Roll of Officers of the Gloucestershire Regiment Who Died in the Great War

Whilst Serving With

10th (Service) Battalion     -     29 Officers
No Date Surname Forenames Rank Decs Age Cause Country Location/Sector Cemetery/Memorial Notes

1915   (13 officers)
1 15th September GEORGE Eric Coe 2Lt - 19 DOAW France No 1 CCS at Chocques, NW of Bethune Chocques Military Cemetery   (I.B.25) (1)
2 25th September FIELD George Walton 2Lt - 19 KIA France S of "Bois Carre", W of Hulluch, N of Loos St Mary's ADS Cemetery, Haisnes   (Sp Mem A.7) -
3 25th September GIBBS Ivan Richard Capt - 24 KIA France S of "Bois Carre", W of Hulluch, N of Loos St Mary's ADS Cemetery, Haisnes   (Sp Mem A.2) -
4 25th September LEARY George Godfrey Whitney Lt - 23 KIA France S of "Bois Carre", W of Hulluch, N of Loos St Mary's ADS Cemetery, Haisnes   (Sp Mem A.5) -
5 25th September MOSS Edward Hampton Capt - 37 KIA France S of "Bois Carre", W of Hulluch, N of Loos Loos Memorial   (60 to 64) -
6 25th September ROBINSON Geoffrey Wathen Lt - 20 KIA France S of "Bois Carre", W of Hulluch, N of Loos St Mary's ADS Cemetery, Haisnes   (Sp Mem A.6) -
7 25th September SALE Edward Hanson Capt - 24 KIA France S of "Bois Carre", W of Hulluch, N of Loos St Mary's ADS Cemetery, Haisnes   (Sp Mem A.3) -
8 25th September SYMONS Clement Aubrey Lt - 22 KIA France S of "Bois Carre", W of Hulluch, N of Loos Loos Memorial   (60 to 64) -
9 25th September TONGUE John William Collis Capt - 23 KIA France S of "Bois Carre", W of Hulluch, N of Loos St Mary's ADS Cemetery, Haisnes   (Sp Mem A.1) -
10 25th September WHIFFIN Hartley Allen Lt - 38 KIA France S of "Bois Carre", W of Hulluch, N of Loos St Mary's ADS Cemetery, Haisnes   (Sp Mem A.4) -
11 9th October NEEMS Percy Vincent Nigel 2Lt - 19 DOW UK Hospital at London Sopworth (St Mary's) Churchyard, Wilts  (E Part) (2)
12 13th October CARNEGY Frederick Alexander Lt - 20 KIA France N of "Chalk Pit Wood", SW of Hulluch Loos Memorial   (60 to 64) -
13 13th October RUSSELL Harley Raymond Lt - 24 KIA France N of "Chalk Pit Wood", SW of Hulluch Loos Memorial   (60 to 64) -

1916   (13 officers)
14 18th April NEGUS Ralph Albert 2Lt - 30 KIA France "Copse Lane Trench", E of Maroc Maroc British Cemetery, Grenay   (I.A.4) -
15 19th April CORKE Hubert William 2Lt - 21 KIA France "Regent Street Trench", E of Maroc Maroc British Cemetery, Grenay   (I.A.5) -
16 22nd April DARCH Stanley Percival 2Lt - 23 KIA France "Vigo Street Trench", E of Maroc Maroc British Cemetery, Grenay   (I.A.8) -
17 15th June JONES Charles Lambert Lt - 20 AK France E of Maroc. SW of Loos Maroc British Cemetery, Grenay   (I.A.12) (3)
18 22nd July MAYBREY Arthur James 2Lt - 21 KIA France "Switch Line", S of Martinpuich, Somme Thiepval Memorial (Pier & Face 5A and 5B) -
19 22nd July THORNTON Leonard Neville 2Lt - 21 KIA France "Switch Line", S of Martinpuich, Somme Thiepval Memorial (Pier & Face 5A and 5B) -
20 23rd July GLEAVE Fergus 2Lt - 27 KIA France "Switch Line", S of Martinpuich, Somme Thiepval Memorial (Pier & Face 5A and 5B) -
21 23rd July KIRBY George Ernest 2Lt - 24 KIA France "Switch Line", S of Martinpuich, Somme Thiepval Memorial (Pier & Face 5A and 5B) -
22 23rd July NAISH Edwin Athelstan 2Lt - 23 KIA France "Switch Line", S of Martinpuich, Somme Thiepval Memorial (Pier & Face 5A and 5B) -
23 18th August BAGHOT-DE LA BERE Cyril John Lt - 20 KIA France "Intermediate Trench", W of High Wood, Somme Thiepval Memorial (Pier & Face 5A and 5B) -
24 18th August GRIFFIN Leslie Stuart Herbert Lt MiD 20 KIA France "Intermediate Trench", W of High Wood, Somme Bazentin-le-Petit Communal Cemetery   (1) -
25 9th September CODD Stephen Arthur Herbert 2Lt - 24 KIA France W of High Wood, NE of Bazentin le Petit, Somme Thiepval Memorial (Pier & Face 5A and 5B) -
26 6th December VOLLER Herbert William 2Lt - 21 KIA France "Pioneer Alley", S of Warlencourt, Somme Warlencourt British Cemetery   (III.G.11) -

1917 (2 officers)
27 28th February DEACON Stanley Alfred 2Lt - 24 KIA France "Paris Alley", Assevillers, SW of Peronne, Somme Assevillers New British Cemetery   (XII.D.6) -
28 31st July CAWS Ronald Newton Capt MC 27 AK France Le Clipon Camp, Mardyck, W of Dunkirk Bleue-Maison Military Cemetery, Eperlecques  (A.37) (4)

1918 (1 officer)
29 27th January STREET Thomas Anderson Lt - 23 AK Belgium "Bosche Cross Roads", NW of Wieljte New Irish Farm Cemetery, NE of Ypres   (XXXI.C.6) (6)
 

Notes:

1.   GEORGE was accidentally shot and wounded by a British officer near Ferfay on 14th September 1915.

2.   NEEMS was wounded at Bois Carre on 25th September 1915.

3.   JONES was killed in a grenade training accident.

4.   CAWS was accidentally killed at Le Clipon Camp on 31st July 1917.

5.   STREET was killed in a training accident.

Battalion History
Formed as a Service battalion in September 1914 at Bristol as part of "K4".  Full Title - 10th (Service) Battalion.
Initially assigned to 26th Division for training whilst in the UK.   Arrived in France on 9th August 1915 and re-assigned to 1st Brigade, 1st Division.
Served in France and Flanders (Loos, Bethune, Somme, Dunkirk and Ypres).
Battalion was disbanded on 19th February 1918, personnel being transferred to 1st Battalion, 8th Battalion and 13th Entrenching Battalion.
Battle Honours - 8, earned at:   France and Flanders 1915 - 18, Loos, Somme 1916, Albert 1916, Bazentin, Pozieres, Flers Courcelette and Morval.

 

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