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Francis Disney-Roebuck

Francis Disney-Roebuck

English cricketer and British Army officer (1846–1919)

This article is about the cricketer. For his father, the actor Francis A. Disney-Roebuck, see Captain Disney-Roebuck.

Francis Henry Algernon Disney-Roebuck (7 October 1846 – 9 January 1919) was an English first-class cricketer and British Army officer.

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Disney-Roebuck was born at Trinidad in October 1846 to Anne Helen Lucy O'Halloran and her husband, Francis Algernon Disney-Roebuck.[1] He was educated at the Royal Military College,[2] where after graduating he was posted to the 83rd Foot in February 1864 as an ensign.[2] He was promoted to the rank of lieutenant in April 1867.[3] While serving in Ireland, he married Anna Marian Kate Bond in 1869, with the couple going onto have two sons.[4] He was promoted to captain in April 1870,[5] soon after he transferred to the 46th Foot in July 1870.[6]

He made his debut in first-class cricket for the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) in 1878, playing two matches against Kent and Lancashire.[7] The 46th Foot and the 32nd Foot merged in 1881, forming the Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry. Disney-Roebuck served in this new regiment, where he was promoted in July 1881.[8][notes 1] He played two further first-class matches for the MCC in May 1882, against Cambridge University and Lancashire.[7] Months later, Disney-Roebuck saw action in the Anglo-Egyptian War of July–September 1882.[1] He was promoted to lieutenant colonel July 1891,[9] and retired from active service in July 1900, retaining the rank of lieutenant colonel.[10] He died at Kensington in January 1919. He married Anna Marian Kate Bond in 1869.[11] Their younger son, Claude, would also play first-class cricket.

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  1. [N 1]
    The London Gazette reports he was promoted to lieutenant colonel in July 1881; however, this likely a typo, as the proceeding rank from captain is major. This is likely the case, as the London Gazette reports his promotion from major to lieutenant colonel in July 1891.

References

  1. [1]
    "Profile: Francis Disney-Roebuck". www.thepeerage.com. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
  2. [2]
    "No. 22823". The London Gazette. 26 February 1864. p. 887.
  3. [3]
    "No. 23242". The London Gazette. 16 April 1867. p. 2312.
  4. [4]
    "Disney Roebuck, Francis Henry Algernon". www.combedown.org. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
  5. [5]
    "No. 23605". The London Gazette. 8 April 1870. p. 2098.
  6. [6]
    "No. 23635". The London Gazette. 19 July 1870. p. 3434.
  7. [7]
    "First-Class Matches played by Francis Disney-Roebuck". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
  8. [8]
    "No. 24999". The London Gazette. 26 July 1881. p. 3683.
  9. [9]
    "No. 26178". The London Gazette. 3 July 1891. p. 3530.
  10. [10]
    "No. 27207". The London Gazette. 3 July 1900. p. 4125.
  11. [11]
    "Francis Disney-Roebuck". freejournal.org. Archived from the original on 2 June 2021. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
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