The King's (Shropshire Light Infantry) - Roll of Honour of Officers of The King's (Shropshire Light Infantry) Who Died in the Great War Whilst Serving With 6th (Service) Battalion The King's (Shropshire Light Infantry)

No	Date Died	Surname	Forenames	Rank	Decs	Age	Cause	Country	Location/Sector	Cemetery/Memorial	Notes
Died in 1915
1	19th September	HIGGINSON	Tom Arthur	Capt	-	26	A	France	Near Wangerie, southeast of Laventie	Royal Irish Rifles Graveyard, Laventie (IV.K.12)	p170 (1)
2	12th October	HAWKINS	William Percy	Lt	-	23	DOW	France	Hospital at Le Touquet	Etaples Military Cemetery (I.A.11)	p172 (2)
3	29th December	WALKER	Eric Arthur	2Lt	-	20	KIA	France	Near Ferme Condonnerie, Laventie	Rue Petillon Military cemetery, Fleurbaix (II.G.23)	p173
Died in 1916
4	12th February	GARNETT	Ivan William	2Lt	-	23	KIA	Belgium	Yser Canal Bank, north of Ypres	White House Cemetery, St Jean (III.Q.3)	p174 (3)
5	12th February	LLOYD	Francis Oswald	2Lt	-	32	KIA	Belgium	Yser Canal Bank, north of Ypres	Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial (Panel 47/49)	p174
6	12th February	SIDEBOTHAM	John Frith	Lt	-	24	KIA	Belgium	Yser Canal Bank, north of Ypres	White House Cemetery, St Jean (III.Q.4)	p174 (4)
7	19th February	GREEN	Richmond Edward Ormond L	2Lt	-	20	KIA	Belgium	Yser Canal, north of Ypres	Essex Farm Cemetery (I.C.5)	p174
8	6th April	LUTENER	Richard Arthur Maurice	2Lt	-	20	KIA	Belgium	"La Belle Alliance", northeast of Ypres	Essex Farm Cemetery (I.B.4)	p174
9	18th April	BARNES	John Robert Evans	2Lt	-	20	DOW	France	Hospital at Etaples	Etaples Military Cemetery (I.A.26)	p174 (5)
10	1st July	BODDINGTON	Myles	Capt	MC	25	KIA	Belgium	East of Ypres	Vlamertinghe Military Cemetery (III.A.21)	p177
11	1st July	BURROUGH	Francis Thomas	Capt	-	36	KIA	Belgium	East of Ypres	Vlamertinghe Military Cemetery (III.A.22)	p177
12	3rd October	HAIR	Donald Campbell	2Lt	-	20	KIA	France	Trones Wood, Somme	Thiepval Memorial (Pier/Face 12A/12D)	p180
13	23rd December	HOWELL	Norman Asquith	2Lt	-	19	KIA	France	East of Lesboeufs, Somme	AIF Burial Ground, Flers (III.M.1)	p181 (6)
Died in1917
14	16th August	SMITH	Douglas George	Lt	MC	21	DOW	Belgium	CCS at Proven, near Poperinghe	Dozinghem Military Cemetery (III.I.7)	p187 (7)
15	16th August	HANNAH	Edward Meale	2Lt	MC	19	KIA	Belgium	Southwest of Langemarck	Tyne Cot Memorial (Panel 112/113)	p187
16	17th August	O'CONNOR	Hubert Michael	Capt	MC	30	DOW	Belgium	CCS at Proven, near Poperinghe	Dozinghem Military Cemetery	p187 (8)
17	20th September	LLOYD	Owen Robert	Capt	MC	25	KIA	Belgium	Alouette Farm, near Langemarck	Cement House Cemetery, Langemarck (I.C.4)	p190
18	20th November	SAMPSON	Tom Burton	Lt	-	28	KIA	France	Northeast of Villers Plouich	Fifteen Ravine British Cemetery (VI.C.8)	p194 (9)
19	20th November	TURNER	Reginald	2Lt	-	25	KIA	France	Northeast of Villers Plouich	Fifteen Ravine British Cemetery (II.C.20)	p194
