Roll of Officers Who Died In The Great War Whilst Serving With The Royal Gloucestershire Hussars

No	Date	Surname	Forenames	Rank	Decs	Age	Cause	Country	Location	Cemetery/Memorial	Notes
1915 (1 officer)
1	21st August	GETHING	Hugh Bagnall	2Lt	-	31	KIA	Turkey	Chocolate Hill, east of Suvla Bay, Gallipoli	Green Hill Cemetery, Gallipoli (Spec Mem C1)	-
1916 (5 officers)
2	26th February	BENGOUGH	John Crosbie	Capt	MiD	27	KIA	Egypt	Agagia, east of Sidi Barrani, Egypt	Alexandria (Chatby) Military Cemetery (G.35)	(1)
3	23rd April	ELCHO	Hugo Francis, Lord Charteris	Capt	MiD	32	KIA	Egypt	Katia, east of Kantara and Suez Canal	Jerusalem Memorial (Panel 3)	-
4	23rd April	HICKS-BEACH	Michael Hugh, Viscount Quenington	Lt	MiD	39	DOW	Egypt	Military Hospital at Cairo	Cairo New British Protestant Cemetery (G.321-4)	(2)
5	23rd April	LLOYD-BAKER	Michael Granville Lloyd	Capt	MiD	43	KIA	Egypt	Katia, east of Kantara and Suez Canal	Jerusalem Memorial (Panel 3)	-
6	23rd April	SMITH	Wyndham Alexander	2Lt	-	-	KIA	Egypt	Katia, east of Kantara and Suez Canal	Jerusalem Memorial (Panel 3)	-
1917 (5 officers)
7	9th January	CLIFFORD	Henry Francis	Major	-	45	KIA	Egypt	Rafa, east of Suez Canal	Kantara War Memorial Cemetery (C.40)	-
8	24th March	TILLETT	Reginald Alfred William	2Lt	-	22	KIAA	France	West of Arras	Warlencourt Halte British Cemetery (V.F.15)	(3)
9	12th November	ANDERSON	Robert Graham	Lt	-	27	KIA	Egypt	Near El Faluje, Gaza	Gaza War Cemetery (XXVI.D.3)	-
10	12th November	HERBERT	The Hon Elidyr John Bernard	Capt	O.W.E	36	KIA	Egypt	Near El Faluje, Gaza	Gaza War Cemetery (XVIII.B.5)	(4)
11	1st December	ELLIS	Herbert Pearce	Lt	-	31	DOW	Egypt	West of Jerusalem	Jerusalem Memorial (Panel 3)	-
1918 (2 officers)
12	29th June	GUISE	Reginald Edward	Lt	MC	21	KIA	France	Le Cornet Perdu, Nieppe Forest, Merville	Aval Wood Military Cemetery, Vieux-Berquin	(5)
13	5th July	HORLICK	Gerald Nolekin	Major	MiD	30	DOI	Egypt	No 17 Gen Hosp, Alexandria	Alexandra War Memorial Cemetery (B.67)	(6)

Notes:

1. Attached to Dorset Yeomanry (Queen's Own). Killed at Battle of Agagia.

2. Wounded at Katia.

3. Seconded to 8th Squadron Royal Flying Corps.

4. Seconded to 19th Sqn Machine Gun Corps (Cavalry). Order of the White Eagle (Serbia).

5. Seconded to 12th Battalion Gloucestershire Regiment.

6. Seconded to 19th Sqn Machine Gun Corps (Cavalry).

Regimental History

Formed at Badminton on 30th March 1834 as the Gloucestershire Yeomanry Cavalry and the title "Royal" granted in 1841. Renamed in 1846 as The Royal Gloucestershire Hussars. In 1898 a company from the regiment served in the Boer War.

On outbreak of Great War, the regiment was assigned to 1st South Midland Brigade based at Newbury Racecourse. 2nd and 3rd line regiments were being formed from September 1914. 1st/1st Regiment arrived in Alexandria, Egypt on 21st April 1915. Landed at Suvla Bay on 14th August 1915, served as dismounted infantry at Chocolate Hill and Hill 122. Returned to Alexandria on 22nd November 1915. Served as cavalry with 5th Mounted Brigade/13th Cavalry Brigade in Egypt and Palestine up to end of war.

2nd/1st Regiment. Formed September 1914 and joined 2nd/1st South Midland Mounted Brigade at Cirencester. Moved to Norfolk joining 2nd/2nd Mounted Division in June 1915. Became a Cyclist unit in March 1916 and joined 8th Cyclist Brigade, 2nd Cyclist Division in Kent then Ipswich. In November 1916 joined 12th (Glos & Worcs Yeomanry) Cyclist Regt at Ipswich with 4th Cyclist Bde. By April 1918, unit has resumed identity and was served in Dublin to the end of the war.

3rd/1st Regiment. Formed in 1915 and joined 4th (Reserve) Cavalry Regiment at Tidworth in April 1916. Absorbed by 5th (Reserve) Cavalry Regiment at Tidworth in 1917.

Battle Honours - 3, earned at: Gallipoli 1915, Egypt 1915 - 1917, Palestine 1917 - 1918

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