GLOUCESTERSHIRE REGIMENT OFFICERS DIED 1916

2nd Lieutenant ALFRED ALCOCK - Killed in action 21st August 1916 - 1st Battalion
Aged 31. Son of Alfred and Mary Alcock, of Winchcombe, Cheltenham. Listed on the Thiepval Memorial.

2nd Lieutenant  ALLEN CHARLES GEORGE ALFORD - Killed in action 3rd September 1916 - 10th Bn. Aged 22. Son of Rev. Sydney and Harriette Alford, of Clifton, Bristol. Listed on the Thiepval Memorial.

Lieutenant ALEXANDER DOUGLAS ANDERSON - Killed in action 17th July 1916 - 4th Bn

2nd Lieutenant ARTHUR LANCELOT APPERLY - Killed 27th August 1916 - 5th Battalion
Listed on the Thiepval Memorial.

2nd Lieutenant COLIN ARNOT - Killed 22nd March 1916 - 1st Battalion
Aged 21. Son of Lieutenant Walter Arnot (New Zealand Bty, RFA) and Eleanor. Listed on the Tyne Cot Memorial at Zonnebeke.

2nd Lieutenant HORACE AUBREY BACK - Killed in action 22nd September 1916 - 3rd Bn
Aged 35. Son of Margaret and the late Francis, of London. Buried at Flatiron Copse Cemetery, Mametz.

2nd Lieutenant HUBERT GEORGE BAKER - Killed in action 17th August 1916 - 1/4th Bn
Killed in the attack on Pozieres Ridge. Aged 22. Son of Elizabeth and the late Hugh Baker, of Clifton, Bristol. Listed on the Thiepval Memorial.

2nd Lieutenant STEPHEN TIMMIS BARON - Killed in action 8th December 1916 - 6th Bn
Buried at Aveluy Communal Cemetery, Somme.

2nd Lieutenant REGINALD BENNETT - Killed in action 3rd September 1916 - 13th Bn
Aged 27. Son of Rev. Joseph and Edith Bennett, of Stranton, West Hartlepool. Listed on the Thiepval Memorial.

2nd Lieutenant HENRY CLAUDE BERNARD - Killed in action 3rd September 1916 - 7th Bn Aged 22. Son of Dr. Claude Bernard, of Fishponds, Bristol. Listed on the Thiepval Memorial.

Captain PHILIP HENRY HARCOURT BIRD - Died of wounds 27th July 1916 - 6th Battalion
Aged 27. Son of John, of Bristol. Buried at Gezaincourt Communal Cemetery, Somme. (Listed as Ernest Walter Bird.)

2nd Lieutenant RAYMOND BIRD - Killed in action 16th August 1916 - 1/4th Battalion
Killed in the attack on Pozieres Ridge. Aged 25. Son of F. Bird of Radyr, Cardiff. Husband of Alice. Buried at Pozieres British Cemetery.

Major GRAHAM BROMHEAD BOSANQUET - Killed in action 1st July 1916 - 1st Battalion
Killed on the first day of the Somme battle, on the Fricourt-Contalmaison road while leading the advance of the 64th Brigade. Had been wounded at Festubert in December 1914. Chevalier of the Legion of Honour. Buried at Gordon Dump Cemetery, Ovillers.

2nd Lieutenant WALLACE DAWSON BOULTON - Killed in action 20th April 1916 - 7th Bn
Aged 21. Son of John and Mabel Boulton, of Innsworth, Glos. Listed on the Basra Memorial, Iraq.

2nd Lieutenant CHARLES BRIEN - Killed in action 27th August 1916 - 5th Battalion
Lived in Cheltenham, where he was a tax surveyor. A territorial soldier before the war, he was commissioned June 1916. He was killed during an attack on German trenches and is buried at Mill Road Cemetery, Thiepval.

Lieutenant GEOFFREY FEATHERSTONE BRIGGS - Killed in action 11th July 1916 - 2/6th Battalion
Aged 19. Son of William and Florence, of Stoke Bishop. Buried at Laventie Military Cemetery.

2nd Lieutenant GALDSTONE BRINDAL - Died of wounds 24th March 1916 - 6th Battalion
Aged 32. Son of Edward and Lucy Brindal. Husband of A. Brindal, of Bristol. Buried at Ste. Marie Cemetery, Le Havre.

2nd Lieutenant ALAN FRANCIS DONALD BROWN - Killed in action 8th September 1916 - 1st Battalion
Lived in Cheltenham. Reported missing after his battalion attacked High Wood in the Pozieres area of the Somme battle. Listed on the Thiepval Memorial.

2nd Lieutenant EDWIN ORMONDE BROWNING - Killed in action 20th April 1916 - 7th Bn
Born 26th May 1892, in Cheltenham. A trainee teacher, he enlisted 1914 and was commissioned . Served at Gallipoli, Egypt and Mesopotamia. He was killed in the last attempt to relieve the garrison trapped at Kut-al-Amara. He is listed on the Basra Memorial.

Captain HARRY ALFRED BUTT - Died 8th June 1916 - 14th Battalion
Son of the late Rev. George and Catharine Butt, of Demerara, British Guiana. Buried at Pont-du-Hem Military Cemetery.

