Roll of Officers of the Gloucestershire Regiment Who Died in 1917

Ref	Date	Names	Rank	Decs	Age	Unit	Cause	Loc	Area/Sector	Notes
1	10th January	TURNER Frederick Harry	Lt	MC	20	Att to 46th (Res) Sqn RFC	KWF	UK	Aircraft crash near Leeds	(1)
2	17th January	BUSH, Hugh Godfrey De Lisle	Lt	MC, MiD	24	Formerly 1st Battalion	DOW	UK	Military hospital, Torquay	(2)
3	3rd February	BAINES, Henry Parkyns Bridge	2Lt	-	25	7th Battalion	KIA	Mespot	N of Kala-Haji-Fahan, S of Kut-el-Amara, Iraq	-
4	3rd February	BARNES, John Edward Templeman	Capt	-	21	7th Battalion	KIA	Mespot	N of Kala-Haji-Fahan, S of Kut-el-Amara, Iraq	-
5	3rd February	HARRIS. William Gregory	2Lt	-	27	7th Battalion	KIA	Mespot	N of Kala-Haji-Fahan, S of Kut-el-Amara, Iraq	-
6	24th February	PETERS, Gerard	2Lt	-	25	1/6th Battalion	DOI	France	N of Barleux, SW of Peronne, Somme	-
7	25th February	BOULTON, Arthur Vane	2Lt	-	18	8th Battalion	DOW	France	Hospital at Etaples	(3)
8	25th February	CROSS, Frank Alan	2Lt	-	21	7th Battalion	KIA	Mespot	W of Nahr al Massag, River Tigris, Iraq	-
9	28th February	DEACON, Stanley Alfred	2Lt	-	24	10th Battalion	KIA	France	S of Barleux, SW of Peronne, Somme	-
10	2nd March	ROBERTSON, Eustace James	Capt	-	26	7th Battalion	DOW	Mespot	Hospital at Amara, Iraq	(4)
11	6th March	IRWIN, Richard Nynian	Lt	-	19	9th Battalion	KIA	Greece	W of Doljeli, SW of Lake Doiran, N of Salonika	-
12	15th March	BEALE, Robert Anthony	2Lt	-	19	1st Battalion	KIA	France	S of Barleux, SW of Peronne, Somme	-
13	24th March	HARRYMAN, Sydney	2Lt	-	22	Att to 8th Sqn RFC	DOW	France	DS at Souchez, N of Arras	(5)
14	29th March	STANWAY, Frank	2Lt	-	-	7th Battalion	KIA	Mespot	N of Mara, River Tigris, N of Baghdad, Iraq	-
15	30th March	GRANGER, Frederick Collins	2Lt	MC, MiD	37	1st Battalion	DOW	France	Hospital at Rouen	(6)
16	2nd April	BECK, Philip Henry Harcourt	Capt	-	27	Att 2/4th Bn Ox & Bucks LI	KIA	France	Maissemy, NW of St Quentin	-
17	2nd April	BRADBURY, Ernest Alfred	2Lt	-	29	12th Battalion	A	France	DS at Barlin, SW of Bethune	-
18	5th April	MEADE, Cyril	2Lt	-	20	2/5th Battalion	KIA	France	E of Vermand, SW of Maissemy, NW of St Quentin	-
19	11th April	KITCHIN, Francis Leslie	Lt	-	20	Att to 4th Sqn RFC	KIAA	France	Tilloy, N of Cambrai	-
20	13th April	BEADELL, Alfred George	2Lt	-	20	1/4th Battalion	KIA	France	Queuchettes Wood, E of St Emile, NE of Villers-Faucon	-
21	18th April	KING, Leonard	Lt	-	27	1/6th Battalion	KIA	France	Villers-Faucon, Epehy, NW of St Quentin	-
22	18th April	NOTT, Louis Cameron	Capt	MC	23	1/6th Battalion	KIA	France	Villers-Faucon, Epehy, NW of St Quentin	-
23	18th April	NOTT, Thomas Walker	Lt Col	DSO, MiD	28	1/6th Battalion	KIA	France	Villers-Faucon, Epehy, NW of St Quentin	-
