Fallen Officers of WW2

Those Officers Of The Gloucestershire Regiment Who Died During WW2

In 1945

Ref

Date

Surname

Forenames

Decs

Rank

Age

Unit

Cause

Country

Location/Area/Sector

Notes

1

3rd February

TURNER

Thomas Oliver

-

Lt

28

2nd Battalion Border Regt

KIA

Burma

Mandalay

2

10th February

JACOBS

Robert Thomas Edward

-

Lt

4/5th Royal Scots Fusiliers

KIA

Holland

Venray

3

27th February

PARKINSON

David Fortune

-

Lt

2nd Bn East Yorkshire Regiment

KIA

Germany

Kerstenhof, east of Goch

4

13th April

PEMBERTON

Ngaire Antony Boyd

-

Lt

22

7th Battalion York & Lancaster Regt

KIA

Burma

Meiktila, southwest of Mandalay

5

14th April

SMITH

Bernard Harry

-

Lt

29

att 1st Bn Worcestershire Regiment

KIA

Germany

Nethen, northeast of Westerstede

6

10th June

DEAVILLE

John

-

Major

33

10th Battalion

KIA

Burma

South of Mandalay

7

28th June

EVANS

Stephen Morier

-

Major

41

GHQ India

DOI

India

Delhi

8

11th July

NASH

Edward Mills

MM

Major

47

APM HQ Naples

A

Italy

Naples

9

14th September

MEREDITH

Reginald John

-

Lt

26

att 6th Battalion South Wales Borderers

DOI

India

Bangalore

10

22nd November

LAWSON

Francis Ryall

-

Lt

32

Late 15th (Holding) Battalion

DOI

UK

Gloucester

Officers of Other Regiments Who Died in 1945 Whilst Attached to the Gloucestershire Regiment

1

13th February

WALMSLEY

Derek John

-

Lt

21

10th Battalion

KIA

Burma

Myitson, north of Mandalay

DCLI

2

15th February

ROBERTS

John James

MiD

Lt

23

10th Battalion

KIA

Burma

Myitson, north of Mandalay

R Lancaster R

3

25th May

MOLYNEUX

Kenneth Edward Alyson

-

Capt

32

10th Battalion

DOI

B'desh

Chittagong

Dorset Regt

4

27th May

RIDDEL

William Lauder

MiD

Capt

24

10th Battalion

D

India

Delhi

KOYLI

5

11th July

COTTLE

Harold Edgar

-

Lt

29

1st Battalion

D

India

Lohardaga, W of Ranchi

Wilts Regt