Name
Richard Lang Roscoe (MC)
1897
Conflict
First World War
Date of Death / Age
04/02/1917
19
Rank, Service Number & Service Details
Captain
Royal Fusiliers *1
22nd (County of London) Bn.
Awards: Service Medals/Honour Awards
British War and Victory medals
Military Cross
Cemetery/Memorial: Name/Reference/Country
CONTAY BRITISH CEMETERY, CONTAY
VIII. A. 15.
France
Headstone Inscription
ALL IS OVER AND DONE RENDER THANKS TO THE GIVER
UK & Other Memorials
Aldenham School Memorial, Aldenham
Pre War
Richard Lang Roscoe was born in Hampstead London in 1897. He was the elder son of Philip Roscoe (Solicitor) and Margaret (nee Lang) of Hampstead, London.
He attended Aldenham School.
Wartime Service
As he was gazetted as Second Lieutenant on 19 Oct 1914 he probably enlisted on the outbreak of the Great War and his service seems to have been only with 22 (Kensington) Battalion Royal Fusiliers.
He was Mentioned in Despatches on 15 Jun 1916. His Military Cross was awarded in 1917 New Year Honours List at which time he was a Lieutenant /Acting Captain. He is recorded Died of wounds or Killed in Action dependent on which record is consulted.
His remains lie in Contay British Cemetery on the Somme Battlefield.
Additional Information
His father, Mr P Roscoe of 58 Redlington Road, Hampstead, London NW3. ordered his headstone inscription: "ALL IS OVER AND DONE RENDER THANKS TO THE GIVER".
*1 Believed more correctly, (County of London)
Bn. London Regiment (The Queens's).
Acknowledgments
Neil Cooper
