Gloucestershire Regiment - Roll of Honour of Officers of the Gloucestershire Regiment Who Died In The Great War Whilst Serving With 1/4th Battalion Gloucestershire Regiment TF

Ref	Date Died	Surname	Forenames	Rank	Decs	Age	Cause	Country	Location/Sector	Cemetery/Memorial	Notes
Died in 1915 (1 officer)
1	20th June	SAVILE	George Keith	2Lt	-	26	KIA	Belgium	Ploegsteert Wood	La Plus Douve Farm Cemetery (V.A.14)	-
Died in 1916 (10 officers)
2	13th March	CHATTOCK	Reginald Harvey	2Lt	-	19	KIA	France	Near Hebuterne, Somme	Sucrerie Military Cemetery (III.I.11)	-
3	17th July	ANDERSON	Alexander Douglas	Lt	-	29	KIA	France	North of Ovillers-la-Boisselle, Somme	Thiepval Memorial (Addenda Panel)	-
4	17th July	POLACK	Ernest Emmanuel	Lt	-	23	KIA	France	North of Ovillers-la-Boisselle, Somme	Lonsdale Cemetery, Authuile (X.G.9)	-
5	25th July	MASTER	George Gilbert Onslow	Lt	-	23	KIA	France	Railway line, north west of Pozieres, Somme	Bouzincourt Communal Cemetery Ext (II.F.4)	-
6	16th August	BIRD	Raymond	2Lt	-	25	KIA	France	Near "Skyline Trench", north of Ovillers, Somme	Pozieres British Cemetery (IV.A.52)	-
7	17th August	BAKER	Hubert George	2Lt	-	22	KIA	France	Near "Skyline Trench", north of Ovillers, Somme	Thiepval Memorial (Pier/Face 5A and 5B)	-
8	17th August	DOWN	Robert Hayward	Lt	-	28	DOW	France	CCS at Puchevillers, north west of Albert, Somme	Puchevillers British Cemetery (I.C.62)	(1)
9	8th November	MATTHEWS	Edwin Martin	Lt	-	37	KIA	France	Near Le Sars, south west of Warlencourt, Somme	Thiepval Memorial (Pier/Face 5A and 5B)	-
10	9th November	CLARK	Bruce	Lt	-	27	KIA	France	Near Le Sars, south west of Warlencourt, Somme	Thiepval Memorial (Pier/Face 5A and 5B)	-
11	9th November	PHIPPEN	Henry George	Lt	-	24	DOW	France	CCS at Becordel-Becourt, south eastof Albert, Somme	Becourt Military Cemetery (I.Y.4)	(2)
Died in 1917 (9 officers)
12	13th April	BEADELL	Alfred George	2Lt	-	20	KIA	France	Queuchettes Wood, near Lempire, south east of Epehy	Unicorn Cemetery, Vend'Huile (III.F.20)	-
13	24th April	PARKINSON	Leslie Gerard	Major	MC	28	KIA	France	Railway line cutting, east of Villers Faucon	St Emilie Valley Cemetery, (IV.C.20)	-
14	14th August	ANDREWS	Frederick Dudley	Capt	MC	30	KIA	Belgium	"Steenbeek", north west of St Julien	Track 'X' Cemetery, NE of Ypres (D.21)	-
15	9th October	FERRIS	Henry Norman	2Lt	-	34	KIA	Belgium	East of "Tweed House", south of Poelcapelle	Poelcapelle British Cemetery (III.C.4)	-
16	9th October	MACDONNELL	Colla Ion	2Lt	-	30	KIA	Belgium	East of "Tweed House", south of Poelcapelle	Tyne Cot Memorial (Panel 72 to 75)	-
17	9th October	ORGAN	Harold Charles	2Lt	-	28	KIA	Belgium	East of "Tweed House", south of Poelcapelle	Poelcapelle British Cemetery (LI.C.15)	-
18	9th October	WARD	Francis Welsford	Capt	-	30	KIA	Belgium	East of "Tweed House", south of Poelcapelle	Tyne Cot Memorial (Panel 72 to 75)	-
19	17th October	SAUNDERS	Frank	2Lt	-	33	DOW	Belgium	CCS at Proven, north west of Poperinghe	Mendinghem Military Cemetery (VI.D.14)	(3)
20	20th November	MORSE	Percy Lapper	2Lt	-	31	DOW	France	Military Hospital at Rouen	St Sever Cemetery, Rouen (Offrs.B.1.23)	(4)
Died in 1918 (1 officer)
21	1st November	WEBSTER	Frank Augustus	2Lt	MC	23	KIA	Italy	East of Bosco, north west of Asiago, Asiago Plateau	Granezza British Cemetery (I.F.12)	-
Officers of Other Regiments Who Died in the Great War Whilst Serving With 1/4th Battalion TF (5 officers)
1	9th July 1916	FISHER	Hubert Patrick	2Lt	-	18	KIA	France	Near "Observation Wood", west of Serre, Somme	Sucrerie Military Cemetery, (I.I.64)	(5)
2	17th July 1916	KING	Edward Gordon MacGregor	2Lt	-	18	KIA	France	North of Ovillers-la-Boisselle, Somme	Blighty Valley Cemetery, (III.J.2)	(6)
3	23rd July 1916	MACLEAN	Dugald Fitzroy	2Lt	-	18	KIA	France	Railway line, north west of Pozieres, Somme	Thiepval Memorial (Pier 12A and 12D)	(7)
4	2nd April 1917	McCLELLAND	Albert	2Lt	-	22	DOW	France	CCS at Bray, south east of Albert, Somme	Bray Military Cemetery (II.E.61)	(8)
5	9th October 1917	BURNS	Walter Bell	Lt	-	24	KIA	Belgium	East of "Tweed House", south of Poelcapelle	Tyne Cot Memorial (Panel 112 to 113)	(9)
Notes: 1. DOWN was wounded near "Skyline Trench", north of Ovillers, Somme on 16th August 1916. 2. PHIPPEN was wounded near Le Sars, Somme on 8th November 1916. 3. SAUNDERS was wounded at Poelcapelle on 15th October 1917. 4. MORSE was wounded at Poelcapelle on 16th November 1917. 5. FISHER was detached from The King's (Shropshire Light Infantry). 6. KING was detached from The King's (Shropshire Light Infantry). 7. MACLEAN was detached from The King's (Shropshire Light Infantry). 8. McCLELLAND was detached from the Highland Light Infantry. He wounded at Villers Faucon on 1st April 1917. 9. BURNS was detached from The King's (Shropshire Light Infantry).

