No

Date Died

Surname

Forenames

Rank

Decs

Age

Cause

Country

Location/Sector

Cemetery/Memorial

Notes

Died 1916   (1 officer)

1

19th June

COLE

Clifford Spearing

Lt

-

20

KIA

France

Fauquissart, south east of Laventie

Royal Irish Rifles Graveyard, Laventie   (II.J.5)

(1)

Died 1917   (6 officers)

2

5th April

MEADE

Cyril

2Lt

-

20

KIA

France

Bihecourt, north east of Vermand

Vermand Communal Cemetery   (Civ Sec 1)

-

3

4th May

WORTHINGTON

Richard Fitzpatrick

Capt

MiD

36

DOW

UK

Hospital at Birmingham

Lower Cam (St Bartholomew's) Churchyard

(2)

4

22nd August

DAVIS

Sidney Alfred

2Lt

-

25

KIA

Belgium

"Pond Farm", south east of St Julien

Tyne Cot Memorial   (Panel 72 to 75)

-

5

22nd August

TUBBS

Seymour Burnell

Capt

-

28

KIA

Belgium

"Pond Farm", south east of St Julien

Tyne Cot Memorial   (Panel 72 to 75)

-

6

10th November

DODGSHON

Angus John Charles

Lt

-

22

KIA

France

"Chemical Works", Fampoux,  near Arras

Sunken Road Cemetery, Fampoux   (I.D.27)

-

7

2nd December

PEARCE

William James

Lt

-

33

KIA

France

"Welsh Ridge", north west of La Vacquerie

Villers-Plouich Communal Cemetery (Sp Mem 1)

-

Died 1918   (10 officers)

8

22nd March

ARNOT

Colin

2Lt

-

21

KIA

France

Holnon Wood, west of St Quentin

Tyne Cot Memorial (Panel 72 to 75)

(3)

9

22nd March

NURSE

Reginald John Cecil

2Lt

-

22

KIA

France

Near Beauvois, south west of Holnon Wood

Pozieres Memorial   (Panel 40 and 41)

-

10

22nd March

RICKERBY

John Harold Ellerson

Capt

MC

22

KIA

France

Near Beauvois, south west of Holnon Wood

Savy British Cemetery   (I.U.15)

-

11

24th March

LAKE

Noel Graham

Lt

-

23

KIA

France

Near Breuil, Canal du Nord, south east of Nesle

Pozieres Memorial   (Panel 40 and 41)

-

12

2nd April

BUGLER

Leonard Hallett

2Lt

-

24

DOW

UK

Queen Alexandra Military Hospital, London

Bristol (Shirehampton) Cemetery   (P.895)

(4)

13

23rd April

GRIFFITHS

John Enos

2Lt

-

25

KIA

France

Bacquerolles Farm, north east of Robecq

St Venant-Robecq British Cemetery   (IV.C.21)

-

14

24th April

MILLER

Frederick Charles

Lt

-

35

KIA

France

Bacquerolles Farm, north east of Robecq

St Venant-Robecq British Cemetery   (IV.C.14)

-

15

30th September

HARVEY

Eric Howard

Capt

MC*

28

KIA

France

"Junction Post", south east of Fleurbaix

Estaires Communal Cemetery Extension  (V.H.1)

-

16

30th September

JACKSON

Daniel Talbot

2Lt

-

22

KIA

France

"Junction Post", south east of Fleurbaix

Laventie Military Cemetery, La Gorgue

-

17

25th October

WYATT

John

2Lt

-

26

DOW

France

5th Fd Amb, Vertain, near Cambrai

Vertain Communal Cemetery Extension   (C.4)

(5)

Officers of Other Regiments Who Died in the Great War Whilst Serving With 2/5th Battalion   (7 officers)

1

27th July 1916

WILKINSON

Frank

2Lt

-

21

KIA

France

"Duck's Bill Crater", Fauquissart

Rue-Du-Bacquerot No 1 Mil Cemetery  (I.L.17)

Dorset Regt

2

19th August 1916

JACKSON

John

Lt

-

24

KIA

France

Fauquissart, south east of Laventie

Laventie Military Cemetery, La Gorgue   (II.F.3)

Dorset Regt

3

23rd August 1917

BLYTH

Alick Frederick

Lt

-

20

KIA

Belgium

"Pond Farm", south east of St Julien

Tyne Cot Memorial   (Panel 154)

N Cyclist Bn

4

24th April 1918

GALE

Robert Grafton

Lt

-

26

KIA

France

Bacquerolles Farm,  north east of Robecq

St Venant-Robecq British Cemetery   (IV.C.7)

ASC

5

30th May 1918

HOWELL

Reginald

Lt

-

24

POW

Germany

Hospital at Heilbronn

Niederzwehren Cemetery   (II.B.11)

Hereford Regt (6)

6

1st June 1918

BLANCHARD

Frederick John

Capt

MiD

26

KIA

France

Bacquerolles Farm, north east of Robecq

Aire Communal Cemetery   (III.B.8)

DCLI

7

24th June 1918

LAWSON

Arthur Bertram

Lt Col

DSO*

35

KIA

France

Bacquerolles Farm, north east of Robecq

St Venant-Robecq British Cemetery   (III.C.12)

11th Hussars

Notes:

1.   COLE was attached to 184th Trench Mortar Battery at the time of his death.

2.   WORTHINGTON was wounded at Bihecourt, north east of Vermand on 7th April 1917 and evacuated to UK.

3.   ARNOT was killed in action by a German shell on 22nd March 1918 at Holnon Wood, west of St Quentin and should properly be commemorated on Pozieres Memorial.

4.   BUGLER was wounded by German shelling at Breuil, Canal du Nord on 25th March 1918 and evacuated to UK.

5.   WYATT was wounded at Bermerain, south of Valenciennes on 25th October 1918.

6.   HOWELL was wounded at Holnon Wood, west of St Quentin and captured by the Germans on 22nd March 1918.