Project Home Page Dorsetshire Regiment Officers Roll of Honour Contact Site Author/Webmaster
|
Roll of Honour of Officers of the Dorsetshire Regiment Who Died in the Great War |
Copyright and source: British Military Badges
|
The Debt Of Honour Register Commonwealth War Graves Commission |
|
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" 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 Dorsetshire Regiment may have been found in the DoHR. The Webmaster will investigate and report these errors to the CWGC as the website is progressed. Included in the list below are names of officers awarded "Mentioned in Despatches" or foreign decorations which will not be recorded in the Casualty Database. Below is a brief summary of apparent inaccuracies discovered so far and action taken or planned to take.
|
|
Name |
Apparent Inaccuracy |
Date Reported to CWGC |
Agreed by CWGC |
|
ALGEO, Capt William Bensley |
Twice awarded "Mentioned in Despatches" LG 29422 dated 1st January 1916 LG 29623 dated 15th June 1916 |
January 2020 |
February 2020 |
| ALDERMAN, Capt William |
Twice awarded "Mentioned in Despatches" LG 29200 dated 22nd June 1915 LG 29422 dated 1st January 1916 |
January 2020 |
February 2020 |
| BAXTER, Lt Col Walter Herbert | Awarded Mentioned in Despatches and Territorial Decoration (TD) | 31st May 2021 | TD recorded April 2021 |
| BROAD, Lt Alfred Evans |
Awarded "Mentioned in Despatches" LG 29422 dated 1st January 1916 |
No longer recorded | |
| BUTCHER, Lt Charles Geoffrey |
Awarded "Mentioned in Despatches" LG 29072 dated 17th February 1915 |
No longer recorded | |
| CLAYTON, Capt James Gardner |
Awarded "Mentioned in Despatches" LG 29200 dated 22nd June 1915 |
No longer recorded | |
| COWIE, Major Hugh Norman Ramsay |
Awarded "Mentioned in Despatches" LG 29200 dated 22nd June 1915 |
January 2020 | February 2020 |
| CURRIE, Major Claud George Ironside | ? Awarded DCM for service during Boer War ? | ||
| FEW, Lt Robert James Donald | ? Serving with RAF at time of death ? | ||
| FORMAN, 2Lt Francis | Incorrectly registered at the CWGC as a member of the Devonshire Regiment, and therefore inscribed on Panel 1C instead of Panel 7B on the Thiepval Memorial. | January 2020 | February 2020 |
| FRASER, Major William Augustus Cumming |
Awarded "Mentioned in Despatches" LG 29072 dated 17th February 1915 |
January 2020 | February 2020 |
| GANDON, 2Lt Ralph | Serving with 5th Battalion at time of death. | ||
| HALCROW, Lt John William | No headstone detail in CWGC Archive material | 3rd January 2024 | |
| HOSKINS, Capt Joseph | ? Unit serving with at death ? | ||
| HUGHES-ONSLOW, Major Denzil |
Awarded "Mentioned in Despatches" LG 29623 dated 15th June 1916 |
No longer recorded | |
| HUNTER, Lt Alexander H | Ascertain second forename and unit serving with at death. | ||
| JOHNSON, Major Thomas Henry Fielder |
Awarded "Mentioned in Despatches" LG 29890 dated 4th January 1917 |
No longer recorded | |
| JERRARD, Capt Charles Frederick |
Awarded "Mentioned in Despatches" LG 29890 dated 4th January 1917 Circumstances of death (WO 339/7586) |
January 2020 |
February 2020 |
| KENT, 2Lt Charles Ronald | ? Unit at time of death ? | ||
| KESTELL-CORNISH, Capt Robert Vaughan | Wording "Three times mentioned in Despatches" in incorrect place on DOHR | ||
| LANCASTER | Attached to Machine Gun Corps at time of death. | ||
| LEISHMANN, Capt Walter Algernon | Commemorated by CWGC as LEISHMANN (WO 339/8199) | ||
| MANSEL-PLEYDELL, Lt Henry Grove Morton |
Twice "Mentioned in Despatches" LG 29422 dated 1st January 1916 LG 29623 dated 15th June 1916 |
January 2020 | February 2020 |
| MORLEY, Maj Frederick Joseph |
Twice awarded "Mentioned in Despatches" LG 29200 dated 22nd June 1915 LG 31085 dated 28th December 1918 |
January 2020 | February 2020 |
| POWELL, Major Frederick Gill |
Twice awarded "Mentioned in Despatches" LG 29536, page 3666 dated 5th April 1916 LG 29536, page 3669 dated 5th April 1916 |
No longer recorded | |
| ROSHER, Lt Col Henry Louis |
Awarded "Mentioned in Despatches" LG 29536 dated 5th April 1916 |
January 2020 | |
| SEYMOUR, 2Lt Greville Cranford Seymour | Age (WO 339/78276) | ||
| STEELE, 2Lt D'Arcy Walter Stewart | Attached to 7th Bn Somerset Light Infantry at time of death. | ||
| BANKS, Major William Sykes | Surname may well be SYKES-BANKS | ||
| THOMPSON, Capt Wilfred Burrell | ? Died as a POW on 22nd April 1917. ? Awarded MiD. | MiD no longer recorded | |
| TURNER, 2Lt Crosby Russell Swanson | Attached to 1st Bn KRRC at time of death. | ||
| WEBSTER, 2Lt Robert Bell | Establish whether KIA or AK | ||
|
Soldiers Of The Dorsetshire Regiment |
|||
| BOATER, Sgt Alfred |
Awarded "Mentioned in Despatches" LG 29072 |
No longer recorded | |
| DODDINGTON, Sgt Henry Arthur |
Awarded "Mentioned in Despatches" LG 30434 |
No longer recorded | |
| GAMBLING, Sgt Charles, No. 7587 |
Awarded "Mentioned in Despatches" LG 29072 dated 17th February 1915 |
January 2020 |
No longer recorded |
| MATTHEWS, Pte William Sidney |
Awarded "Mentioned in Despatches" LG 30086 |
No longer recorded | |
| SHAPTON, CSM S W |
Awarded "Mentioned in Despatches" LG 29623 dated 15th June 1916 |
No longer recorded | |
|
Officers Attached To The Dorsetshire Regiment | |||
| WORTHINGTON, Claude Swanwick, Lt Col Manchester Regiment, commanding 5th Bn Dorset Regt | Twice awarded "Mentioned in Despatches" | No longer recorded | |
Page last updated: 5th May 2024
| Project Home Page | Dorsetshire Regiment Home Page | Casualty Analysis | Commonwealth War Graves Commission | Dorsetshire Regiment in the Great War |
| Regimental Roll of Honour of Officers | Surnames - A | Surnames - B | Surnames - C | Surnames - D | Surnames - E | Surnames - F |
| Surnames - G | Surnames - H | Surnames - J | Surnames - K | Surnames - L | Surnames - M | Surnames - N | Surnames - O |
| Surnames - P | Surnames - R | Surnames - S | Surnames - T | Surnames - U and V | Surnames - W |
| Roll of Honour By Unit | 1st Battalion | 2nd Battalion | 3rd (Reserve) Battalion | 1/4th Battalion TF | 2/4th Battalion TF | 5th (Service) Battalion | 6th (Service) Battalion |
| Detached Officers | Former Service Officers | Officers Attached to Dorsetshire Regiment |
| Fallen Officers of WW1 of Other Corps and Regiments |