Gloucestershire Regiment - Roll of Honour of Officers of the Gloucestershire Regiment Who Died In The Great War Whilst Serving With 12th (Service) Battalion Gloucestershire Regiment

No	Date Died	Surname	Forenames	Rank	Decs	Age	Cause	Country	Location/Sector	Cemetery/Memorial	Notes
Died in 1916 (5 officers)
1	24th July	RICHARDS	Norman Frederick Kynaston	2Lt	-	39	KIA	France	Longueval, west of Delville Wood, Somme	Thiepval Memorial (Pier/Face 5A and 5B)	-
2	29th July	PAINTER	Henry Septimus	2Lt	-	42	KIA	France	"Duke Street", west of Longueval, Somme	Thiepval Memorial (Pier/Face 5A and 5B)	-
3	30th July	HUDDY	Edward	2Lt	-	25	KIA	France	N of "Duke Street", west of Longueval, Somme	Thiepval Memorial (Pier/Face 5A and 5B)	-
4	3rd September	VINCENT	Lionel Charles Henry	2Lt	-	24	KIA	France	Near "Wedge Wood", south east of Guillemont, Somme	Thiepval Memorial (Pier/Face 5A and 5B)	-
5	10th September	ROBINSON	Eric Arthur	Capt	-	32	DOW	France	CCS at La Neuville, Corbie, Somme	Corbie Communal Cemetery Extension (2.D.3)	(1)
Died in 1917 (14 officers)
6	2nd May	BRADBURY	Ernest Alfred	2Lt	-	29	DOAW	France	6th CCS at Barlin, south west of Bethune	Barlin Communal Cemetery Ext (II.A.6)	(2)
7	5th May	IRELAND	James Balleny	Lt	-	20	KIA	France	Near Fresnoy, east of Vimy Ridge	Arras Memorial (Bay 6)	-
8	8th May	BURGES	Walter Travers	2Lt	-	20	KIA	France	Near Fresnoy, east of Vimy Ridge	Arras Memorial (Bay 6)	-
9	8th May	LEICESTER	Donovan Nicholas	2Lt	-	22	KIA	France	Near Fresnoy, east of Vimy Ridge	Arras Memorial (Bay 6)	-
10	8th May	MERRELL	Arthur Walter	2Lt	-	23	KIA	France	Near Fresnoy, east of Vimy Ridge	Arras Memorial (Bay 6)	-
11	8th May	PARR	Wilfred Wharton	Capt	MC	44	KIA	France	Near Fresnoy, east of Vimy Ridge	Arras Memorial (Bay 6)	-
12	12th May	JEUNE	Hugo St Helier	Capt	-	23	DOW	France	22nd CCS at Bruay, south west of Bethune	Bruay Communal Cemetery Extension (G.19)	(3)
13	15th May	CULPIN	Charles (Karl) Henry	Lt	-	23	DOW	France	CCS at Lapugnoy, south west of Bethune	Lapugnoy Military Cemetery (IV.D.7)	(4)
14	4th October	BAILEY	Donald William	2Lt	-	23	KIA	Belgium	Near "Polderhoek Chateau", north of Gheluvelt	Tyne Cot Cemetery (XLIV.C.4)	-
15	4th October	BEER	Robert Alexander	2Lt	-	26	KIA	Belgium	Near "Polderhoek Chateau", north of Gheluvelt	Tyne Cot Memorial (Panel 72 to 75)	-
16	4th October	MAINSTONE	James Francis	Capt	-	33	KIA	Belgium	Near "Polderhoek Chateau", north of Gheluvelt	Tyne Cot Memorial (Panel 72 to 75)	-
17	4th October	MILLS	William Henry	2Lt	-	26	KIA	Belgium	Near "Polderhoek Chateau", north of Gheluvelt	Tyne Cot Memorial (Panel 72 to 75)	-
18	28th October	FOWLER	George Edward	2Lt	-	37	KIA	Belgium	"Sanctuary Wood", near Hooge	Tyne Cot Memorial (Panel 72 to 75)	-
19	30th October	DANN	Wilfred	2Lt	-	30	DOW	Belgium	CCS at Lijssenthoek, west of Ypres	Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery (XXI.AA.5)	(5)
Died in 1918 (9 officers)
20	28th April	ROGERS	Godfrey Marcus	2Lt	MiD	19	DOW	France	54th CCS at Aire-sur-la-Lys, west of Merville	Aire Communal Cemetery (II.G.28)	(6)
21	6th June	SHEPHARD	Ernest Edward	2Lt	MiD	31	KIA	France	Le Vertbois Farm, Nieppe Forest, north of Merville	Thiennes British Cemetery (B.10)	-
22	25th June	DREW	Richard William	2Lt	-	20	KIA	France	Le Cornet Perdu, Nieppe Forest, north of Merville	Aval Wood Military Cemetery (I.AA.36)	-
23	27th June	MAY	Leo Cuthbert	2Lt	-	25	KIA	France	Le Cornet Perdu, Nieppe Forest, north of Merville	Aval Wood Military Cemetery (III.A.7)	-
24	28th June	FARRINGTON	George William	2Lt	-	29	KIA	France	Le Cornet Perdu, Nieppe Forest, north of Merville	Aval Wood Military Cemetery (III.B.5)	-
25	9th July	GARLAND	John James	2Lt	-	26	DOW	France	DS at Thiennes, west of Merville	Tannay British Cemetery, Thiennes (3.G.6)	(7)
26	22nd August	WEBB	Jack Purnell	Capt	-	25	DOW	France	CCS at Gezaincourt, near Albert, Somme	Bagneux British Cem, Gezaincourt (VI.A.10)	(8)
27	31st August	HAGGART	William Jackson	Lt	-	35	KIA	France	Irles, near Achiet le Grand, Somme	Achiet-le-Grand Communal Cem Ext (I.R.3)	-
28	17th October	HALSE	Lionel William	2Lt	-	24	DOW	UK	Queen Alexandra's Military Hospital, London	Bridlington Cemetery (I.228)	(9)
The Battalion was disbanded in France on 6th October 1918

