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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:

Each of the dead should be commemorated by name on the headstone or memorial.
Headstones and memorials should be permanent.
Headstones should be uniform.
There should be no distinction made of account of military or civil rank, race or creed.

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) - often called the Casualty Register or Database.

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 Devonshire 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 in the Debt of Honour Register and action taken or planned to take. Also included in this list is the key information from War Office Officers Personal Files held at the National Archives which the Webmaster requires to complete/confirm data in the Devonshire Regiment Officers Roll of Honour.

Name	Apparent Inaccuracy or incompleteness	Date Reported to CWGC	Agreed by CWGC
BALDERSON, 2Lt Henry Leslie Paxton	Serving with 1/6th Bn Gloucestershire Regiment at time of death (WO 339/21495)
BARNETT, Lt Walter	Serving with 1st Bn Gloucestershire Regiment at time of death (WO 374/4154)
BAYLY, Major John	Parent regiment is Royal North Devon Hussars (WO 374/4898)
BAZALGETTE, 2Lt William Thomas Arnold	Commemorated on Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial. Should properly be commemorated on the Arras Memorial - killed in action at Fresnoy Park.
BEDFORD, Lt Roland	Serving with 1/5th Battalion at time of death (WO 339/47177)
BINGHAM DAY, Lt Col Thomas Hulkes	Press clipping - was CO 4th (Reserve) Battalion
BLUNT, Lt Col, DSO MiD*, Duncan Hamilton	Next of kin details incorrectly scanned.	3rd June 2023	10th June 2023
BROMHAM, 2Lt Charles Adolphus Row	Serving with 1st Bn KOYLI at time of death (WO 374/9306)
BRUTTON, Lt Eric West	Serving with 25th Battalion Machine Gun Corps at time of death (WO 339/55674)
BURR, Lt George	Served with 13th (Works) Battalion and 3rd Battalion Labour Corps (WO 374/11118)
CARTER, 2Lt Alfred John	Serving with ? Labour Corps at time of death (WO 339/92019)
CHANDLER, Lt John Wilfrid	Awarded MC (LG 31119 page 611). Died 3rd May 1920. 1st Battalion. Cause and location. (WO 339/56604)	16th June 2023	Done 2024
COMBER, Capt Andrew Pater	7th (Cyclist) Battalion. ? TF Reserve General List
CONNOR, Capt Maurice James	Not commemorated. Retired (Sick List) 30th May 1918. Died 22nd April 1919. Cause and location. Buried in Tavistock cemetery. (WO 339/22607)
COX, Capt, MC, Eustace Richard Allen Calthrop	Twice awarded MiD.	NFA	NFA
DAVIS, 2Lt Eugene	? Died on 25th March 1918. Serving with 2nd Battalion. (WO 339/97270)
DAWE, 2Lt Richard Henry O'Neill	Grave Plot incorrect.	August 2023	August 2023
DUNCAN, 2Lt Harold Duncan	Died on 27th March 1919. Cause and location.
EALES, 2Lt Charles Wilfrid	? Serving with 1/5th Battalion at time of death. (WO 339/3658)
EDMONDS, Capt Walter John	? Serving with ? Battalion and cause of death. (Press cutting - serving on General Staff (Mil Landing Officer at Liverpool) Died of ? (WO 374/21999)
FARRAR, 2Lt Ernest Bristowe	Full title of 16th Battalion incomplete.
FARRELL, Capt Joseph	1st Battalion. Died in UK 28th July 1918. ? Serving with Command Physical & Bayonet Training Centre. (WO 339/127427)
FOX, Lt Col Reginald Wilson	Awarded MiD in LG29789 page 10050.	NFA	NFA
GRATWICK, Lt Harold Duncan	Confirm Battalion serving with at time of death. Only initials recorded and no age at death. (WO 374/28676)
GREGORY, Lt Stephen Barnes	Serving with 2nd Bn RWKR when taken POW. (WO 374/29232)
GRIBBELL, 2Lt Leslie Terrell	Died in UK 31st March 1916. Cause and location of death. (WO 339/41163)
HALL, Lt George Dorrington	? died on 16th September 1918. (WO 374/30182)
HOCKADAY, 2Lt Harold Francis Henry Lugg	Serving with 9th Battalion at time of death. (WO 374/33824)
HALL, 2Lt Norman Labrey	Serving in North Russia Force with ? at time of death. (WO 374/35461)
LANGWORTHY, Lt William Southmead	Serving with 1st Battalion at time of death. (WO 374/40779)
LOCKYER, 2Lt Felix Courtenay	Location of death - ? Battalion ? circumstances of death? (WO 339/29676)
