Fallen Officers of World War 2

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Roll of Honour of Officers of the Gloucestershire Regiment

Who Died in the Second World War

Copyright and source:  British Military Badges

Copyright and source: Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) was established by Royal Charter in 1917 as the Imperial War Graves Commission), and pays tribute to the 1,700,000 men and women of the Commonwealth forces who died in the two World Wars.   It was  founded by Sir Fabian Ware.

The CWGC's principles are:

  • Each of the dead should be commemorated by name on the headstone or memorial.
  • Headstones and memorials should be permanent.
  • Headstones should be uniform.
  • There should be no distinction made of account of military or civil rank, race or creed.

Since its inception, the Commission has constructed 2,500 war cemeteries and plots, erecting headstones over graves and, in instances where the remains are missing, inscribing the names of the dead on permanent memorials.   Over one million casualties are now commemorated at military and civil sites in some 150 countries.

3rd September 1939 to 31st December 1947

Together with the tasks of structural and horticultural maintenance, the CWGC is charged with keeping records of the 1.75 million Commonwealth war dead.   At each cemetery and memorial you will find a register showing the service details and, in some cases, family details, of the men and women buried or commemorated there.   Much of the Commission’s day-to-day work is concerned with maintaining the integrity of the casualty database, the electronic version of the records, which can be accessed via the "Find War Dead" section of the website.

It should be noted that in December 2020, the Commission reviewed their policy on amendments to the Casualty Database.   One of the outcomes of the review was that they would no longer add awards to the database where there is no entitlement to post-nominal letters.   Therefore the recording of "Mentioned in Despatches", for instance, would no longer be carried out.   Included in the list below are names of officers awarded "Mentioned in Despatches" which will not be recorded in the Casualty Database.

Some apparent inaccuracies in the records of Officers of the Gloucestershire Regiment who died in the Second World War have been found in the DoHR and, for some reason, one officer cadet (O/C K B Tyndall) was found not to have his place of burial recorded.   This has now been rectified.   The task as the website is progressed is to investigate and report these errors  to the CWGC.

Below is a brief summary of apparent inaccuracies discovered so far and action taken.

Name

Apparent Inaccuracy

Date Reported to CWGC

Agreed/Actioned by CWGC

DE LISLE BUSH Claude Percy S

Lt, Glos Regt.   No Battalion or unit recorded.

 

EDWARDS William Lionel

Lt, Glos Regt.   No Battalion or unit recorded (2nd Bn R Fusiliers)

 

EVANS Stephen Morier

Major, Glos Regt.   No Battalion or unit recorded.

HAWKER Thomas James

Lt, Glos Regt.   No Battalion or unit recorded (2nd Bn DCLI)

 

HIBBERD Frank

Capt, Glos Regt.   No Battalion or unit recorded.

 

HOOPER Geoffrey Donald

Lt, Glos Regt.  No Battalion or unit recorded (2nd Battalion)

LANCE John Kenneth

Major, Glos Regt.   No Battalion or unit recorded (2nd Battalion)

LAWSON Francis Ryall

Lt, Glos Regt.   No Battalion or unit recorded.

 

 

LIVERSIDGE Alan John

Cap, Glos Regt.   No Battalion or unit recorded.

MACEY Geoffrey Lionel

Lt, Glos Regt.   No Battalion or unit recorded (2nd Battalion)

MEEK Douglas Henry

Lt, Glos Regt.   No Battalion or unit recorded (2nd Bn R Fusiliers)

MOON Arthur Anthony

Lt, Glos Regt. No Battalion of Regiment recorded (1st Bn Worcs Regt)

NASH Edward Mills

Major, Glos Regt.  No Battalion or unit recorded (APM HQ Naples)

PARISH Albert John Frederick

Lt, Glos Regt.  No Battalion or unit recorded (1st Bn R Irish Fusiliers)

 

PARKINSON David Fortune

Lt, Glos Regt.   No Battalion or unit recorded (2nd Bn E Yorks Regt)

SMITH Bernard Harry

Lt, Glos Regt.   No Battalion or unit recorded (1st Bn Worcs Regt)

TURNER Thomas Oliver

Lt, Glos Regt.   No Battalion of Regiment recorded (2nd Bn Border Regt)

TYLER John Richard Michael

Lt, Glos Regt.   No Battalion or unit recorded (1st Bn Devon Regt)

TYNDALL Kenneth Brian

Offr Cadet, Glos Regt.   No Battalion or unit recorded (Officer Cadet Unit)

TYNDALL Kenneth Brian

Offr Cadet, Glos Regt.   Commemorated on the Brookwood Memorial.   Place of burial identified at SS Philip and James Churchyard, Hucclecote, Glos

4th October 2014.   Re-submitted 6th October 2015.

November 2016

WAY Francis Alan

2Lt, Glos Regt.   No Battalion or unit recorded (5th Bn Green Howards)

 

WEIGHTMAN George

2Lt, Glos Regt.   No Battalion or unit recorded (2nd Battalion)

 

 

 

 

Page last updated:  17th May 2024