20	1st December	HANNON	Thomas James	2Lt	-	20	DOW	France	CCS at Manancourt	Rocquigny-Equancourt Rd Cemetery (VI.E.2)	p197 (10)
Died in 1918
21	22nd March	HAMER	John	2Lt	-	20	KIA	France	Near Aubigny-aux-Kaisnes	Pozieres Memorial (Panel 60)	-
22	25th March	FITZMAURICE	John Herbert	2Lt	-	19	KIA	France	Near Cressy, northeast of Roye	Pozieres Memorial (Panel 60)	-
23	25th March	ORMISTON	Robert William	2Lt	-	22	DOW	France	CCS at Verpillieres, near Roye	Roye New British Cemetery (Sp Mem B.5)	(11)
24	28th March	SMITH	Roderic Franklyn	Capt	MC*	26	KIA	France	Near Ham, northeast of Roye	Pozieres Memorial (Panel 60)	-
25	29th March	WELCH	Harold Echalaz	Lt Col	DSO, MiD	29	KIA	France	Near Folies, northwest of Bouchoir	Bouchoir New British Cemetery (I.C.78)	p200
26	31st March	EVANS	Kenneth George Ogle	2Lt	-	23	KIA	France	Near Moreuil, southeast of Amiens	Moreuil Communal Cemetery Allied Extn (B.17)	-
27	10th June	COX	Leonard Albert	2Lt	-	28	KIA	France	Near La Coulette, east of Avion	Sucrerie Cemetery, Ablain St Nazaire (V.C.1)	p202 (12)
Notes: (The numbers marked with a "p" in the Notes column refers to the page in "The History of the King's Shropshire Light Infantry in the Great War 1914 - 1918 " by Major W de B Wood, where the death of the officer is mentioned or indicated). 1. HIGGINSON was killed when the roof of his dugout collapsed onto him. He was originally buried in a battlefield grave near Wangerie, southeast of Laventie, and reburied in Royal Irish Rifles Graveyard in May 1920. 2. HAWKINS was wounded to the east of L'Epinette on 25th September 1915. He died at the Duchess of Westminster Hospital, Le Touquet. 3. GARNETT was originally buried in a battlefield grave to the southeast "Talana Farm", west of the Yser Canal, north of Ypres, and reburied in the White House Cemetery in August 1919. 4. SIDEBOTHAM was originally buried in a battlefield grave to the southeast "Talana Farm", west of the Yser Canal, north of Ypres, and reburied in the White House Cemetery in August 1919. 5. BARNES was wounded at the Yser Canal Bank, north of Ypres, on 12th February 1916. 6. HOWELL was originally buried in a battlefield grave to the east of Lesboeufs and reburied in the AIF Burial Ground in 1919. 7. SMITH was wounded near Langemarck on 16th August 1917. 8. O'CONNOR was wounded near Langemarck on 16th August 1917. 9. SAMPSON was originally buried in a battlefield grave in the "Hindenburg Support", northeast of Villers Plouich and reburied at Fifteen Ravine Cemetery in October 1919. 10. HANNON was wounded near Gouzeaucourt, southwest of Cambrai on 30th November 1917. 11. ORMISTON was wounded near Buverchy on 24th March 1918. He was originally buried in Roye Old British Cemetery but his grave was lost during subsequent battles. A Special Memorial was erected in Roye New British Cemetery. 12. COX was originally buried in a battlefield grave to the north of Moreuil and was reburied at Moreuil Community Cemetery in June 1919.