Battalion History

The 4th Battalion TF was formed at Bristol in 1908 following the Territorial and Reserve Forces Act 1907, as the 4th (City of Bristol) Battalion Territorial Force (formerly the 1st (City of Bristol) Volunteer Battalion). The Battalion formed a 1st Line unit (1/4th Battalion) and a 2nd Line unit (2/4th Battalion) at Bristol in September 1914. A 3rd Line unit (3/4th Battalion) was later formed at Bristol in early 1915.

The 1/4th Battalion was assigned to 144th Infantry Brigade, 48th (1st South Midland) Division in August 1914 and was initially moved to Swindon and later in the month to Malden, Essex for intensive combat training. The Battalion was deployed to the BEF in France arriving at Boulogne on 29th March 1915. The Battalion served with distinction in France and Flanders, and Italy.

The Battalion earned 12 Battle Honours during the Great War: France and Flanders 1915 - 1917, Ypres 1917, Langemarck 1917, Somme 1916, Albert 1916, Bazentin, Pozieres, Broodseinde, Poelcapelle, Italy 1917 - 18, Piave, Vittorio-Veneto.

After the war, the Battalion served at Cornedo via Malo, northwest of Padua before returning to Bristol in March 1919.

The Battalion was reformed, restructured and re-equipped as 66th Searchlight Regiment Royal Artillery in November 1938, as part of the major TA reorganisation of that year.

A detailed history opf the 4th Battalion TF can be viewed here.

Regimental History

The Gloucestershire Regiment was formed on 1st July 1881 as part of the Childers Reforms which saw the amalgamation of the 28th (North Gloucestershire) Regiment of Foot and the 61st (South Gloucestershire) Regiment of Foot. These two units became respectively the regular 1st and 2nd Battalions of the Regiment, with the Regimental Depot based at Horfield Barracks, Bristol. The 1881 reforms also redesignated the Militia and Rifle Volunteer Corps (RVC) units within the Regimental District of Gloucestershire as Battalions of the Regiment - the Royal South Gloucestershire Militia forming the 3rd (Militia) Battalion and the Royal North Gloucestershire Militia forming the 4th Militia Battalion. The 1st (City of Bristol) Gloucestershire Rifle Volunteers formed the 1st (City of Bristol) Volunteer Battalion and the 2nd Gloucestershire Rifle Volunteers forming the 2nd Volunteer Battalion.

In 1908, as part of the Haldane Reforms, the two Militia Battalions were reorganised and restructured forming the 3rd (Special Reserve) Battalion and the three Volunteer Battalions (the 3rd Volunteer Battalion had been formed in 1900) were reformed the 4th, 5th and 6th Battalions of the Regimental Territorial Force (TF). After the Declaration of War on 4th August 1914 and at various stages up to 1st July 1918, the Gloucestershire Regiment had formed, disbanded or re-constituted up to 27 Regular, Territorial Force, Service and Reserve Battalions.

Detailed history of the Gloucestershire Regiment can be viewed here, here and here.