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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 2/5th Battalion (TF)

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	DS at th 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)	(6)
2	19th August 1916	JACKSON	John	Lt	-	24	KIA	France	Fauquissart, south east of Laventie	Laventie Military Cemetery, La Gorgue (II.F.3)	(7)
3	23rd August 1917	BLYTH	Alick Frederick	Lt	-	20	KIA	Belgium	"Pond Farm", south east of St Julien	Tyne Cot Memorial (Panel 154)	(8)
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)	(9)
5	30th May 1918	HOWELL	Reginald	Lt	-	24	POW	Germany	Hospital at Heilbronn	Niederzwehren Cemetery (II.B.11)	(10)
6	1st June 1918	BLANCHARD	Frederick John	Capt	MiD	26	KIA	France	Bacquerolles Farm, north east of Robecq	Aire Communal Cemetery (III.B.8)	(11)
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)	(12)
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. He should properly be commemorated on Pozieres Memorial. CWGC aware of this but will not change location of commeration. 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. WILKINSON was detached from the Dorsetshire Regiment. 7. JACKSON was detached from the Dorsetshire Regiment. 8. BLYTH was detached from the Northern Cyclist Battalion. 9. GALE was detached from the Army Service Corps. 10. HOWELL was detached from the Herefordshire Regiment. He was wounded at Holnon Wood, west of St Quentin and captured by the Germans on 22nd March 1918. 11. BLANCHARD was detached from the Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry. 12. LAWSON was detached from the 11th (Prince Albert's Own) Hussars.

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 Gloucester in early 1915.

Full Title - 2/5th Battalion Gloucestershire Regiment (Territorial Force). The Battalion was placed under command of the 2nd Midland Brigade of the 2nd South Midland Division at Northampton in January 1915) (later re-designated 184th Infantry Brigade and 61st (South Midland) Division respectively). Moved to Chelmsford in April 1915 to continue intensive individual and collective training. The Battalion was finally moved to Tidworth in February 1916 to prepare for deployment to the BEF. The Battalion moved by train to Southampton Docks on 24th May 1916 in preparation for embarking for le Havre, arriving on 25th May. The Battalion finally arrived at Riez Bailleul, south of Estaires, on 31st May 1916 to commence training in trench warfare. The Battalion served with distinction with the Brigade/Division in France and Flanders for the duration of the war. A potted history of the operations and battles involving the Division can be viewed here.

The Battalion earned 13 Battle Honours during the Great War at: France and Flanders 1916 - 1918, Ypres 1917, Langemarck 1917, Somme 1918, Cambrai 1917, St Quentin, Rosieres, Avre, Lys, Hazebrouck, Bethune, Selle, Valenciennes.

The Battalion was disbanded at Catterick in October 1919.

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.