QOOH / OY ROLL OF HONOUR
Remembered this Month of October 2026
During this month we pay our tributes and due reverence to those soldiers who had served in a unit holding the QOOH or OY appellation, who gave their lives in pursuit of peace for the Nation. And especially that we are able to live our lives as we wish, without fear of dictatorships, race, or creed.
The names of the Officers, Non-Commissioned Officers, and Other Ranks who were either killed in action (K); missing in action (M); died of wounds (DW); died in captivity (DC); or otherwise died in service (D); for remembrance during the month of October 2026 are listed below.
Age at date of death, if known, is shown in brackets following date of death.
2nd Anglo-Boer War
1901
18/10/1901 (21) Tpr Robert Calderhead D, of drowning near Wepener, Free State Province, S Africa
Not known where buried/commemorated
21/10/1901 (25) Tpr Thomas Brazier K, at Roodeval, Free State Province, S Africa
Buried in Swartruggens Cemetery, Bojanala Platinum District Municipality, North-West, South Africa
21/10/1901 (21) Cpl William Henry Catch K, at Roodeval, Free State Province, S Africa
Not known where buried/commemorated
21/10/1901 (20) Cpl William Harkess Meggison K, at Rondavelkraal, Nr Swartruggens, North-West, S Africa
Buried at Swartruggens Cemetery, Swartruggens, Bojanala Platinum District Municipality, North-West, S Africa
21/10/1901 (20) Tpr Edward Frederick Pethers K, at Kroonstad, Free State Province, S Africa
Not known where buried/commemorated
First World War
1916
7/10/1916 (32) 2/Lt William Henry Lovell Vernon K, on the Somme, France (attd to Oxf & Bucks LI)
Commemorated at Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France
10/10/1916 (21) 2/Lt Harold Crawford Smith D, in motorcycle accident at Walthamstow, Essex, England
Buried at Chingford Mount Cemetery, Essex, UK
1917
28/10/1917 (24) Pte Cyril Augustine Hitchman K, at Ypres, Belgium
Buried at Cement House Cemetery, Langemark, Ypres, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
28/10/1917 (24) Pte George Tustin DW, at Dozinghem, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
Buried at Dozinghem Military Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
29/10/1917 (20) Pte Henry Lindsay DW, at Dozinghem, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
Buried at Dozinghem Military Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
29/10/1917 (20) Pte Frederick Woodley DW, at Dozinghem, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
Buried at Dozinghem Military Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
1918
20/10/1918 (24) Pte Sydney Arthur Sheppard D, at Le Treport, Seine-Maritime, France (of causes unknown)
Buried at Mont Huon Military Cemetery, Le Treport, Seine-Maritime, France
24/10/1918 (22) Pte Charles Bertram Fowler K, at Battle of Selle, Nord, France
Buried at Romeries Communal Cemetery Extension, Nord, France
27/10/1918 (27) Pte William George Youens D, of pneumonia at Dublin, Republic of Ireland
Buried at High Wycombe Cemetery, Buckinghamshire, UK
World War Two
1939
29/10/1939 (48) Lt-Col Anthony John Muirhead MC & Bar, MP, TD D, at Great Haseley, Oxon, England
Buried at Great Haseley (St. Peter) Churchyard, Oxfordshire, UK
1942
11/10/1942 (35) Gnr Wilfred Arthur Elliot DC, of cerebral malaria at Roberts Hospital, Changi, Singapore
Buried at Kranji War Cemetery, Singapore (originally buried at Changi Cemetery)
1943
1/10/1943 (31) Gnr Thomas Dean DC, of dysentery at Chungkai, Thailand
Buried at Chungkai War Cemetery, Thailand (originally buried at Chungkai North cemetery)
3/10/1943 (24) Gnr Roy Briggs DC, of pellagra at Chungkai, Thailand
Buried at Chungkai War Cemetery, Thailand (originally buried at Chungkai North cemetery)
7/10/1943 (23) Gnr Albert Horsfall DC, of malaria and beri-beri at Heito Camp #3, Taiwan
Buried at Sai Wan War Cemetery, Hong Kong
9/10/1943 (31) Pte George Johnson (LAD att) DC, of bacillary dysentery at H Force hospital, Kanchanaburi, Thailand
Buried at Kanchanaburi War Cemetery, Thailand
