Gloucestershire Regiment - Roll of Honour of Officers of the Gloucestershire Regiment Who Died In The Great War Whilst Serving With 1/5th Battalion Gloucestershire Regiment TF

No	Date Died	Surname	Forenames	Rank	Decs	Age	Cause	Country	Location/Sector	Cemetery/Memorial	Notes
Died in 1915 (3 officers)
1	19th April	BARNETT	Charles Frederick Robert	2Lt	-	35	KIA	Belgium	St Yves, Ploegsteert Wood	Ploegsteert Wood Military Cemetery (III.D.9)	(1)
2	6th May	GUISE	Henry George Christopher	2Lt	-	27	AK	Belgium	Le Romarin, south west of Ploegsteert	Ploegsteert Wood Military Cemetery (III.D.8)	(2)
3	27th September	MOORE	Thomas Harold	Lt	-	32	KIA	France	Near Hebuterne	Serre Road Cemetery No 1 (Sp Mem)	(3)
Died in 1916 (8 officers)
4	21st July	FREAM	William	Lt	-	23	KIA	France	North east of Ovillers, Somme	Thiepval Memorial (Pier/Face 5A and 5B)	-
5	21st July	PUCKRIDGE	Cyril Vincent Noel	2Lt	-	21	KIA	France	North east of Ovillers, Somme	Thiepval Memorial (Pier/Face 5A and 5B)	-
6	21st July	KNIGHT	Raymond Edward	2Lt	DCM	29	KIA	France	North east of Ovillers, Somme	Bapaume Post Military Cemetery, Albert (I.F.11)	-
7	16th August	DURRANT	Dudley Garton	2Lt	-	23	KIA	France	East of The Nab, north of Ovillers, Somme	Thiepval Memorial (Pier/Face 5A and 5B)	-
8	27th August	APPERLY	Arthur Lancelot	2Lt	-	39	KIA	France	"Pole Trench", north west of Pozieres, Somme	Thiepval Memorial (Pier/Face 5A and 5B)	-
9	27th August	BRIEN	Charles	2Lt	-	23	KIA	France	"Pole Trench", north west of Pozieres, Somme	Mill Road Cemetery, Thiepval (VIII.B.7)	-
10	27th August	MOORE	Lionel Watson	Lt	-	22	KIA	France	"Pole Trench", north west of Pozieres, Somme	Thiepval Memorial (Pier/Face 5A and 5B)	-
11	27th August	WINTERBOTHAM	Cyril William	Lt	-	29	KIA	France	"Pole Trench", north west of Pozieres, Somme	Thiepval Memorial (Pier/Face 5A and 5B)	-
Died in 1917 (4 officers)
12	16th August	BAMBERGER	William Ewart Woodburn	2Lt	-	26	KIA	Belgium	Near "Border House", east of St Julien	Tyne Cot Memorial (Panel 72 to 75)	-
13	16th August	STEEL	Norman	2Lt	-	20	KIA	Belgium	Near "Border House", east of St Julien	Tyne Cot Memorial (Panel 72 to 75)	-
14	28th September	RAWLINGS	Charles William Ernest	2Lt	-	22	DOW	Belgium	CCS at Proven, north west of Poperinghe	Mendinghem Military Cemetery, (VII.A.28)	(4)
15	4th October	TILL	Henry	2Lt	-	34	KIA	Belgium	Near "Winchester Farm", west of Wallemoden	Tyne Cot Memorial (Panel 72 to 75)	-
Died in 1918 (10 officers)
16	15th June	BRUTON	Basil Vassar	Capt	MiD	39	KIA	Italy	South west of Canove, Asiago Plateau	Boscon British Cemetery (2.D.7)	-
17	15th June	CHUTTER	George Philip	Lt	-	20	KIA	Italy	South west of Canove, Asiago Plateau	Boscon British Cemetery (1.B.10)	-
18	15th June	STANLEY	Arthur Kinnaird	Lt	-	23	KIA	Italy	South west of Canove, Asiago Plateau	Boscon British Cemetery (1.B.11)	-
19	16th June	FRYE	Lionel Henry	2Lt	-	22	KIA	Italy	South west of Canove, Asiago Plateau	Giavera Memorial	-
20	23rd July	TAYLOR	Robert Fowler	2Lt	-	25	DOW	Italy	24th CCS at Montecchio Precalcino, Asiago	Montecchio Precalcino Comm Cem (5.A.11)	(5)
21	5th October	HUSSEY	Charles Francis	2Lt	-	19	KIA	France	Railway Line west of Beaurevoir	Bellicourt British Cemetery (I.L.7)	-
22	19th October	WOODFORD	Sydney Forest	2Lt	MM	22	DOW	France	CCS at Roisel, east of Peronne	Roisel Communal Cemetery Ext (II.B.6)	(6)
23	4th November	HILL	Stanley Frederick	Capt	MC*	30	KIA	France	Sambre Canal, north of Landrecies	Landrecies British Cemetery (A.70)	-
24	4th November	SCROGGIE	Valentine	2Lt	MC	26	KIA	France	Sambre Canal, north of Landrecies	Landrecies British Cemetery (A.59)	-
25	8th November	JACKSON	Arthur Thomas	2Lt	-	30	DOW	France	CCS at Busigny, south west of Le Cateau	Busigny Communal Cemetery Ext (II.B.2)	(7)
Officers of Other Regiments Who Died in the Great War Whilst Serving With 1/5th Battalion TF (7 officers)
1	21st July 1916	FARRIMOND	Joseph	2Lt	-	33	KIA	France	North east of Ovillers, Somme	Thiepval Memorial (Pier 11A and 11D)	(8)
2	24th July 1916	LYCETT	William Bernard	2Lt	-	22	DOW	France	CCS at Gezaincourt, north west of Albert	Gezaincourt Communal Cemetery Ext (I.D.11)	(9)
3	12th February 1917	IRWIN	William Hetherton	2Lt	-	16	DOW	France	CCS at Bray, south east of Albert	Bray Military Cemetery (II.A.37)	(10)
4	4th October 1917	TWELVETREES	Bernard	2Lt	-	24	KIA	Belgium	Near "Winchester Farm", west of Wallemoden	Dochy Farm New British Cemetery (X.B.13)	(11)
5	15th June 1918	HAYES	Gordon Stanley	2Lt	-	33	KIA	Italy	South west of Canove, Asiago Plateau	Boscon British Cemetery (2.D.8)	(12)
6	18th October 1918	NORTHCOTT	Henry John	2Lt	-	30	DOW	UK	The London Hospital, Whitechapel, London	St Margaret and Andrew Churchyard, Littleham	(13)
7	6th October 1918	SEAGO	George William Edward	Lt	-	25	DOW	France	CCS at Doingt, east of Peronne	Doingt Communal Cemetery Ext (III.E.23)	(11)
Notes: 1. BARNETT was shot by a German sniper. 2. GUISE was killed by the accidental explosion of a hand grenade during training. 3. MOORE was killed whilst on patrol near the German front line. He was buried in Puisieux Churchyard by the Germans but the grave was subsequently lost. 4. RAWLINGS was wounded near the Yser Canal Bank, north of Ypres on 28th September 1917. 5. TAYLOR was wounded south west of Canove, Asiago Plateau, on 15th June 1918. 6. WOODWARD was wounded near Bazuel, south east of Le Cateau, on 18th October 1918. 7. JACKSON was wounded at Sambre Canal, north of Landrecies, on 4th November 1918. 8. FARRIMOND was detached from the Northamptonshire Regiment. 9. LYCETT was detached from the Northamptonshire regiment. He was wounded near Ovillers, west of Pozieres, Somme, on 21st July 1916. 10. IRWIN was detached from the Highland Light Infantry. He was wounded at Le Maisonette, Biaches, south west of Peronne on 10th February 1917. 11. TWELVESTREES was detached from The Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment). 12. HAYES The Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment). 13. NORTHCOTT was detached from the Dorsetshire Regiment. He was wounded near Landrecies on 10th October 1918. 14. SEAGO was detached from the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry. He was wounded near Beaurevoir, south west of Landrecies, on 5th October 1918.