Captain RICHARD KNIGHT BYERS - Killed in action 20th July 1916 - 8th Battalion
'D' Company. Aged 20. Son of Richard and Lorna Byers, of Weston-super-Mare, Somerset. Educated at Manchester University. Acted as Brigade Scout during the battle of the Somme, 1st to 8th July 1916. Killed while reconnoitring near High Wood at Bazentin-le-Petit Listed on the Thiepval Memorial.

2nd Lieutenant ROBERT LAWRENCE LUSCOMBE CAUNTER - Died of wounds 18th December 1916 - 7th Battalion
Aged 25. Son of Richard and Mena Caunter, of Kingswear, Devon. Buried at Amara War Cemetery, Iraq.

2nd Lieutenant  REGINALD HARVEY CHATTOCK - Killed in action 13th March 1916 - 1/4th Battalion
Aged 19. Son of H.E. Chattock, 23 Apsley Road, Clifton. Educated Down Prep. School, Clifton. Joined Bn Jan. 1915 on leaving school.

Captain CHARLES MURRAY CHILDE - Died of wounds 21st March 1916 - 8th Battalion
Aged 21. Son of Edith and the late Lieut-Colonel L. Childe (Indian Medical Service). Buried at Merville Communal Cemetery, Nord.

2nd Lieutenant A. V. CLARK - Died 20th April 1916 - Gloster Regiment
General List Buried at Amara War Cemtery, Iraq.

Lieutenant BRUCE CLARK - Killed in action 9th November 1916 - 1/4th Battalion
Aged 27. Son of Thomas and Thirza Clark, of Bishopston, Bristol. Husband of Dorothy. Listed on the Thiepval Memorial.

Major CECIL EVELYN COATES - Killed in action 23rd July 1916 - 6th Battalion
Aged 31. Son of Walter and Evelyn Coates, of Clifton, Bristol. Buried at Pozieres British Cemetery.

2nd Lieutenant EDWARD ALLAN COCKETT - Died of wounds 9th September 1916 - 1st Battalion
Wounded on the 8th in the attack on High Wood. Aged 20. Son of Edward and Clara, of Bisley, Glos. Buried at Heilly Station Cemetery, Mericourt-L'Abbe.

2nd Lieutenant STEPHEN ARTHUR HERBERT CODD - Killed in action 9th September 1916 - 11th Battalion
Aged 24. Son of Arthur and Florence Codd, of West Hampstead, London. Listed on the Thiepval Memorial.

Lieutenant CLIFFORD SPEARING COLE - Killed in action 19th June 1916 - 2/5th Battalion
 From Brimscombe, Glos. 'C' Company. Aged 20. Son of W. Cole. The first officer of this Battalion to be killed.  "who was hit by an aerial torpedo... a most popular and efficient officer, and had just been promoted before his death." Buried in the Royal Irish Rifles Grave-yard, Laventie.

2nd Lieutenant ROGER EDWARD COLGATE, M.M. - Killed in action 18th November 1916 - 8th Battalion
Aged 23. Son of Roger and Emily Colgate, of East Cliffs, Ramsgate. Listed on the Thiepval Memorial.

2nd Lieutenant ARTHUR LEIGH COLLETT - Died of wounds 18th November 1916 - 8th Battalion
Buried at Grandcourt Road Cemetery, Somme.

2nd Lieutenant WILLIAM COLLINS - Killed in action 30th July 1916 - 8th Battalion
Aged 27. Son of J. Collinds, of Bournemouth. Husband of Bertha, of Plymouth. Listed on the Thiepval Memorial.

Captain ARTHUR BEADON COLTHURST - Killed in action 25th October 1916 - 14th Battalion

2nd Lieutenant ARTHUR THOMAS COOK - Died of wounds 9th August 1916 - 8th Battalion
Aged 27. Son of Ellen and the late Thomas Cook, of Bristol. Buried at Heilly Station Cemetery, Mericourt-L'Abbe.

2nd Lieutenant HUBERT WILLIAM CORKE - Killed in action 19th April 1916 - 10th Bn
 Born 1st November 1893. Son of Rev. Hubert and Louisa Corke, of Swindon, Cheltenham. 'C' Compnay. Commissioned December 1914. Killed near Hulloch (Loos) when hit in the head by a piece of shrapnel. Aged 22 years. Lived in Cheltenham. Buried at Maroc British Cemetery.

Captain HARLEIGH COX - Killed in action 3rd July 1916 - 8th Battalion
Aged 24. Son of William and Aemilia Cox, of Bath. Husband of the late Gladys. Listed on the Thiepval Memorial.

Captain THOMAS RUSSELL CRAWLEY-BOWEY - Died of wounds 30th August 1916 - 14th Battalion
Aged 36. Son of the late Sir Thomas and Lady Crawley-Bowey, of Newnham, Glos. Buried at La Neuville British Cemetery, Corbie.

Captain ELLIOTT HAMPDEN CROOKE - Killed in action 3rd July 1916 -
Born 30th November 1890, in India. Son of William Crooke, C.I.E. (Indian Civil Service) and Alice. Educated Cheltenham College and then Oxford (BA in history). Commissioned September 1914. He was killed by a shell at La Boiselle, aged 25 years. (His brother, Hugh, was killed December 1916). Listed on the Thiepval Memorial.   8th Battalion

Captain BASIL ALFRED CAPEL CURE - Died of wounds 1st October 1916 - 2nd Battalion
Aged 22. Son of Edward and Maria Cure, of Gillingham, Dorset. Buried at Lahana Military Cemetery, Greece.

