Captain Rowland Gaskell Palmer, 2nd Battalion South Wales` Borderers, was born in August 1876. At Loretto 1887-92, and a School Prizeman, he entered the R.M. College at Sandhurst in 1895 where he captained the Association XI. He was gazetted to the 2nd Battalion South Wales` Borderers and served with them in South Africa. Promoted Captain in the 5th Fusiliers in 1902, he rejoined his old Regiment in 1907, which at the outbreak of war was serving abroad. It was brought home and incorporated in the 29th Division, Dardanelles Expeditionary Force. Captain Palmer was killed on April 25th 1915 at "Beach S." (Morto Bay) during the Great Landing at Gallipoli.

LIEUTENANT THOMAS SIMPSON PATERSON, Lancs and Cheshire R.G.A., was born in July 1890, and was at Loretto 1899 to 1909. Prefect. XV. XI. After leaving school he entered an architect's office, and in 1913 he went into his father's firm in Liverpool as an Estate Agent. He had been a member of the local Territorial Artillery Brigade prior to August 1914, and on the outbreak of war was mobilised with his Battery of the Lancs and Cheshire R.G.A. and went on active service with them. On November 10, 1916, a shell burst in the Battery Officers' Mess dug-out, which killed Lieut. Paterson instantaneously. The Battery was at Guillemont at the time.

2ND LIEUTENANT ASHLEY PETERS, 13th (Service) Battalion The East Yorkshire Regiment, was born in May 1897, and was at Loretto from 1912 to 1914. Corporal, O.T.C. After leaving school he worked at Manchester University, being unable to serve owing to severe neuritis, from which he had suffered much whilst still at Loretto. Recovering sufficiently to apply for a commission, he was gazetted to the East Yorks Regt., and went out to France in October 1916. Lieut. Peters was killed at Serre by machine-gun fire on November 13, 1916, within a month of the death of his twin brother, Henry.