The Debt Of Honour Register

Commonwealth War Graves Commission

The Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) was established by Royal Charter in 1917, and pays tribute to the 1,700,000 men and women of the Commonwealth forces who died in the two World Wars.   It is a non-profit-making organisation that was founded by Sir Fabian Ware.

The CWGC's principles are:

  • Each of the dead should be commemorated by name on the headstone or memorial.
  • Headstones and memorials should be permanent.
  • Headstones should be uniform.
  • There should be no distinction made of account of military or civil rank, race or creed.

Since its inception, the Commission has constructed 2,500 war cemeteries and plots, erecting headstones over graves and, in instances where the remains are missing, inscribing the names of the dead on permanent memorials.   Over one million casualties are now commemorated at military and civil sites in some 150 countries.

Together with the tasks of structural and horticultural maintenance, the CWGC is charged with keeping records of the 1.75 million Commonwealth war dead.   At each cemetery and memorial you will find a register showing the service details and, in some cases, family details, of the men and women buried or commemorated there.   Much of the Commission’s day-to-day work is concerned with maintaining the integrity of the casualty database, the electronic version of the records, which can be accessed via the Debt of Honour Register (DoHR).

Many apparent inaccuracies regarding officers of the Gloucestershire Regiment have been found in the DoHR and, for some reason, one officer of the Regiment was found not to have been commemorated, and one incorrectly recorded as a member of the Regiment.   These inaccuracies have now been rectified.   The task as the website is progressed is to investigate and report these errors to the CWGC.

Below is a brief summary of apparent inaccuracies discovered so far and the action taken.

Name Rank, Unit and Apparent Inaccuracy Date Reported to CWGC Date DoHR Amended by CWGC
ALLISON, Thomas McGregor Major, 12th Bn Glos Regt.   Awarded MiD. 20th October 2007  
ALLISON, Thomas McGregor Major, 12th Bn Glos Regt.   Serving with 8th Bn at time of death.    
ARNOT, Colin 2Lt, 1st Bn Glos Regt.   Date of death is 22 March 1918, unit should be 2/5th Bn Glos Regt and should be commemorated on Pozieres Memorial. 10th February 2006  
BADCOCK, Minden Francis Capt, 2/5th Bn Glos Regt.  Scanning error in address of NOK. 18th May 2007 5th March 2008
BAGHOT - DE LA BERE, Cyril John Lt, 10 Bn Glos Regt.   Scanning error in address of NOK. June 2006 August 2006
BAKER, Hubert George 2Lt, 1/4th Bn Glos Regt.   Rank should be Lt.   Date of death possibly 16th August 1916.    
BAKER, Walter Capt, 14th Bn Glos Regt.   No record of award of MC. 7th February 2008 29th May 2008
BARON, Stephen Timmis 2Lt, 1/6th Bn.   Rank may be Lt.   Unit possibly 2/6th Bn.    
BARNETT, Charles Frederick Robert 2Lt, 1/5th Bn.   Scanning error in address of NOK 1st October 2008 8th June 2009
BASDELL, Frank George 2Lt, 2nd Bn Glos Regt.   Actual rank and unit, and awarded MiD. 31st August and 1st October 2007 28th April 2008
BAYNES, Nigel William Francis Major, 1st Bn Glos Regt.   Date of death may be 19th March 1915.    
BEAUMONT, Dudley Jonathan Lt, 11th Bn Glos Regt.   Unit may be Royal Fusiliers.    
BECK, Philip Henry Harcourt Capt, 2/6th Bn Glos Regt.   May have been attached to 2/4th Bn OBLI.    
BEECROFT, William Henry. 2Lt.   May have been attached to 1/7th Bn Lancs Fusiliers.    
BLYTH, Reginald Crommelin Popham Capt, Glos Regt.   Att to 2nd Bn Royal Fusiliers.    
BOSANQUET, G B Major, 1st Bn Glos Regt.   Att to 64th Inf Bde as Bde Maj.    
BOSANQUET, G B Major, 1st Bn Glos Regt.   Twice awarded MiD. 23rd November 2007 and 9th February 2008  
BOWYER-SMIJTH, Cedric Gray Capt, att Nigeria Regt.   Incorrect spelling of surname (recorded as BOWYER-SMITH). 1st October 2007

