Royal Welsh Fusiliers - Roll of Honour of Officers of the Royal Welsh Fusiliers Who Died in the Great War Whilst Serving With 2nd Battalion Royal Welsh Fusiliers

No	Date Died	Surname	Forenames	Rank	Decs	Age	Cause	Country	Location/Sector	Cemetery/Memorial	Notes
Died in 1914
1	10th September	COLLINGWOOD-THOMPSON	Edward James Vibart	2Lt	-	20	DOW	France	12th Fd Amb, Perreuse Chateau	Perreuse Chateau Franco British Cemetery (I.D.46)	(1)
2	25th October	STONE	Ellis Robert Cunliffe	Lt	-	21	KIA	France	Near La Cordonnerie Farm, Fromelles	Pont-du-Hem Military Cemetery (XI.C.1)	1/p79 (2)
3	26th October	JONES-VAUGHAN	Evan Nanney	Capt	-	29	KIA	France	La Boutillerie, north of Fromelles	Ration Farm Military Cemetery (III.C.12)	-
4	26th October	STABLE	Loscombe Law	Capt	-	28	KIA	France	Near La Cordonnerie Farm, Fromelles	Pont-du-Hem Military Cemetery (XI.C.1)	1/p79 (3)
5	9th November	PRICHARD	Thomas Lewis	Capt	-	33	DOW	France	Allied Forces Base Hospital at Boulogne	Boulogne Eastern Cemetery (II.B.2)	(4)
6	27th December	PHILLIPS	Ralph Noel	Capt	MiD	37	DOW	UK	Hospital in London	Cranbourne (St Peter) Churchyard (East Part)	(5)
Died in 1915
7	20th March	FLETCHER	Walter George	2Lt	MiD*	27	KIA	France	La Vesee, south of Armentieres	Bois Grenier Communal Cemetery (A.2)	-
8	25th September	CHILDE-FREEMAN	John Arthur	Capt	MC	25	KIA	France	La Bassee Canal	Cambrin Churchyard Extn (K.22)	1/p263
9	25th September	SAMSON	Arthur Legge	Capt	MC	33	KIA	France	La Bassee Canal	Cambrin Churchyard Extn (K.20)	1/p263
10	26th September	THOMAS	George Oliver	Capt	-	31	KIA	France	La Bassee Canal	Cambrin Churchyard Extn (K.21)	-
Died in 1916
11	26th January	ROBERTSON	Helenus Macauley	Capt	-	34	KIA	France	Near Cuinchy	Chambrin Churchyard Extn (K.17)	-
12	7th February	WILLIAMS	William James Minister	2Lt	-	21	KIA	France	Annequin Fosse near Cambrin	Chambrin Churchyard Extn (K.15)	-
13	22nd June	BANKS	Arthur Chaplin	2Lt	-	20	KIA	France	Near Givenchy	Gorre British and Indian Cemetery (II.A.1)	2/p57
14	22nd June	CROSLAND	Trevor Allington	2Lt	-	19	KIA	France	Near Givenchy	Cabaret-Rouge British Cemetery (XXXI.A.27)	2/p5 (6)
15	6th July	HOLLINGBERY	Raymond Archibald Robert	Lt	-	22	KIA	France	Near Givenchy	Gorre British and Indian Cemetery (II.A.18)	2/p123
16	20th July	BOWLES	Reginald Julian Albany	Lt	-	23	DOW	France	CCS at Corbie, Somme	La Neuville British Cemetery (I.D.5)	2/p141 (7)
17	20th July	EDMUNDS	Gwynne Rees	Lt	-	?	KIA	France	High Wood, Somme	Thiepval Memorial (Pier/Face 4A)	2/p141
18	20th July	HEASTEY	George Rodney	2Lt	-	?	KIA	France	High Wood, Somme	Dantzig Alley British Cemetery (V.O.4)	2/141 (8)
19	20th July	LORD	Arthur George	2Lt	-	20	KIA	France	High Wood, Somme	Thiepval Memorial (Pier/Face 4A)	2/p141
20	20th August	DOLLING	Caledon Robert John Radclyffe	Capt	MC	30	KIA	France	High Wood, Somme	Flatiron Copse Cemetery (I.D.39)	2/p153
21	20th August	WILSON	Philip Stanley	2Lt	-	?	KIA	France	High Wood, Somme	Flatiron Copse Cemetery (I.D.38)	2/p153
Died in 1917
22	16th March	LINDSLEY	George William	2Lt	-	?	DOW	France	Hospital at Rouen	St Sever Cemetery (Offrs.B.4.4)	(9)
23	23rd April	BLAXLEY	Stewart Lenton	2Lt	-	31	KIA	France	Fontaine-les-Croisilles	Wancourt British Cemetery (Sp Mem 74)	2/p239 (10)
24	23rd April	JACKSON	James Battle	2Lt	-	22	KIA	France	Fontaine-les-Croisilles	Wancourt British Cemetery (Sp Mem 48)	2/p239 (11)
