Fallen Officers of the Great War   |   South Wales Borderers

No

Date Died

Surname

Forenames

Rank

Decs

Age

Cause

Country

Location

Former Unit

Notes

1918

1

22nd May

WILLIAMS

Gwilym

2Lt

-

28

DOI

UK

Sennybridge. Brecknockshire

NA List formerly 4th Battalion

-

2

5th December

DAVEY

Hubert Burgoyne

Lt

-

28

DOI

UK

Worcester

NA (Sick) List - formerly 12th Battalion

(1)

1919

3

16th July

THOMAS

Morgan

Lt

-

-

DOW

UK

Whitchurch Hospital

Formerly 2nd Battalion

(2)

4

29th September

JONES

Thomas Lloyd Rees

Lt

-

26

DOI

UK

Pencader

Formerly 4th Battalion

-

5

6th October

DAVIES

Thomas Howell

Capt

MiD

33

DOW

UK

Ystradgynlais

Formerly 6th Battalion

(3)

1920

6

10th January

BROWN

Harold James

Capt

MC

24

DOW

UK

Cardiff

Formerly 12th Battalion

(4)

7

8th August

RICHARDS

Howard Wynne

2Lt

-

32

DOI

UK

Llangorse, near Brecon

Formerly 1/1st Brecknock Bn

(5)

1921

8

27th January

LIGHTFOOT

William Richardson

2Lt

-

24

DOI

UK

Liverpool

NA (Sick) List - formerly 8th Battalion

(6)

9

15th February

PEMBRIDGE

Frank Reginald

Capt

-

27

DOI

USA

Cleveland, Ohio

1st Battalion

(7)

10

8th April

BARRY

Gerard Thomas Joseph

Maj

CdeG

38

A

UK

Cork

OIC Detention Barracks Cork, formerly 1st Battalion and RFC/RAF

(8)

Former Serving Officers of Other Regiments Who Had Served With The South Wales Borderers

1

23rd April 1918

FIELD

John Alan Francis

Lt Col

-

42

DOI

UK

Cheriton, Kent

NA (Sick) List - formerly Cheshire Regiment

(9)

Notes:

1.   DAVEY retired from the Army on health grounds on 18th July 1918 and was awarded a Silver War Badge.

2.   THOMAS was wounded east of Monchy le Preux, near Arras on 23rd April 1917.

3.   DAVIES relinquished commission on completion of service in June 1919.

4.   BROWN relinquished commission on completion of service on 20th July 1919.

5.   LIGHTFOOT retired from the Army on health grounds on 10th February 1919 and was awarded a Silver War Badge.

6.   RICHARDS died of illness after retirement from the Army on health grounds.

7.   PEMBRIDGE was wounded on 24th September 1918 whilst serving with 1st Battalion.   He retired from the Army on health grounds in 1919 and was awarded a Silver War Badge.   He emigrated to the USA where he died in 1921.

8.   BARRY was Comdt of the Cork Detention Barracks at time of death.   Released by RAF in September 1919 and placed on NA List in December 1919 whilst in SWB, and appointed Comdt Detention Barracks.

9.   FIELD retired from the Army on health grounds on 4th November 1917 and was awarded a Silver War Badge.  He was formerly CO of 13th Battalion SWB (which became 59th Training Reserve Battalion)