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Fallen Officers of the Great War | Cheshire Regiment |
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Roll of Honour of Officers of The Cheshire Regiment Who Died in the Great War |
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The Debt Of Honour Register (Casualty Database) Commonwealth War Graves Commission |
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The Commonwealth War Graves
Commission (CWGC) was established by Royal Charter in 1917
as the Imperial War Graves Commission), and pays
tribute to the 1,700,000 men and women of the Commonwealth forces
who died in the two World Wars. It is a
non-profit-making organisation founded by Sir Fabian Ware. The CWGC's principles are:
Since its inception, the Commission has constructed 2,500 war cemeteries and plots, erecting headstones over graves and, in instances where the remains are missing, inscribing the names of the dead on permanent memorials. Over one million casualties are now commemorated at military and civil sites in some 150 countries.
Together with the tasks of structural and horticultural maintenance, the CWGC is charged with keeping records of the 1.75 million Commonwealth war dead. At each cemetery and memorial you will find a register showing the service details and, in some cases, family details, of the men and women buried or commemorated there. Much of the Commission’s day-to-day work is concerned with maintaining the integrity of the casualty database, the electronic version of the records, which can be accessed via the Debt of Honour Register (DoHR). It should be noted that in December 2020, the Commission reviewed their policy on amendments to the Casualty Database. One of the outcomes of the review was that they would no longer add awards to the database where there is no entitlement to post-nominal letters. Therefore the recording of "Mentioned in Despatches", for instance, would no longer be carried out. Included in the list below are names of officers awarded "Mentioned in Despatches" which will not be recorded in the Casualty Database. Some apparent inaccuracies in the records of Officers of the Regiment may have been found in the DoHR. The Webmaster will investigate and report these errors to the CWGC as the website is progressed Below is a brief summary of apparent inaccuracies discovered so far and action taken or planned to take.
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| Name | Apparent Inaccuracy or incompleteness | Date Reported to CWGC | Agreed by CWGC |
| ANDERSON, 2Lt Gerard Rupert Laurie | Battalion War Diary states that he was killed on 7th November 1914. | ||
| ARTHUR, 2Lt George Stuart | Battalion at death requires to be properly titled. | ||
| BARRETT, 2Lt Frederick Alan | Not attached to 9th Battalion Leicestershire Regiment. Transferred to Cheshire Regiment from Leicestershire Regiment on 25th January 1915 (London Gazette 29555 page 4125). | ||
| BATES, 2Lt Ernest Harold | Date of death recorded as 15th May 1915. Battalion War Diary, Medal Index Card, Register of Effects etc, state date of death as 13th May 1915. | ||
| BENETT-DAMPIER, 2Lt John Tudor | Headstone is Cheshire Regiment. He transferred to the Sherwood Foresters (Notts & Derby Regiment) on 22nd February 1915 as published, posthumously, in the London Gazette, Number 29098, page 2500, dated Friday 12th March 1915. GRO Index to War Deaths 1914-1918 states Notts & Derby Regiment. Serving with 2nd Battalion Notts & Derby Regiment at time of death. | ||
| BENGOUGH, Major L, MC | Forename is Lawrence. Age at death is 40. Awarded "Mentioned in Despatches" by Field Marshal French in London Gazette, Number 29422, page 39. | ||
| BERRY, Lt B | Forename is Bernard. Age ? Serving with 9th Battalion at time of death. | ||
