Roan, Walter Tait | Universities at War

Personal details

Badges and Insignia - Durham Light Infantry. Image kindly provided by Durham Record Office

Name on Memorial:

Roan, Walter T.

Forename(s):

Walter Tait

Surname:

Roan

Date of Death:

Friday, September 29, 1916

Age at Death:

University life

College:

Armstrong College, Newcastle upon Tyne

Staff or Student:

Student

Military Service

The information displayed here is at the time of death.

Rank:

Second Lieutenant

Service:

Army

Unit:

Durham Light Infantry, 8th Battalion

Prisoner of War:

Military Training:

Officers’ Training Corps, Armstrong College

Theatre of War:

France and Flanders

Biography

Walter was born in Elswick to Walter and Jane Roan. He had one sister Margaret, and three brothers, Charles, Robert and James. He was educated at Rutherford College for Boys, then Armstrong College. He later worked as a teacher at Walkergate County School, Newcastle upon Tyne.

Walter was killed in action at Le Sars on 28th September 1916 during the Battle of the Somme.

Addresses before and during the war

Place of Burial or Battle Site Memorial

Walter is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial in Somme, France.

Memorials

Additional images

Research information

Sources:

UK Census registers, National Archives (available via Ancestry.co.uk)

UK Military Service Records, National Archives (available via Ancestry.co.uk)

Newcastle University Archives (Roll of Service, Armstrong College Calendars, The Northerner Student Magazine)

Commonwealth War Graves Commission

Researched by:

Sophie Anderton, Amy Shiel.