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Roll of Honour of Officers of the Gloucestershire Regiment

Who Died in the Great War

Those Officers of The Gloucestershire Regiment Who Died in the Great War

Whilst Serving With 10th (Service) Battalion

No	Date Died	Surname	Forenames	Rank	Decs	Age	Cause	Country	Location/Sector	Cemetery/Memorial	Notes
Died in 1915 (13 officers)
1	15th September	GEORGE	Eric Coe	2Lt	-	19	DOAW	France	No 1 CCS at Chocques, north west of Bethune	Chocques Military Cemetery (I.B.25)	(1)
2	25th September	FIELD	George Walton	2Lt	-	19	KIA	France	"Bois Carre", west of Hulluch, near Loos	St Mary's ADS Cemetery, Haisnes (Sp Mem A.7)	-
3	25th September	GIBBS	Ivan Richard	Capt	-	24	KIA	France	"Bois Carre", west of Hulluch, near Loos	St Mary's ADS Cemetery, Haisnes (Sp Mem A.2)	-
4	25th September	LEARY	George Godfrey Whitley	Lt	-	23	KIA	France	"Bois Carre", west of Hulluch, near Loos	St Mary's ADS Cemetery, Haisnes (Sp Mem A.5)	-
5	25th September	MOSS	Edward Hampton	Capt	-	37	KIA	France	"Bois Carre", west of Hulluch, near Loos	Loos Memorial (Panels 60 to 64)	-
6	25th September	ROBINSON	Geoffrey Wathen	Lt	-	20	KIA	France	"Bois Carre", west of Hulluch, near Loos	St Mary's ADS Cemetery, Haisnes (Sp Mem A.6)	-
7	25th September	SALE	Edward Hanson	Capt	-	24	KIA	France	"Bois Carre", west of Hulluch, near Loos	St Mary's ADS Cemetery, Haisnes (Sp Mem A.3)	-
8	25th September	SYMONS	Clement Aubrey	Lt	-	22	KIA	France	"Bois Carre", west of Hulluch, near Loos	Loos Memorial (Panels 60 to 64)	-
9	25th September	TONGUE	John William Collis	Capt	-	23	KIA	France	"Bois Carre", west of Hulluch, near Loos	St Mary's ADS Cemetery, Haisnes (Sp Mem A.1)	-
10	25th September	WHIFFIN	Hartley Allen	Lt	-	38	KIA	France	"Bois Carre", west of Hulluch, near Loos	St Mary's ADS Cemetery, Haisnes (Sp Mem A.4)	-
11	9th October	NEEMS	Percy Vincent Nigel	2Lt	-	19	DOW	UK	Hospital at London	Sopworth (St Mary's) Churchyard, Wilts (E Part)	(2)
12	13th October	CARNEGY	Frederick Alexander	Lt	-	20	KIA	France	Near "Chalk Pit Wood", south west of Hulluch	Loos Memorial (Panels 60 to 64)	-
13	13th October	RUSSELL	Harley Raymond	Lt	-	24	KIA	France	Near "Chalk Pit Wood", south west of Hulluch	Loos Memorial (Panels 60 to 64)	-
Died in 1916 (13 officers)
14	18th April	NEGUS	Ralph Albert	2Lt	-	30	KIA	France	"Copse Lane Trench", east of Maroc	Maroc British Cemetery, Grenay (I.A.4)	-
15	19th April	CORKE	Hubert William	2Lt	-	21	KIA	France	"Regent Street Trench", east of Maroc	Maroc British Cemetery, Grenay (I.A.5)	-
16	22nd April	DARCH	Stanley Percival	2Lt	-	23	KIA	France	"Vigo Street Trench", east of Maroc	Maroc British Cemetery, Grenay (I.A.8)	-
17	15th June	JONES	Charles Lambert	Lt	-	20	A	France	East of Maroc	Maroc British Cemetery, Grenay (I.A.12)	(3)
18	23rd July	MAYBREY	Arthur James	2Lt	-	21	KIA	France	"Switch Line", near Martinpuich, Somme	Thiepval Memorial (Pier/Face 5A and 5B)	-
19	23rd July	THORNTON	Leonard Neville	2Lt	-	21	KIA	France	"Switch Line", near Martinpuich, Somme	Thiepval Memorial (Pier/Face 5A and 5B)	-
20	23rd July	GLEAVE	Fergus	2Lt	-	27	KIA	France	"Switch Line", near Martinpuich, Somme	Thiepval Memorial (Pier/Face 5A and 5B)	-
21	23rd July	KIRBY	George Ernest	2Lt	-	24	KIA	France	"Switch Line", near Martinpuich, Somme	Thiepval Memorial (Pier/Face 5A and 5B)	-
22	23rd July	NAISH	Edwin Athelstan	2Lt	-	23	KIA	France	"Switch Line", near Martinpuich, Somme	Thiepval Memorial (Pier/Face 5A and 5B)	-
23	18th August	BAGHOT-DE LA BERE	Cyril John	Lt	-	20	KIA	France	"Intermediate Trench", High Wood, Somme	Thiepval Memorial (Pier/Face 5A and 5B)	-
24	18th August	GRIFFIN	Leslie Stuart Herbert	Lt	MiD	20	KIA	France	"Intermediate Trench", High Wood, Somme	Bazentin-le-Petit Communal Cemetery (Plot 1)	-
25	9th September	CODD	Stephen Arthur Herbert	2Lt	-	24	KIA	France	High Wood, Somme	Thiepval Memorial (Pier/Face 5A and 5B)	-
26	6th December	VOLLER	Herbert William	2Lt	-	21	KIA	France	"Pioneer Alley", south of Warlencourt, Somme	Warlencourt British Cemetery (III.G.11)	-
Died in 1917 (2 officers)
27	28th February	DEACON	Stanley Alfred	2Lt	-	24	KIA	France	"Paris Alley", Assevillers, Somme	Assevillers New British Cemetery (XII.D.6)	-
28	31st July	CAWS	Ronald Newton	Capt	MC	27	D	France	Le Clipon Camp, Mardyck, west of Dunkirk	Bleue-Maison Military Cem, Eperlecques (A.37)	(4)
Died in 1918 (1 officer)
29	27th January	STREET	Thomas Anderson	Lt	-	23	A	Belgium	Yser Canal Bank, east of La Matte Farm	New Irish Farm Cemetery, NE of Ypres (XXXI.C.6)	(5)
The Battalion was disbanded in France on 19th February 1918