| BISHOP, Capt F | Forename is Frederick. Attached as Staff Captain HQ 169th Infantry Brigade. | ||
| BRUCE, Lt Jasper | Parent Regt is Cheshire Regt. Attached to No.2 Base Remounts RASC. | ||
| BURROWS, 2Lt Arthur Cecil | Serving with 8th Battalion at time of death. Aged 24. Wounded in Mesopotamia and evacuated to hospital in India. | ||
| CARPENTER, Lt Cedric Theodore Arundel | Attached to 1/4th Bn The King's (Shropshire Light Infantry) at time of death. | ||
| CASSON, 2Lt T, MC | Forename is Thomas. Age 21 at death. Serving with "Brigade Bombing School" at Oswestry. (WO 374/12811) | ||
| CHANDLER, 2Lt James Cooke |
Date died 12th July 1916. May well have been killed on 11th July
1916. Serving with 9th, or 11th or 17th Bn. War Diaries inclonclusive. |
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| CHAPLIN, Lt Henry Marmaduke. | Forename is Humphrey. Battalion War Diary reports him as missing on 8th May 1915. Du Ruvigny's states 8-9th May 1915. | ||
| CHATTAWAY, 2Lt P S | Forenames are Philip Spencer. | ||
| CHOLMELEY, Capt Roger James, MC |
Attached to British North Russia Force. ? Unit, or formation ? (WO 339/38642) |
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| CLARK, Lt E D | Serving with 8th Battalion at time of death. Forenames are Egbert Douglas. Born in South Africa in 1893. | ||
| COBBALD, Lt E F W | Seconded to 16th Sqn RFC at time of death. Forenames are Edgar Francis Wanklyn. Age 20 at death. | ||
| COOKE, Maj J K | Forenames are John Kemp. Aged 36 at death. Serving with 2/7th Battalion at death. Cause of death ? (WO 374/15216) | ||
| COTSWORTH, 2Lt J H | Forenames are John Henry. Serving with 1st Battalion at time of death. | ||
| CREW, Lt Dennis Meirville | Servibng with 1/6th Battalion at time of death. | ||
| CURRY, 2Lt W G | Forenmes are William Gordon. ? Age. (WO 339/33049) | ||
| DALE, 2Lt Frank Cotterill | Unit at death ? Non-Active List. (WO 374/17600) | ||
| DAVIES, Lt F A | Forenames are Frank Arnold. Aged 23 at death. Possibly Second Lieutenant. | ||
| DAWSON 2Lt W H M W | Should be Westropp-Dawson | ||
| DICKIN, 2Lt A E | Forenames are Albert Edward. Age 46 at death. | ||
| DICKINSON, 2Lt C J H | Forenames Colin James Henry. Age ? at death. (WO 339/3951) | ||
| DODD, 2Lt H | Forename is Herbert. Serving with 1/7th Battalion t time of death. Battalion War Diary states that he was killed in the early hours of 24th October 1918. | ||
| DOWNES, 2Lt Archer Chernocke | Details of wounding. (WO 339/11194) | ||
| EARLE, Lt Col Charles Edward | Reserve of Officers. Date to Cheshire Regiment. (WO 339/12510) | ||
| EARLE, Capt Walter Colby | Reserve of Officers. Location of death. ( | ||
| ELLIOTT, 2Lt John Dunsmoor | Awarded "Mentioned in Despatches" by Field Marshal Haig in Second Supplement to the London Gazette, Number 30086 on page 5032. | NFA | NFA |
| DONE, Lt Robert | Unit/Location at death. ? Age at death. (WO 339/63532) | ||
| FARRELL, Capt J E J |
Forenames are John Edward Joseph. Age at death is 56.
Attached to General Staff (Railway Transport Officer) HQ Northern Command.
(WO 374/23675) |
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| FITZSIMMONS, 2Lt E | Surname may well be FITZSIMONS. Forename is Edward. ? Second forname A ? Relinquished commission in Cheshire Regiment on 7th December 1916 due to ill health. | ||
| FOSTER, Lt Charles Clifford | Serving with 1/7th Battalion at time of death. | ||
| FURNELL, Capt T | Forename is Thomas. Also known as Walter Thomas. | ||
| GELL, 2Lt Philip | Died of malaria. Commission confirmed into King's (Liverpool Regiment) 6th April 1915. 7th (Isle of Man) Volunteer Battalion. In August 1914 the Battalion was stationed in Douglas, Isle of Man – the only surviving Volunteer Bn following the Haldane Army Reforms of 1908. A Service Company was formed in 1915 and posted to the 16th (Service) Bn. In October 1915, it was transferred to the 3rd Cheshires and was renamed the 1st Manx (Service) Coy. In January 1916, it was transferred to the 2nd Cheshires in Salonika. According to CWGC records he was attached to "217th Inf Bn". (WO 339/71425) | ||
