A.+ROOME

Roome, Arthur, Lance Corporal, 20012, 4th Battalion, Grenadier Guards Born Ashbourne, Derbyshire Enlisted London Died of wounds 18th January 1916 aged 28 Son of Mrs. Mary Ann Roome, of Kniveton, Ashbourne, Derbyshire. Commemorated on the Loos Memorial

1911 Census A farm waggoner A servant in the household of Richard Ginnis, a farmer, of Church Farm, Kniveton, Derbyshire

Ashbourne News, 28th January 1916 Arthur Roome was the son of Mrs. Roome of Kniveton, and the brother of Gunner George Roome, of the Royal Garrison Artillery. He stood well over 6 feet in height, and joined the Grenadier Guards soon after the outbreak of war, and was for a time stationed at Chelsea Barracks. After serving at the Front for a time, he was wounded severely in the head, and was admitted to a hospital in France on the 15th January 1916. He remained unconscious until his death on the 18th. He was very greatly respected in Kniveton and district, and was an enthusiastic worker in connection with the Kniveton Unionist League.


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