Officers of Other Regiments Who Died in the Great War Whilst Serving With 10th (Service) Battalion Gloucestershire Regiment (2 officers)
1	18th August 16	RORIE	Thomas Handyside Baxter	Capt	-	41	KIA	France	"Intermediate Trench", High Wood, Somme	Bazentin-le-Petit Communal Cemetery Ext (J.2)	(6)
2	5th March 1917	HORNER	Bernard	Lt	MiD	26	DOI	France	CCS at Bray-sur-Somme	Bray Military Cemetery (II.B.44)	(7)
Notes: 1. GEORGE was accidentally shot by a British officer of the Royal Field Artillery near Ferfay on 14th September 1915. 2. NEEMS was wounded at Bois Carre, near Loos on 25th September 1915. 3. JONES was killed in a grenade training accident. 4. CAWS took his own life at Le Clipon Camp on 31st July 1917. 5. STREET was killed in a training accident. 6. RORIE was detached from the Black Watch (Royal Highlanders). 7. HORNER was detached from the Lancashire Fusiliers. He died of pneumonia.

Battalion History

The unit was formed as a Service Battalion in September 1914 at Horfield Barracks, Bristol, part of "K4". Full Title - 10th (Service) Battalion Gloucestershire Regiment. The Battalion was initially assigned to 26th Division for training whilst in the UK. The unit arrived with the BEF in France on 9th August 1915 and was re-assigned to 1st Brigade, 1st Division. The Battalion served with distinction in France and Flanders (Loos, Bethune, Somme, Dunkirk and Ypres). A detailed history of the combat operations of the 1st Division during the war can be viewed here.

The Battalion was disbanded in France on 19th February 1918, personnel being transferred to the 1st Battalion, the 8th Battalion and the13th Entrenching Battalion.

The Battalion earned 9 Battle Honours, earned at: France and Flanders 1915 - 18, Loos, Somme 1916, Albert 1916, Bazentin, Pozieres, Flers, Courcelette and Morval.

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.

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

Page last updated: 21st February 2025

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