| GIMSON, Maj Rupert | Died of ? at ? ( | ||
| GIROD, 2Lt Milton Gordon | Seconded to 17th Squadron Royal Flying Corps at time of death. | ||
| GLOVER, Lt Clifford L | Second forename is Lee. | ||
| GOODWIN, 2Lt George | Died of ? (WO 374/28005) | ||
| GOSSET, Major Claude Butler | Died of ? | ||
| GOULD, Lt Arthur Edmund | Date of death recorded as 15th May 1915. Battalion War Diary and Medal Index Card state date of death as 13th May 1915. | ||
| GRACE, 2Lt J | Forename is Joseph. ? Age at death. (WO 339/92713) | ||
| GREENHALGH, 2Lt James Arthur | CWGC Archive material in his record shows him commemorated on the Le Touret Memorial. His remains were found in 1920 and he was buried in Guards Cemetery, Cuinchy on 22nd may 2024. | ||
| GREG, Capt Arthur Tylston | Parent Regiment is Cheshire Regiment. Seconded to 55th Squadron Royal Flying Corps at time of death. | ||
| GRESSON, 2Lt John Edward | Serving with 2nd Battalion at time of death. Aged 33. | ||
| GRESWELL, Lt Eric Walter | Mother's forename is spelt differently twice in the record. | ||
| HADDON, Capt Thomas | Serving with 1/6th Battalion at time of death. | ||
| HAMILTON, 2Lt Ronald Millie | Serving with 16th Battalion at time of death. | ||
| HANFORD, Lt Albert William | Serving with 15th Battalion at time of death. | ||
| HARRIS, 2Lt Frank | ? Age at death. 10th Battalion. (WO 339/51428) | ||
| HOLMES, Lt Vernon Rains, MC | Second forename may well be Raines. | ||
| HOLMES, 2Lt Wilfrid Bertram | Serving with 1/6th Battalion at time of death. | ||
| JOICE, 2Lt P S | Forenames are Philip Sidney. Age at death 27. Serving with 16th Battalion at time of death. |
CWGC Ref: 00171520 dated 11th September 2025 |
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| JONES, 2Lt George William | Attached to 6th Battalion South Wales Borderers at time of death. Has SWB badge engraved on headstone. | ||
| JONES, 2Lt T W A | Forenames are Thomas William Allen. ? Age at death ? Serving with ? 1/6th Battalion at time of death. (WO 374/38516) | ||
| KENYON, Captain William Douglas | Serving with 1/6th Battalion at time of death. |
CWGC Ref: 00171079 dated 1st September 2025 |
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| KNEATH, 2Lt David John | ? Serving with Battalion at time of death. ? 1/4th, 1/5th or 11th. (WO 374/40040) | ||
| LACEY, 2Lt Edward Severs | First forename is Edred. |
CWGC Ref: 00170204 dated 14th August 2025 |
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| LAWS, 2Lt Selwyn Vernon | Serving with 1st Battalion at time of death. (War Diary) | ||
| LEES, 2Lt William Henry | Serving with 3rd (Reserve) Battalion at time of death. (Deaths Section, Army List of July 1919) | ||
| LEICESTER, Lt J | Forename is James. Age at death is 39. Employed at Ministry of Labour (Army List May 1919). (WO 339/115925) | ||
| LESTER-SMITH, 2Lt Harold | Serving with 9th Battalion at time of death. (War Diary 9th Bn - June 1917) | ||
| LLOYD, 2Lt A | Forename is Artthur. Aged 28 at time of death. Promoted to Lieutenant 1st July 1917. According to press cuttings he was serving with the Manchester Regiment at Kimnel Camp when he died in a fire in the officers quarters there. (WO 339/47700) | ||
| MACLEAN, Capt G H, MC | Forenames are George Hugh. Age at death is 36. Seconded to Egyptian Army (10th Sudanese Battalion) at time of death (LG31817p2983). Died of ? (WO 339/33525) | ||
| MAGUIRE, 2Lt M | Forename is Maurice. Aged 21 at death. Serving with 1st Battalion. (War Diary). | ||