26th March 2008

(Rejected)

BOWYER-SMIJTH, Cedric Gray Capt, att Nigeria Regt.   Awarded MiD. 7th February 2008  
BOWLAND, Conrad Cloutman 2Lt, Glos Regt.   Serving with 8th Bn Glos Regt.    
BOYCE, Charles Wallace 2Lt, Glos Regt.   Serving with 61st Coy MGC.    
BRADBURY, Ernest Alfred 2Lt, 12th Bn Glos Regt.   Date of death possibly 2nd May 1917.    
BRENAN, Byron Edward 2Lt, 2nd Bn Glos Regt.   Incorrect rank and date of death. 1st September 2007 16th October 2007
BREWIS, Henry Wycliffe Capt, Glos Regt.   Serving with 2/1st Queen's Own Yorkshire Dragoons.    
BROWN, Lawrence Clerke Lt, 1st Bn Glos Regt.   Inaccurate spelling of Christian names. 24th November 2007 14th March 2008
BROWN, Lawrence Clerke Lt, 1st Bn Glos Regt.   Awarded MiD. 9th February 2008  
BRUTON, Basil Vassar Capt, 1/5th Bn Glos Regt.   Awarded MiD. 1st October 2007  
BRYANT, Alan Lt Col, att to Northumberland Fusiliers.   Twice awarded MiD. 29th January and 12th March 2008  
BUGLER, Leonard Herbert 2Lt, 2/5th Bn Glos Regt.   Second Christian name possibly Hallett.    
BURTON, Charles Arthur 2Lt, 12th Bn Glos Regt.   Possibly 13th Bn.    
BUSH, Hugh Godfrey De Lisle Lt, 3rd att 1st Bn Glos Regt.   Correct name of Churchyard and grave location. 22nd November 2007 18th January 2008
BUSH, Hugh Godfrey De Lisle Lt, 3rd att 1st Bn Glos Regt.   Awarded MiD. 23rd November 2007  
BUTT, Charles Edward 2Lt, 10 Bn Glos Regt.   Att to Rifle Bde.    
CAPEL CURE, Basil Alfred Capt, 2nd Bn Glos Regt.   Scanning error in address of NOK. 1st October 2008 19th March 2009
CASTLE, Cottam Harry Hunt Capt, Glos Regt.   Unit possibly 8th Bn.    
CONNER, Richard Major, 2nd Bn Glos Regt.   No unit (2nd Bn Glos Regt) recorded. 24th November 2007 19th March 2008
CONNER, Richard Major, 2nd Bn Glos Regt.   Scanning error in place of burial. 1st October 2008 24th March 2009
COLE, Cyril Lawson Capt, 2/5th Bn.   Att to 184 Inf Bde at time of death.    
COLLETT, Arthur Leigh Lt, 8th Bn Glos Regt.   Rank to be clarified.    
COWLEY, Frederick John Bodenham 2Lt, Glos Regt att 1st Bn Dorset Regt.   Unit in Glos Regt and info to be amended in "Addl Info".    
COX, Walter Ewart 2Lt, 4th Bn Glos Regt.   Unit requires clarification.    
CUPLIN, (Karl) Charles Henry Lt, 10th Bn Glos Regt.   Rank and unit to be clarified.    
DANN, Wilfred 2Lt, 12th Bn Glos Regt.   Rank possibly Lt.    
DAVIS, Sidney Alfred 2Lt, Glos Regt.   Unit possibly 2/5th Bn.    
DEWDNEY, Clifford Mostyn French Capt, att Royal West Kent Regt.   Awarded MiD. 23rd January 2008  
DODGSHON, Angus John Charles Lt, Glos Regt.   Unit possibly 2/5th Bn.    
DRAKE, Percy Alfred 2Lt, 11th (Res) Bn Glos Regt.   Serving with 13th Bn Glos Regt at time at death. 8th August 2007  
EDMONDS, Albert Henry Lt, Glos Regt.   Unit possibly 1/5th Bn and confirmation of date of death.    
EDWARDS, Cuthbert Capt, att Royal West Kent Regt.   Incorrectly recorded as Glos Regt  (actually Army Service Corps) 7th January 2008 28th April 2008
EDWARDS, Harold Wellstone Hurst Capt, 8th Bn Glos Regt.   Incorrect spelling of Wellstone. 9th October 2007 17th January 2008
ELLIS, Edward Charles Lt, Glos Regt.   Att to Munster Fusiliers - unit.    
EVANS, Lewis Lt, 8th Bn Glos Regt.   Awarded MiD. 20th October 2007  
FITZGERALD, Thomas David 2Lt, 8th Bn Glos Regt.   Awarded MiD. 9th February 2008  
FOSTER, Herbert Knollys 2Lt, 1st Bn Glos Regt.   Confirmation of date of death.    
