Arhtur Roe
I think he is my Granddads brother, My Granddad was Willie Roe from South Normant then Bilshtorpe and eventually Annesley Nottingham.
Lance Corporal Arthur Roe
Rank or Title
Date of Birth
1896
Media files and documents
War time / or Pre War occupation
Professional Footballer
Employer
Luton Town FC
Regiment
Place of Birth
South Normanton
World War I Address
United Kingdom
Place of Death
United Kingdom
Grave Location
United Kingdom
Soldier or Civilian
- Soldier
Source
The Luton News , 17th December 1914
Arthur Roe was a professional footballer for Luton Town who signed for the club at the start of the 1914-15 season. He enlisted in the Footballers' Battalion of the Middlesex Regiment at Kingsway on 16th December 1914 with his Luton team mates Simms, Wileman, Frith, Dunn and Wilson.
He survived the war and returned to play for Luton Town in the 1919-20 season.
No service records or medal card for Arthur Roe can be found in the National Archives but he is listed as a member of the Footballer's Battalion in the definitive history "When the Whistle Blows" by Riddoch and Kemp. The book also records that he represented the 27th Middlesex Regiment in a football match with Reading in November 1916 when he scored a goal in the 5-2 victory. His Luton team mate Wileman scored two goals.
All images are used with kind permission of Roger Wash, Luton Town Football Club Historian
Author: HillC
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I'd like to know more about
I'd like to know more about Arthur Roe, if you have anything to tell.
Arthur Roe
My Mum tells from that Arthur was definitely her father's brother so we must be related in some way.
Arthur Roe
I also think he was my Grandfathers brother. My Grandfather was John Joseph Roe who I think played football for Macclesfield Town.
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