Roll of Officers Who Died In The Great War Whilst Serving With 12th Battalion Gloucestershire Regiment

No	Date	SURNAME	Forenames	Rank	Decs	Age	Cause	Country	Location/Sector	Cemetery/Memorial	Notes
1916 (5 officers)
1	24th July	RICHARDS	Norman Frederick Kynaston	2Lt	-	-	KIA	France	W of Delville Wood, NE of Longueval, Somme	Thiepval Memorial (Pier & Face 5A and 5B)	-
2	29th July	PAINTER	Henry Septimus	2Lt	-	42	KIA	France	"Duke Street", N of Longueval, Somme	Thiepval Memorial (Pier & Face 5A and 5B)	-
3	30th July	HUDDY	Edward	2Lt	-	25	KIA	France	N of "Duke Street", W of Delville Wood, Somme	Thiepval Memorial (Pier & Face 5A and 5B)	-
4	3rd September	VINCENT	Lionel Charles Henry	2Lt	-	24	KIA	France	N of "Wedge Wood", SE of Guillemont	Thiepval Memorial (Pier & Face 5A and 5B)	-
5	10th September	ROBINSON	Eric	Capt	-	32	DOW	France	CCS at La Neuville, Corbie, Somme	Corbie Communal Cemetery Extension (2.D.3)	(1)
1917 (14 officers)
6	2nd May	BRADBURY	Ernest Alfred	2Lt	-	29	DOAW	France	No 6 CCS at Barlin, SW of Bethune	Barlin Communal Cemetery Ext (II.A.6)	(2)
7	5th May	IRELAND	James Balleny	Lt	-	20	KIA	France	NW of Oppy, N of Fresnoy, Arras	Arras Memorial (Bay 6)	-
8	8th May	BURGES	Walter Travers	2Lt	-	-	KIA	France	NW of Oppy, N of Fresnoy, Arras	Arras Memorial (Bay 6)	-
9	8th May	LEICESTER	Donovan Nicholas	2Lt	-	22	KIA	France	NW of Oppy, N of Fresnoy, Arras	Arras Memorial (Bay 6)	-
10	8th May	MERRELL	Arthur Walter	2Lt	-	23	KIA	France	NW of Oppy, N of Fresnoy, Arras	Arras Memorial (Bay 6)	-
11	8th May	PARR	Wilfred Wharton	Capt	MC	44	KIA	France	NW of Oppy, N of Fresnoy, Arras	Arras Memorial (Bay 6)	-
12	12th May	JEUNE	Hugo St Helier	Capt	-	23	DOW	France	CCS at Bruay, W of Loos, Bethune	Bruay Communal Cemetery Extension (G.19)	(3)
13	15th May	CULPIN	Charles (Karl) Henry	Lt	-	23	DOW	France	CCS at Lapugnoy, W of Bethune	Lapugnoy Military Cemetery (IV.D.7)	(4)
14	4th October	BAILEY	Donald William	2Lt	-	23	KIA	Belgium	"Cameron Covert", SE of Polygon Wood, Ypres	Tyne Cot Cemetery (XLIV.C.4)	-
15	4th October	BEER	Robert Alexander	2Lt	-	26	KIA	Belgium	"Cameron Covert", SE of Polygon Wood, Ypres	Tyne Cot Memorial (Panel 72 to 75)	-
16	4th October	MAINSTONE	James Francis	Capt	-	-	KIA	Belgium	"Cameron Covert", SE of Polygon Wood, Ypres	Tyne Cot Memorial (Panel 72 to 75)	-
17	4th October	MILLS	William Henry	2Lt	-	26	KIA	Belgium	"Cameron Covert", SE of Polygon Wood, Ypres	Tyne Cot Memorial (Panel 72 to 75)	-
18	28th October	FOWLER	George Edward	2Lt	-	37	KIA	Belgium	"Sanctuary Wood", E of Ypres	Tyne Cot Memorial (Panel 72 to 75)	-
19	30th October	DANN	Wilfred	2Lt	-	30	DOW	Belgium	Hospital at Lijssenthoek, W of Ypres	Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery (XXI.AA.5)	(5)
1918 (9 officers)
20	28th April	ROGERS	Godfrey Marcus	2Lt	MID	19	DOW	France	CCS at Aire, W of Estaires, Merville	Aire Communal Cemetery (II.G.28)	(6)
21	6th June	SHEPHARD	Ernest Edward	2Lt	MiD	31	KIA	France	Le Vertbois Farm, Nieppe Forest, Merville	Thiennes British Cemetery (B.10)	-
22	25th June	DREW	Richard William	2Lt	-	20	KIA	France	Le Cornet Perdu, Nieppe Forest, Merville	Aval Wood Military Cemetery (I.AA.36)	-
23	27th June	MAY	Leo Cuthbert	2Lt	-	25	KIA	France	Le Cornet Perdu, Nieppe Forest, Merville	Aval Wood Military Cemetery (III.A.7)	-
24	28th June	FARRINGTON	George William	2Lt	-	29	KIA	France	Le Cornet Perdu, Nieppe Forest, Merville	Aval Wood Military Cemetery (III.B.5)	-
25	9th July	GARLAND	John James	2Lt	-	26	DOW	France	DS at Thiennes, E of Aire-sur-la-Lys	Tannay British Cemetery, Thiennes (3.G.6)	(7)
26	22nd August	WEBB	Jack Purnell	Capt	-	25	DOW	France	CCS at Gezaincourt, NW of Albert, Somme	Bagneux British Cemetery, Gezaincourt (VI.A.10)	(8)
27	31st August	HAGGART	William Jackson	Lt	-	35	KIA	France	Irles, SW of Achiet le Grand, Somme	Achiet-le-Grand Communal Cemetery Ext (I.R.3)	-
28	17th October	HALSE	Lionel William	2Lt	-	24	DOW	UK	Hospital at London	Bridlington Cemetery (I.228)	(9)
Officers of Other Regiments Attached to 12th Battalion (4 officers)
1	8th May 1917	RYDE	John Titcombe	2Lt	-	34	KIA	France	NW of Oppy, N of Fresnoy, Arras	Arras Memorial (Bay 5)	Beds Regt
2	25th April 1918	ARMITAGE	Robert Grafton	Lt	-	37	KIA	France	Le Vertbois Farm, Nieppe Forest, W of Merville	Morbecque British Cemetery (I.E.2)	Scottish Horse
3	29th June 1918	GUISE	Reginald Edward	Lt	MC	21	KIA	France	Le Cornet Perdu, Nieppe Forest, W of Merville	Aval Wood Military Cemetery (III.A.8)	R Glos H
4	23rd August 1918	MAYWOOD	James Henry	Capt	-	-	KIA	France	Irles, SW of Achiet le Grand, Somme	Adanac Military Cemetery, Miraumont (III.F.1)	DCLI

