Gloucestershire Regiment - Roll of Honour of Officers of the Gloucestershire Regiment Who Died In The Great War Whilst Serving With 8th (Service) Battalion Gloucestershire Regiment

No	Date Died	Surname	Forenames	Rank	Decs	Age	Cause	Country	Location and Sector	Cemetery/Memorial	Notes
Died in 1916 (28 officers)
1	21st March	CHILDE	Charles Murray	Capt	-	21	DOW	France	CCS at Merville, north of Bethune	Merville Communal Cemetery (VII.A.10)	(1)
2	3rd July	COX	Harleigh	Capt	-	24	KIA	France	"St Andrews Trench", La Boisselle, Somme	Thiepval Memorial (Pier & Face 5A and 5B)	-
3	3rd July	CROOKE	Elliott Hampden	Capt	-	25	KIA	France	"St Andrews Trench", La Boisselle, Somme	Thiepval Memorial (Pier & Face 5A and 5B)	-
4	3rd July	EVANS	Edward Juson	2Lt	-	25	KIA	France	"St Andrews Trench", La Boisselle, Somme	Ovillers Military Cemetery (XI.N.2)	-
5	3rd July	GADNEY	Gilbert Sims	2Lt	-	30	KIA	France	"St Andrews Trench", La Boisselle, Somme	Thiepval Memorial (Pier & Face 5A and 5B)	-
6	3rd July	MASON	William John	Capt	-	27	KIA	France	"St Andrews Trench", La Boisselle, Somme	Thiepval Memorial (Pier/Face 5A and 5B)	-
7	3rd July	ROSS	Gwilliam Emanuel Henry	2Lt	-	25	KIA	France	"St Andrews Trench", La Boisselle, Somme	Thiepval Memorial (Pier/Face 5A and 5B)	-
8	16th July	HAWKER	Frederick James	2Lt	MiD	26	DOW	France	Hospital at Etaples	Etaples Military Cemetery (I.B.37)	(2)
9	20th July	BYERS	Richard Knight	Capt	-	20	KIA	France	"Intermediate Trench", near Bazentin le Petit	Thiepval Memorial (Pier/Face 5A and 5B)	-
10	23rd July	HEWETSON	Charles Herbert	Major	-	44	KIA	France	"Intermediate Trench", near Bazentin le Petit	Thiepval Memorial (Pier/Face 5A and 5B)	-
11	23rd July	PRIESTLEY	Stanley Noel	Lt	-	28	KIA	France	"Intermediate Trench", near Bazentin le Petit	Thiepval Memorial (Pier/Face 5A and 5B)	-
12	23rd July	STILEMAN	Frederic William Cheere	Capt	-	29	KIA	France	"Intermediate Trench", near Bazentin le Petit	Thiepval Memorial (Pier/Face 5A and 5B)	-
13	23rd July	VINCENT	Basil Britton	2Lt	-	23	KIA	France	"Intermediate Trench", near Bazentin le Petit	Thiepval Memorial (Pier/Face 5A and 5B)	-
14	23rd July	WARNER	Thornton Sparr	Capt	-	33	KIA	France	"Intermediate Trench", near Bazentin le Petit	Thiepval Memorial (Pier/Face 5A and 5B)	-
15	23rd July	WOOD	David Cardale	2Lt	-	28	KIA	France	"Intermediate Trench", near Bazentin le Petit	Thiepval Memorial (Pier/Face 5A and 5B)	-
16	23rd July	WOOD	William Bryan	2Lt	-	22	KIA	France	"Intermediate Trench", near Bazentin le Petit	Thiepval Memorial (Pier/Face 5A and 5B)	-
17	30th July	COLLINS	William	2Lt	-	27	KIA	France	"Intermediate Trench", near Bazentin le Petit	Thiepval Memorial (Pier/Face 5A and 5B)	-
18	30th July	FITZGERALD	Thomas Davis	2Lt	MiD	21	KIA	France	"Intermediate Trench", near Bazentin le Petit	Thiepval Memorial (Pier/Face 5A and 5B)	-
19	30th July	SLOCOMBE	Arthur Douglas	2Lt	-	18	KIA	France	"Intermediate Trench", near Bazentin le Petit	Caterpillar Valley Cemetery (VII.A.27)	-
20	30th July	THOMAS	Hugh Gareth	2Lt	-	23	KIA	France	"Intermediate Trench", near Bazentin le Petit	Thiepval Memorial (Pier/Face 5A and 5B)	-
21	30th July	WALTERS	Ernest Beauchamp	Lt	-	21	KIA	France	"Intermediate Trench", near Bazentin le Petit	Thiepval Memorial (Pier/Face 5A and 5B)	-
