Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry - Roll of Honour of Officers of the DCLI Who Died in the Great War Whilst Serving With 1st Battalion DCLI

No	Date Died	Surname	Forenames	Rank	Decs	Age	Cause	Country	Location/Sector	Cemetery/Memorial	Notes
1914
1	14th September	OLIVIER	Robert Harold	Capt	-	35	KIA	France	St Marguerite, west of Missy	La- Ferte-Sous Jouarre Memorial	(p69)
2	18th September	CRANE	Charles Edward	2Lt	-	22	DOW	France	DS near Chivres	Vailly British Cemetery (II.G.13)	(p70) (1)
3	18th September	GARSIA	Oliver Dunham Melville	Lt	-	28	KIA	France	Chivres Spur	La- Ferte-Sous Jouarre Memorial	(p70)
4	20th October	ELLIOTT	Philip Lloyd	2Lt	-	18	KIA	France	Near Lorgies, north of La Bassee	Guards Cemetery, Cuinchy (IV.G.1)	(p87) (2)
5	21st October	PASSY	Logan Deare	Capt	-	33	KIA	France	Near Lorgies, north of La Bassee	Guards Cemetery, Cuinchy (IV.G.2)	(p89) (3)
6	21st October	ROMILLY	Arthur Hovell	Capt	MiD	37	KIA	France	Near Lorgies, north of La Bassee	Guards Cemetery, Cuinchy (IV.F.23)	(p89)
1915
7	30th April	MARSHALL	John Edward	Capt	-	33	KIA	Belgium	Near Messines	Kemmel Chateau Military Cemetery (Y.4)	(p110)
8	11th April	DICKINSON	Francis Arthur	Major	-	41	DOW	France	Hospital at Boulogne	Kingsweston (All Saints) Churchyard	(p110) (4)
9	17th April	DELEPINE	Helenus George Sheridan	2Lt	-	27	KIA	Belgium	"Hill 60", southwest of Zwarteleen	Bedford House Cemetery, S of Ypres (2.4.A.32)	(p112)
10	19th April	WILLS	Percy	2Lt	-	25	DOW	Belgium	CCS at Poperinghe	Poperinghe Old Military Cemetery (II.M.53)	(p112) (5)
11	26th April	HINGSTON	Frederic Leonard	Capt	-	37	KIA	Belgium	North of Ypres-Comines Canal	Poperinghe Old Military Cemetery (II.P.27)	(p126)
12	15th June	WOODHAM	Charles Burnett	Capt	DSO, MiD*	40	KIA	Belgium	Near Verbrandenmolen, west of Hill 60	1st DCLI Cemetery, The Bluff (C.1)	(p128)
1916
13	25th February	LLOYD	Hugh Clifford Chetwode	Capt	MiD*	24	DOI	France	Hospital at Boulogne	Wimereux Communal Cemetery (III.M.2)	(6)
14	18th April	CANTAN	Henry Thomas	Lt Col	CMG	47	KIA	France	Near St Nicolas, north of Arras	Faubourg D'Amiens Cemetery (I.A.49)	(p150) (7)
15	20th July	WILLIAMS	Lloyd Allison	2Lt	-	22	KIA	France	Near Delville Wood, Somme	Thiepval Memorial (Pier/Face 6B)	(p161)
16	23rd July	BALDWIN	Harry Sandford	2Lt	-	23	KIA	France	Near Delville Wood, Somme	Thiepval Memorial (Pier/Face 6B)	(p163)
17	23rd July	COCKING	Frank Stennett	Lt	-	21	KIA	France	Near Delville Wood, Somme	Thiepval Memorial (Pier/Face 6B)	(p163)
18	23rd July	LARGEN	Edward Charles	2Lt	-	39	KIA	France	Near Delville Wood, Somme	Thiepval Memorial (Pier/Face 6B)	(p163)
19	23rd July	LIVERSIDGE	Harold	2Lt	-	35	KIA	France	Near Delville Wood, Somme	Delville Wood Cemetery (XXIX.D.8)	(p163) (8)
20	23rd July	SOUTHEY	Robert George Melville	Lt	-	19	KIA	France	Near Delville Wood, Somme	Thiepval Memorial (Pier/Face 6B)	(p163)