Those Officers of Other Regiments Who Died in the Great War Whilst Serving With

6th (Service) Battalion The King's (Shropshire Light Infantry)

No	Date Died	Surname	Forenames	Rank	Decs	Age	Cause	Country	Location/Sector	Cemetery/Memorial	Notes
1	20th September 1917	WILLIAMS	David Jenkin	2Lt	-	27	KIA	Belgium	"Alouette farm", near Langemarck	Cement House Cemetery (I.C.7)	(1)
2	20th November 1917	LEWIS	John Charles	Capt	-	30	KIA	France	Near Marcoing, south of Cambrai	Cambrai Memorial (Panel 11)	(2)
3	1st December 1917	HOWELL	The Rev. Thomas	Capt	-	33	KIA	France	Near Villers Plouich	Fifteen Ravine British Cemetery (IV.C.16)	(3)
4	24th March 1918	HORNSEY	John Frederick	Lt	-	37	KIA	France	Near Buverchy, east of Roye	Pozieres Memorial (Panel 95)	(4)
5	20th May 1918	PRITCHETT	Edward Guy	Lt	-	31	KIA	France	Hirondelle Wood, near La Coulette	Arras Memorial (Bay 100)	(5)
Notes: 1. WILLIAMS was detached from the Monmouthshire Regiment. 2. LEWIS was detached from the Monmouthshire Regiment. 3. HOWELL was detached from the Army Chaplain's Department. He was originally buried in a battlefield grave to the west of Villers Plouich and reburied at Fifteen Ravine British Cemetery in October 1919. 4. HORNSEY was detached from the Royal Army Medical Corps and was the Battalion's Medical Officer. 5. PRITCHETT was detached from the Herefordshire Regiment.

Battalion History

The 6th (Service) Battalion was formed at Shrewsbury in 10th September 1914, as part of "K2" under Lt Col S G Moore. The Battalion, formed by Companies located in different towns in the County initially concentrated at Blackdown Camp Aldershot, under command of 60th Brigade, 20th (Light) Division. The Battalion was then moved to Cowshot, near Brookwood, to complete the forming-up process before moving to Larkhill Camp on Salisbury Plain, for individual, collective and unit training for active service. The Battalion moved to Folkestone for embarkation for Boulogne on 22nd July 1915 and first saw action on 29th August 1915. The Battalion fought with 60th Brigade, 20th (Light) Division in France and Flanders throughout the war and a detailed history of the 20th (Light) Division can be viewed here. After the Armistice the Battalion was employed in road repairing, salvage work, filling-in trenches, physical training and education until February when drafts began to return to UK. On 3rd March 1919 a draft of 231 men left to join 2nd Battalion South Lancashire Regiment. During April 1919 the Battalion was reduced to cadre strength of 4 officers and 46 men which returned to UK on 30th April 1919.

The Battalion lost 555 soldiers during the war.

Regimental History

The King's Light Infantry (Shropshire Regiment) was formed on 1 July 1881 as the county regiment of Herefordshire and Shropshire as part of the Childers Reforms. It was renamed as The King's (Shropshire Light Infantry) on 10 March 1882. The Regiment was an amalgamation of the 53rd (Shropshire) Regiment of Foot and the 85th (King's Light Infantry) Regiment of Foot, which became the Regular 1st and 2nd Battalions. The 1881 reforms also redesignated the Militia and Rifle Volunteers units within the Regimental District as Battalions of the Regiment. Accordingly, the Shropshire Militia and Royal Herefordshire Militia became the 3rd and 4th (Militia) Battalions respectively, and the 1st and 2nd Shropshire Rifle Volunteer Corps became the 1st and 2nd Volunteer Battalions. The 1st Herefordshire (Herefordshire and Radnorshire) Rifle Volunteer Corps was also affiliated as a Volunteer Battalion, without change of title. In 1908, as part of the Haldane Reforms, the two Militia Battalions were merged to form the 3rd (Special Reserve) Battalion and the 1st and 2nd Volunteer Battalions were merged to form the 4th Battalion of the Regimental Territorial Force at Longden Coleham in Shrewsbury. At the same time, the Herefordshire Rifle Volunteer Corps became independent as the Herefordshire Regiment (TF).

A detailed history of The King's (Shropshire Light Infantry) can be viewed here, here, here and here. Further reading is here - "The King's Shropshire Light Infantry 1881 - 1968": By Shropshire Regimental Museum (Author) and Peter Duckers (Compiler). Published in 2009 - ISBN 13 - 978-0752411934.

The History of The King's (Shropshire Light Infantry) in the Great War 1914 - 1918 (edited by Major W de B Wood) - ISBN 13: 978-1843426097 ) provides a detailed account of the Regimental battalions in the Great War.

Analysis of 6th Battalion Officer Casualties

Year	BE	FR	TOTAL
1915		3	3
1916	5	5	10
1917	4	3	7
1918		7	7
TOTALS	9	18	27

Page last updated: 21st June 2024

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