Claude Delaval Disney-Roebuck (1 March 1876 – 10 May 1947) was an English first-class cricketer, British Army officer, and actor.
He was born at Morice Town in Plymouth in March 1876 to Anna Marian Kate Bond and her husband, the first-class cricketer and army officer Francis Disney-Roebuck.
[1] He served in the British Army with the Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry, holding the rank of second lieutenant in 1894.
[6] He encountered ill health in 1905 and was placed on half pay,[7] with him retiring from the military in May 1906, retaining the rank of captain.
[1] During World War I, Disney-Roebuck came out of the retirement to serve in the Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment, gaining the rank of temporary Lieutenant Colonel by February 1916,[10] having held the rank of major prior to this promotion.