25	23rd April	OWEN	John Morris	Capt	-	30	KIA	France	Fontaine-les-Croisilles	Boyelles Communal Cemetery Extn (I.C.3)	2/p239
26	23rd April	PHILLIPS	Arthur	2Lt	-	33	KIA	France	Fontaine-les-Croisilles	Arras Memorial (Bay 6)	2/p239
27	27th May	CONNING	Thomas Rothsay	Lt	MC	25	KIA	France	Fontaine-les-Croisilles	Croisilles British Cemetery (IV.B.3)	(12)
28	27th May	DAVIS	Thomas Edward George	2Lt	-	30	KIA	France	Fontaine-les-Croisilles	Bailleul Road East Cemetery (II.G.17)	(13)
29	27th May	LEWIS	William Owen	2Lt	-	23	KIA	France	Fontaine-les-Croisilles	Arras Memorial (Bay 6)	2/p254
30	27th May	ORME	Edward Leslie	Lt	-	20	KIA	France	Fontaine-les-Croisilles	Arras Memorial (Bay 6)	2/p254
31	27th May	WILLIAMS	Thomas Benjamin	2Lt	-	?	KIA	France	Fontaine-les-Croisilles	Arras Memorial (Bay 6)	2/p254
32	25th August	ORMROD	Lawrence Moreland	Capt	MC	28	DOW	UK	Grosvenor Square, London	Bangor Monachorum (St Dunawd) Churchyard	2/p254 (14)
33	26th September	CASSON	Randal Alexander	2Lt	-	23	KIA	Belgium	Near Polygon Wood	Poelcapelle British Cemetery (LV.F.12)	3/p43 (15)(16)
34	26th September	COLQUHOUN	Ernest Forbes Campbell	2Lt	-	28	KIA	Belgium	Near Polygon Wood	Poelcapelle British Cemetery (LV.F.13)	3/p43 (15)
35	26th September	COSTER	Ernest	Capt	MC, MiD	34	KIA	Belgium	Near Polygon Wood	Tyne Cot Memorial (Panels 63/65)	3/p43
36	26th September	EVANS	Hywel Llewelyn	2Lt	-	24	KIA	Belgium	Near Polygon Wood	Tyne Cot Memorial (Panels 63/65)	3/p44
37	26th September	MANN	John Charles	Capt	MC, MiD	23	KIA	Belgium	Polygon Wood	Tyne Cot Memorial (Panels 63/65)	3/p44
38	26th September	WILLIAMS	Idwal	2Lt	-	23	KIA	Belgium	Polygon Wood	Tyne Cot Memorial (Panels 63/65)	3/p44
39	12th October	ELLIS	Robert Thomas Hugh	2Lt	-	21	KIA	Belgium	Northeast of Messines	Messines Ridge British Cemetery (I.A.40)	( 17)
Died in 1918
40	5th May	EVANS	John Trevor Stuart	Lt	-	26	DOW	France	In German hands near Albert, Somme	Serre Road Cemetery No 1 (Mem 4)	(18)
41	12th July	LLOYD	William Robert	2Lt	-	24	KIA	France	Hamel, north of Aveluy Wood, Somme	Pozieres Memorial (Panels 36/37)	3/p167
42	24th August	DIGGLE	Joseph	2Lt	-	27	KIA	France	Aveluy	Varennes Military Cemetery (III.C.23)	3/p177 (19)
43	26th August	EVANS	David Edward	2Lt	-	27	KIA	France	Southwest of High Wood, Somme	Caterpillar Valley Cemetery (VII.B.16)	3/p181 (20)
44	1st September	JONES	Francis Leonard Clarence	2Lt	MC, MM	24	KIA	France	Near Sailly-Saillisel	Sailly-Saillisel British Cemetery (VII.C.3)	3/p185 (21)
45	12th September	PARKINSON	Thomas	2Lt	-	31	KIA	France	Near Gouzeaucourt	Gouzeaucourt New British cemetery (I.G.11)	3/p196 (22)
46	8th October	GRIFFITH	Arthur Charles Fleming	Lt	-	21	KIA	France	East of Villers Outreaux	Prospect Hill Cemetery, Gouy (IV.E.3)	3/p230 (23)
47	22nd October	PILLING	William	2Lt	MC	24	DOW	France	Hospital at Rouen	St Sever Cemetery Extn (S.V.J.4)	(24)
48	27th October	WARE	William	2Lt	-	19	KIA	France	Englefontaine	Vis-en-Artois Memorial (Panel 6)	3/p245
49	4th November	KEEPFER	William Robert Cyril	2Lt	-	24	KIA	France	Forest of Mormal, near Englefontaine	Montay-Neuvilly Road Cemetery (II.D.24)	3/p253 (25)