2nd Lieutenant STANLEY PERCIVAL DARCH - Killed in action 22nd April 1916 - 10th Bn
 Killed at Loos. Aged 23. Son of William and Mary Darch, of Tredworth, Gloucester. Buried at Maroc British Cemetery.

Lieutenant CYRIL JOHN BAGHOT De La BERE - Killed in action 18th August 1916 - 10th Bn
  Born 29th July 1896, in Prestbury, son of Maud and the late Cyril, of Prestbury, Cheltenham. Educated Cheltenham College then to the Royal Military College, Sandhurst. Commissioned December 1914. Killed near Bois Des Fourreaux, in the Pozieres area of the Somme. Listed on the Thiepval Memorial. Aged 20 years.

2nd Lieutenant GEORGE CHARLES TRACEY DILLON - Killed 23rd July 1916 - 6th Battalion
Aged 29. Son of Lieut-Colonel George Dillon, C.B. (26th Punjabis) and Edith Dillon. He was mining in Colorado, USA, when war broke out. Returned to Bristol to enlist. Listed on the Thiepval Memorial.

Lieutenant ROBERT HAYWARD DOWN - Died of wounds 17th August 1916 - 1/4th Bn
Wounded on the 16th in the attack on Pozieres Ridge. 'A' company. Aged 27. Son of Henry and Grace Down, of Woburn Sands, Beds. Husband of Gladys, of Clifton, Bristol. Buried at Puchewillers British Cemetery, Somme.

2nd Lieutenant PERCY ALBERT DRAKE - Killed in action 13th October 1916 - 11th Bn
Aged 26. Son of Joseph and Helena, of salisbury. Buried at Lonsdale Cemetery, Authuile.

Lieutenant NORMAN DURANT - Killed in action 12th March 1916 - 1st Battalion
Killed near Loos while supervising digging parties.

2nd Lieutenant DUDLEY GARTON DURRANT - Killed in action 16th August 1916 - 1/5th Bn
'A' Company. Killed in the night attack on Pozieres Ridge. Aged 23. Born 28th May 1893, in Surbiton, Surrey. Son of Ellen and the late Edward Duarrant, of Surbiton, Surrey. Listed on the Thiepval Memorial.

Captain HAROLD WELLESON HURST EDWARDS - Killed in action 18th November 1916 - 8th Bn
Aged 24. Son of Dr. Edwards, of Pau, France. Buried at Connaught Cemetery, Thiepval.

Captain GERALD EVEN ELLIOTT - Died 21st July 1916 - 1/6th Battalion
Killed whilst leading 'B' company in an attack on Pozieres Ridge, the Somme. Aged 26. Son of the late J. Elliott. Listed on the Thiepval Memorial.

2nd Lieutenant EDWARD JUSON EVANS - Killed in action 3rd July 1916 - 8th Battalion
Aged 25. Son of William and Sarah Evans. of Leominster, Herefordshire. Buried at Ovillers Military Cemetery, Somme.

Captain HENRY WRIGHT EYRE - Died of wounds 29th July 1916 - 2/6th Battalion
Buried at Longuenesse Souvenir Cemetery, Pas de Calais.

Lieutenant FRANK HENRY FISON - Killed in action 19th July 1916 - 2/6th Battalion
Aged 22. Son of George and Elizabeth. from Brandon, Suffolk. Buried at Aubers Ridge Cemetery, Aubers.

2nd Lieutenant THOMAS DAVID FITZGERALD - Killed in action 30th July 1916 - 8th Bn

Lieutenant WILLIAM FREAM - Killed in action 21st July 1916 - 1/5th Battalion
Killed in an attack on Pozieres Ridge, the Somme. Listed on Thiepval Memorial.

2nd Lieutenant LEONARD FRY - Killed in action 19th July 1916 - 6th Battalion
Son of Alfred and Eleanor Fry, of Bristol. Buried at Rue-Petillon Military Cemetery, Pas de Calais.

2nd Lieutenant  GEORGE DUMILL FYSON - Killed in action 20th April 1916 - 11th Battalion
Aged 21. Son of George Fyson, of Bath. Listed on the Basra Memorial, Iraq.

2nd Lieutenant  GILBERT SIMS GADNEY - Killed in action 3rd July 1916 - 8th Battalion
Aged 30. Son of the late Frank Gadney, of St. Albans, Herts. Listed on the Thiepval Memorial.

Captain DENYS KEPPEL GARNIER - Died of wounds 7th December 1916 - 2nd Battalion
Wounded at Rabbit Wood, near Salmah in Salonika. Aged 26. Son of Caroline and the late Russell Garnier, of Alton, Hants. Buried at Struma Military Cemetery, Greece.

Captain JOHN KENNETH GILMORE - Killed in action 22nd August 1916 - 1/6th Battalion
Killed while organising a counter-attack near Pozieres Ridge. Aged 26. Son of Mary and the late John Gilmore, of Clifton, Bristol.Listed on the Thiepval Memorial.

2nd Lieutenant FERGUS GLEAVE - Killed in action 23rd July 1916 - 10th Battalion
Aged 27. Son of Kate and the late William Gleave, of South Croydon, Surrey. Husband of Phyllis. Educated at London University (B.Sc.) Listed on the Thiepval Memorial.