Notes: 1. ROBINSON was wounded at Guillemont, Somme on 3rd September 1916. 2. BRADBURY was accidentally wounded on 1st May 1917 in an accident whilst instructing men in bomb throwing at Petit Servin. 3. JEUNE was wounded at Oppy on 8th May 1917. 4. CULPIN was wounded at Oppy on 8th May 1917. 5. DANN was wounded at Sanctuary Wood on 28th October 1917. 6. ROGERS was wounded at Le Vertbois Farm on 25th April 1918. 7. GARLAND was wounded at Le Cornet Perdu on 28th June 1918. 8. WEBB was wounded at SW of Achiet le Petit, Somme on 21st August 1918. 9. HALSE was wounded SW of Achiet le Petit, Somme on 21st August 1918.

Battalion History
Formed as a Service battalion on 30th August 1914 at Bristol by the local Citizens' Recruiting Committee. Accepted by War Office on 23rd June 1915. Full Title - 12th (Service) Battalion (Bristol).
Initially assigned to 95th Infantry Brigade, 32nd Division for training whilst in the UK. Arrived in France on 21st November 1915 and 95th Brigade re-assigned to 5th Division on 26th December 1915.
Served in France and Flanders (Arras, Somme, Bethune, Arras and Ypres) to 1st December 1917, then in Italy (Piave) to early April 1918 when returned to France (Merville and Somme).
Battalion was disbanded on 6th October 1918, personnel being transferred to other units of 5th Division.
Battle Honours, 22 earned at: France and Flanders 1915 - 1918, Italy 1917- 1918, Ypres 1917, Somme 1916 and 1918, Albert 1918, Delville Wood, Guillemont, Flers-Courcelette, Morval, Bapaume 1918, Arras 1917 and 1918, Vimy 1917, Scarpe 1917, Polygon Wood, Broodseinde, Poelcapelle, Passchendaele, Lys, Hazebrouck, Hindenburg Line, Epehy, Canal du Nord.