Notes: (The numbers marked with a "p" in the Notes column refers to the page within the trio of Books "The Welsh At War" - (Book 1) - From Mons to Loos and the Gallipoli Tragedy, (Book 2) - The Grinding War :The Somme and Arras and (Book 3) - Through Mud to Victory: Third Ypres and the 1918 Offensives, by Steven John, where the death of the officer is mentioned or indicated). 1. COLLINGWOOD-THOMPON was wounded at La Ferte sous-Jouarre on 9th September 1914. He was originally buried in the grounds of Perreuse Chateau and reburied in the Perreuse National Cemetery in December 1921.2. 2. STONE was originally buried in a battlefield grave near La Cordonnerie Farm, north of Fromelles, and reburied at Pont-du-Hem Cemetery in November 1922. 3. STABLE was originally buried in a battlefield grave near to La Cordonnerie Farm, north of Fromelles, and reburied at Pont-du-Hem Cemetery in November 1922. 4. PRICHARD was wounded at La Boutillerie, north of Fromelles, on 27th October 1914. 5. PHILLIPS was wounded at La Boutillerie, north of Fromelles, on 4th November 1914. 6. CROSLAND was originally buried in a battlefield grave near Givenchy and reburied in Cabaret-Rouge Cemetery in July 1925. 7. BOWLES was wounded at High Wood, Somme on 20th July 1916. 8. HEASTEY was originally buried in a battlefield grave near Mametz Wood and reburied in Dantzig Alley British Cemetery in November 1919. 9. LINDSLEY was wounded at ? on ? (WO 339/60390). 10. BLAXLEY was buried in Wancourt Cemetery but the actual grave location could not be found. He is commemorated by a Special Memorial headstone. 11. JACKSON was originally buried in Fontaine Road Cemetery, Heine, but the actual grave location could not be found. He is commemorated by a Special Memorial headstone. 12. CONNING was originally buried in a battlefield grave southwest of Fontaine-les-Croisilles and reburied in Croisilles British Cemetery in December 1919. 13. DAVIS was originally buried in a battlefield grave southeast of Fontaine-les-Croisilles and reburied in Bailleul Road East Cemetery in May 1922. 14. ORMROD was wounded at Fontaine-Croisilles on 27th May 1917 and evacuated to UK. 15. CASSON, COLQUHOUN and POORE were killed by the same shell. 16. CASSON was originally buried in a battlefield grave near Polygon Wood and was reburied at Poelcapelle British Cemetery in June 1923 17. ELLIS was originally buried near Messines Ridge Cemetery and reburied there in December 1919. 18. EVANS was wounded and captured by the Germans on 6th May 1918. He died and was buried in Albert German Cemetery. The grave was subsequently lost due to ongoing battles in the area. 19. DIGGLE was killed on 21st August 1918 according to the Battalion War Diary. Other reports state date of death as 23rd August 1918. 20. EVANS was originally buried in a battlefield grave near Bazentin-le-Grand Wood and reburied in Caterpillar Valley Cemetery after the Armistice. 21. JONES was originally buried in a battlefield grave to the east of Morval and reburied at Sailly-Saillisel in October 1920. 22. PARKINSON was originally buried in a battlefield grave near Dessart Wood, west of Gouzeaucourt and reburied in Gouzeaucourt New British Cemetery after the Armistice. 23. GRIFFITH was originally buried in a battlefield grave to the west of Serain, east of Villers Outreaux, and reburied in Prospect Hill Cemetery in October 1919. 24. PILLING was wounded at ? on ? (WO 339/80765). 25. KEEPFER was originally buried in a battlefield grave near the Forest of Mormal and was reburied in Montay-Neuvilly Road Cemetery in March 1920.

