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Roll of Honour of Officers of the South Wales Borderers

Who Died in the Great War

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Those Officers Who Died in the Great War

Whilst Serving With 3rd (Reserve) Battalion South Wales Borderers

No

Date Died

Surname

Forenames

Rank

Decs

Age

Cause

Country

Location/Sector

Cemetery/Memorial

Notes

1919

1

17th December

BIGGERTON-EVANS

Arthur Basil George

Capt

-

26

DOI

Bulgaria

Plovdiv (formerly Philippopolis)

Plovdiv Central Cemetery (F.2)

(1)

Notes:

1.   BIGGERTON-EVANS was serving with the HQ of the Occupying Forces in Bulgaria following the Armistice.

 

Battalion History

3rd (Reserve) Battalion was formed at Brecon in 1908 as the Regular Reserve Battalion of the Regiment, from the 3rd (Militia) Battalion (formerly Royal South Wales Borderers Militia) .   Full Title - 3rd (Reserve) Battalion South Wales Borderers.   Its main duty was to receive recruits from the Depot of the Regiment and provide basic military and combat training before they were posted to either the 1st or 2nd Battalion of the Regiment for active service.   Duties on mobilisation were UK Home and Coastal Defence and to continue to provide training for recruits.

On the Declaration of War on 4th August 1914 the Battalion was stationed at Brecon, earmarked for Home/Coastal Defence and training duties.  On 8th August 1914 the Battalion moved to Pembroke Dock in its mobilisation location.  On 19th November 1914 four Companies were transferred to a Mobile Reserve Brigade at Edinburgh, returning to Pembroke Dock on 11th March 1915.   The Battalion moved to the Hightown area of Liverpool on 9th June 1915 for duty with the Mersey Defences where it was based for the remainder of the war.  

The Battalion returned to Brecon in early 1919.


Regimental History

The South Wales Borderers was formed on 1st July 1881, as part of the Childers Reforms, which saw the two separate Battalions of the 24th (2nd Warwickshire) Regiment of Foot become the Regular 1st and 2nd Battalions of the retitled Regiment, with the Regimental Depot based at The Barracks, Brecon. 

The 1881 reforms also redesignated the Militia and Rifle Volunteer Corps (RVC) within the Regimental District as numbered Battalions of the Regiment - the 3rd (Militia) Battalion was formed from the Royal South Wales Borderers Militia and the 4th (Militia) Battalion from the Royal Montgomeryshire Rifles.  The four (later five) Rifle Volunteer Corps, the 1st Brecknockshire RVC, 1st Monmouthshire RVC, 2nd Monmouthshire RVC, 3rd Monmouthshire RVC and 1st Montgomeryshire RVC were retitled as 4th to 8th Volunteer Battalions respectively.

The 1908 Haldane Reforms reorganised the Regimental Militia and Volunteer Battalions, with the 3rd Militia Battalion forming the 3rd (Special Reserve) Battalion.   The 4th (Militia) Battalion was transferred to the Royal Welsh Fusiliers with the Montgomeryshire Volunteer Battalion.   The three Monmouthshire Volunteer Battalions were reorganised as the newly formed Monmouthshire Regiment of the Territorial Force (TF).   The 4th Volunteer Battalion became the 1st Brecknockshire Battalion of the Regimental Territorial Force (TF).   After the Declaration of War on 4th August 1914 and up to 1st July 1918, the South Wales Borderers had formed, disbanded, reorganised or reconstituted 20 Regular, Territorial Force, Service, Reserve, Graduated and Young Soldier Battalions.

A detailed history of the South Wales Borderers can be viewed here.

Page last updated:  4th January 2025

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