FULLERTON, John Kenneth Capt, 1/6th Bn Glos Regt.   Awarded MiD. 20th October 2007  
GARLAND, John James 2Lt, Glos Regt.   Confirmation of unit.    
GARDNER, Robert MacGregor Stewart Major, 1st Bn Glos Regt.   Award of MiD. 3rd March 2008  
GARNIER, Denys Keppel Capt, 2nd Bn Glos Regt.   Confirmation of date of death.    
GRIFFITHS, John Enos 2Lt, Glos Regt.   Confirmation of unit.    
GUISE, Henry George Christopher Lt, 1/5th Bn Glos Regt.   Incorrect rank and age. 1st October 2008  
GURNEY, Kenneth Gerard 2Lt Glos Regt.   Confirmation of unit and POW details.    
HADLEY, Ernest Sidney 2Lt, Glos Regt.   Confirmation of unit.    
HALL, Frank Leslie Lt, Glos Regt.   Confirmation of unit.    
HARRISON, Henry Malcolm Lt, 2nd Bn Glos Regt.   Confirmation of date of death.    
HARRYMAN, Sydney 2Lt, Glos Regt att RFC.   Awarded MiD. 20th October 2007  
HART, Reginald Munro Lt, 1st Bn Glos Regt.   Scanning error of middle name (as Monro) 26th October 2008 6th January 2009
HAWKER, Frederick James 2Lt, 8th Bn Glos Regt.   Awarded MiD. 20th October 2007  
HILL, Russell Lt, Glos Regt.   Confirmation of unit.    
HILL, Stanley Frederick Capt, Glos Regt.   Confirmation of unit.    
HILLIER, Geoffrey Stuart Drummond Capt, 13th Bn Glos Regt.   Awarded MiD. 17th November 2007  
HOMER, William Howard Claude Lt, Glos Regt.   Confirmation of unit.    
HOSEGOOD, Ralph 2Lt, Glos Regt.   Att TMB.   Confirmation of unit.    
HOWARD, Gilbert Gordon Lt, Glos Regt.   Confirmation of unit.    
HOWMAN, Henry Roger Major, 13th Bn Glos Regt.   Awarded MiD. 17th November 2007  
HUDDY, Edward 2Lt, 11th (Res) Bn Glos Regt.   Serving with 12th Bn Glos Regt at time at death. 6th August 2007 7th September 2007
HUDSON, Leslie Sidney 2Lt, att to 49 Sqn RFC.   Incorrect date of death of 28th October 1917 recorded in DoHR.   Killed whilst flying on 27th October 1917. 11th February 2010  
HUMPHREY, Joseph Herbert 2Lt, Glos Regt.   Confirmation of unit.    
INGLIS, Arthur McCulloch Major, Glos Regt and Tank Corps.   DOI in UK on 12th March1919.   Run down state of (civilian) grave reported. 21st October 2004 22nd November 2004.   Official headstone erected July 2009.
IRWIN, Richard Nynian Lt, 9th Bn Glos Regt.   Incorrect spelling of second Christian name. 1st October 2008 Rejected
JOHNSON, Harold 2Lt, MGC.   Previously Glos Regt.    
JONES, Hugh Capt, 13th Bn Glos Regt.   Location of grave in Lydney (St Mary's) Churchyard. 7th January 2008 and 9th April 2008 15th April 2008
LAVERTON, Frederick King Lt, att RFC.   Change date of death in DoHR to 18th December 1917. 24th May 2010 25th June 2010
LAWRENCE, Frank Helier 2Lt, 3rd (Res) Bn Glos Regt.   Serving with 1st  Bn Glos Regt at time at death. 8th August 2007  
LE MOTTEE, Edward D'Albret Major, att HQ 9th Div.   Awarded MiD. 9th January and 3rd March 2008  
LLOYD, James Capt, 8th Bn Glos Regt 23rd January 2008  
LOVETT, Alfred Crowdy Brig, Gen Staff.   Awarded MiD. 23rd November 2007  
MADDER, Robert Att MGC.   Unit to be clarified.    
MALLETT, P F H Capt, 1st Bn Glos Regt.  Scanning error in address of NOK. 17th November 2007 14th January 2008
MALLETT, P F H Capt, 1st Bn Glos Regt.  Awarded MiD. 17th November 2007  
MAYBREY, Arthur James 2Lt, 10th Bn Glos Regt.   Date of death to be clarified.    
McARTHUR, Hugh Dayrell 2Lt, 9th Bn Glos Regt.   Accidentally killed at Bristol on 3rd November 1914.   Not included in DoHR 17th November 2007