24	24th April	BROWN, Francis Ferguson	2Lt	-	-	1/6th Battalion	KIA	France	"The Knoll", E of Tombois Farm, NE of Lempire, Epehy	-
25	24th April	PARKINSON, Leslie Gerard	Major	MC	28	1/4th Battalion	KIA	France	E St Emile, NE of Villers-Faucon, Epehy	-
26	24th April	PEARS, Norman	2Lt	-	25	1/6th Battalion	KIA	France	"The Knoll", E of Tombois Farm, NE of Lempire, Epehy	-
27	26th April	GRIFFITHS, Walter Edward Lambourn	Capt	-	22	9th Battalion	KIA	Greece	Jumeaux Ravine, S of Doiran, N of Salonika	-
28	4th May	BASDELL, Frank George	Lt	MiD	38	2nd Battalion	LAS	At Sea	Lost with SS "Transylvania" off Savona, Italy	-
29	4th May	WORTHINGTON, Richard Fitzpatrick	Capt	-	36	2/5th Battalion	DOW	UK	Military hospital at Birmingham	(7)
30	5th May	IRELAND, James Balleny	Lt	-	20	12th Battalion	KIA	France	NW of Oppy, N of Fresnoy, Arras	-
31	8th May	BURGES, Walter Travers	2Lt	-	-	12th Battalion	KIA	France	NW of Oppy, N of Fresnoy, Arras	-
32	8th May	LEICESTER, Donovan Nicholas	2Lt	-	22	12th Battalion	KIA	France	NW of Oppy, N of Fresnoy, Arras	-
33	8th May	MERRELL, Arthur Walter	2Lt	-	23	12th Battalion	KIA	France	NW of Oppy, N of Fresnoy, Arras	-
34	8th May	PARR, Wilfred Wharton	Capt	MC	44	12th Battalion	KIA	France	NW of Oppy, N of Fresnoy, Aras	-
34	12th May	JEUNE, Hugo St Helier	Capt	-	23	12th Battalion	DOW	France	CCS at Bruay, SW of Bethune	(8)
36	15th May	CULPIN, Charles (Karl) Henry	Lt	-	23	12th Battalion	DOW	France	CCS at Lapugnoy, W of Bethune	(9)
37	18th May	BARRATT, Harold Charles Edward	2Lt	-	21	9th Battalion	DOW	Greece	Military hospital at Salonika	(10)
38	18th May	COX, Walter Ewart	2Lt	-	27	2/4th Battalion	KIA	France	Holnon, W of St Quentin	-
39	7th June	HALLIDAY, Morrice Frederick John	2Lt	-	19	Att to 6th Sqn RFC	KIAA	Belgium	Poelcapelle, NE of Ypres	-
40	7th June	HASTINGS, Noel Henry Bruce	Capt	-	23	8th Battalion	KIA	Belgium	Oosttaverne, E of Messines Ridge	-
41	8th June	HAWKINS, Walter Elmslie	Lt	-	26	8th Battalion	DOW	Belgium	Hospital at Lijssenthoek, W of Ypres	(11)
42	28th June	RYDER, Reginald Victor	2Lt	-	20	Att to 4th Sqn RFC	DOW	Belgium	Hospital at Lijssenthoek, W of Ypres	(12)
43	3rd July	FRAMPTON, John Reginald	2Lt	-	21	13th Battalion	KIA	Belgium	E of Ypres	-
44	9th July	BLOOMFIELD, Arthur Herbert	2Lt	-	25	8th Battalion	KIA	Belgium	Druids Farm, E of Oosttaverne, E of Messines Ridge	-
45	9th July	VICK, Edward	2Lt	DCM	28	8th Battalion	KIA	Belgium	Druids Farm, E of Oosttaverne, E Messines Ridge	-
46	19th July	CLAYTON, Charles Cam Thackwell	2Lt	-	19	1st Battalion	DOW	Belgium	DS at Coxyde, SW of Nieuport, N of Ypres	(13)
47	26th July	LIGHTBOURN, Robert	Lt	-	22	8th Battalion	KIA	Belgium	Wall Farm, E of Oosttaverne, E of Messines Ridge	-