Lieutenant LESLIE STUART HERBERT GRIFFIN - Killed in action 18th August 1916 - 10th Bn. Aged 20. Only child of Herbert Griffin, of Ashtead, Surrey. Mention in Despatches. Buried at Bazentin-le-Petit Communal Cemetery, Somme. He joined the H.A.C. in 1914 and was invalided from France when he received his commission.

2nd Lieutenant ROBERT HADDER - Killed in action 19th July 1916 - 5th Battalion

Lieutenant ROY MATTHEW HADINGHAM - Killed in action 22nd June 1916 - 4th Battalion
'C' Company. Aged 21. Son of Stephen and Margaret, of Newnham-on-Severn, Glos. Listed on the Loos Memorial.

Captain FRANCIS JOHN HANNAM - Killed in action 5th July 1916 - 2/4th Battalion
'C' Company. Aged 36. Son of Samuel and Laura, of Bristol. Husband of Edith. Buried at Laventie Military Cemetery.

Lieutenant REGINALD MUNRO HART - Died of wounds 25th July 1916 - 1st Battalion
Aged 25. Youngest son of E. Hart, of Clifton, Bristol. Buried at Contalmaison Chateau Cemetery, Somme.

2nd Lieutenant FREDERICK JAMES HAWKER - Died of wounds 16th July 1916 - 8th Bn
Born 1890, in Cheltenham. Son of John and Sarah. Commissioned January 1915. Wounded at La Boiselle, 3rd July 1916, he died at Etaples, buried at Etaples Miltary Cemetery. Left a widow, Kathleen (married January 1916).

2nd Lieutenant WILLIAM RUFUS KENNARD HEATH - Killed in action 25th February 1916 - 1st Battalion. Shot dead in the rush to capture a new crater when a mine was exploded near Loos. Aged 29. Son of W. Heath, of Wotton-under-Edge, Glos. Buried at St. Patrick's Cemetery, Loos.

Major CHARLES HERBERT HEWETSON - Killed in action 23rd July 1916 - 11th Battalion

2nd Lieutenant RALPH HOSEGOOD - Killed in action 23rd July 1916 - 12th Battalion
Aged 23. Son of Henry and Ellen, of Redland, Bristol. Killed in the Sunken Road near Longueval, while attached to Brigade Trench Mortar Battery. Buried at Dantzig Alley British Cemetery, Mametz.

2nd Lieutenant EDWARD HUDDY - Killed in action 30th July 1916 - 11th Battalion
Listed on the Thiepval Memorial.

2nd Lieutenant JOHN JACKSON - Killed in action 19th August 1916 - 2/5th Battalion
Attached from 3rd Bn Dorsetshire Regt. Killed in a raid near Laventie. Aged 24. Son of John and Lydia Jackson, of Ipswich. Buried at Laventie Military Cemetery, La Gorgue.

2nd Lieutenant DONALD CROFT JAMES - Killed in action 19th July 1916 - 4th Battalion
Aged 19. Son of Richard James, of Westbury-on-Trym, Bristol. Listed on the Thiepval Memorial.

2nd Lieutenant  SAMUEL FOREST JAMES - Killed in action 18th November 1916 - 8th Bn

Lieutenant CHARLES LAMBERT JONES - Killed 15th June 1916 - 10th Battalion
Born 1897 in Cheltenham. Son of William and Margaret Jones. Listed as 'accidentally killed' and is buried in Maroc British Cemetery. (His brother, William was killed September 1918). Aged 19 years.

Lieutenant ARTHUR CLARK ROSE KEARNS - Died 7th June 1916 - 1st Battalion
(att. Worc. Rgt) Died of typhoid fever. Aged 24. Husband of Rosa, of London. Buried at Ste. Marie Cemetery, Le Havre.

2nd Lieutenant RAYMOND EDWARD KNIGHT, DCM - Killed in action 21st July 1916 - 1/5th Bn
  Aged 29. Son of Edward and Rosa, of Gloucester. Commissioned October 1915. Buried at Bapaume Post Military Cemetery, Albert.

2nd Lieutenant  JOHN KILBY - Died of wounds 21st August 1916 - 10th Battalion
Attached to the 7th Trench Mortar Battery. Aged 27. Son of Annie and Harry Kilby, of Swindon. Buried at Forceville Communal Cemetery, Somme.

2nd Lieutenant  GEORGE ERNEST KIRBY - Killed in action 23rd July 1916 - 10th Battalion
Aged 24. (B.Sc., A.R.C.S., F.R.S.M.) Son of the late William and Priscilla Kirby, of Malton, Yorks. Listed on the Thiepval Memorial.

Lieutenant WILLIAM JOHN LANGFORD - Killed in action 19th July 1916 - 6th Battalion
Aged 24. Son of George and the late Elizabeth, of redland, Bristol. Listed on the Loos Memorial.

Lieut. GEORGE REGINALD STUART LAYNG - Killed in action 18th August 1916 - 10th Bn
 Born 21st August 1895, Cheltenham. Son of Dr. Henry and Ada Layng. Educated Cheltenham College. Commissioned January 1915. Attached 1st Trench Mortar Battery. He was killed by a shell near Martinpuich, aged 20 years. Buried at Warloy-Baillon Communal Cemetery, Somme.