LOVETT, Capt Owen	? Died on 24th April 1917. (WO 339/19736)
MARTIN, Capt Duncan Lennox	Awarded "Twice Mentioned in Despatches"	31st May 2021	NFA
MARTIN, Lt Marshal	Parent Regt is R Welsh Fus and served in 1st (Gar) Battalion. (WO 374/46457)
McEACHRAN, Lt Charles	Serving with 1/4th Battalion at time of death. (WO 374/44042)
MILLS, Capt B A J	Forenames are Bernard Alfred James. Murdered in Baghdad whilst serving on Special List. (WO 374/47883)
MORSE, 2Lt Edward Hely Templeman	Serving with 9th Battalion at time of death. (WO 374/49124)
OLIVER, Lt Charles Gordon	Serving with 2nd Battalion Yorkshire Regiment at time of death. (WO 339/5431)
OSBORNE, Lt Trevor Leonard	CWGC record him as in the RAF (which he left in January 1918). (WO 339/80520 andAIR 76/383/44).
PARKHOUSE, Lt Oscar	Died UK 18th November 1918. Location and cause. Serving with ?? 4th (Reserve) Battalion at time of death. (WO 374/52252)
PRITCHARD, 2Lt Richard	Serving with 2/6th Battalion Gloucestershire Regiment at time of death. (WO 374/28550)
PETERSON, Lt J	Cause and location of death. Unit at time of death ? Labour Corps. Forename is John. (WO 339/53414)
PHILLIPS, 2Lt Fenton Ellis Stanley	No cemetery archive material.	4th September 2023	Done 2024
RENNIE, 2Lt John Archibald	Died of wounds in UK 25th July 1916. Ex 2nd Battalion. ? On Sick List of 3rd Reserve Battalion. Wounded whilst serving with 2nd Battalion south of Ov illers on 1st July 1916.. (WO 339/55688)
RIDDELL, 2Lt William	Serving with 9th Battalion at time of death. (WO 339/933)
ROGERS, 2Lt Sidney Gilbert	Differing dates of death in ODGW/CWGC/MIC. (WO 339/54816)
SALMON, Capt Gilbert Henry	Serving on Special List at time of death. (WO 374/60111)
SANDOE, 2Lt Montague William Augustus	8th or 9th Bn at time of death. (WO 339/16627)
SANFORD, 2Lt Walter Henry	Regiment/Battalion serving with at death - 1st Bn DCLI. (WO 339/116525)
SCHUH, Capt Rudolph Oscar	Serving with 9th Battalion at time of death. (WO 339/70799)
SKARDON, Lt Herbert John	Wounded in France serving with ? Battalion. Died in UK - cause and location of death? Unit serving with. (WO 339/3744)
SKINNER, 2Lt Edward Howard	Date of death is ? 26th September 1916. (WO 339/39696)
SMITH, Lt Reuben Hinton	Serving with 14th (Labour) Bn or 15th Battalion ?? (No WO file ??)
STANLEY, Maj Edmund Talbot	Attached to ? Labour Corps. (No WO file ??)
STEPHENS, 2Lt Sidney Thompson	Confirm honours/awards. (DSO, MC, MiD). DSO should be DCM.	14th September 2023	17th September 2024
STOWE, Lt William Hardwick	Cause of death. (WO 374/65928)
TALL, 2t John Jeffery	Serving with 2nd Battalion. Location at time of death - attending course of instruction ? (WO 374/66932)
THOMPSON. Capt Charles Cecil	Unit at death. Cause/location of death. ? Awarded MC. (Register of Effects). (WO 339/18685)
THORNE, 2Lt Sydney Charles	Sydney or Sidney. Age at death. (WO 339/58174).
TINDALL, Lt Louis Nicholas Lindsay	Nicolas or Nicholas. Age 23. (WO 339/45359)
TRAYLER, Capt John Nelson	Cause and location of death. (WO 339/19636).
WEBBER, Lt William Henry	Cause and location of death. (WO 374/72763).
WILLY, 2Lt John Howard Cole	Commemorated on Tyne Cot Memorial, CWGC archive material states Cambrai Memorial.	4th September 2023
WILSON, Capt W H K	Forenames are William Keates Harrison. Age 56. Cause and location of death. (WO 339/13788)
Soldiers Of The Devonshire Regiment
MITCHELL, Pte F G, No 345242	Full title of 16th Battalion incomplete.
HERBERT, Sgt Peter John, No 17669	Attached to 1st Bn OBLI in Russia. (See 2Lt N L Hughes)
Officers Attached To The Devonshire Regiment
BROCKS, 2Lt Archibald William Cheshire Regiment	Recorded as attached to 10th Battalion. Buried in Baghdad. 10th Battalion did not serve in Mesopotamia (Iraq). Evidence from ODGW that he served with 16th Battalion. (WO 339/72852)
CRIMMIN, Lt F North Devon Hussars	Forename is Florence. Attached to 10th Battalion at time of death. (WO 374/16594)
CUSSELL,2Lt Stanley Jame Army Service Corps	Attached to 2nd Battalion at time of death. (WO 339/86775)

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