2nd
Lieut.
H.B.GETHING
21st August Chocolate Hill ROYAL GLOUCESTERSHIRE HUSSARS 1914 - 18
The Order to mobilise was given at 7pm on August 4th 1914. They joined the 1st South Midland Brigade with the Warwickshire and Worcestershire Yeomanry, based Newbury Racecourse. The Brigade then moved to the east coast of England in case of a German invasion. In September a second Regiment of the R.G.H. was raised, and later a third.
April 1915 the R.G.H. were ordered to overseas service, but instead of France they were going to Gallipoli. On April 11th they embarked on the 'Saturnia' and 'Minneapolis' under command of Lieut-Colonel W.H.PLAYNE. The unit strength was:
H.Q.: 10 Officers, 107 Other Ranks, 88 horses, 28 mules, and 8 vehicles.
'A' squadron:
Major A.J.Palmer, 7 Officers, 134 O.R., 133 horses, 14 mules, 3 vehicles.
'B' Squadron:
Major H.F.Clifford, 6 Officers, 134 O.R., 131 horses, 14 mules, 3 vehicles.
'D' Squadron:
Major
R.M.Yorke, 4 Officers, 135 O.R., 133 horses, 14 mules, 3
vehicles.
The R.G.H. reached Alexandria, Egypt, on April 21st. Guard duties followed, until August 11th, when orders came for the Yeomanry to proceed to Gallipoli without their horses. Leaving 4 officers, 100 O.R. and all the horses, the Regiment sailed on August 14th 1915 on the 'Haverford' and 'Ascania'.
Landing at Suvla Bay, the Regiment was concentrated near Chocolate Hill. With no cover available the enemy shelled the Regiment, 2nd Lieut. Gething was killed, Lt-Col. Playne, Captain Longworth, Lieut. Howard, and 2nd Lieut. Colledge were severely wounded.
With the
Yeoman acting as infantry, an advance was made on Hill 112 and
the Turkish front-line trench captured.
Besides the
listed officers, 11 men were killed, 44 wounded and 1 missing.
General Sir Ian Hamilton:
"The advance of these English Yeoman was a sight calculated to send a thrill noof pride through anyone with a drop of English blood running through their veins...... there was nothing to conceal a mouse...... despite the critical events in other parts of the field I could hardly take my glasses from the Yeoman; they moved like men marching on parade. Here and there a shell would take a toll of a cluster; there they lay. There was no straggling; the others moved steadily on; not a man was there who hung back or hurried."
Days of
trench duty followed and more casualties (both war and sickness)
were sustained.
On November 22nd the Regiment sailed back to Alexandria.
GALLIPOLI ROLL OF HONOUR
No. Rank Name Date Buried
2nd
Lieut.
H.B.GETHING
21st August Chocolate Hill
1144 Sergeant A.T.HONEY 21st August Chocolate Hill
1887
L/Cpl. Wilfred
BARTON 21st
August Chocolate Hill
2004 Private C.E.CARTER 21st August Chocolate Hill
2234 Private R.H.COXWELL-ROGERS 21st August Chocolate Hill
2585 Private E.T.CROCKER 21st August Chocolate Hill
1908
Private Osman
K.FOWLER 21st
August Chocolate Hill
2244 Priavte N.W.JENNER 21st August Chocolate Hill
2241 Private J.J.KEARNEY 21st August Chocolate Hill
1800 S.S. F.H.BALL 21st August Chocolate Hill
2215 Corporal C.E.CHURCHILL 24th August Chocolate Hill
2092 L/Cpl. A.ROWE 25th August At Sea
1965 Private R.F.BISS 28th August Chocolate Hill
1991 Private T.N.HUNT 28th August Chocolate Hill
2162 Private D.H.PEARCE 28th August Chocolate Hill
2346
Private Charles
S.FREEMAN 28th August At Sea
1584 Private H.J.WOODWARD 4th September Welsh C.S.
1975 Private L.C.DEAN 9th September At Sea
1798 L/Cpl. R.HUBERT 10th October Green Hill
1982 Private H.L.HOLBOROW 11th October C Beach
1985 Private H.TAYSUM 12th October C Beach
1634 L/Sgt. H.B.WALKER 14th October At Sea
2381
Private
W.P.JENNINGS 24th
October At Sea
The Wounded:
No. Rank Name Date Note
Lt-Col.
