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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 2nd Battalion

No	Date Died	Surname	Forenames	Rank	Decs	Age	Cause	Country	Location/Sector	Cemetery/Memorial	Notes
Died in 1915 (6 officers)
1	19th March	HARRISON	Henry Malcolm	Lt	-	36	DOW	Belgium	"New Farm", west of St Eloi	Dickebusch New Military Cemetery (C.13)	-
2	21st March	CROFT	Robert John	2Lt	-	39	KIA	Belgium	"New Farm", west of St Eloi	Dickebusch New Military Cemetery (C.14)	-
3	18th April	BRENAN	Byron Edward	2Lt	-	20	KIA	Belgium	Near "Hill 60", north of Zwarteleen	Ypres Town Cemetery (I.G.10)	-
4	9th May	GREENLAND	Charles Stirling Walter	Lt	-	23	KIA	Belgium	DS south of Ypres	Bedford House Cemetery (E4.XI.C.4)	(1)
5	9th May	TULLOH	George Swinton	Lt Col	MiD	48	KIA	Belgium	"Sanctuary Wood", nearHooge	Bedford House Cemetery (E4.XI.C.11)	-
6	13th May	APLIN	Elphinstone D'Oyly	Lt	-	22	DOW	France	CCS at Bailleul	Bailleul Communal Cemetery (Nord) (I.1)	(2)
Died in 1916 (5 officers)
7	30th September	MEASDY	Thomas Percy	2Lt	-	33	KIA	Salonika	Bala, east of River Struma	Struma Military Cemetery (IV.D.2)	-
8	1st October	CAPEL CURE	Basil Alfred	Capt	-	22	DOW	Salonika	27th CCS at Lahana	Lahana Military Cemetery (I.A.1)	(3)
9	6th October	PRESTON	John Alex Stanley	Lt	-	38	DOW	Salonika	Military Hospital at Salonika	Salonika (Lembet Rd) Mil Cemetery (O.17)	(4)
10	7th December	GARNIER	Denys Keppel	Capt	-	36	DOW	Salonika	CCS at Struma	Struma Military Cemetery (V.J.5)	(5)
11	18th December	NIXON	Philip Henry	2Lt	-	25	DOW	Salonika	Military Hospital at Salonika	Salonika (Lembet Rd) Mil Cemetery (O.27)	(6)
Died in 1917 (1 officer)
12	4th May	BASDELL	Frank George	Lt	MiD	38	LAS	At Sea	SS Transylvania, off Savona, Mediterranean	Savona Memorial	-
Died in 1918 (1 officer)
13	23rd March	HAMMOND	Hugh Jerrold	Capt	-	26	DOW	Salonika	CCS at Stavros, east of Salonika	Mikra British Cemetery, Kalamaria (1752)	(7)
Officers of Other Regiments Who Died in the Great War Whilst Serving With 2ndBattalion (1 officer)
1	12th May 1915	RAYNER	George Biddulph	2Lt	-	31	KIA	Belgium	"Sanctuary Wood", near Hooge	Bedford House Cemetery (E4.XI.C.8)	Essex Regt
Notes: 1. GREENLAND was wounded at Sanctuary Wood, near Hooge on 6th May 1915 and killed by shell-fire whilst a patient in the Dressing Station at Bedford House. 2. APLIN was wounded at Sanctuary Wood, near Hooge, on 8th May 1915. 3. CAPEL CURE was wounded at Karajakois-Bala on 30th September 1916. 4. PRESTON was wounded at Karajakois-Bala on 30th September 1916. 5. GARNIER was wounded at Tumbitza Stream on 6th December 1916. 6. NIXON was wounded at Tumbitza Stream on 6th December 1916. 7. HAMMOND was wounded by a shell near "Bluff Camp", River Struma, on 18th March 1918.

Battalion History

Formed in 1881 as a regular Battalion of the Regiment from the 61st (South Gloucestershire) Regiment of Foot. Full Title - 2nd Battalion Gloucestershire Regiment. On the declaration of war on 4th August 1914, the Battalion was serving in Tientsin, China and was ordered to return to the UK, landing at Southampton Docks on 8th November 1914. The Battalion was moved to Hursley Park Camp near Winchester where it drew mobilisation equipment and commenced intensive training in combat operations for trench warfare. On 13th November 1914 the Battalion was placed under command of 81st Infantry Brigade part of 27th Division and marched to the nearby Magdalen Hill Camp to continue training for trench warfare. By 17th December 1914 the Battalion had completed all mobilisation procedures and was up to full strength, having received a draft of 118 men from the 1st Battalion Royal Scots (part of 81st Brigade) . On 18th December 1914 the Battalion marched to Southampton Docks, embarked on SS "City of Chester" and sailed for Le Havre, arriving there on 19th December. The following day the Battalion was moved to Aire-sur-la-Lys to contine training and by 11th January 1915 the Battalion was in forward trenches in the Dickebusch area south of Ypres.

In November 1915 the Division was ordered to move to Salonika, joining XVI Corps of the British Salonika Army, and remained there for the rest of war. A detailed history of the 27th Division's involvement in the war can be viewed here.

The Battalion earned 8 Battle Honours during the war: France and Flanders 1914 - 1915, Ypres 1915, Gravenstafel, St Julien, Frezenberg, Bellewaarde, Macedonia 1915 - 1918 and Struma.

After the war, the Battalion was reconstituted as a regular unit and posted to India on 2nd November 1919 for Garrison and Security duties.

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.