Roll of Honour of Officers of the Dorsetshire Regiment

Who Died in the Great War

No

Date Died

Surname

Forenames

Rank

Decs

Age

Cause

Country

Attached To

Location/Sector

Cemetery/Memorial

Notes

1

18th October

BISHOP

Edwin Maurice

Lt

-

23

KIA

France

2nd Bn KOYLI

Near La Bassee

Le Touret Memorial (Panel 22/23)

-

2

12th March

MANSEL-PLEYDELL

Edmund Morton

Lt

-

28

KIA

France

3rd Bn Worcs Regt

Near Kemmel

Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial (Panel 37)

-

3

9th May

AYRES

Giles Frederick

2Lt

-

30

KIA

France

2nd Bn Lincs Regt

Rouges Bancs, near Aubers

Ploegsteert Memorial (Panel 6)

-

4

9th May

TENNANT

Charles Alan Ramsay

2Lt

-

26

KIA

France

2nd Bn Devon Regt

East of Laventie

Le Trou Aid Post Cemetery (C.5)

-

5

15th June

JANASZ

James George Gee

2Lt

-

22

KIA

France

2nd Bn Wilts Regt

Chapelle St. Roch, Givenchy

Le Touret Memorial (Panel 22/23)

-

6

25th September

BUDDEN

Henry Richard

2Lt

-

19

KIA

France

2nd Bn Lincs Regt

Northeast of Aubers

White City Cemetery, Bois Grenier (B.14)

-

7

26th September

DURRANT

William Henry Gilbert

2Lt

-

35

KIA

France

2nd Bn Wilts Regt

"Stone Alley", Cite St Elie

Vermelles British Cemetery (I.H.39)

-

8

29th September

BOWES

Stanley Ward

2Lt

-

25

KIA

France

3rd Bn Royal Fusiliers

The Dump/Fosse 8, near Loos

Loos Memorial (Panel 76)

-

9

29th September

BULL

John Edward

2Lt

-

??

KIA

France

3rd Bn Royal Fusiliers

The Dump/Fosse 8, near Loos

Loos Memorial (Panel 76)

-

10

29th September

CHISHOLM-BATTEN

James Utermarck

2Lt

-

31

KIA

France

3rd Bn Royal Fusiliers

The Dump/Fosse 8, near Loos

Loos Memorial (Panel 76)

-

11

2nd October

HORE

Ruthven Pomfret

2Lt

-

26

DOW

France

1st Bn Welsh Regt

CCS at Bethune

Bethune Town Cemetery (II.K.3)

(1)

12

13th October

STEELE

Frederick James

2Lt

-

27

KIA

France

8th Bn R Berks Regt

Near "Chalk Pit", Loos

Loos Memorial (Panel 76)

-

13

13th October

WOODTHORPE

William Ernest

2Lt

-

33

KIA

France

8th Bn R Berks Regt

Near "Chalk Pit", Loos

Loos Memorial (Panel 76)

-

14

11th January

BOLES

Noel Henry

Lt

-

23

KIAA

Gallipoli

3rd (Naval) Wing RNAS

Over Gallipoli

Lancashire Landing Cemetery (K.68)

-

15

19th February

SYKES-BANKS

William

Major

-

?

DOI

France

General Staff - HQ Dieppe

Hospital at Dieppe

Janval Cemetery, Dieppe (I.B.5)

(2)

16

5th March

PECK

Roland Henry

Lt

MiD

24

KIAA

Mespot

Near Kut-el-Amara

Basra Memorial (Panel 6/61)

-

17

25th March

DUNN

John Cragg

Lt

-

26

DOW

Belgium

59th Trench Mortar Battery

10th CCS Lijssenthoek

Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery (V.A.7)

(3)

18

28th March

HEDDING

James Lawrence

Lt

-

20

DOW

France

1st Bn Middx Regt

CCS at Bethune

Bethune Town Cemetery (III.K.4)

(4)

19

15th May

GAIR

Henry Burgh

2Lt

-

35

DOW

France

14th Bde Pioneer Coy

CCS at Gezaincourt

Bagneux British Cemetery (I.F.21)

(5)

20

30th May

LE SAUVAGE

Ernest Davies

2Lt

MiD

19

KWF

UK

Central Flying School RFC

Near CFS Upavon

St Brelade Churchyard, Jersey (612)

