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Roll of Honour of Officers of the Gloucestershire Regiment

Who Died in the Great War

Copyright and source:  British Military Badges

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)

(6)

Officers of Other Regiments Who Died in the Great War Whilst Serving With 10th (Service) Battalion    (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)

R Hldrs

2

5th March 1917

HORNER

Bernard

Lt

MiD

26

DOI

France

CCS at Bray-sur-Somme

Bray Military Cemetery (II.B.44)

Lancs Fus

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.

 

Battalion History

Formed as a Service Battalion in September 1914 at Horfield Barracks, Bristol, as part of "K4".  Full Title - 10th (Service) Battalion Gloucestershire Regiment.   Initially assigned to 26th Division for training whilst in the UK.   Arrived with the BEF in France on 9th August 1915 and re-assigned to 1st Brigade, 1st Division.   Served in France and Flanders (Loos, Bethune, Somme, Dunkirk and Ypres).  

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

 

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

 

Regimental History

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

 

 

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