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

2nd Battalion Royal Welsh Fusiliers

No	Date Died	Surname	Forenames	Rank	Decs	Age	Cause	Country	Location/Sector	Cemetery/Memorial	Notes
1	10th July 1915	LEE	William Robert Charles P	2Lt	-	23	KIA	France	Bois Grenier	Bois Grenier Communal Cemetery (E.4)	(1)
2	22nd June 1916	PRICE-EDWARDS	Owen	Capt	-	34	KIA	France	Givenchy	Cabaret-Rouge British Cemetery (XXXI.B.3)	2/p56 (2)
3	26th September 1917	POORE	Roger Alvin	Major	DSO	47	KIA	Belgium	Polygon Wood	Poelcapelle British Cemetery (LV.F.11)	3/p43 (3)
4	8th October 1918	JONES	William Evans	Capt	-	24	KIA	France	East of Villers-Outreaux	Prospect Hill cemetery, Gouy (IV.E.2)	3/p230 (4 )
5	26th November	BIGGS	Seward	2Lt	-	36	DOI	France	No. 2 CCS, Caudry	Caudry British Cemetery (II.B.25)	(5)
Notes: (The numbers marked with a "p" in the Notes column refers to the page within the trio of Books "The Welsh At War" - (Book 1) - From Mons to Loos and the Gallipoli Tragedy, (Book 2) - The Grinding War :The Somme and Arras and (Book 3) - Through Mud to Victory: Third Ypres and the 1918 Offensives, by Steven John, where the death of the officer is mentioned or indicated). 1. LEE was detached from the Royal Fusiliers. He was killed by a sniper. 2. PRICE-EDWARDS was detached from the Royal Fusiliers. His remains were found in the Givenchy area and reburied at Cabaret-Rouge Cemetery in July 1925. 3. POORE was detached from the Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry. He was originally buried in a battlefield grave in Polygon Wood and reburied at Poelcapelle in June 1923. He was killed by the same shell as CASSON and COLQUHON 4. JONES was detached from the Army Chaplains Department. He was originally buried in a battlefield grave to the south of Aubencheul-aux-Bois, southwest of Villers-Outreaux, and reburied in Prospect Hill Cemetery in October 1919. 5. Attachment to 2nd Battalion TBC (WO 339/113654). BIGGS was detached from the Royal Army Service Corps. He died of influenza/pneumonia.