-

21

7th June

HARVEY

Ralph De Warrenne

2Lt

-

18

DOW

France

1st Bn KRRC

Hospital at Rouen

St Sever Cemetery, Rouen (O.A.2.12)

(6)

22

7thJuly

HALCROW

John William

Lt

-

24

KIAA

France

4th Sqn RFC

Authuille Wood, Somme

Warloy-Baillon Comm Cemetery (V.C.1)

-

23

14th July

BAKER

Walter Percy

2Lt

-

28

KIA

France

1/7th Bn R Warks Regt

Ovillers, Somme

Thiepval Memorial (Pier/Face 7B)

-

24

14th July

FORMAN

Francis

2Lt

-

28

KIA

France

1/7th Bn R Warks Regt

Ovillers, Somme

Thiepval Memorial (Pier Face 1C)

(7)

25

14th July

JONES

John Victor

2Lt

-

20

KIA

France

1/7th Bn Rl Warks Regt

Ovillers, Somme

Thiepval Memorial (Pier Face 7B)

-

26

19th July

WILLES

William Frances George

Capt

-

32

DOI

France

11th Divn Cyclist Coy

CCS at Avesnes-le-Comte

Avesnes-le-Comte  Cemetery (IV.A.7)

(8)

27

20th July

HEYWARD

Maurice

2Lt

-

25

KIA

France

8th Bn Devon Regt

High Wood, Somme

Thiepval Memorial (Pier/Face 7B)

-

28

27th July

TURNER

Crosby Russell S

2Lt

MiD

19

KIA

France

1st Bn KRRF

Delville Wood, Somme

Thiepval Memorial (Pier/Face 7B)

-

29

27th July

WILKINSON

Frank

2Lt

-

21

KIA

France

2/5th Bn Glos Regt

"Duck's Bill Crater", Laventie

Rue-du-Bacquerot Cemetery (I.L.17)

-

30

30th July

CHOWN

William Leonard

2Lt

-

22

KIA

France

2nd Bn OBLI

"Waterlot Farm", Guillemont

Thiepval Memorial (Pier/Face 7B)

31

9th August

CLIFT

Maurice Richard

2Lt

-

19

DOW

France

9th Bn Devon Regt

Hospital at Etaples

Etaples Military Cemetery (I.A.39)

(9)

32

19th August

JACKSON

John

2Lt

-

24

KIA

France

2/5th Bn Glos Regt

East of Laventie

Laventie Military Cemetery (II.F.3)

33

20th August

CLAYTON

James Gardner

Capt

-

21

KIA

France

Near Bazentin-le-Petit

Bazentin-le-Petit Comm Cemetery (C.17)

34

16th September

DAVIS

Ralph Salway

2Lt

-

19

KIA

France

6th Bn Somerset LI

Near Delville Wood, Somme

Thiepval Memorial (Pier/Face 7B)

-

35

16th September

HOBBS

Geoffrey Harold C

2Lt

-

34

KIA

France

6th Bn Somerset I

Near Delville Wood, Somme

Thiepval Memorial (Pier/Face 7B)

-

36

22nd September

HALL

Fred

2Lt

-

20

DOW

France

Near Villers Outreaux

Guillemont Road Cemetery (IV.G.5)

(10)

37

1st October

STEELE

D'Arcy Walter Stewart

2Lt

-

21

KIA

France

7th Bn Somerset LI

Near Lesboeufs

Thiepval Memorial (Pier/Face 7B)

-

38

12th October

LANCASTER

Ernest Randolph

2Lt

-

17

KIA

France

Near Le Transloy

Thiepval Memorial (Pier/Face 5C/12C)

-

39

17th October

PULLEYN

James Lewis

2Lt

-

19

KIAA

France

11th Sqn RFC

Queant, near Cambrai

Arras Flying Services Memorial

-

40

26th November

HELSDON

Harold Leofric

2Lt

-

20

KIA

France

Near Le Sars, Somme

Thiepval Memorial (Pier/Face 7B)

-

41

24th January

DUDLEY

Bernard John Cherelton

Capt

-

26

KIA

GEA

3rd Nigeria Regt WAFF

Mgwembe Nyondotie

Nairobi British and Indian Memorial

42

9th April

CHERRY

Alfred Douglas

Capt

-

28

KIA

France

6th Bn Somerset LI

Neuville Vitasse

Wancourt British Cemetery (IV.A.7)