7th February 2008

Now included in DoHR.

MERRELL, Arthur Walter 2Lt, Glos Regt.   Clarification of unit.    
MILES, Jesse Samuel 2Lt, Glos Regt.   Clarification of unit.    
MILLER, Frederick Charles Lt, Glos Regt.   Clarification of unit.    
MILLS, William Henry 2Lt, 12th Bn Glos Regt.   Clarification of date of death.    
MOORE, Thomas Harold Lt, 1/5th Bn Glos Regt.   Clarification of date of death.    
NOTT, Henry Paton Lt, 1/6th Bn Glos Regt.   Awarded MiD. 9th February 2008  
NOTT, Thomas Walker Lt Col, 1/6th Bn Glos Regt.   Awarded MiD. 20th October 2007  
NURSE, Reginald John Cecil 2Lt, 2/5th Bn Glos Regt.   Clarification of units.    
OLDS, Cyril Austin 2Lt, 3rd (Res) Bn Glos Regt.  Serving with 1st Bn Glos Regt at time at death. 6th August 2007 7th September 2007
PARNELL PARNELL, John Atherton Lt, 1st Bn Glos Regt.   Scanning error in address of NOK.    
PEARS, Norman 2Lt, Glos Regt.   Clarification of units.    
PERRY, Leslie Harold 2Lt, Glos Regt att Durham LI.   Clarification of date of death.    
PHELPS, Leslie James 2Lt, Glos Regt.   Clarification of unit.    
POLLOCK, Sydney Geoffrey Lt, Glos Regt.   Clarification of unit.    
POOLE, Arthur George Capt, Glos Regt.   Awarded MiD. 9th February 2008  
POOLE, Arthur George Capt, Glos Regt.   Date of death confirmed as 23rd November 1918. 1st October 2008 7th October 2008
POPE, Howard John 2Lt, Glos Regt.   Clarification of unit.    
PRESTON, John Alec Stanley Lt, 11th (Res) Bn Glos Regt.   Serving with 2nd Bn Glos Regt at time at death. 8th August 2007  
PRICHARD, Edgar Albert Major, TF Reserve, Glos Regt.  No grave location recorded. 7th January 2008  
PRICHARD, Edgar Albert Major, TF Reserve, Glos Regt.   Awarded decoration VD. 1st October 2008.  
PRITCHETT, Walter Penrose Capt, 1st Bn Glos Regt.   Awarded MiD. 23rd November 2007  
QUINT, Henry John 2Lt, Glos Regt att 1/5th Bn Leics Regt.   Clarification of units.    
RAWLINGS, Cyril William Ernest 2Lt, 1st Bn Glos Regt.  Attached to 1/5th Bn Glos Regt at time of death. 20th April 2007 5th March 2008
RICHARDS, Dudley Brookhouse 2Lt, Glos Regt att MGC.   Clarification of date of death.    
RICKERBY, John Harold Ellerson Capt, Glos Regt.   Clarification of unit.    
RIPPERGER, Harold Alvin Theodore Lt, Glos Regt.   Att Lancs Fus.    
RISING, Robert Edward Major, 1st Bn Glos Regt.   Scanning error in address of NOK. 14th January 2008 31st March 2008
RISING, Robert Edward Major, 1st Bn Glos Regt.   Awarded MiD.