21	23rd July	WILLIS	William Frederick Bucknole	2Lt	-	25	KIA	France	Near Delville Wood, Somme	Thiepval Memorial (Pier/Face 6B)	(p163)
22	3rd September	FORBES	William Alexander Stanhope	2Lt	-	23	KIA	France	"Bodmin Trench", south of Guillemont	Guillemont Road Cemetery, Guillemont (I.A.1)	(p177) (9)
23	3rd September	HICHENS	William Thomas	2Lt	-	22	KIA	France	"Bodmin Trench", south of Guillemont	Guillemont Road Cemetery, Guillemont (VI.O.4)	(p177) (10)
24	3rd September	KITSON	Edward Gerard Templeman	2Lt	-	19	DOW	France	CCS at Bray-sur-Somme	Bronfay Farm Military Cemetery (I.C.16)	(p177) (11)
1917
25	6th February	EDWARDES	Henry Frederick Edgecumbe	2Lt	-	37	KIA	France	"Mill Crater", Cuinchy	Bethune Town Cemetery (III.K.48)	(p235)
26	7th February	EVANS	John Henry Grant	2Lt	DCM	23	DOW	France	CCS at Bethune	Bethune Town Cemetery (III.K.37)	(p235) (12)
27	15th April	MOLESWORTH	The Hon Charles Willoughby Murray	Lt	-	19	DOW	France	CCS at Villers-au-Bois	Villers Station Cemetery (IX.A.13)	(p252) (13)
28	18th April	CHILCOTT	Gilbert George Cardew	2Lt	-	19	KIA	France	"Electricity Works", west of Avion	Arras Memorial (Bay 6)	(p257)
29	23rd April	CHARD	Thomas Norman	2Lt	-	20	KIA	France	Near Avion, northeast of Arras	Arras Memorial (Bay 6)	(p257)
30	23rd April	LANGDON	Douglas Eckley	Capt	-	33	KIA	France	Near Avion, northeast of Arras	Sucrerie Cemetery (I.A.18)	(p257)
31	23rd April	TREMELLEN	David Hargreaves	2Lt	-	19	KIA	France	Near Avion, northeast of Arras	Arras Memorial (Bay 6)	(p257)
32	8th May	MORCOM	Frank Clifford	2Lt	-	23	KIA	France	Near Arleux, west of Fresnoy	Arras Memorial (Bay 6)	(p261)
33	8th May	STEPHENSON	Hubert Victor	2Lt	-	28	KIA	France	Near Arleux, west of Fresnoy	Arras Memorial (Bay 6)	(p261)
34	3rd July	HAMMANS	Arthur John Spencer	Major	MC, MiD**, LoH	25	KIA	France	Near Oppy, northeast of Arras	Roclincourt Military Cemetery (III.C.22)	(p280)
35	20th August	LAWRANCE	John Henry	2Lt	-	20	KIA	France	Near Oppy, northeast of Arras	Roclincourt Military Cemetery (II.D.24)	(p281)
36	4th October	CROUCH	George Percy	2Lt	-	20	KIA	Belgium	Cameron Copse, east of Ypres	Menin Road South Military Cemetery (II.L.5)	(p285)
37	4th October	GRAHAM	Edwin Michael	2Lt	-	37	KIA	Belgium	Cameron Copse, east of Ypres	Tyne Cot Memorial (Panel 80/82)	(p285)
38	4th October	KELYNACK	Richard Henry	2Lt	-	20	KIA	Belgium	Cameron Copse, east of Ypres	Tyne Cot Memorial (Panel 80/82)	(p285)
39	6th October	CLARKE	Gerald Foulkes	2Lt	-	27	DOW	Belgium	CCS at Lijssenthoek	Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery (XX.V.10)	(p284) (14)
40	9th October	ARBERY	Frederick James	Capt	-	28	DOW	France	37th CCS, Godewaersvelde	Godewaersvelde British Cemetery (I.F.37)	(15)
41	6th November	BYARD	Hubert	2Lt	DCM	29	KIA	Belgium	Polderhoek Chateau, east of Ypres	Tyne Cot Memorial (Panel 80/82)	(p292)
42	6th November	OUTRAM	John	2Lt	-	22	KIA	Belgium	Polderhoek Chateau, east of Ypres	Tyne Cot Memorial (Panel 80/82)	(p292)