48	26th July	WOOKEY, William Nehemiah	Capt	MiD	-	Att 11th Trench Mortar Bty	KIA	Belgium	Kemmel, SW of Ypres	-
49	31st July	CAWS, Ronald Newton	Capt	MC	27	10th Battalion	DOAW	France	Mardyck, W of Dunkirk	-
50	31st July	EATON, Harold	2Lt	-	30	13th Battalion	KIA	Belgium	W of St Jean, , NE of Ypres	-
51	7th August	SMITH, Wilfred Vincent	Lt	-	30	8th Battalion	KIA	Belgium	Kemmel, SW of Ypres	-
52	8th August	DAY, Herbert James	2Lt	-	30	Att to 11th Sqn RFC	DOW	France	CCS at Ficheux, S of Arras	(14)
53	11th August	ANDREWS, Frederick Dudley	Capt	MC	30	1/4th Battalion	KIA	Belgium	Steenbeek, NW of St Julien, NE of Ypres	-
54	15th August	FULLERTON, John Kenneth	Capt	-	20	1/6th Battalion	DOW	Belgium	DS at DuHallow Camp, N of Ypres	(15)
55	16th August	BAMBERGER, William Ewart Woodburn	2Lt	-	26	1/5th Battalion	KIA	Belgium	NE of St Julien, NE of Ypres	-
56	16th August	STEEL, Norman	2Lt	-	20	1/5th Battalion	KIA	Belgium	NE of St Julien, NE of Ypres	-
57	21st August	PARSONS, Hardy Falconer	2Lt	VC	20	14th Battalion	KIA	France	"The Knoll", E of Tombois Farm, NE of Lempire, Epehy	-
58	21st August	RICHARDSON, John Lowick	2Lt	-	23	Att to 55th Sqn RFC	KIAA	France	Roclincourt, N of Arras	-
59	22nd August	DAVIS, Sidney Alfred	2Lt	-	25	2/5th Battalion	KIA	Belgium	E of Warwick Farm, E of Wieltje, E of Ypres	-
60	22nd August	TUBBS, Seymour Burnell	Capt	-	28	2/5th Battalion	KIA	Belgium	E of Warwick Farm, E of Wieltje, E of Ypres	-
61	25th August	TRATMAN, Francis Victor	2Lt	-	20	14th Battalion	KIA	France	E of Villers-Faucon, Epehy	-
62	27th August	BEAVON, Donald James	2Lt	-	28	2/4th Battalion	KIA	Belgium	Gallipoli Farm, SW of Gravenstafel, N of Zonnebeke	-
63	27th August	HADLEY, Ernest Sidney	2Lt	-	-	2/4th Battalion	KIA	Belgium	Gallipoli Farm, SW of Gravenstafel, N of Zonnebeke	-
64	27th August	HALL, Frank Leslie	Lt	-	20	2/4th Battalion	KIA	Belgium	Gallipoli Farm, SW of Gravenstafel, N of Zonnebeke	-
65	20th September	HUMPHREY, Joseph Herbert	2Lt	-	24	8th Battalion	KIA	Belgium	Wood Farm, near "Belgian Wood", SW of Gheluvelt	-
66	20th September	KIMBER, Reginald Ernest	2Lt	-	22	8th Battalion	KIA	Belgium	Wood Farm, near "Belgian Wood", SW of Gheluvelt	-
67	28th September	RAWLINGS, Charles William Ernest	2Lt	-	22	1/5th Battalion	DOW	Belgium	CCS at Proven, NW of Poperinghe, W of Ypres	(16)
68	4th October	BAILEY, Donald William	2Lt	-	23	12th Battalion	KIA	Belgium	"Cameron Covert", SE of Polygon Wood, E of Ypres	-
69	4th October	BEER, Robert Alexander	2Lt	-	26	12th Battalion	KIA	Belgium	"Cameron Covert", SE of Polygon Wood, E of Ypres	-