22	30th July	YANESKE	Walter	2Lt	-	19	KIA	France	"Intermediate Trench", near Bazentin le Petit	Thiepval Memorial (Pier/Face 5A and 5B)	-
23	9th August	COOK	Arthur Thomas	2Lt	-	27	DOW	France	CCS at "Heilly Station", Mericourt, Somme	Heilly Station Cemetery, Mericourt (III.A.D)	(3)
24	18th November	COLGATE	Roger Edward	2Lt	MM	23	KIA	France	Near Grandcourt, northeast of Thiepval, Somme	Thiepval Memorial (Pier/Face 5A and 5B)	-
25	18th November	COLLETT	Arthur Leigh	Lt	-	25	KIA	France	Near Grandcourt, northeast of Thiepval, Somme	Grandcourt Road Cemetery (B.89)	-
26	18th November	EDWARDS	Harold Welleson Hurst	Capt	-	24	KIA	France	Near Grandcourt, northeast of Thiepval, Somme	Connaught Cemetery, Thiepval (XI.G.9)	-
27	18th November	JAMES	Samuel Forest	2Lt	-	22	KIA	France	Near Grandcourt, northeast of Thiepval, Somme	Thiepval Memorial (Pier/Face 5A and 5B)	-
28	18th November	SILVER	Keith	2Lt	-	29	KIA	France	Near Grandcourt, northeast of Thiepval, Somme	Connaught Cemetery, Thiepval (XI.K.5)	-
Died in 1917 (10 officers)
29	25th February	BOULTON	Arthur Vane	2Lt	-	18	DOW	France	Hospital at Etaples	Etaples Military Cemetery (XVII.C.1)	(4)
30	7th June	HASTINGS	Noel Henry Bruce	Capt	-	23	KIA	Belgium	"Odonto Trench", west of Oosttaverne	Klein-Vierstraat British Cemetery (II.B.29)	-
31	8th June	HAWKINS	Walter Elmslie	Lt	-	26	DOW	Belgium	Hospital at Lijssenthoek	Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery (XIII.B.7)	(5)
32	9th July	BLOOMFIELD	Arthur Herbert	2Lt	-	25	KIA	Belgium	East of Oosttaverne	Ypres Menin Gate Memorial (Panel 22 & 34)	-
33	9th July	VICK	Edward	2Lt	DCM	28	KIA	Belgium	East of Oosttaverne	Oosttaverne Wood Cemetery (III.A.17)	-
34	26th July	LIGHTBOURN	Robert	Lt	-	22	KIA	Belgium	East of Oosttaverne	La Laiterie Military Cemetery (Xii.B.4)	-
35	26th July	WOOKEY	William Nehemiah	Capt	MiD	26	KIA	Belgium	East of Oosttaverne	La Laiterie Military Cemetery (Xii.B.5)	-
36	7th August	SMITH	Wilfred Vincent	Lt	-	30	KIA	Belgium	"Denys Wood", east of Oosttaverne	Kemmel Chateau Military Cemetery (B.11)	-
37	20th September	HUMPHREY	Joseph Herbert	2Lt	-	24	KIA	Belgium	"Belgian Farm", east of Klein Zillebeke	Oxford Road Cemetery (III.A.11)	-
38	20th September	KIMBER	Reginald Ernest	2Lt	-	22	KIA	Belgium	"Belgian Farm", east of Klein Zillebeke	Tyne Cot Memorial (Panel 72 to 75)	-
Died in 1918 (20 officers)
39	16th January	ALLEN	Harry	Capt	-	47	DOW	France	21 CCS at Manancourt, southwest of Cambrai	Rocquigny-Equancourt Rd Cem (VIII.D.20)	(6)
40	23rd March	LAMMERT	Rennie Dean	2Lt	-	20	KIA	France	"Velu Wood", east of Bapaume	Cambrai East Military Cemetery (VII.B.52)	-
41	25th March	WRIGHT	Joseph Herbert	Capt	MC	33	KIA	France	Grevillers, west of Bapaume	Arras Memorial (Bay 6)	-
42	10th April	BRIDGES	Fleming Hardy	2Lt	-	24	KIA	Belgium	Near Messines, east of Wulverghem	Tyne Cot Memorial (Panel 72 to 75)	-
43	14th April	BRITTEN	Arthur Herbert	Lt	MC	25	KIA	Belgium	Near Neuve Eglise, south of Lindhoek	Tyne Cot Memorial (Panel 72 to 75)	-
44	21st April	LLOYD	James	Capt	MC, MiD	30	DOW	France	Hospital at Etaples	Etaples Military Cemetery (XXVIII.J.3)	(7)
45	4th May	SLADE	Ernest Cowper	Capt	DSO, MC, MiD	29	KIA	Belgium	Hallebast, southwest of Dickebusch	Klein-Vierstraat British Cemetery (IV.D.10)	(8)
46	30th May	ALLISON	Thomas McGregor	Major	MiD	41	KIA	France	Near Lhery, northwest of Chambrecy	Chambrecy British Cemetery (II.C.2)	-
