Thom's Irish Who's Who/Roche, Col. Henry John

ROCHE, Col. Henry John, C.B. (1915), Indian Army. Educ. Stoneyhurst College, and Sandhurst; entered army (Cheshire Regt.), 1884; transferred to Indian Army, 1886; Captain, 1895; Major, 1902; Lt.-Col., 1910; Col., 1915; served N.W. Frontier, India, 1897-8; China, 1900 (Boxer Rebellion) European War, 1914-18. Recns.: shooting, fishing, golf; second son of late Capt. Charles Philip Roche, of Ballygran, Co. Limerick; b. 12th August, 1864; m. 1905, Gladys, dau. of Felix Drake, of North Coker, Somerset, and has issue two sons and one dau. Res.: Greenlawn, Burnham-on-Sea, Somerset: Burnham Golf Club, and Burnham and County Club.