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

Whilst Serving With

1/5th Battalion (Territorial Force)     -     25 Officers
No Date Surname Forenames Rank Decs Age Cause Country Location/Sector Cemetery/Memorial Notes

1915   (3 officers)
1 19th April BARNETT Charles Frederick Robert 2Lt - 35 KIA Belgium St Yves, Ploegsteert Wood Ploegsteert Wood Military Cemetery   (III.D.9) -
2 6th May GUISE Henry George Christopher 2Lt - 27 AK Belgium Le Romarin, SW of Ploegsteert Ploegsteert Wood Military Cemetery   (III.D.8) (1)
3 27th September MOORE Thomas Harold Lt - 32 KIA France E of Hebuterne Serre Road Cemetery No 1 (Sp Mem) (2)

1916   (8 officers)
4 21st July FREAM William Lt - 23 KIA France NE of Ovillers, W of Pozieres, Somme Thiepval Memorial (Pier & Face 5A and 5B) -
5 21st July PUCKRIDGE Cyril Vincent Noel 2Lt - 21 KIA France NE of Ovillers, W of Pozieres, Somme Thiepval Memorial (Pier & Face 5A and 5B) -
6 21st July KNIGHT Raymond Edward 2Lt DCM 29 KIA France NE of Ovillers, W of Pozieres, Somme Bapaume Post Military Cemetery, Albert (I.F.11) -
7 16th August DURRANT Dudley Garton 2Lt - 23 KIA France N of Ovillers, W of Pozieres, , Somme Thiepval Memorial (Pier & Face 5A and 5B) -
8 27th August APPERLY Arthur Lancelot 2Lt - 39 KIA France "Pole Trench", SE of Thiepval, Somme Thiepval Memorial (Pier & Face 5A and 5B) -
9 27th August BRIEN Charles 2Lt - 23 KIA France "Pole Trench", SE of Thiepval, Somme Mill Road Cemetery, Thiepval   (VIII.B.7) -
10 27th August MOORE Lionel Watson Lt - 22 KIA France "Pole Trench", SE of Thiepval, Somme Thiepval Memorial (Pier & Face 5A and 5B) -
11 27th August WINTERBOTHAM Cyril William Lt - 29 KIA France "Pole Trench", SE of Thiepval, Somme Thiepval Memorial (Pier & Face 5A and 5B) -

1917   (4 officers)
12 16th August BAMBERGER William Ewart Woodburn 2Lt - 26 KIA Belgium N of "Border House", E of St Julien Tyne Cot Memorial   (Panel 72 to 75) -
13 16th August STEEL Norman 2Lt - 20 KIA Belgium N of "Border House", E of St Julien Tyne Cot Memorial   (Panel 72 to 75) -
14 28th September RAWLINGS Charles William Ernest 2Lt - 22 DOW Belgium CCS at Proven, NW of Poperinghe Mendinghem Military Cemetery,  (VII.A.28) (3)
15 4th October TILL Henry 2Lt - - KIA Belgium NE of "Winchester Farm", W of Wallemoden Tyne Cot Memorial   (Panel 72 to 75) -

1918   (10 officers)
16 15th June BRUTON Basil Vassar Capt MiD 39 KIA Italy SW of Canove, Asiago Plateau Boscon British Cemetery   (2.D.7) -
17 15th June CHUTTER George Philip Lt - 20 KIA Italy SW of Canove, Asiago Plateau Boscon British Cemetery   (1.B.10) -
18 15th June STANLEY Arthur Kinnaird Lt - 23 KIA Italy SW of Canove, Asiago Plateau Boscon British Cemetery   (1.B.11) -
19 16th June FRYE Lionel Henry 2Lt - 22 KIA Italy SW of Canove, Asiago Plateau Giavera Memorial -
20 23rd July TAYLOR Robert Fowler 2Lt - 25 DOW Italy DS at Montecchio Precalcino, Asiago Plateau Montecchio Precalcino Comm Cem (5.A.11) (4)
21 5th October HUSSEY Charles Francis 2Lt - 19 KIA France Railway Line W of Beaurevoir, SW of Landrecies Bellicourt British Cemetery   (I.L.7) -
22 19th October WOODFORD Sydney Forest 2Lt MM 22 DOW France CCS at Roisel, E of Peronne Roisel Communal Cemetery Ext   (II.B.6) (5)
23 4th November HILL Stanley Frederick Capt MC* 30 KIA France Sambre Canal, N of Landrecies Landrecies British Cemetery   (A.70) -
24 4th November SCROGGIE Valentine 2Lt MC 26 KIA France Sambre Canal, N of Landrecies Landrecies British Cemetery   (A.59) -
25 8th November JACKSON Arthur Thomas 2Lt - - DOW France CCS at Busigny, SW of Le Cateau Busigny Communal Cemetery Ext   (II.B.2) (6)

Officers of Other Regiments Attached to 1/5th Battalion   (5 officers)
1 21st July 1916 FARRIMOND Joseph 2Lt - 33 KIA France NE of Ovillers, W of Pozieres, Somme Thiepval Memorial  (Pier 11A and 11D) Northants Regt
2 24th July 1916 LYCETT William Bernard 2Lt - 22 DOW France CCS at Gezaincourt, NW of Albert Gezaincourt Communal Cemetery Ext  (I.D.11) (7) Northants Regt
3 4th October 1917 TWELVETREES Bernard 2Lt - 24 KIA Belgium NE of "Winchester Farm", W of Wallemoden Dochy Farm New British Cemetery (X.B.13) R W Kent Regt
4 15th June 1918 HAYES Gordon Stanley 2Lt - 33 KIA Italy SW of Canove, Asiago Plateau Boscon British Cemetery   (2.D.8) R West Kent Regt
5 6th October 1918 SEAGO George William Edward Lt - 25 DOW France CCS at Doingt, E of Peronne Doingt Communal Cemetery Ext   (III.E.23) (8)  Ox & Bucks LI
 

Notes:

1.   GUISE was killed by the accidental explosion of a hand grenade during training.

2.   MOORE T H was buried in Puisieux Churchyard but the grave was subsequently lost.

3.   RAWLINGS was wounded near Quebec Farm, W of  Wallemolen on 28th September 1917.

4.   TAYLOR was wounded SW of Canove, Asiago Plateau, on 15th June 1918.

5.   WOODFORD was wounded at W of Bazuel, SE of Le Cateau, on 18th October 1918.

6.   JACKSON was wounded at Sambre Canal, N of Landrecies, on 4th November 1918.

7.   LYCETT was wounded NE of Ovillers, W of Pozieres, Somme, on 21st July 1916.

8.   SEAGO was wounded W of Beaurevoir, SW of Landrecies, on 5th October 1918.

Battalion History
Formed at Bristol in 1908 as the 5th Battalion.   Battalion formed 1st and 2nd Line units in August 1914 at Gloucester.   Full Title - 1/5th Battalion Gloucestershire Regiment (Territorial Force)
Assigned to 145th Infantry Brigade, 48th (1st South Midland) Division in August 1914.   Arrived in France on 29th March 1915.   Served in France and Flanders, and Italy.
Battle Honours, 16 earned at:   France and Flanders 1915 - 1917, Ypres 1917, Langemarck 1917, Somme 1916, Albert 1916, Pozieres, Broodseinde, Polygon Wood, Poelcapelle, Cambrai 1918, Hindenburg Line, Beaurevoir, Selle, Sambre, Italy 1917 - 18, and Piave.
Battalion returned to Gloucester in July 1919.

 

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