43	6th November	POLE-CAREW	Wymond Nicholas Richard	Lt	MiD	21	KIA	Belgium	Polderhoek Chateau, east of Ypres	Tyne Cot Memorial (Panel 80/82)	(p292)
44	6th November	RENDLE	Arthur Edward	2Lt	-	31	KIA	Belgium	Polderhoek Chateau, east of Ypres	Tyne Cot Memorial (Panel 80/82)	(p292)
45	6th November	TAYLOR	Bruce Mitchell	Major	DSO, MC*	30	KIA	Belgium	Polderhoek Chateau, east of Ypres	Ridge Wood Military Cemetery (III.W.7)	(p292)
46	6th November	WILLIS	Raymond Maurice	2Lt	-	20	KIA	Belgium	Polderhoek Chateau, east of Ypres	Tyne Cot Memorial (Panel 80/82)	(p292)
1918
47	13th April	BELL	Walter Albert	2Lt	-	25	KIA	France	Near Caudescure, Nieppe Forest	Ploegsteert Memorial (Panel 6)	(p385)
48	13th April	HOCKING	Herbert Victor	Capt	-	20	KIA	France	Near Caudescure, Nieppe Forest	Morbecque British Cemetery (I.A.9)	(p385)
49	13th April	REYNOLDS	Albert Stanley	2Lt	-	25	KIA	France	Near Caudescure, Nieppe Forest	Terlincthun British Cemetery, Wimille (VIII.AB.4)	(p385) (16)
50	13th April	SCOTT	George Ernest	2Lt	-	32	KIA	France	Near Caudescure, Nieppe Forest	Morbecque British Cemetery (I.A.12)	(p385)
51	14th April	MADDEN	William Thomas	Lt	-	28	KIA	France	Near Caudescure, Nieppe Forest	Morbecque British Cemetery (I.A.8)	(p385)
52	23rd June	KIRKPATRICK	Robert Buist	2Lt	-	20	KIA	France	l'Epinette, southwest of le Cornet Perdu	Thiennes British Cemetery (C.10)	(p389)
53	28th June	GARD	Frederick	Lt	-	34	KIA	France	l'Epinette, southwest of le Cornet Perdu	Thiennes British Cemetery (D.9)	(p390)
54	7th July	HAILSTONE	Dudley William	2Lt	-	20	KIA	France	l'Epinette, southwest of le Cornet Perdu	Thiennes British Cemetery (D.12)	(p391)
55	23rd August	COBBETT	Arthur Irwin Brooke	2Lt	-	19	KIA	France	Miraumont, southwest of Irles	Vis-en-Artois Memorial (Panel6)	(p404)
56	30th August	FRAYLING	Herbert Joseph	2Lt	-	18	KIA	France	Near Buegny, northwest of Bapaume	Achiet-le-Grand Communal Cemetery (I.R.2)	(p405)
57	30th August	SANDOE	Charles Frederick	Capt	MC	20	KIA	France	Near Buegny, northwest of Bapaume	Achiet-le-Grand Communal Cemetery (I.R.1)	(p405)
58	27th September	STREVENS	George William	Capt	MC, MiD	33	DOW	France	Hospital at Rouen	St Sever Cemetery Extn, Rouen (S.V.D.1)	(17)
59	28th September	ROBERTS	William Thomas	2Lt	-	37	KIA	France	Southeast of Villers-Plouich	Lebucquerie Communal Cemetery (II.H.23)	(p415)
610	29th September	COLLINS	Alfred John	2Lt	-	20	KIA	France	Southeast of Villers-Plouich	Lebucquerie Communal Cemetery (II.H.30)	(p415)
61	29th September	GIRLING	Stephen Eastaugh	Lt	-	23	KIA	France	Southeast of Villers-Plouich	Fifteen Ravine British Cemetery (IV.J.15)	(p415) (18)
62	23rd October	TAYLOR	Alfred Cecil	2Lt	MM	24	KIA	France	Near Beaurain, east of Solesmes	Amerval Community Cemetery Extn (C.34)	(p424) (19)
63	23rd October	TRELAWNY	Henry Wallace	Lt	-	20	KIA	France	Near Beaurain, east of Solesmes	Amerval Community Cemetery Extn (D.2)	(p4240) (20)
