Local WW2 Memorials
Cobham Tilt Memorial
Roger Henry Charles Human
| Surname: | Human |
| Forename: | Roger Henry Charles |
| Age: | 33 |
| CWGC Date of Death: | 21 Nov 1942 |
| Rank: | Captain |
| Regiment / Service: | Oxford & Bucks Light Infantry |
| Battalion / Unit: | 6th Bn. |
| Service Number: | 157060 |
| Cemetery: | Madras War Cemetery, Chennai |
| CWGC Plot Reference: | 1. F. 18. |
| Additional Information: | Son of Arnold Henry and Emily Margaret Human; husband of Rosalind Mary Human, of Great Holland, Essex. B.A. (Cantab.). Schoolmaster at Bromsgrove School. Played cricket for Worcestershire from 1934 to 1939. Joined Army Educational Corps before transferring to 6th Oxford and Bucks LI. The battalion embarked for India on 17th June 1942 to join the 25th Indian Infantry Division, assigned to defend Trichinopoly in Madras in the event of a Japanese invasion. Died in India from a brain tumour. |
| Memorial: | Cobham |
| Links: | 25th Indian Infantry Division Royal Army Educational Corps |
| CWGC Website Link: | https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2172779/ |
| Memorial Tree Number: | 20 |
