Antrobus Taft Harris

A Lieutenant with 1st Bn., Antrobus died on 19th of March 1916 at the age of 26. 

Son of Clement and Mary Harris of Ellangown, Crieff, Scotland. 

Antrobus was born at Middlesborough where his father was organist at Saint Paul's Church. Antrobus studied music and was a graduate of the University of Edinburgh. He became the organist at Saint James' Episcopal Church, Cupar, Scotland, before, in July 1914, becoming the organist and choir master at Saint Peter's Church Kirkley.

He volunteered and joined the London Scottish on 3 September 1914. He was commissioned in the Bedfordshire Regiment on 6 February 1915, and joined the 4th (Extra Reserve) Battalion. He was then attached to the 1st Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment.

In March 1916 the 1st Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment were based in the vicinity of Houplines Lock. On 19 March Antrobus was in charge of a working party. In the evening he was taking measurements for a range chart between the support and fire trenches when he was killed by a bullet.  

He has an entry in De ruvigny's Roll of Honour that quotes from letters sent to his family.