Royal Welsh Fusiliers - Roll of Honour of Officers of the Royal Welsh Fusiliers Who Died in the Great War Whilst Serving With 9th Battalion Royal Welsh Fusiliers

No	Date Died	Surname	Forenames	Rank	Decs	Age	Cause	Country	Location/Sector	Cemetery/Memorial	Notes
Died in 1915
1	23rd August	THOMAS	Richard Nixon	2Lt	-	19	DOAW	France	CCS at Merville	Merville Communal Cemetery (V.B.23)	1/p248 (1)
2	25th September	ACTON	Charles Annesley	Major	-	39	KIA	France	La Bassee Canal	Loos Memorial (Panel 50/52)	1/p259
3	25th September	HOGG	Lewis Stephen	Capt	-	22	KIA	France	Las Bassee Canal	Loos Memorial (Panel 50/52)	1/p259
4	25th September	HOYLE	Basil William Edmund	Capt	-	22	KIA	France	La Bassee Canal	Loos Memorial (Panel 50/22)	1/p259
5	25th September	MADOCKS	Henry John	Lt Col	-	49	KIA	France	La Bassee Canal	Brown's Road Military Cemetery (I.F.20)	1/p259
6	25th September	PAYNE	Edward Geoffrey	Capt	-	?	KIA	France	La Bassee Canal	Loos Memorial (Panel 50/22)	1/p259
7	25th September	SYMONS	Charles Fleming Jelinger	Lt	-	32	KIA	France	La Bassee Canal	Loos Memorial (Panel 50/22)	1/p259
8	25th September	WILLIAMS	Reginald Joseph	2Lt	-	18	KIA	France	Las Bassee Canal	Loos Memorial (Panel 50/22)	1/p259
9	29th November	OWEN	Vernon Elias	2Lt	-	22	DOW	France	Hospital at Etaples	Etaples Military Cemetery (I.B.16)	(2)
Died in 1916
10	16th January	RUCK-KEENE	Ralph Edgar	Lt	-	27	A	France	Richebourg L'Avoue	St Vaast Post Military Cemetery (II.M.2)	(3)
11	2nd July	JONES	Ernest Kerrison	Capt	-	24	KIA	France	La Boisselle, Somme	Thiepval Memorial (Pier/Face 4A)	2/p89
12	3rd July	McCAMMON	Charles Duncan	2Lt	-	24	KIA	France	La Boisselle, Somme	Ovillers Military Cemetery (V.H.4)	2/p91 (4)
13	3rd July	ROBERTS	Cadwalader Glyn	Lt	-	21	KIA	France	La Boisselle, Somme	Ovillers Military Cemetery (Mash Valley Mem 32)	2/p91 (5)
14	17th September	MOSS	Enoch Frank	2Lt	-	?	DOW	France	CCS at Bailleul	Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extn (II.E.65)	(6)
15	27th October	LAWES	Charles Gilbert	Lt	-	24	KIA	France	North of Ovillers	Thiepval Memorial (Pier/Face 4A)	2/p182
16	2nd November	BARTLE	George	2Lt	-	?	KIA	France	"Regina Trench", south of Grandcourt	Thiepval Memorial (Pier/Face 4A)	-
17	3rd November	HUGHES	John Gwilyn	Lt	-	35	DOW	France	Hospital at Abbeville	Abbeville Communal Cemetery Extn (I.J.10)	2/p182 (7)
Died in 1917
18	31st July	DAVIES	Sidney George	2Lt	-	30	KIA	Belgium	South of Hollebeke	Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial (Panel 22)	3/p20
19	1st August	DAVIES	Albert Gordon	2Lt	MC	27	DOW	France	CCS at Bailleul	Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extn (III.E.265)	(8)
20	1st August	KILVERT	Harry	2Lt	-	33	DOW	France	CCS at Bailleul	Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extn (III.E.266)	(9)
Died in 1918
21	21st March	BALL	Samuel George	2Lt	-	23	KIA	France	Northwest of Beaumetz	Quent Road Cemetery (VIII.B.2)	3/p115 (10)
22	22nd March	OVERTON	John	2Lt	-	19	KIA	France	Near Beugny	Arras Memorial (Bay 6)	3/p117
23	23rd March	ELLIS	William John	2Lt	-	24	KIA	France	Near Morchies	Arras Memorial (Bay 6)	3/p118
24	24th March	NASH	Harold John	Lt	-	?	KIA	France	West of Morchies	Arras Memorial (Bay 6)	3/p117
25	24th March	OWEN	Humphrey Francis	Lt	-	32	KIA	France	West of Morchies	Arras Memorial (Bay 6)	3/p117
26	25th March	HANDLEY	Walter	2Lt	-	27	KIA	France	Near Grevillers	Arras Memorial (Bay 6)	3/p123
27	27th March	ALLTREE	Charles Derek	Lt	-	19	DOW	France	German CCS at Cantin	Douai British Cemetery (G.7)	(11)
28	27th March	ARNOLD	Frederick Marshall	Lt	-	21	KIA	France	Near Puisieux	Arras Memorial (Bay 6)	-
29	18th May	LLEWELLYN	Edward Thomas	Lt	-	32	DOW	France	Hospital at Etaples	Etaples Military Cemetery (XXVII.L.9)	(12)
30	30th May	BAXTER	Ian Alexander	Capt	MC, MiD	24	KIA	France	Near Faverolles, west of Rheims	Chambrecy British Cemetery (I.C.5)	3/p158 (13)
31	30th May	COWIE	William Anderson	Capt	MC	24	KIA	France	Near Faverolles, west of Rheims	Soissons Memorial	3/p158
32	30th May	DOBELL	Colin MacPherson	Lt	-	22	KIA	France	Near Faverolles, west of Rheims	Marfaux British Cemetery (VII.E.10)	3/p158 (14)
33	30th May	PHILLIPS	James William	Capt	-	?	KIA	France	Near Faverolles, west of Rheims	Soissons Memorial	3/p158
34	28th August	HARRIS	Nathan Leonard	Capt	MC	24	KIA	France	Near Vielle Chapelle	Chocques Military Cemetery (A.6)	-
35	29th August	ROBERTS	Frederick Sheriff	2Lt	-	19	KIA	France	Near Zelobes, west of Vielle Chapelle	Chocques Military Cemetery (II.B.10))	-
36	30th September	JAGGER	Arthur Stannus	Lt	-	20	DOW	France	DS near Essars	Chocques Military Cemetery (III.B.16))	3/p224 (15)
37	20th October	PICKARD	Harry Lawson	Capt	MC	32	KIA	France	Near Haussy	St Aubert British Cemetery (I.B.20)	3/p242
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. THOMAS was wounded in a bomb training accident at Vielle Chapelle on 22nd August 1915. The Battalion War Diary states his date of death as 22nd August 1915. 2. OWEN was wounded near Festubert on 7th November 1915. 3. RUCK-KEENE was accidentally killed in a bombing incident - there is no mention of this in the Battalion War Diary. 4. McCAMMON was originally buried in a battlefield grave to the south of La Boisselle and was reburied in Ovillers Military Cemetery in November 1919. 5. ROBERTS was originally buried in Mash Valley Cemetery but his grave, with others, was subsequently lost during the battles of 1918. 6. MOSS was wounded at Ploegsteert on 16th September 1916. 7. HUGHES was wounded at "Regina Trench", south of Grandcourt on 26th October 1916. 8. DAVIES was wounded near "Green Wood" northeast of Oosttaverne on 31st July 1917. 9. KILVERT was wounded near "Green Wood" northeast of Oosttaverne on 31st July 1917. 10. BALL was originally buried in a battlefield grave to the northwest of Beaumetz and was reburied in Quent Road Cemetery in December 1919. 11. ALLTREE was originally buried in Cantin German Cemetery and reburied in Douai British Cemetery in September 1919. 12. LLEWELLYN was wounded at ? on ? (WO 339/30543) 13. BAXTER was originally buried in a battlefield grave near Jonchery-sur-Vesle and reburied in Chambrecy British Cemetery in January 1920. 14. DOBELL was originally buried in a battlefield grave near Jonchery-sur-Vesle and reburied in Marfaux British Cemetery in January 1920. 15. JAGGER was wounded neat Richebourg St Vaast on 30th September 1918.