Battalion History

The 5th Battalion TF was formed at Gloucester in 1908 following the Territorial and Reserve Forces Act 1907, as the 5th Battalion Territorial Force (formerly the 2nd Volunteer Battalion). The Battalion formed a 1st Line unit (1/5th Battalion) and a 2nd Line unit (2/5th Battalion) at Gloucester in September 1914. A 3rd Line unit (3/5th Battalion) was later formed at Bristol in early 1915. The 1/5th Battalion was part of the South Midland Brigade TF (later re-titled 145th Infantry Brigade, 48th (1st South Midland) Division.

On the Declaration of War on 4th August 1914 the Battalion began preparations for the plan to be moved to the isle of Wight in Coastal defence duties. It only stayed for a few days before being recalled to a camp near Swindon where the South Midland Division was assembling and concentrating. At the end of August the Division was moved to the Chelmsford area for intensive individual and collective training.

The Battalion deployed with the Division to the BEF in France, arriving at Boulogne on 29th March 1915. The unit served in France and Flanders until the end of November 1917 when the Division was deployed to Italy. The Battalion returned to France in September 1918 and was assigned to 75th Brigade of the 25th Division, where it remained until the end of the war.

The Battalion served with distinction in France and Italy earning 16 Battle Honours during the Great war: France and Flanders 1915 - 1917, Ypres 1917, Langemarck 1917, Somme 1916, Albert 1916, Pozieres, Broodseinde, Polygon Wood, Poelcapelle, Cambrai 1918, Hindenburg Line, Beaurevoir, Selle, Sambre, Italy 1917 - 18, Piave.

The Battalion returned to Gloucester in July 1919 for refitting and reconstitution as part of the Regimental Territorial Army. The Battalion was not affected by the TA reorganisation in 1938, and fought in WW2.

A detailed history of the 5th 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.