70	4th October	MAINSTONE, James Francis	Capt	-	-	12th Battalion	KIA	Belgium	"Cameron Covert", SE of Polygon Wood, E of Ypres	-
71	4th October	MILLS, William Henry	2Lt	-	26	12th Battalion	KIA	Belgium	"Cameron Covert", SE of Polygon Wood, E of Ypres	-
72	4th October	TILL, Henry	2Lt	-	-	1/5th Battalion	KIA	Belgium	Alder Farm, W of Wallemoden, SE of Poelcapelle	-
73	9th October	FERRIS, Henry Norman	2Lt	-	-	1/4th Battalion	KIA	Belgium	E of "Tweed House", S of Poelcapelle	-
74	9th October	HILL, Alexander Stanley	2Lt	-	26	1/6th Battalion	KIA	Belgium	Vacher Farm, SE of Poelcapelle	-
75	9th October	MACDONNELL, Colla Ion	2Lt	-	30	1/4th Battalion	KIA	Belgium	E of "Tweed House", S of Poelcapelle, NE of Ypres	-
76	9th October	ORGAN, Harold Charles	2Lt	-	28	1/4th Battalion	KIA	Belgium	E of "Tweed House", S of Poelcapelle, NE of Ypres	-
77	9th October	WARD, Francis Welsford	Capt	-	30	1/4th Battalion	KIA	Belgium	E of "Tweed House", S of Poelcapelle, NE of Ypres	-
78	13th October	SHUTE, George Francis	2Lt	-	22	2/6th Battalion	POW	France	France	(17)
79	13th October	TITLEY, Richard Guy	Capt	MC	24	1/6th Battalion	DOW	Belgium	CCS at Krombeke, NW of Poperinghe, W of Ypres	(18)
80	17th October	BRYANT, Alan	Lt Col	DSO, MiD	48	CO 9th Bn North'd Fusiliers	KIA	Belgium	NE of Ypres	-
81	17th October	SAUNDERS, Frank	2Lt	-	33	1/4th Battalion	DOW	Belgium	CCS at Proven, NW of Poperinghe, W of Ypres	(19)
82	22nd October	WALLER, Thomas Henry Whalley	Lt	-	21	14th Battalion	KIA	Belgium	"Panama House", S of Houlthulst Forest, NE of Ypres	-
83	22nd October	WOMAR, Frederick	2Lt	-	29	14th Battalion	KIA	Belgium	"Panama House", S of Houlthulst Forest, NE of Ypres	-
84	23rd October	BAKER, Walter	Capt	MC	21	14th Battalion	DOW	Belgium	CCS at Krombeke, NW of Poperinghe, W of Ypres	(20)
85	27th October	HUDSON, Leslie Sidney	2Lt	-	21	Att to 49th Sqn RFC	KWF	UK	Swingate Aerodrome, Dover	-
86	27th October	PHILLIPS, Cecil Ivor	2Lt	-	18	Att to 45th Sqn RFC	KIAA	Belgium	Over Moorslede, E of Passchendaele	-
87	28th October	FOWLER, George Edward	2Lt	-	37	12th Battalion	KIA	Belgium	W of Sanctuary Wood, E of Ypres	-
88	30th October	DANN, Wilfred	2Lt	-	30	12th Battalion	DOW	Belgium	Hospital at Lijssenthoek, W of Ypres	(21)
89	6th November	DUGGAN, Joseph Henry William	2Lt	-	27	Att to 20th Sqn RFC	KIAA	France	Over St Marie Cappel, N of Hazebrouck	-
90	9th November	BARBER, Henry Cecil	Lt	-	32	Bn Nigeria Regiment	LAS	At Sea	Off western coast of Ireland aboard SS "Umgeni"	-
91	10th November	DODGSHON, Angus John Charles	Lt	-	22	2/5th Battalion	KIA	France	Chemical Works, Fampoux, E of Arras	-
92	10th November	HARMAN, Cecil Rochfort	2Lt	-	20	1st Battalion	KIA	Belgium	SE of Goudberg, NW of Passchendaele, NE of Ypres	-