Battalion History

9th (Service) Battalion. The Battalion was formed at Wrexham on 9 September 1914 as part of K2 and placed under command of of 58th Brigade, 19th (Western) Division. The Battalion initially concentrated at Tidworth to commence individual and collective training but by December 1914 the Battalion was moved to billets in Basingstoke. To continue and finalise individual, collective and formation training the Battalion returned to Ludgershall, nearTidworth in March 1915 preparing for deployment to the BEF in France and Flanders. On 18th July 1915 an advance party departed Ludgershall and travelled to Southampton Docks for embarkation to Le Havre. On 19th July 1915 the main party of the Battalion departed Ludgershall for Folkestone, embarking for Boulogne the same day. Both parties concentrated at Boulogne on 20th July and moved by rail and route march to Cottes-st-Hilaire, southeast of St Omer, arriving on 24th July. The Battalion initially rested there before commencing military and physical training up to 31st July when the Battalion marched to Haverskerge, east of Aire-sur-la-Lys, and then to Regnier le Clerc near Merville. Intensive field training continued up to 20th August when the Battalion marched to Viele Chapelle, near Richebourg-St-Vaast to commence instruction in trench warfare, temporarily attached to 5th Division. This was completed on 26th August and the Battalion returned to Regnier le Clerc before moving to Divisional reserve trenches east of Gorre on 30th August fully under comand of 58th Brigade, 19th (Western) Division. The Battalion remained with 19th Division for the remainder of the war and a detailed list of actions and battles undertaken by the Division can be viewed here.

At the Armistice the Battalion was stationed at Eth, west of Bavai near Audignies and moved by route march to Cambrai by 25th November, and on by bus to Canaples, north of Amiens on 30th November. Whilst field and physical training continued, educational classes commenced at the beginning of December and on 12th December the battalion moved west to Berteaucourt, southeast of Abbeville. Military training and educational classes continued throughout January and February 1919 and gradual demobilisation commenced. The Battalion was reorganised into two Companies, from four, on 17th February and on 23rd February the Battalion moved to Villers L'Hospital, northwest of Doullens. On 28th February, 2 officers and 93 men were posted 26th Battalion Royal Welsh Fusiliers at Dunkirk. During March 1919 the strength of the Battalion was gradually reduced with all retainable men being posted to the 26th Battalion and the last entry in the Battaklion War Diary was made on 31st March 1919 when the unit was made a "cadre".

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 based 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 9th Battalion Officer Casualties

Year	BE	FR	TOTAL
1915		9	9
1916		8	8
1917	1	2	3
1918		17	17
TOTALS	1	36	37

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