Lieutenant CLIFFORD STANLEY LEWIS - Died of wounds 19th September 1916 - 6th Bn
Aged 31. Son of William and Mary Lewis, of Westbury-on-Trym, Bristol. Buried at Merville Communal Cemetery, Nord.

2nd Lieutenant ROBERT MADDER - Killed in action 20th July 1916 - 3/5th Battalion
 Seconded to the 145th Bde. Machine Gun Corps in June 1916. Aged 28. Born December 1887, son of Allan and Emily, of Carshalton, Surrey and Gloucester. Educated at Whitgift Grammar School, he joined the Peninsular and Oriental Steamship Company in 1907. He was first flautist with the London Shipping Orchestral Society, and member of the Choir of All Saints Church, Carlshalton. Enlisted in the London Rifle Brigade on outbreak of war and commissioned June 1915 in the Gloucesters. Seconded to the Machine Gun Corps early 1916. On 20th July 1916 he was leaving a dugout when he was killed by a shell. Buried at Bapaume Post Military Cemetery, Albert.

Captain WILLIAM JOHN MASON - Killed in action 3rd July 1916 - 8th Battalion
Aged 27. son of Bowler Mason, of Burgh Heath, Surrey. Listed on the Thiepval Memorial.

Lieut. GEORGE GILBERT ONSLOW MASTER - Killed in action 25th July 1916 - 1/4th Bn
Aged 23. Son of Charles and Wilhelmina, of Bristol. Buried at Bouzincourt Communal Cemetery Extension, Somme.

Lieutenant EDWIN MARTIN MATTHEWS - Killed in actin 8th November 1916 - 1/4th Bn
Aged 37. Son of the late Edwin and Caroline Matthews. Husband of Emily, of Marton, Yorks. Listed on the Thiepval Memorial.

2nd Lieutenant ARTHUR JAMES MAYBREY - Killed in action 22nd July 1916 - 10th Battalion
 Born 30th June 1894, in Cheltenham. He was killed in the attack near Martinpuich. He is listed on the Thiepval Memorial. Aged 22 years.

2nd Lieutenant THOMAS PERCY MEASDY - Killed in action 30th September 1916 - 2nd Bn Aged 33. Husband of Gertrude, of Cotham, Bristol. Buried at Struma Military Cemetery, Greece.

2nd Lieutenant ALLAN OSWALD MILES - Killed in action 30th June 1916 - 11th Battalion
Aged 27. Son of Fanny and the late Rev. Charles Miles, of Hampstead Heath, London. Educated at Lancing and Trinity College, Oxford. A Master at Pembroke Lodge. Enlisted in Dec. 1914 into the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve. Listed on the Loos Memorial.

2nd Lieutenant ERNEST LEONARD MOORE - Died 4th July 1916 - 4th Battalion
Buried at Merville Communal Cemetery, Nord.

Lieutenant LIONEL WATSON MOORE - Killed in action 27th August 1916 - 1/5th Battalion
Killed near Pozieres Ridge. Aged 22. Son of Thomas and Ellen Moore, of Tewksbury, Glos. Listed on the Thiepval Memorial.

2nd Lieutenant EDWIN ATHELSTAN NAISH - Killed in action 23rd July 1916 - 10th Bn
Aged 23. Son of Joseph and Ellen Naish, of Clifton, Bristol. Listed on the Thiepval Memorial.

2nd Lieutenant RALPH ALBERT NEGUS - Killed in action 18th April 1916 - 11th Battalion
 Aged 30 years. Son of Ralph and Jessie, of Cheltenham. Commissioned May 1915. Shot through the head by a sniper at Loos. Buried at Maroc British Cemetery.

2nd Lieutenant PHILIP HENRY NIXON - Died of wounds 18th December 1916 - 2nd Bn
Aged 25. Son of Eleanor and the late Robert Nixon. Buried at Salonika (Lembet Road) Military Cemetery, Greece.

Lieutenant HENRY PATTON NOTT - Killed in action 27th April 1916 - 1/6th Battalion

2nd Lieutenant CYRIL AUSTIN OLDS, D.C.M. - Killed in action 16th April 1916 - 3rd Bn
Killed during heavy shell-fire at Snowhill, near Loos. Aged 21. Son of Albert and Mary Olds, of Redfield, Bristol. Educated at Bristol Grammar School and Queen Elizabeth's Hospital. He joined the Royal Army Medical Corps and was awarded the DCM in 1915. He was commissioned in 1915 and joined the 3rd Glosters. Listed on the Arras Memorial, Pas de Calais. (He had been buried 'where he fell.')

2nd Lieutenant HENRY SEPTIMUS PAINTER - Killed in action 29th July 1916 - 16th Bn
Listed on the Thiepval Memorial.

Lieutenant JOHN ATHERTON PARNELL - Killed in action 8th September 1916 - 1st Bn
Killed in the attack on High Wood. Aged 21. Only son of Edith and the late Thomas Parnell, of Kensington, London. Educated at Winchester and Magdalen College, Oxford. Buried at Flatiron Copse Cemetery, Mametz

Lieutenant JOHN PEATE - Killed in action 8th September 1916 - 2nd Battalion
Killed by 'short' shells during the British barrage before the attack on High Wood. Listed on the Thiepval Memorial.