| MALLINSON, Major Richard | Serving with 11th Battalion at time of death. | ||
| MATHEWS, Lt Arnold | Serving with 8th Battalion at time of death. | ||
| MAXWELL, Capt | Battalion War Diary states that he was killed on 10th October 1916. | ||
| McARDLE, 2Lt Peter Paul | Delete 1/2nd Bn. | ||
| McKEEVER, Lt James Holden | Serving with 9th Battalion at time of death. | ||
| McLAREN, Capt Robert John | ? Age at death. (WO 339/18404) | ||
| MELLAND, Lt Edward Guy | War Diary of 1st Bn West Yorks Regt states killed on 30th June 1915. | ||
| MELLING, Lt Harold | Commissioned into Cheshire Regiment 19 December 1916. Seconded, not transferred, to RFC 10th December 1917. Secondary Regiment is Cheshire Regiment. |
CWGC Ref: 00170631 dated 8th August 2025 |
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| MILLER, Lt James | Serving with 15th Battalion at time of death. (Battalion War Diary) | ||
| MILNER, Capt Archibald Donald | Missing CWGC Archive Material. | ||
| MOORE, Maj John Rushton, MC | Twice awarded "Mentioned in Despatches" | NFA | NFA |
| MOYES, Lt A B | Forenames are Alexander Douglas. Age at death 33. | ||
| NEWELL, 2Lt Matthew Banks | Serving with 8th Battalion at time of death. Age at death 26. | ||
| NEWSON, Lt Norman Alexander | Serving with 2nd Battalion at time of death (detached from 1st Bn ?) | ||
| NEWTON, 2Lt F | Forename is Frederick. Age ? (WO 374/50437) | ||
| NEWTON, Lt J E | Forenames are John Edmund. Age 23. Died in Woolwich at ? RHH. ? ? Served with Trench Mortar Battery. (WO 339/33971) | ||
| NEWTON, Major William John | Unit (? 2/4th Battalion). (WO 374/50478) | ||
| NICHOLSON, Capt Huntly Warwick | Serving with 2nd Battalion Manchester Regiment at time of death. May well have been 14th Brigade Machine Gun Officer. | ||
| OLIVER, 2Lt Edward Cole | 1st Battalion. May well have been serving with another Battalion at time of death. (WO 339/102708) | ||
| OLIVER, 2Lt G F | Forenames are George Frank. Age at death 30. May well have been killed on 14th July 1916. | ||
| OWENS, 2Lt E, DCM | Forename is Edward. | ||
| PARKER, Lt W B H | Forenames are William Brabazon Hallowes. Age is 34. Served with Canadian Expeditionary Force before commissioning. Place and date of wounding? (WO 339/22295) | ||
| PATTERSON, Capt Charle Cox | Was was reported killed and missing from 21st October 1916. Circumstances are unclear. (WO 339/21280) | ||
| PEEL, Capt R | Forname is Robert, Age at death 51. (WO 339/28611) | ||
| PETTY, Lt E B | Forenames are Eric Bateman. Serving with 10th Battalion at time of death. (War Diary). | ||
| PIGGOTT, Lt G F | Forenames are George Frederick. Serving with 11th Battalion at time of death. Should be commemorated on the Arras Memorial. |
CWGC Ref: 00176296 dated 24th December 2025 |
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| POWELL, 2Lt Ernest Arthur | Serving with 9th Battalion at time of death. | ||
| PROCTER, 2Lt Frank Goodheart | Serving with 1/6th Battalion at time of death. | ||
| PROUT, 2Lt William Thomas | 1st Battalion War Diary states that he was killed on 27th July 1916. | ||
| READ, Capt William Lister, MC | Attached to 1/5th Bn Welsh Regt at time of death. |
CWGC Ref: 00169455 dated 3rd August 2025 |
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| REYNOLDS, 2L Eric | Second forename is Hinton. ? Serving with 3rd (Reserve) Battalion attached to 120th Prisoner of War Company at time of death. ? Cause of death. May well have been transferred to General List. (WO 339/94100) | ||
| RHODES, Lt G R | Forenames are Gerald Rudolph. Died of ? in Cambridge. ? Away from 1/6th Battalion (sick/injury). (WO 374/57087) | ||
| RIGBY, Lt D M | Forenames are Douglas Marshall. Serving with 1/4th Battalion at death. | ||
| RIMINGTON, 2Lt Ernest Cameron Waterfield | Serving with 2nd Battalion at time of death. War Diary states he was killed on 1st October 1915. | ||