Battalion History

On 1 July 1881 as part of the Childers Reforms, the 2nd Battalion was formed from within the existing 23rd (Royal Welsh Fusiliers) Regiment of Foot. On the Declaration of War on 4th August 1914 the Battalion was stationed at Portland and was deployed to the France as Lines of Communication Troops, landing at Rouen on 11th August 1914. The Battalion was placed under command of 19th Infantry Brigade on 22nd August 1914 - the Brigade was an independent unit not allocated to a Division. On 12th October 1914 the Brigade came under command of the 6th Division where it remained until transferred to the 27th Division on 31st May 1915. It was transferred to the 2nd Division on 19th August 1915 and transferred to the 33rd Division on 25th November 1915. The Battalion was transferred for a final time on 6th February 1918 to the 115th Brigade of the 38th (Welsh) Division.

At the Armistice the Battalion was stationed at Aulnoye, south of Valenciennes, were it remained until 29th December 1918 when it was moved by march and bus to a camp at Blangy-Tronville, east of Amiens where units of 115th Brigade were concentrated. Military and

physical training continued and demobilisation commenced - and by 31st January 1919 a total of 1 officer and 365 men (mostly miners) had departed for the UK. In February 1919 a further 3 officers and 202 men had left the Battalion and in March 1 officer and 26 men had

been returned to the UK and 8 officers and 37 men were posted to 26th Battalion Royal Welsh Fusiliers at Dunkirk. Camp fatigue duties continued in April 1919 with officers and men departing up to 30th April 1919 when the last entry into Battalion War Diary was made.

Regimental History

The Regiment was formed on 1st July 1881 as part of the Childers Reforms which saw the 2 separate Battalions of the 23rd (Royal Welsh Fusiliers) Regiment of Foot re-titled to become the regular 1st and 2nd Battalions of the Regiment, with the Regimental Depot established at Hightown Barracks, Wrexham.

The 1881 reforms also redesignated the Rifle Volunteer Corps (RVC) and Militia units within the Regimental District of Anglesey, Carnarvonshire, Denbighshire, Flintshire and Merionethshire (and later in 1908, Montgomeryshire) as numbered Battalions of the Regiment - the 1st Denbighshire Volunteers becoming the 1st Volunteer Battalion and the 1st Flintshire & Carnarvon Volunteers becoming the 2nd Volunteer Battalion.

The Militia units of the Regiment were the Royal Denbigh and Merioneth Rifles and the Royal Carnarvon Rifle Corps. In 1908, as part of the Haldane Reforms, the Militia Battalions were reorganised and restructured forming the 3rd (Special Reserve) Battalion and the RVC Battalions (which were re-organised in the late 1890s when the 3rd Volunteer Battalion was formed) were retitled. The 1st Volunteer Battalion became the 4th (Denbighshire) Battalion TF, the 2nd Volunteer Battalion became the 5th (Flintshire) Battalion TF, the 3rd Volunteer Battalion became the 6th (Carnarvonshire & Anglesey) Battalion TF and the 4th Volunteer Battalion became the 7th (Merioneth & Montgomery) Battalion TF of the Regimental Territorial Force.

After the Declaration of War on 4th August 1914 and up to 1st June 1918, the Royal Welsh Fusiliers had formed, disbanded or reconstituted 45 Regular, Territorial Force, Service, Garrison and Reserve Battalions.

Analysis of 2nd Battalion Officer Casualties

Year	BE	FR	UK	TOTAL
1914		5	1	6
1915		4		4
1916		11		11
1917	7	10	1	18
1918		10		10
TOTALS	7	40	2	49

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