Lieutenant HENRY GEORGE PHIPPEN - Died of wounds 9th November 1916 - 4th Bn
Son of the late Albert Phippen, of Easton-in-Gordano, Bristol. Buried at Becourt Military Cemetery, Somme.

Lieutenant ERNEST EMANUEL POLACK - Killed in action 17th July 1916 - 1/4th Battalion.
From Clifton. Listed in the Jewish Roll of Honour. Aged 23. Son of Joseph and the late Sophia. Educated at St. John's College, Cambridge. Buried at Lonsdale Cemetery, Authile.

Captain RALPH LEWIS PRATT - Killed in action 18th October 1916 - 2/4th Battalion
Aged 41. Son of E. Pratt, of Downend, Bristol. Buried at Pont-du-Hem Military Cemetery, La Gorgue.

Lieutenant JOHN ABE STANLEY PRESTON - Died of wounds 6th October 1916 - 11th Bn
Aged 38. Son of the late Alfred and Agnes Preston, of London. Husband of Ellen, of Torquay, Devon. Buried at Salonika (Lembet Road) Military Cemetery, Greece.

Lieutenant STANLEY NOEL PRIESTLY - Killed in action 23rd July 1916 - 8th Battalion
Listed on the Thiepval Memorial.

2nd Lieut. CYRIL VINCENT NOEL PUCKRIDGE - Killed in action 21st July 1916 - 1/5th Bn
 Aged 21. Son of Rev. J. Puckridge, of Lincoln. Listed as missing in action after the attack on Pozieres Ridge, the Somme, 21st July 1916. Commissioned February 1915.Listed on the Thiepval Memorial.

Captain GUY BENSON RATHBONE - Killed in action 21st April 1916 - 7th Battalion
Youngest son of Arthur B. Rathbone, of Great Gables, Formby, Lancashire. Educated at Malvern and at Oriel College, Oxford. Commissioned Feb. 1915. Served in Gallipolifrom Sept. 1915. Left a widow and child. Listed on the Basra Memorial, Iraq.

2nd Lieut. DUDLEY BROOKHOUSE RICHARDS - Died of wounds 20th September 1916 - 6th Bn. Attached 15th Company, Machine Gun Corps. Aged 18. Son of Ernest and Bertha, of Knowle, Bristol. Buried at Grove Town Cemetery, Meaulte.

2nd Lieutenant NORMAN FREDERICK KYNASTON RICHARDS - Killed in action 24th July 1916 - 12 Battalion. Listed on the Thiepval Memorial.

2nd Lieutenant RICHARD HARRY JAMES WILLIS RIDGWAY - Killed in action 6th December 1916 - Gloster Regiment. Attached 1st Trench Mortar Battery. Aged 19. Son of Brig-General R. Ridgway, C.B., of Kensington London. Buried at Warlencourt British Cemetery, Pas de Calais.

Lieutenant-Colonel GERARD CHIPCHASE ROBERTS - Killed in action 8th June 1916 - 14th Bn. Killed at Neuve Chapelle. Aged 42. Eldest son of the late Captain Henry Roberts (98th Regt.) and Annie, of Hollingside, Durham. Husband of Winifred. Buried at Pont-du-Hem Military Cemetery.

Captain ERIC ARTHUR ROBINSON - Died of wounds 10th September 1916 - 12th Bn
Wounded at Guillemont (shot through the lungs). Aged 32. Born 20th April 1884, in Bristol. Son of Arthur and Constance, of Gloucester. Enlisted as a Private in 1914. Commissioned November 1914. Husband of Ruth, of Dumbarton (married 27th July 1915). Buried at Corbie Communal Cemetery Extension, Somme.

2nd Lieutenant ALFRED MORRIS ROGERS - Killed in action 18th July 1916 - 15th Battalion
Aged 23. Son of A. Rogers, of Montpelier, Bristol. Buried at Cambrin Churchyard Extension, Pas de Calais.

2nd Lieutenant GWILLIAM EMANUEL HENRY ROSS - Killed in action 3rd July 1916 - 8th Bn Born 1891, lived in Cheltenham. Commissioned November 1915. Killed at La Boiselle and is listed on the Thiepval Memorial. Aged 25. Left a widow, Gladys (married June 1916).

Captain HAROLD EWART RUDMAN - Killed in action 19th July 1916 - 6th Battalion
'D' Company. Aged 32. Son of Emily and the late James Rudman, of Clifton, Bristol. Listed on the Loos Memorial.

Captain REGINALD FRANK SCAMELL - Killed in action 20th April 1916 - 11th Battalion
Aged 32. Son of Elizabeth Scamell, of Holsworthy, Cornwall. Listed on the Basra Memorial, Iraq.

Lieutenant REGINALD GEORGE SCRASE - Killed in action 19th July 1916 - 2/4th Battalion
Listed on the Thiepval Memorial.

2nd Lieutenant KEITH SILVER - Killed in action 18th November 1916 - 8th Battalion
Killed at Grandcourt. Aged 29. Son of Burnett and Harriette, of London. Buried at Connaught Cemetery, Thiepval.

2nd Lieutenant ARTHUR DOUGLAS SLOCOMBE - Killed in action 30th July 1916 - 8th Ban Aged 18. Son of Edward and Esther, of Bishopston, Bristol. Buried at Caterpillar Valley Cemetery, Longueval.