| ROBBINS, Lt John Laurence | ? Attached to HQ 25th Division ?? (WO 339/44730) | ||
| ROBERTS, 2Lt Robert James |
a. Scanning error in address of NOK. b. Battalion War Diary states that he was killed on 10th October 1916. |
a. CWGC Ref: 00175851 dated 9th December 2025 |
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| RODDY, Major Edwin Louis | ? Cause of death. | ||
| ROWLEY, Capt G | Forename is Gerald. | ||
| SALTMARSH, 2Lt John Henry Thomas | Details of wounding and death. (WO 339/86707) | ||
| SCOTT, 2Lt Clarence Trebor | Posted to 1/6th Battalion from 1/5th Battalion on 3rd September 1917 (Battalion War Diary). | ||
| SHAW, 2Lt B H | Forenames are Bernard Hudson. Age 23. | ||
| SHAW, 2Lt R | Forename is Rowan. Age 35. | ||
| SHEARD, 2Lt Geoffrey Senior | Serving with 1st Battalion at time of death. |
CWGC Ref: 00177479 Dated 28th January 2026 |
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| SIDEBOTHAM, Capt G | Forename is Gerald. Age 24. | ||
| SIMCOCK, 2Lt Gilbert Alexander | Serving with 8th Battalion at time of death. Age 25. | ||
| SMITH, 2Lt Sydney Ferrar | 2nd Battalion War Diary states that he was killed on 8th May 1915. | ||
| SMITH, 2Lt Wilbraham Fremantle | Forenames are Wilbraham Fremantle. Aged 20 at death. | ||
| STEPHENSON, Capt Claudius | Details of wounding (WO 339/13265) | ||
| STOTT, Lt Frank Gordon | Seconded to Machine Gun Corps. CWGC records show attachment to 14th Trench Mortar Battery. | ||
| STUBBS, 2Lt W N | Forenames are William Norman. | ||
| TAPP, 2Lt George Norman | CWGC record him as KOYLI with a KOYLI headstone. Parent Regiment/Unit and headstone should be Cheshire Regiment. | ||
| THURGOOD, Capt E F | Serving with 9th Battalion at time of death. Forenames are Ernest Fuller. |
CWGC Ref: 00177420 dated 27th January 2026 |
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| TRAYES, 2Lt Frederic Kenneth Jackson | Serving with 11th Battalion at time of death. | ||
| TURNER, Lt Roger Bingham | Serving with 8th Battalion at time of death. | ||
| WALKER, Lt Arnold Henry | Wounded in Mesopotamia (8th Battalion) in ? and evacuated to UK. Relinquished commission in ? 1917 due to ill health. (WO 339/51444) | ||
| WATT, 2Lt John Vade | ? Accidentally killed in UK. (WO 339/34982) | ||
| WEBSTER, Lt Edward |
a. Scanning error in addres of Next of Kin. b. ? died of ? in ? Constantinople ? (WO 339/88917) |
a. CWGC Ref: 00176380 date 29th december 2025 |
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| WHITE, Capt F | Forename is Francis. | ||
| WHITE, Lt G C W | Forenames are Gilbert Clement Whit. | ||
| WILSON, 2Lt John Victor | Serving with 1/7th Battalion at time of death. | ||
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| BARRETT, 2Lt Frederick Alan | Parent regiment is Leicestershire Regiment | ||
| BROWNE, Capt Bernard Score, MC, RAMC | Awarded "Mentioned in Despatches" in London Gazette 29422, on page 65. | NFA | NFA |
| BULKELEY, Capt Llewellyn Alfred Henry | Recorded date of death 10th April 1918. 15th Battalion War Diary states that he was killed on 9th April 1918. | ||
| HARRINGTON, 2Lt W | Forename is Walter. | ||
| ROBERTSON, Lt Fred Percival | Attached to 9th Battalion at time of death. | ||
| L'AMIE, Lt H St Clair | Forename is Horace. | ||
| LOCKETT, Capt G B | Forenames are Garstang Bradstock. Age 21. | ||
| LOY, Lt Martin William | Attached to 11th Battalion at time of death. | ||
| SALISBURY, 2Lt P H | Forenames are Percy Harold. Age 19. | ||
| STABLES, Lt Harold Rolleston | Recorded date of death is 15th November 1914. Battalion War Diary states the he was killed on 14th November 1914. | ||
| STOTT, Lt Walter Goodwin | Attached to 15th Battalion at time of death. | ||
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