Officers of Other Regiments Who Died in the Great War Whilst Serving With 12th (Service) Battalion (4 officers)
1	8th May 1917	RYDE	John Titcomb	2Lt	-	34	KIA	France	Near Fresnoy, east of Vimy Ridge	Arras Memorial (Bay 5)	(10)
2	25th April 1918	ARMITAGE	Robert Grafton	Lt	-	37	KIA	France	Le Vertbois Farm, Nieppe Forest, north of Merville	Morbecque British Cemetery (I.E.2)	(11)
3	29th June 1918	GUISE	Reginald Edward	Lt	MC	20	KIA	France	Le Cornet Perdu, Nieppe Forest, north of Merville	Aval Wood Military Cemetery (III.A.8)	(12)
4	23rd August 1918	MAYWOOD	James Henry	Capt	-	32	KIA	France	Irles, near Achiet le Grand, Somme	Adanac Military Cemetery, Miraumont (III.F.1)	(13)
Notes: 1. ROBINSON was wounded at Wedge Wood, Guillemont, Somme on 3rd September 1916. 2. BRADBURY was accidentally wounded at Petit Servins, northwest of Arras, on 1st May 1917 in an accident whilst instructing men in bomb throwing. 3. JEUNE was wounded by shellfire near Fresnoy, east of Vimy Ridge on 6th May 1917. 4. CULPIN was wounded near Fresnoy, east of Vimy Ridge, on 8th May 1917. 5. DANN was wounded at Sanctuary Wood, near Hooge on 28th October 1917. 6. ROGERS was wounded at Le Vertbois Farm, Nieppe Forest, on 25th April 1918. 7. GARLAND was wounded at Le Cornet Perdu, Nieppe Forest, on 28th June 1918. 8. WEBB was wounded near Irles, southwest of Achiet-le-Grand, Somme, on 21st August 1918. 9. HALSE was wounded near Irles, southwest of Achiet-le-Grand, Somme, on 21st August 1918 and evacuated to the UK. 10. RYDE was detached from the Bedfordshire Regiment. 11. ARMITAGE was detached from the Scottish Horse. 12. GUISE was detached from the Royal Gloucestershire Hussars. 13. MAYWOOD was detached from the Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry.

Battalion History

The War Office sanctioned the creation of the Battalion on 27th August 1914 and it was formed and assembled at Colston Hall Bristol on 4th September 1914 by the local Citizens' Recruiting Committee, chaired by Sir Hubert Ashman. Initially titled the New Bristol Battalion Gloucestershire Regiment and known as "Bristol's Own". It recruited specifically from the professional and commercial men of the city of Bristol. Lt Col W E P Burges, Gloucestershire Regiment (Retired), was appointed to command the Battalion in mid-September 1914 and was brought out of retirement. Also appointed at this time were Capt W A R Blennerhassett, late Notts and Derby Regiment, as Second in Command and Capt R J Kerr, Gloucestershire Regiment, as Adjutant. The Battalion attained full established strength on 5th October1914.

The unit was accepted and taken over for all purposes by the War Office on 23rd June 1915. Full Title - 12th (Service) Battalion Gloucestershire Regiment (Bristol's Own). Initially assigned to 95th Infantry Brigade, 32nd Division for training whilst in the UK. Arrived with the BEF in France on 21st November 1915, and the unit with the 95th Brigade was re-assigned to 5th Division on 26th December 1915.

The Battalion served with distinction in France and Flanders (Arras, Somme, Bethune, Arras and Ypres) to 1st December 1917, then in Italy (Piave) to early April 1918 when it was redeployed returned to France (Merville and Somme). The Battalion was disbanded on 6th October 1918, with personnel personnel being transferred to other units of 5th Division.

The Battalion earned 22 Battle Honours during the Great War: France and Flanders 1915 - 1918, Italy 1917- 1918, Ypres 1917, Somme 1916 and 1918, Albert 1918, Delville Wood, Guillemont, Flers-Courcelette, Morval, Bapaume 1918, Arras 1917 and 1918, Vimy 1917, Scarpe 1917, Polygon Wood, Broodseinde, Poelcapelle, Passchendaele, Lys, Hazebrouck, Hindenburg Line, Epehy, Canal du Nord.

A detailed history of the Battalion 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.

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