W.H.PLAYNE * 21st
August Severe
Captain T.J.LONGWORTH
* 21st August Severe
Lieut.
A.H.S.HOWARD 21st
August
2nd Lieut.
J.T.COLLEDGE 21st
August
Captain
M.G.LLOYD-BAKER 15th
Sept. Accidental
Playne. 
Longworth.
1465
A/SSM
T.P.LANGFORD 21st
August
1827
Sergt.
W.H.KELLY
21st August Severe
930
Sergt.
H.J.LEWIS
21st August
1909
Sergt.
G.H.LOVELL
21st August
1235
Sergt.
A.F.ROBERTS
21st August
1566
Sergt.
R.DAY
21st August
1626
Sergt.
F.SMITH
21st August
1493
L/Sgt.
F.CHAPMAN
21st August
2205
Corp.
H.MERRY
21st August
1749
Corp.
W.K.W.TAYLOR 21st
August
1784
L/Cpl.
J.H.HOLBOROW 21st
August
2139
L/Cpl.
H.A.MEW
21st August
1836
L/Cpl.
H.RITCHINGS
21st August
1723
Trumpeter
H.C.CRADDOCK 21st
August
1944
Pte.
F.W.ABBEY
21st August
1659
Pte.
H.R.BELL
21st August
1873
Pte.
T.BELGIN
21st August
2415
Pte.
L.J.BENNETT
21st August
1485
Pte.
T.O.T.BOWEN
21st August
2494
Pte.
J.D.BREAKWELL 21st
August
2046
Pte.
H.C.CLARKE
21st August
1967
Pte.
L.E.CLARKE
21st August
2200
Pte.
S.CHANDLER
21st August
2233
Pte.
H.CULLIMORE
21st August
1997
Pte.
W.J.EDWARDS
21st August
2342
Pte.
G.D.GENT
21st August Severe
2010
Pte.
H.L.HARDING
21st August
2239
Pte.
S.J.HARDING
21st August
2251
Pte.
W.HILL
21st August
1786
Pte.
J.W.HOUGHTON 21st
August
2250
Pte.
R.F.JAMES
21st August
2360
Pte.
H.KELLY
21st August
2406
Pte.
C.F.HAY
21st August
2111
Pte.
G.E.MEARING
21st August
2467
Pte.
A.MORLEY
21st August
2330
Pte.
A.W.PANKHURST 21st
August
2181
Pte.
E.H.PARROTT
21st August
2007
Pte.
H.H.PARSONS
21st August
2097
Pte.
D.C.PEARCE
21st August
2187
Pte.
C.PHILLIPS
21st August
1966
Pte.
G.R.SHIPTON
21st August
1779
Pte.
C.P.TANNER
21st August
2149
Pte.
M.L.VINES
21st August
2245
Pte.
R.G.VINES
21st August
1744
Corp.
J.H.PEGLAR
22nd August
2193
Pte.
H.WHITE
22nd August
2058
Pte.
S.H.COX
25th August
2450
Pte.
E.WALKER
25th August
2006
Pte.
A.R.W.ANSTEY 28th
August
1973
Pte.
R.C.HEARLE
28th August
1790
L/Cpl.
H.IRELAND
28th August
1522
Sergt.
G.C.BRIDGEMAN 28th
August Accidental
51411
SSM
W.H.ORGAN
29th August
2264
Pte.
R.C.SMITH
2nd Sept.
676
SSM
A.BUTLER
3rd Sept.
1734
Pte.
F.T.KING
3rd Sept.
2243
Pte.
E.DICKENSON
7th Sept.
2416
Corp.
P.G.EMERY
9th Sept.
1725
Pte.
W.H.MORRIS
14th Sept. Severe
1735
Corp.
H.STEEL
28th Sept. Severe
1998
Pte.
J.C.ARMER
28th Sept.
2171
Pte.
F.E.BARNETT
28th Sept.
2077
Pte.
F.G.JONES
29th Sept.
1817
L/Cpl.
F.R.ROW
10th Oct.
1770
Pte.
H.VIVASH
14th Oct.