93	11th November	PRIESTLEY, Charles Lacey	Capt	-	20	1st Battalion	DOW	Belgium	DS S of Wieltje, E of St Jean, NE of Ypres	(22)
94	20th November	MORSE, Percy Lapper	2Lt	-	31	1/4th Battalion	DOW	France	Hospital at Rouen	(23)
95	2nd December	PEARCE, William James	Lt	-	33	2/5th Battalion	KIA	France	"Welsh Ridge", NW of La Vacquerie, SW of Cambrai	-
96	3rd December	BANWELL, Leonard Henry	2Lt	-	-	2/6th Battalion	KIA	France	"Corner Work", NW of La Vacquerie, SW of Cambrai	-
97	3rd December	TRATMAN, Arnold Wigmore	Lt	-	21	2/6th Battalion	KIA	France	"Corner Work", NW of La Vacquerie, SW of Cambrai	-
98	17th December	GURNEY, Kenneth Gerard	2Lt	-	30	2/6th Battalion	POW	France	German field hospital at Honnechy, SW of Le Cateau	(24)
99	18th December	LAVERTON, Frederick King	Lt	-	19	Att 3rd (Aux) School RFC	KWF	UK	New Romney Aerodrome, St Mary's, Kent	(25)
Officers Attached To The Gloucestershire Regiment
1	12th February	IRWIN, William Hetherton	2Lt	-	26	?? Battalion	DOW	France	CCs at Bray, SE of Albert, Somme	(26) Highland LI
2	5th March	HORNER, Bernard	Lt	-	26	?? Battalion	DOI	France	CCs at Bray, SE of Albert, Somme	Lancs Fusiliers
3	2nd April	McCLELLAND, Albert	2Lt	-	22	1/4th Battalion	DOW	France	CCS at Bray, SE of Albert, Somme	(27) Highland LI
4	18th April	BURDESS, Rev Matthew Forster	Capt	-	39	1/6th Battalion	KIA	France	Villers-Faucon, Epehy, NW of St Quentin	Chaplains Dept
5	18th April	GERRARD, Robert Finlay	Major	-	29	1/6th Battalion	KIA	France	Villers-Faucon, Epehy, NW of St Quentin	Royal Scots
6	18th April	HARRISON, Everard	Capt	-	37	1/6th battalion	KIA	France	Villers-Faucon, Epehy, NW of St Quentin	RAMC
7	3rd May	CLARK, Henry Featherstone	Lt	-	23	2/6th Battalion	KIA	France	Holnon, W of St Quentin	Devon Regt
8	8th May	RYDE, John Titcombe	2Lt	-	34	12th Battalion	KIA	France	NW of Oppy, N of Fresnoy, Arras	Beds Regt
9	27th June	DODSON, Henry Howard	2Lt	-	30	1/6th Battalion	KIA	France	Hermies, E of Bapaume	Hants Regt
10	19th August	DUDDLE, William Kearsley	2Lt	-	29	2/4th Battalion	KIA	Belgium	"Pond Farm", E of Wieltje	Lancs Fusiliers
11	23rd August	BLYTH, Alick Frederick	Lt	-	20	2/5th Battalion	KIA	Belgium	"Pond Farm", E of Wieltje	Northern Cyclist Bn
12	4th October	TWELVETREES, Bernard	2Lt	-	24	1/5th Battalion	KIA	Belgium	Alder Farm, W of Wallemoden, SE of Poelcapelle	R West Kent Regt
13	9th October	BURNS, Walter Bell	Lt	-	24	1/4th Battalion	KIA	Belgium	E of "Tweed House", S of Poelcapelle	Shropshire LI
14	1st December	ROBSON, Charles Henry	Capt	-	30	2/4th Battalion	KIA	France	NW of La Vacquerie, SW of Cambrai	RAMC
15	2nd December	RUTHVEN, William Logan	Lt Col	-	38	2/6th Battalion	KIA	France	La Vacquerie, SW of Cambrai	(28) E Yorks Regt
