Cheltonians Who Died Whilst Serving With The Royal Defence Corps

Ref	Name	Rank	Number	Unit	Date Died	Cause	Loc	Age	Memorials
1	HAYWARD Harry	Pte	34757	256th Coy RDC	21st January 1917	DOI	UK	45	CH
2	KIDD James	Pte	50767	13th Observer Coy RDC	20th July 1918	DOI	UK	24	PA
3	SCREEN John	Cpl	31028	109th Protection Coy RDC	10th March 1920	DOI	UK	44	CH
Notes: 1. The Royal Defence Corps was formed on 17th March 1916 and comprised those servicemen who were otherwise prevented from serving in the Regular and Volunteer Armies by reason of age, disability or other reasons, but who nevertheless wished to serve their country in some capacity. Its job was to guard railways, tunnels, roads, ports and other military installations thus relieving other troops for front line service. 2. Further reading - R. Marrion, The British Army 1914-18 (Osprey, 1978), Ray Westlake, Kitchener's Army 1914-18 (Spellmount Publishers, 1998), K W Mitchinson, Defending Albion: Britain's Home Army, 1908-1919 (Palgrave Macmillan, 2005)