23rd November 2007

7th October 2008

ROBERTS, Gerard Chipchase Lt Col, 14th Bn Glos Regt.   Awarded MiD. 20th October 2007  
ROBINSON, Eric Arthur Capt, 12th Bn Glos Regt.   Clarification of Christian Names.    
ROGERS, Alfred Morris 2Lt, 15th (Res) Bn Glos Regt.   Serving with 2nd Bn Devon Regt at time of death.

6th August 2007

5th November 2007

ROGERS, Godfrey Marcus 2Lt, 12th Bn Glos Regt.   Awarded MiD. 7th January 2008  
RUDMAN, Harold Ewart Capt, Glos Regt.   Clarification of unit.    
RUSSELL, Harley Raymond Lt, Glos Regt.   Clarification of unit and scanning error in Addl Info.    
SELLMAN, Edgar Nevil Newmarch 2Lt, 3rd (Res) Bn Glos Regt att to 1/5th Bn Ox & Bucks LI.  Name incorrectly recorded as SELMAN. 17th November 2007 14th January 2008
SLADE, Ernest Cowper Lt Col, att 8th Bn Glos Regt    Awarded MiD. 20th October 2007  
STAGG, Alfred Charles 2Lt, 11th (Res) Bn Glos Regt.  Serving with 14th Bn Royal Welsh Fusiliers at time at death. 8th August 2007  
STEPHENSON, Eric Seymour Capt, att to HQ MEFAwarded MiD* 4th March 2008 7th October 2008
THORNTON, Leonard Neville 2Lt, 10th Bn Glos Regt.  Scanning error in address of NOK. 19th January 2008 19th March 2008
TULLOH, George Swinton Lt Col, 2nd Bn Glos Regt.   Awarded MiD. 23rd November 2007  
VAISEY, Guy Maddison 2Lt, 1st Bn Glos Regt.   Award and citation for Albert Medal (AM) 7th January 2008

8th May 2008

(Award only)

VASSALL, P S Capt, 7th Bn Glos Regt.   Spelling of Christian names. 22nd November 2007 and 7th March 2008  
VENABLES, Charles John Major, 7th Bn Glos Regt.   Awarded MiD. 3rd March 2008  
VICK, Edward 2Lt, 8 Bn Glos Regt.   Inaccurate spelling of NOK name. June 2006 August 2006
VOLLER, Herbert William 2Lt, 10th Bn Glos Regt.  Scanning error in grave reference.

19th January 2008

19th March 2008

WIGGIN, Douglas Holme 2Lt, 1st Bn Glos Regt.   Rank may have been Lt. 19th January 2008

21st May 2008

Rejected

WILLOUGHBY, Edwin Charles Capt, 7th Bn Glos Regt.  Scanning error in address of NOK.

22nd November 2007

17th January 2008

WOMAR, Frederick Lt, 3rd (Res) Bn Glos Regt.   Serving with 14th Bn Glos Regt at time at death. 8th August 2007  
WOOKEY, William Nehemiah Capt, 8th Bn Glos Regt.   Awarded MiD. 20th October 2007  
YOUNG, Wilfrid Henry 2Lt, 1/6th Bn Glos Regt.   Scanning error in address of NOK. 1st October 2008  

Officers Attached To Gloucestershire Regiment

BURNS, Arthur George McCausland Capt, 2nd Bn East Surrey Regt.   Att to 2nd Bn Glos Regt at time of death. 9th January 2008 15th April 2008
CLARK, A V Lt, Gen List att to 7th Bn Glos Regt.   Awarded MiD. 13th February 2008  
KIRKLAND, James Towers

Capt, RAMC.   Attachment to 1st Bn Glos Regt at time of death.

9th January 2008

29th May 2008

21st January 2009

Officers With Previous Service in Gloucestershire Regiment

TRESISE, Richard Arthur 2Lt, Manchester Regt.   Commissioned as Sgt 13th Bn Glos Regt in 1917.   No record of award of DCM in DoHR. 28th June 2010  
       

 

Page last updated: 29th June 2010

 

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