47	30th May	EASTWOOD	Benjamin	Capt	MC	22	KIA	France	Near Lhery, northwest of Chambrecy	Dormans French National Cemetery (B.17)	-
48	30th May	WHYATT	Albert Allen	2Lt	-	22	KIA	France	Near Lhery, northwest of Chambrecy	Soissons Memorial	-
49	2nd June	EDMONDS	Albert Henry	Lt	-	26	DOW	France	Hospital at Rouen	St Sever Cemetery, Rouen (Offrs B.9.2)	(9)
50	6th September	INGRAM	Arthur Herbert	Lt	-	41	KIA	France	Lacoutour, east of Locon	Loos Memorial (Panel 60 to 64)	-
51	9th September	COLCUTT	Thomas Mills	2Lt	MiD	22	KIA	France	Lacoutour, east of Locon	Vieille-Chapelle New Mil Cem (VIII.C.8)	-
52	21st September	CONYERS	Harold Cater	2Lt	-	20	KIA	France	Lacoutour, east of Locon	Vieille-Chapelle New Mil Cem (VIII.C.10)	-
53	22nd September	TAYLOR	William	2Lt	-	27	KIA	France	Lacoutour, east of Locon	Vieille-Chapelle New Mil Cem (VIII.C.19)	-
54	23rd October	GARLAND	Francis Henry	2Lt	-	33	KIA	France	Haussy, east of Cambrai	St Aubert British Cemetery (III.A.21)	-
55	26th October	BOWLAND	Conrad Cloutman	2Lt	-	25	DOW	France	CCS at Awoingt, southeast of Cambrai	Awoingt British Cemetery (I.D.29)	(10)
56	28th October	EVANS	Lewis	Lt	MiD	?	DOI	France	Hospital at Boulogne	Terlincthun British Cemetery (VI.DS.57)	-
57	30th October	CASTLE	Cottam Harry Hunt	Capt	-	31	DOI	UK	Acheson Military Hospital, London	Westbury-on-Trym (Holy Trinity) Churchyard	(11)
58	3rd November	PHELPS	Leslie James	2Lt	-	29	DOW	UK	Sir John Ellerman's Hospital, London	Treorchy Cemetery (U.A.181)	(12)
Officers of Other Regiments Attached to 8th Battalion Gloucestershire Regiment (3 officers)
1	25th October 1916	STEVEN	Archibald	2Lt	-	25	KIA	France	"Stuff Redoubt", near Thiepval, Somme	Thiepval Memorial (Pier & Face 5A and 6C)	(13)
2	11th Nov 1916	JENKINS	Richard	2Lt	-	24	KIA	France	"Schwaben Redoubt", near Thiepval, Somme	Thiepval Memorial (Pier & Face 13A & 14C)	(14)
3	18th April 1918	BUTLER	Edmund William	Major	MC	26	DOW	France	Hospital at Etaples	Etaples Military Cemetery (XXVIII.J.7)	(15)
Notes: 1. CHILDE was wounded near "Colvin Street", east of Bailleul on 21st March 1916. 2. HAWKER was wounded at "St Andrews Trench", La Boisselle, Somme on 3rd July 1916. 3. COOK was wounded at Bazentin le Petit on 30th July 1916. 4. BOULTON was wounded in trenches opposite Serre on 6th February 1917. 5. HAWKINS was wounded at "Odonto Trench", west of Oosttaverne on 7th June 1917. 6. ALLEN was wounded in trenches in the Hindenburg Line near Havrincourt Wood on 4th January 1918. 7. LLOYD was wounded near Neuve Eglise on 14th April 1918. 8. SLADE temporarily commanded 2/6th Bn Glos Regt in rank of Temporary Lt Col between 12th March 1917 and 21st November 1917. He was posthumously promoted to Major on 1st May 1918 effective from 22nd June 1917. 9. EDMONDS was wounded near Lhery near Chambrecy on 29th May 1917 10. BOWLAND was wounded near Haussy, River Selle, on 23rd October 1918. 11. CASTLE was wounded near Haussy, River Selle, on 20th October 1918 and was evacuated to UK where he developed and died of pneumonia. 12. PHELPS was wounded near Haussy, River Selle, on 20th October 1918. 13. STEVEN was detached from the Worcestershire Regiment. 14. JENKINS was detached from the Manchester Regiment. 15. BUTLER was detached from the 2nd Life Guards. He was wounded near Neuve Eglise on 14th April 1918.