16	2nd December	WATTS, William Kenworthy	Capt	-	-	2/6th Battalion	KIA	France	La Vacquerie, SW of Cambrai	Norfolk Regt
Officers With Previous Service In The Gloucestershire Regiment
1	9th January 1917	GREENSTREET, Frederic George	Major	-	36	105th Mahratta LI	KIA	Mespot	Served with 8th Bn Glos Regt between 1914 - 1916	Indian Army
2	12th October 1918	TRESISE, Richard Arthur	2Lt	DCM	23	21st Bn Manchester Regt	DOW	France	Served in ranks of 13th Bn Glos Regt	(29)
3	12th December 1917	BALFOUR, Percy	Lt Col	DSO, MiD	42	Att to 2/7th Bn Highland LI	KIA	France	CO of 2/5th Bn Glos Regt, March 1916 - April 1917	Beds Regt

Notes: 1. TURNER was killed in a flying accident as an Observer in FE2d A1937 piloted by Capt R Burdon, Durham LI. 2. BUSH was wounded at Loos on 13th October 1915. 3. BOULTON was wounded 4. ROBERTSON was wounded W of Nahr al Massag, River Tigris on 25th February 1917. 5. HARRYMAN was wounded in aerial combat near Arras on 18th March 1917. 6. GRANGER was wounded near Villers Carbonel on 20th March 1917. 7. WORTHINGTON was wounded at Bihecourt on 2nd April 1917. 8. JEUNE was wounded at Oppy on 8th May 1917. 9. CULPIN was wounded at Oppy on 8th May 1917. 10. BARRATT was wounded at Patty Ravine, Doiran on 9th May 1917. 11. HAWKINS was wounded at Oosttaverne on 7th June 1917. 12. RYDER was wounded in aerial combat at Ypres on 28th June 1917. 13. CLAYTON was wounded at Nieuport on 10th July 1917. 14. DAY was wounded in aerial action near Arras on 7th August 1917. 15. FULLERTON was wounded near St Julien on 11th August 1917. 16. RAWLINGS was wounded near Quebec Farm, W of Wallemolen on 28th September 1917. 17. SHUTE was wounded and captured by the Germans . 18. TITLEY was wounded near Poelcapelle on 9th October 1917. 19. SAUNDERS was wounded near Poelcapelle on . 20. BAKER was wounded near Veldhoek on 22nd October 1917. 21. DANN was wounded near Sanctuary Wood on 28th October 1917. 22. PRIESTLEY was wounded near Goudberg on 10th November 1917. 23. MORSE was wounded 24. GURNEY was wounded at La Vacquerie 2nd October 1917 and taken prisoner of war. 25. LAVERTON was injured in an aircraft crash on the ground at New Romney Aerodrome and died whilst being transported to Shorncliffe Military Hospital. 26. IRWIN was wounded at on . 27. McCELLAND was wounded at St Emile, Epehy on 30th March 1917. 28. RUTHVEN was Commanding Officer of the battalion. 29. TRESISE commissioned into Manchester Regt on 28th August 1917as Sgt, 13th Bn Glos Regt. Wounded in action in the Honnechy area and died in a CCS at Tincourt on 12th October 1918.

	Roll of Honour - Officers Of The Gloucestershire Regiment
	Died in 1917