43

14th April

POWELL

Frederick Gill

Major

MC, MiD*

32

DOI

UK

RMC Sandhurst

Dorchester

Kensal Green Cemetery (65.3.12788)

44

3rd May

STOCK

John Lancelot Walmsley

2Lt

-

29

DOW

France

6th Bn Somerset I

CCS at Tilloy

Tilloy British Cemetery (I.A.11)

45

23rd May

CARTER

Wilfred Arthur Douglas

2Lt

-

20

KWF

UK

59th (Res) Sqn RFC

Yatesbury, Wilts

Yatesbury (All Saints) Church (Plot 16)

46

29th May

SMITH

William James

Capt

-

27

A

Palestine

Jerusalem Memorial (Panel 29)

47

24th July

D'ERF WHEELER

Percival Francis C

Capt

-

23

KWF

UK

13th (Trg) Sqn RFC

Yatesbury, Wilts

Hammersmith Old Cemetery (B.68)

48

22nd August

BROOKE

Cyril Thomthwaite

Capt

-

26

KIA

Belgium

6th Bn Somerset LI

"Inverness Copse", Hooge

Tyne Cot Memorial (Panel 92)

49

20th September

PALMER

Leslie Stuart

Lt

-

26

KIA

Belgium

117th Coy MGC

Shrewsbury Wood, Hooge

Hooge Crater Cemetery (XXI.J.2)

50

7th October

BUSH

James Cromwell

Lt

MC

26

KIAA

France

22nd Sqn RFC

Near Neuville-en-Ferrain,

Neuville-en-Ferrain Comm Cemetery

51

18th November

MALPAS

Reginald Arthur

Capt

-

34

DOW

UK

7th Bn Somerset LI

No 3 Gen Hosp RAMC, Oxford

Brookwood Cemetery (K.180068)

52

23rd November

BEAUCHAMP

Eric Westgate

2Lt

-

23

DOW

Palestine

2/4th Bn Hants Regt

Hospital at Jerusalem

Jerusalem War Cemetery (C.88)

53

16th March

MUSPRATT

Keith Knox

Capt

MC

20

KWF

UK

56th Sqn RFC

Martlesham Heath, Suffolk

Bournemouth (Wimbourne Rd) Cemetery

(19)

54

22nd March

WOOLNOUGH

Frederick Ullathorne

Capt

37

KIA

France

6th Bn Somerset LI

Southwest of St Quentin

Ham British Cemetery (I.E.18)

(20)

55

22nd May

BURFOOT

William Martin

2Lt

-

23

KWF

UK

37th Sqn RAF

Danbury, Essex

Chevening (St Botolph) Churchyard

-

56

17th June

KESTELL-CORNISH

Robert Vaughan

Capt

MC*, MiD**

22

DOW

France

Staff, HQ 32nd Div

No 8 Sty Hosp, Wimereux

Boulogne Eastern Cemetery (VII.B.49)

(21)

57

3rd July

GORE-BROWN

Eric Anthony Rollo

Major

C de G (F)

28

KIA

MOZ

2/3rd King's African Rifles

Nhamacurra, Mozambique

Mombasa Memorial

(22)

58

10th August

UTTERSON

Henry Kelso

Lt Col

DSO, MiD**

40

KIA

France

CO 15th Bn Lancs Fus

Near Ignaucourt

Ignaucourt Churchyard, SW Side

-

59

19th August

BAMKIN

Carl Jocelyn

2Lt

-

20

KIA

France

12th Bn Norfolk Regt

South of Hazebrouck

Le Grand Hasard Military Cemetery (I.F.3)

-

60

19th September

BARTLETT

Tom Brensley

2Lt

-

23

KIA

Palestine

1/8th Bn Hants Regt

Rafat, Judean Hills

Ramleh War Cemetery (U.76)

-

61

24th September

STRANGE

Gilbert John

Capt

-

19

KIAA

France

40th Sqn RAF

Over Cambrai

Arras Flying Services Memorial

-

62

7th October

JENKS

Arthur Leslie

Lt

-

22

DOW

Egypt

HQ 9th (Indian) Inf Bde

Hospital at Kantara

Kantara War Memorial Cemetery (F.3)