Battalion History

The Battalion was formed at Horfield Barracks Bristol as a Service Battalion in August 1914, part of "K2", under Lt Col J S Hobbs. Full Title - 8th (Service) Battalion. The Battalion assembled and concentrated at Perham Down and was placed under command of 57th Infantry Brigade, part of 19th (Western) Division. The Battalion was moved to Weston-super-Mare in December 1914 before returning to Tidworth in March 1915 to continue and complete intensive combat training. In July 1915 the Division was ordered to reinforce the BEF and the Battalion, with a strength of 29 officers, 51 Warrant Officers and Sergeants and 938 other ranks, sailed from Folkestone Docks with other 57th Brigade units on 18th July 1915 arriving at Boulogne the same evening. After staging at Boulogne the Brigade Group was moved via St Omer to concentrate at Bayenghem on 20th July 1915 and by the 24th July the Brigade Group had marched to Renescure where it remained until 30th July. On that date the Brigade Group marched to St Venant and then on 31st July to the Merville/Estaires area. Between 9th and 16th August the Battalion was placed under instruction of the Indian Meerut Division in trench warfare. On 27th August the Brigade Group marched to the area of Les Lobes in preparation of taking over front line trenches to the south of Richebourg L'Avoue. On 14th September the Brigade was relieved by 56th Brigade and was moved into billets at Locon, northeast of Bethune.

The Battalion, with the Brigade/Division, remained in France and Flanders for the duration of the war fighting at Festubert, Somme, Ypres, Ancre, Messines ,Ypres, Cambrai, Arras, Champagne, and Cambrai, and a detailed history of the 19th (Western) Division during the war can be viewed here.

The Battalion earned 23 Battle Honours during the Great War: France and Flanders 1915 - 1918, Aisne 1918, Ypres 1917, Somme 1916 - 1918, Albert 1916, Pozieres, Ancre Heights, Ancre 1916, Arras 1918, Messines 1917 - 1918, Menin Road, Polygon Wood, Broodseinde, Passchendaele, Cambrai 1918, St Quentin, Bapaume 1918, Lys, Bailleul, Kemmel, Hindenburg Lines, Selle, Sambre.

The Battalion was disbanded at Gloucester in May 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 as 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 reconstituted up to 27 Regular, Territorial Force, Service and Reserve Battalions.

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