Tuesday night through a passage in a soldier’s letter, but it was not

conrmed until yesterday morning when his mother, who lives at The

Croft, Stoneygate-road, Leicester, received a letter stating that her

son was killed by a shell. Lieut. Tarr joined the Leicester Territorial’s

before the war broke out, and when the crisis came he was among

the rst to volunteer for active service. He accompanied his battalion

to Luton for training preparatory to going to the front, and whilst there

organised one or two teams to meet Mr. Crumbie’s side in a friendly

game of football on the Welford-road Ground. He was a popular and

efcient ofcer, and not a little daring in carrying out the exacting duties

he was called upon to discharge. His high conception of duty was a

stimulus to all who came in contact with him, and his cheery unaffected

disposition won him the affection of comrades and friends. A little

more than a week ago he was given a few days leave, and visited his

mother and friends in Leicester. He was then in excellent health. The

only information received as to the circumstances of his death, was

that he was struck on the head with a shell. The deceased ofcer was

educated at Uppingham School and Oxford University. After concluding

his career at Oxford, he commenced the study of the law, with a view to

making it his profession. He was articled to Messrs. Owston, Dickinson,

Simpson and Bigg, and was about to take his nal examination when

called up to serve with the colours. Locally he was best known as an

exceedingly clever Rugby footballer, and a most valued member of the

Leicester Football Club. On going up to Oxford he created such a good

impression that he was given his “Blue” in 1907, and played regularly

for his University, that season and the two succeeding ones. In 1909

he was capped for England, and played against Wales, France and the

Australians. In the season 1912-13 he played against Scotland. The