Fallen Officers of the Great War

1

26th August

SHIPWAY

Guy Maxwell

Capt

-

37

1st Battalion

DOW

France

DS near Etreux, south of Landrecies

(1)

2

30th August

STEWART

Adrian Harry

Lt

-

26

3rd Bn Nigeria Regt, WAFF

KIA

Cameroon

Garua, west of Yola

-

3

6th September

HOLME

Alexander Charles

Lt

-

25

3rd Bn Nigeria Regt, WAFF

KIA

Cameroon

Nsanakang, Manyu

-

4

14th September

SWANWICK

Russell Kenneth

Lt

-

29

1st Battalion

KIA

France

West of Troyon, Chemin des Dames

-

5

22nd October

TEMPLE

William Arthur Mould

Capt

MiD

42

1st Battalion

DOW

Belgium

CCS at Poperinghe

(2)

6

23rd October

HIPPISLEY

Harold Edwin

2Lt

-

23

1st Battalion

KIA

Belgium

South of Koekuit, north of Langemarck

-

7

23rd October

YALLAND

William Stanley

Lt

-

25

1st Battalion

KIA

Belgium

South of Koekuit, north of Langemarck

-

8

29th October

FOSTER

Herbert Knollys

2Lt

-

21

1st Battalion

KIA

Belgium

East of Gheluvelt

-

9

30th October

HARDING

Arthur Dennis

Lt

-

22

1st Battalion

DOW

Belgium

DS at Ypres

(3)

10

31st October

GARDNER

Robert MacGregor Stewart

Major

-

44

1st Battalion

KIA

Belgium

West of Gheluvelt

-

11

2nd November

HICKLING

Edward Robert Eyre

Lt

-

19

att 1st Bn Loyal North Lancs Regt

DOW

Belgium

CCS at Poperinghe

(4)

12

2nd November

McLEOD

Archibald Alastair

Capt

-

37

1st Battalion

KIA

Belgium

Herenthage Chateau, east of Ypres

-

13

3rd November

McARTHUR

Hugh Dayrell

2Lt

-

26

9th Battalion

A

UK

Bristol

(5)

14

7th November

KERSHAW

Milton

2Lt

-

28

1st Battalion

KIA

Belgium

West of Zwarteleen

-

15

7th November

RISING

Robert Edward

Major

DSO, MiD

43

1st Battalion

DOW

Belgium

DS at Zillebeke

(6)

16

13th November

DUNCAN

Stuart

Capt

-

49

att 2nd Bn South Lancs Regt

KIA

Belgium

West of Nonne Boschen

-

17

22nd December

DANCKWERTS

Richard William

Lt

-

21

1st Battalion

DOW

France

DS at Festubert

(7)

18

22nd December

WALTERS

Edward Charles

2Lt

-

24

1st Battalion

KIA

France

South east of Festubert, north of Givenchy

-

19

23rd December

WIGGIN

Douglas Holme

2Lt

-

19

1st Battalion

DOW

France

CCS at Lillers

(8)

20

26th December

PRITCHETT

Walter Penrose

Capt

-

35

1st Battalion

DOW

France

Hospital at Boulogne

(9)

Officers of Other Regiments Who Died in 1914 Whilst Serving With The Gloucestershire Regiment

1

29th October

BURN

Arthur George McCausland

Capt

-

31

1st Battalion

KIA

Belgium

East of Gheluvelt

(10)

Notes:

1.   SHIPWAY was wounded by sniper fire on 26th August 1914 south east of Landrecies and died before evacuation to medical facilities.

2.   TEMPLE was wounded near Koekuit, north of Langemarck on 21st October 1914.

3.   HARDING was wounded at Gheluvelt on 29th October 1914.

4.   HICKLING was wounded near the Menin Road, east of Ypres on 1st November 1914.

5.   McARTHUR was accidentally killed in an accident at Bristol (Temple Meads) Railway Station.

6.   RISING was wounded near Zwarteleen on 7th November 1914.

7.   DANCKWERTS was wounded near Festubert on 21st December 1914.

8.   WIGGIN was wounded near Festubert on 21st December 1914.

9.   PRITCHETT was wounded near Festubert on 21st December 1914.

10. BURN was detached from the east Surrey Regiment.