(23)

63

7th October

STRANGE

Hector Stanley

2Lt

-

26

KWF

Egypt

58th (Trg) Sqn RAF

Suez Canal

Suez War Memorial Cemetery (A.10)

-

64

18th October

NORTHCOTT

Henry John

2Lt

-

30

DOW

UK

1/5th Bn Glos Regt

The London Hospital

Littleham Churchyard, Exmouth (R79/80)

(24)

65

4th November

DIXON

Harold George

Lt

-

21

KIAA

France

57th Sqn RAF

Near Locquignol

Cross Roads Cemetery (II.A.1)

-

66

25th December

MANN

Horace

Lt

-

38

DOI

Nyasaland

1st King's African Rifles

Hospital at Zomba

Zomba Town Cemetery (88)

(25)

12th September

ROSE

Osmond Arthur

2Lt

-

24

DOI

Egypt

1/4th Bn Wilts Regt

Hospital at Kantara

Kantara War Memorial Cemetery (B.96)

(26)

18th December

GOODE

Frank Valentine

Lt

-

37

DOI

UK

HQ Midland Area RAF

Hospital at Leamington

?

(27)

Notes:

1.    HORE was wounded at "Little Willie", Hohenzollern Redoubt, on 1st October 1915.

2.    SYKES-BANKS died of ? at Dieppe.

3.    DUNN was wounded at Ypres by shellfire on 25th March 1916.

4.    HEDDING was wounded at Cuinchy on 27th March 1916.

5.    GAIR was wounded at Bretencourt on 13th May 1918.

6.    HARVEY was wounded at Vimy Ridge on 23rd May 1916.

7.    FORMAN was incorrectly registered by the CWGC as a member of the Devonshire Regiment, and therefore inscribed on Panel 1C instead of Panel 7B on the Thiepval Memorial.   CWGC have been advised of this error.

8.    WILLES died of ?

9.    CLIFT was wounded at High Wood, Somme on 20th July 1916.

10.  HALL was wounded in aerial action on 22nd September 1916 due to AA fire.   His observer took over control of aircraft and landed it.  He was originally buried in a battlefield grave southwest of Villers Outreaux and reburied in January 1921.

11.  CHERRY was originally buried in a battlefield grave northeast of Neuville Vitasse and was re-buried in Wancourt British Cemetery in August 1919.

12.  POWELL died suddenly on a train near his home at Dorchester.  He was a Company Commander at the Royal Military College Sandhurst at the time.

13.  STOCK was wounded near Arras on 3rd May 1917.

14.  SMITH was accidentally drowned.

15.  D'ERF-WHEELER was killed during a training flight at Yatesbury No 2 Aerodrome when his aircraft, RE8 Serial A4673, stalled during a turn and crashed into the ground.

16.  PALMER was originally buried in a battlefield grave near Shrewsbury Wood, east of Ypres, and was re-buried in Hooge Crater Cemetery in September 1919.

17.  MALPAS was wounded at ? on ?

18.  BEAUCHAMP was wounded at ? on ?

19.  MUSPRATT was posted to the General List, for duty with the RFC, at the time of his death.

20.  WOOLNOUGH was originally buried in a battlefield grave in the area of Flamicourt to the south west of St Quentin and reburied in Ham British Cemetery  in September 1919.

21.  KESTELL-CORNISH was wounded at Houlthulst Forest, Belgium, on 8th May 1918 and was an in-patient at No 8 Stationary Hospital, Wimereux, for over three months, including an amputation of the leg.

22.  GORE-BROWN was drowned with many others of the KAR during a withdrawal whilst engaged in action with German colonial forces at Nhamacurra, Mozambique.

23.  JENKS was wounded at ? on ?

24.  NORTHCOTT was wounded near Landrecies on 10th October 1918.

25.  MANN died of enteric fever and cerebral thrombosis.

26.  ROSE died of appendicitis.

27.  GOODE transferred to the RAF on 3rd October 1918.   He had previously seen active service with 2nd Battalion.   He died of pnuemonia.

Notes:
1.   German East Africa.  This was a German colony which included present-day Burundi, Rwanda, the Tanzania mainland, and the Kionga Triangle, a small region later incorporated into Mozambique.
2.   Mozambique. 

3.   Nyasaland, now Malawi.