64	4th November	TYACK	Richard Henry	Capt	MiD	37	DOW	France	CCS at Awoingt	Awoingt British Cemetery (II.C.24)	(p424) (21)
Notes: (The numbers marked with a "p" in the Notes column refers to the page in "The History of the Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry", by Everard Wyrall, where the death of the officer is mentioned or indicated). 1. CRANE was wounded at the Chivres Spur on 14th September 1914. 2. ELLIOTT was originally buried in a battlefield grave to the south of Rue du Marias, southwest of Lorgies, and was reburied in Guards Cemetery in March 1920. His date of death recorded by CWGC is 21st October. 3. PASSY was originally buried in a battlefield grave near Rue de Marais, to the southwest of Lorgies and reburied in Guards Cemetery in March 1920. 4. DICKINSON was wounded at St Eloi on 28th March 1915. He died at a hospital at Boulogne and his body was taken by his family to the UK for burial. 5. WILLS was wounded near "Hill 60" on 17th April 1915. 6. LLOYD died of meningitis. 7. CANTAN commanded the 1st Battalion at the time of his death. He was killed by a "Minnie" mortar bomb. 8. LIVERSIDGE was originally buried in a battlefield grave to the north of Longueval, near Delville Wood, and reburied at the Delville Wood Cemetery in January 1920. 9. FORBES was originally buried in a battlefield grave to the southeast of Arrow Head Copse, south of Guillemont, and reburied at the Guillemont Road Cemetery in June 1920. 10. HICHENS was originally buried in a battlefield grave to the west of Wedge Wood, south of Guillemont, and reburied at the Guillemont Road Cemetery in December 1919. 11. KITSON was wounded near "Bodmin Trench", south of Guillemont on 3rd September 1916. 12. EVANS was wounded at "Mill Crater", Cuinchy on 6th February 1917. 13. MOLESWORTH was wounded east of Souchez on 14th April 1917. 14. CLARKE was wounded near "Cameron Copse" east of Ypres on the Menin Road, on 4th October 1917. 15. ARBERY was wounded near "Cameron Copse", east of Ypres on the Menin Road on 4th October 1917. 16. REYNOLDS was originally buried in a battlefield grave in the churchyard at Steenbecques, west of the Nieppe Forest, and was reburied at Terlincthun British Cemetery in October 1971. 17. STREVENS was wounded and evacuated to Rouen. Details of his wounding are unknown. 18. GIRLING was originally buried in a battlefield grave to the northeast of Villers-Plouich and was reburied at Fifteen Ravine British Cemetery in June 1920. 19. TAYLOR was originally buried in Contour British Cemetery, southeast of Solesmes, and reburied at Amerval Community Cemetery in October 1923. 20. TRELAWNY was originally buried in Contour British Cemetery, southeast of Solesmes, and reburied at Amerval Community Cemetery in September 1923. 21. TYACK was wounded at Beaurain on 23rd October 1918.

