914; went out to the western front Nov. 4, 1914; killed in action on Hill 60, near Ypres, Flanders, April 21, 1915; unm.
Stone, Herbert William Degetan, 1879-1916
Stone, Herbert William Degetan, brother of Waldemar Ernest Smith (q.v.); b. May 26, 1879; adm. Sept. 22, 1892 (H); exhibitioner 1893; Q.S. (non-resident) 1894; left July 1896; a clerk in the London and Westminster Bank, and in 1898 entered a marine insurance business in Shanghai; returned to London in Aug. 1913; enlisted in the Royal Fusiliers (U. and P.S. Batt.) Dec. 10, 1914; 2nd Lieut. 4th Batt. (Extra Reserve) Connaught Rangers May 26, 1915; went out to the western front in Dec. 1915, and was attached to the Royal Irish Rifles; assumed the surname of Stone in lieu of Schmidt May 5, 1915; killed in action at Mont St. Eloi April 26, 1916.
ROOS, GUSTAF OSCAR, younger son of Gustaf Enrenzeich Roos, Queen’s Gate Terrace, London, and Annie, dau. of George Roffey, Twickenham, Middlesex; b. 21 Aug 1868; adm. 22 Sep 1882 (H); QS 1883; left Jul 1887, with Triplett; Balliol Coll. Oxford, matr. 19 Oct 1887; 3rd cl. Maths (Mods) 1889, 1st cl. Jurisprudence 1889; BA 1891; 2nd cl. Civil Law 1893; BCL 1893; MA 1895; adm. solicitor Dec 1895; practised at Johannesburg, South Africa; served in Thorneycroft’s Mounted Infantry during South African War, and severely wounded at battle of Spion Kop 1900; Capt., 14th (Service) Battn., Yorks and Lancs Regt., 16 Nov 1915; went out to Egypt 24 Dec 1915, and to France Mar 1916; killed in action near Serre in battle of the Somme 1 Jul 1916, unm.
Robertson, Norman Cairns, 1876-1917
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, 1877-1916
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.
Reid, Alexander Daniel, 1882-1917
Reid, Alexander Daniel, son of William T. Reid, of Kensington; b. Feb. 2, 1882; adm. Jan. 16, 1896 (H); left Dec. 1897; R. M.C. Sandhurst 1899; 2nd Lieut. unattached July 28, 1900; Lieut. Black Watch Oct. 28, 1902; temp. Major Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers Feb. 26, 1915; d. 31 July 1917.
Rayner, William Vernon, 1880-1916
Rayner, William Vernon, son of William Rayner, M.R.C.S., of London, by Julia, daughter of William Dentith, of Manchester; b. July 17, 1880; adm. Sept. 27, 1894 (H); left July 1898; adm. a solicitor Dec. 1904; practised in Smith Square, Westminster; was living at Buenos Ayres in Aug. 1914 and on the declaration of war returned to England and enlisted in the Royal Fusiliers, and became a Lance-Corporal; served in France, and was sent home wounded March 1916, returned to the front in June 1916, and reported 'missing' three weeks later, when the advance was made near Bethune; presumed killed in action July 23, 1916; unm.
Plaskitt, Hugh, brother of Francis Joseph Plaskitt (q.v.); b. Oct. 3, 1880; adm. Jan. 19, 1893 (H); exhibitioner 1894; left July 1899; Ch. Ch. Oxon., matric. Michaelmas 1899; played lawn tennis against Camb. 1900; adm. a solicitor Dec. 1910, firm, F. J. Plaskitt and Co., Copthall Avenue, London; L/Cpl. A.S.C. in Great War I; m. Dec. 28, 1910, Norah Frances, daughter of Col. David Cowie, Madras Staff Corps; d. of malaria contracted on active service Nov. 12, 1917.