2nd Lieutenant ARTHUR ROUGHTON SMITH - Died of wounds 22nd July 1916 - 1/6th Bn
Aged 23. Son of Frank and Annie Smith, of Kettering, Northants. Buried at Warloy-Baillon Communal Cemetery, Somme.

2nd Lieutenant ALFRED CHARLES STAGG - Killed in action 19th July 1916 - 11th Battalion
Buried at Morlancourt British Cemetery No.1, Somme.

2nd Lieutenant EDWARD CHRISTOPHER STAGG - Killed in action 18th July 1916 - 14th Bn Listed on the Thiepval Memorial.

Captain FREDERIC WILLIAM CHEERE STILEMAN - Killed in action 23rd July 1916 - 8th Bn Listed on the Thiepval Memorial.

Lieutenant FREDERICK JAMES STONE - Died of wounds 29th December 1916 - 7th Bn
Wounded 14 Dec. 1916. Aged 24. Son of James and Harriet, of Staple Hill, Bristol. Born in Melbourne, Australia 1892, the family moved back to the UK in 1895. University of Bristol, BSc (engineering). Enlisted 1914 and commissioned September 1914. Invalided from Gallipoli with enteric. Rejoined his battalion in Mesopotamia. Buried at Amara War Cemetery, Iraq.

Lieutenant FRANK WILLIAM TERRELL - Killed in action 3rd September 1916 - 8th Bn
Attached to the 3rd Worcesters. Aged 22. Son of William and Gertrude, of Bristol. Commissioned from Clifton College O.T.C. Buried at Heath Cemetery, Harbonniers.

2nd Lieutenant HUGH GARETH THOMAS - Killed in action 30th July 1916 - 8th Battalion
Born 1892. Worked for a Cheltenham solicitors. Commissioned September 1915. Killed near Pozieres, the Somme. Listed on the Thiepval Memorial. Aged 23 years.

2nd Lieutenant LEONARD NEVILLE THORNTON - Killed in action 22nd July 1916 - 10th Bn Born 25th December 1895, in Cheltenham. Educated Cheltenham College and commissioned January 1915. Killed in the attack on German trenches near Martinpuich, the Somme. Listed on the Thiepval Memorial. Aged 21 years.

Captain CHARLES TOLMIE TRESIDDER - Died of wounds 22nd April 1916 - 7th Battalion
Aged 28. Son of Captain Tolmie Tressider, C.M.G. (Royal Engineers), of Upper Norwood, London. Listed on the Basra Memorial.

2nd Lieutenant BASIL BRITTON VINCENT - Killed in action 23rd July 1916 - 8th Battalion
Listed on the Thiepval Memorial.

2nd Lieutenant LIONEL CHARLES HENRY VINCENT - Killed in action 3rd September 1916 - 12th Battalion. Listed on the Thiepval Memorial.

2nd Lieut. HERBERT WILLIAM VOLLER - Killed in action 6th December 1916 - 10th Bn
Aged 21. Son of William and Mary Voller, of Gloucester. Buried at Warlencourt British Cemetery, Pas de Calais.

2nd Lieut. JOHN ERIC STANLEY WAKELEY - Died of wounds 9th september 1916 - 1st Bn Wounded on the 8th in the attack on High Wood. Aged 20. Son of Percy and May, of West Dulwich, London. Mentioned in Despatches. Buried at Heilly Station Cemetery, Mericourt-L'Abbe.

2nd Lieutenant FREDERICK WILLIAM WALSH - Died of wounds 11th July 1916 -
11th Battalion. Attached to the 17th Royal Welsh Fusiliers. Wounded on the 10th in the attack on Mametz Wood. Aged 21. Son of Robert and Maude, of Isleworth, Middlesex. Graduated from Toronto University, Canada. Buried at Heilly Station Cemetery, Mericourt-L'Abbe.

Lieutenant ERNEST BEAUCHAMP WALTERS - Killed in action 30th July 1916 - 8th Battalion
Aged 21. Son of Rev. George Walters, of Bristol. Listed on the Thiepval Memorial.

Captain THORNTON SPARR WARNER - Killed in action 23rd July 1916 - 11th Battalion
Listed on the Thiepval Memorial.

2nd Lieutenant FRANK W. WILKINSON - Killed in action 28th July 1916 - 2/5th Battalion
Aged 21. Son of Jane and the late Joseph Wilkinson, of Bradford, Yorks. Buried at Rue-du-Bacquerot No.1 Military Cemetery, Laventie.

Lieut. CYRIL WILLIAM WINTERBOTHAM - Killed in action 27th August 1916 - 1/5th Bn
 Born 27th February 1887, in Cheltenham. Educated Cheltenham College and Lincoln College, Oxford (Law degree). Commissioned September 1914. Killed when the Battalion, without support, attacked German positions near Mouquet Farm, Ovillers-la-Boiselle. Listed on the Thiepval Memorial. Winterbotham was a war poet.

2nd Lieutenant DAVID CARDALE WOOD - Killed in action 23rd July 1916 - 8th Battalion
Aged 28. Son of Jessie and the late Edward Wood, of Palmer's Green, London. Listed on the Thiepval Memorial.

2nd Lieutenant WILLIAM BRYAN WOOD - Killed in action 23rd July 1916 - 8th Battalion
'B' Company. Aged 22. Son of William and Kate Wood, of Chippenham, Wiltshire. Listed on the Thiepval Memorial.