Those Officers of Other Regiments Who Died in the Great War

Whilst Serving With 1st Battalion Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry

No	Date Died	Surname	Forenames	Rank	Decs	Age	Cause	Country	Location	Cemetery/Memorial	Notes
1	3rd September 1916	TEAGUE	John Godden	Lt	-	20	KIA	France	South of Guillemont, Somme	Thiepval Memorial (Panel 4C/5C)	(p177) (1)
2	23rd April 1917	KARSLAKE	Harry Howard	2Lt	-	37	KIA	France	Near Avion, north east of Arras	Arras Memorial (Bay 4)	(2)
Notes: (The numbers marked with a "p" in the Notes column refers to the page in "The History of the Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry", by Everard Wyrall, where the death of the officer is mentioned or indicated). 1. TEAGUE was detached from the Army Service Corps. 2. KARSLAKE was detached from the Devonshire Regiment.

Battalion History

The 1st Battalion Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry was formed from the 32nd (Cornwall Light Infantry) Regiment of Foot on 1 July 1881 as part of the Childers Reforms. The Battalion served world-wide and in the UK and on the Declaration of War on 4th August 1914 when the Battalion began mobilisation it was based at The Curragh, Ireland, part of 14th Infantry Brigade in the 5th Division. Full mobilisation went without a hitch and on 13th August 1914 the Battalion entrained for Dublin and embarked on SS Lanfranc for Le Havre, arriving there on 14th August. The Battalion served with the 5th Division during the 1914 battles of Mons, Marne, Aisne, Ypres and Armentieres. In 1915 the Battalion fought in the Battle of Ypres and in the Somme in 1916 (after transferring to 95th Brigade, within 5th Division, on 12th January 1916. In 1917 the Battalion fought at Arras and Third Ypres, before moving to Italy, with the 5th Division from December 1917. The Battalion, with the 5th Division, returned to France in early April 1918 after the German attacks in March 1918, fighting at Lys, the Somme, Hindenburg Line, Selle and in the Final Advance in Picardy. The 5th Division remained in the area of Le Quesnoy in France until mid-December 1918 when it began a march into Belgium, eventually reaching the area near Namur. The Division began demobilising in February and the cadre of the Battalion embarked at Antwerp for the UK on 20th April 1919. The Battalion was reconstituted and reorganised as a Regular Battalion.

Full details of the Battalion's actions and movements throughout the Great War can be viewed in the Battalion War Diary, which can be seen at the National Archives in Catalogue WO 95/1564/1, 95/1577/1-2-3-4-5, 95/1578/2-3-4, and 95/4217.

Fatal casualties of DCLI personnel of the 1st Battalion : Officers 64 - men 1,059.

Regimental History

The DCLI was formed on 1 July 1881 as part of the Childers Reforms which saw the amalgamation of the 32nd (Cornwall Light Infantry) Regiment of Foot and the 46th (South Devonshire) Regiment of Foot. These two units became respectively the Regular 1st and 2nd Battalions of the Regiment, with the Regimental Depot based at Victoria Barracks, Bodmin.

The 1881 reforms also redesignated the Militia and Rifle Volunteer Corps (RVC) units within the Regimental District of Cornwall as Battalions of the DCLI - the Royal Cornwall Rangers forming the 3rd (Militia) Battalion, the 1st Cornwall Battalion RVC forming the 1st Volunteer Battalion and the 2nd Cornwall Battalion RVC forming the 2nd Volunteer Battalion.

In 1908, as part of the Haldane Reforms, the Militia Battalion was reorganised and restructured forming the 3rd (Special Reserve) Battalion and the two Volunteer Battalions formed the 4th Battalion and 5th Battalion of the Regimental Territorial Force (TF). After the Declaration of War on 4th August 1914 and at various stages up to 1st June 1918, the order of battle of the DCLI was made up of 16 Regular, Territorial Force, Service, Labour and Reserve Battalions. The two Volunteer Battalions, raised in 1916 for Local Home and Coastal Defence duties, were later transferred to the Royal Defence Corps.

A detailed history of the Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry can be viewed here.

Analysis of 1st Battalion DCLI Officer Casualties

Year	Belgium	France	Total
1914		6	6
1915	5	1	6
1916		12	12
1917	10	12	22
1918		18	18
TOTALS	15	49	64

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