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Thomas Henry Maurice Roseby was born in Mauritius on 16 September 1921, the only son of Alice (née Coles) and Thomas Roseby, a barrister-at-law and Judge of the Supreme Court of Mauritius. He was educated at Cheltenham College from 1932 to 1939, and entered Worcester College, Oxford on 13 October 1939, but left in 1940 to join the army.
Thomas Roseby was commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant in the 16th Punjab Regiment before being attached to the 152nd Battalion Indian Parachute Regiment where he was appointed the second in command of C Company. In March 1944 the Japanese launched a major offensive into India with the main objective being the town of Kohima. On the afternoon of the 18th of March 1944 Naga villagers arrived from the village of Pushing to report that Japanese troops had occupied their village and were advancing west towards Sangshak. Directly in the path of the Japanese advance was C Company, under the command of Major John Fuller. By 2pm on 19 March they were completely surrounded. They beat off a number of continuous attacks throughout the day and night, during which Thomas Roseby was seriously wounded. Captain Thomas Roseby died of his injuries on 20 March 1944, aged 22.
Thomas Roseby is buried at Imphal War Cemetery in India. He is commemorated on the Cheltenham Borough war memorial, and on the war memorials at Cheltenham College and Worcester College, Oxford.