2nd Lieutenant CHARLES BASIL STANLEY WOODFORD - Killed in action 22nd August 1916 - 15th Battalion. Listed on the Menin Gate Memorial, Ieper.

2nd Lieutenant WALTER YANESKE - Killed in action 30th July 1916 - 8th Battalion
Listed on the Thiepval Memorial.

ATTACHED TO THE GLOSTERS:

2nd Lieutenant HENRY LESLIE PAXTON BALDERSON - Killed 23rd July 1916 - 8th Dorsetshire Regiment
Attached Gloster Regt. Aged 24. Born 7th June 1892, in Hemel Hemstead, Herts. Son of Robert and Edith, of Hemel Hempstead, Herts. Killed near Ovillers. Buried at Pozieres British Cemetery, Ovillers-La-Boiselle.

2nd Lieutenant HARRY CORBETT - Killed 23rd July 1916 - 1st Devonshire Regiment
Attached 1/6th Glosters. Listed on the Thiepval Memorial, Somme.

2nd Lieutenant JOSEPH FARRIMOND - Killed 21st July 1916 - 8th Northamptonshire Regt. Attached 1/5th Glosters. Aged 33. Son of Henry and Jerusha Farrimond, of Standish, Lancs. Husband of Beatrice, of Cotham Side, Bristol. Educated at Merchant Venturer's College, (Bristol University), M.A. (hins) History. Listed on the Thiepval Memorial.

Captain JAMES STANLEY FOOT - Killed 30th July 1916 - 1/7th Welsh Regiment
Attached 2/4th Glosters. Aged 35. Son of James and Annie Foot, of Wigan. Buried at Laventie Military Cemetery, La Gorgue.

2nd Lieutenant REGINALD WILLIAM GILBERT, M.C. - Killed 21st July 1916 - 53rd Company, Machine Gun Corps. Formerly 3rd Glosters. Son of W. Gilbert, of Peverell, Plymouth. Listed on the Thiepval Memorial.

2nd Lieutenant EDWARD GORDON MACGREGOR KING - Killed in action 17th July 1916 - King's Shropshire Light Infantry. Attached Gloster Regt. Aged 18. Son of Major Percy and Ethel King, of Ford, Salop. Buried at Blighty Valley Cemetery, Ficheux.

2nd Lieutenant PERCIVAL BOOTH LEES - Killed 19th July 1916 - 16th Hampshire Regiment
Attached 14th Glosters. Aged 28. Son of the late James and Jane Lees. Listed on the Thiepval Memorial.

2nd Lieutenant WILLIAM BERNARD LYCETT - Killed in action 24th July 1916 - 3rd Northamptonshire Regiment. Attached 1/5th Glosters. Killed on the Somme. Aged 22. Son of James and Mary Lycett, of Wolverley, Kidderminster. Buried at Gezaincourt Communal Cemetery, Somme.

2nd Lieutenant RICHARD JENKINS - Killed 11th November 1916 - 7th Manchester Regt.
Attached 8th Glosters. Aged 24. Son of Elizabeth and the late Rev. John Jenkins, of Pontypridd, Glamorgan, Wales. Enlisted from the Bank of England, Manchester in August 1914. Served in Egypt and Gallipoli. Listed on the Thiepval Memorial.

2nd Lieutenant DUGALD FITZROY MACLEAN - Killed 23rd July 1916 - King's Shropshire Light Infantry. Attached 1/4th Glosters. Listed on the Thiepval Memorial.

2nd Lieutenant ANTHONY EDWARD MATTHEWS - Killed 19th July 1916 - 11th Devonshire Regiment. Attached 2/6th Glosters. Aged 22. Son of Edward and the late Florence Matthews, of Bristol. Buried at Laventie Military Cemetery, La Gorgue.

2nd Lieutenant GEORGE JAMES MITCHELL - Killed 19th July 1916 - 11th Devonshire Regt. Attached 2/6th Glosters. Aged 33. Son of the late George and Ellen Mitchell, of Redland, Bristol. Listed on the Loos Memorial.

Lieutenant ARTHUR EDMUND OWEN - Died of wounds 18th October 1916 - 1st Northamptonshire Regiment. Attached 2/4th Glosters. Aged 20. Son of Rev. Arthur and Kathleen Owen, of Tunbridge Wells. Buried at Merville Communal Cemetery.

2nd Lieutenant ARTHUR COURTIS SKEWES - Killed 19th July 1916 - 11th Devonshire Regiment. Attached 2/6th Glosters. Aged 20. Son of John and Ann Skewes, of Crediton, Devon. Buried at Laventie Military Cemetery, La Gorgue.

2nd Lieut. ARCHIBALD STEVEN - Killed 25th October 1916 - 10th Worcestershire Regt.
Attached 8th Glosters. Listed on the Thiepval Memorial.

Lieutenant-Colonel HAROLD YOUNGHUSBAND, D.S.O. - Killed 21st April 1916 - Bedfordshire Regiment. Commanding 7th Battalion, Glosters. Aged 39. Son of Frederick and Lilia, of Weymouth. Husband of Ethel. Wounded at Gallipoli, 1915. Mentioned in Despatches. Listed on the Basra Memorial, Iraq.

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