Basic Details
Surname
Burn
Forenames
Arthur Herbert Rosdew
Gender
Male
Information stated on memorial
Served or died
Died
Notes
His biography on the college website states: ‘Arthur Herbert Rosdew was the eldest son of Colonel Charles Rosdew Burn, MP for Torquay 1910-23, ADC to King George V 1910-26, and Ethel Louise Forbes-Leith, daughter of the Baron Leith of Fyvie. They had homes at 77 Cadogan Square, London SW and Stoodley Knowle, Torquay.
Educated at Ludgrove and Eton he went up to Christ Church in 1911. He was a member of the Bullingdon and Bachelors’ Clubs. He obtained his commission as a University candidate on 2 September 1913 and was Gazetted 2nd Lieutenant 1st (Royal) Dragoons 26 August 1914. He served with the Expeditionary Force in France and Flanders and was killed in action at Hollebeke.
He is commemorated on Panel 5 at the Menin Gate. (The Bond of Sacrifice)
Primary Service
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Service (Primary - Our reference)
Unit (Primary - Our reference)
Rank / Title (Primary - Our reference)
Death and Burial details
Country of death
Belgium
Town of death
Hollebeke, Ypres
Year of death
1914
Month of death
October
Day of death
30
Age at death
22
Manner of death reference
Killed in Action