9/10/1943 (35) Gnr Edward John Short DC, of avitaminosis at Chungkai, Thailand
Buried at Chungkai War Cemetery, Thailand
13/10/1943 (21) Gnr Alwyn Barry DC, of debility at Chungkai, Thailand
Buried at Chungkai War Cemetery, Thailand
15/10/1944 (33) Dvr Thomas Charles Taylor (RASC att) DC, of bronchiectasis at No 25 camp (Omuta), Fukuoka, Japan
Ashes (urn) buried at Yokohama War Cemetery, Yokohama, Japan
18/10/1943 (34) Gnr George Archibald Riley DC, of ulcers at H Force hospital, Kanchanaburi, Thailand
Buried at Kanchanaburi War Cemetery, Thailand
19/10/1943 (30) Gnr William George Thompson DC, of dysentery at Chungkai, Thailand
Buried at Chungkai War Cemetery, Thailand
21/10/1943 (19) Gnr Thomas Henry Davies D, in UK
Buried at Merthyr Tydfil (Pant) Cemetery, Glamorganshire, UK
22/10/1943 (36) Pte Norman Hector Bateson (LAD att) DC, of diarrhoea & malnutrition at Chungkai, Thailand
Buried at Chungkai War Cemetery, Thailand (originally buried at Chungkai North cemetery)
22/10/1943 (23) L/Cpl Joseph Leslie Jones (RASC att) DC, of beri-beri at Kami Songkurai, Thailand
Buried at Thanbyuzayat War Cemetery, Burma (originally buried at Kami Songkurai, Thailand)
25/10/1943 (30) Bdr Charles Maurice Ratley DC, of dysentery at Chungkai, Thailand
Buried at Chungkai War Cemetery, Thailand (originally buried at Chungkai North cemetery)
25/10/1943 (31) Pte William Oswald Smith (RASC att) DC, of malaria and dysentery at Tarsoa, Thailand
Buried at Kanchanaburi War Cemetery, Thailand (originally buried at Tarsao #2 cemetery)
27/10/1943 (22) Dvr Benjamin George Curson (RASC att) DC, of dysentery and malaria at Tarsao, Thailand
Buried at Kanchanaburi War Cemetery, Thailand (originally buried at Tarsao #2 cemetery)
29/10/1943 (24) L/Bdr John William Rymill DC, of beri-beri at Chungkai camp, Thailand
Buried at Chungkai War Cemetery, Thailand (originally buried at Chungkai North cemetery)
30/10/1943 (23) Gnr Patrick Clarence Gould DC, of beri-beri at H Force hospital, Kanchanaburi, Thailand
Buried at Kanchanaburi War Cemetery, Thailand
30/10/1943 (24) Gnr Edwin Charles Suter DC, at Tha Makhan camp, Thailand
Buried at Kanchanaburi War Cemetery, Thailand
1945
25/10/1945 (26) Gnr Edward Haggerty Ralston D, near Kiel, Germany
Buried at Kiel War Cemetery, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
QOOH Men Who Were Transferred Into Other Units in World War One
During the First World War, and with the high number of casualties happening, there was an urgent need for replacement soldiers to back-fill these gaps. Many hundreds of these came from men of the 2/1st and 3/1st QOOH. Whilst being given a Regimental Number when signing up to the QOOH, these men were then re-issued a second Regimental Number on transfer, and a great many men were lost to the QOOH records. Over time, a lot of records have been found informing us of a number of these transfers and where they ended up, and of course, their casualty numbers. In the section below we list the QOOH men who were transferred into these other units and subsequently lost their lives. I would like to give great credit to Mike Cross and Harry Staff who have been delving into these further records and without their due diligence these QOOH men would most likely not be remembered here on this page. As new information comes to light, these lists will be updated and is certainly a ‘Work-in-Progress’ situation.
In the lists below can be found the soldier’s original QOOH Regimental Number, his new secondary Regimental Number, and the Battalion he was posted to. It has been found that some QOOH soldiers had been transferred more than once, and this is mentioned in the text below where this has been uncovered.
QOOH Men Transferred Into Secondary Units
Infantry Battalion Names
1916 QOOH 2nd/3rd unit Bn
7/10/1916 (24) Pte James William Biles 2677 32754 6th Oxf & Bucks LI
K, at Battle of Somme, France
Commemorated at Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France
7/10/1916 (20) Pte Herbert Frederick Evans 2647 2781 6th Oxf & Bucks LI
DW, at Battle of Somme, France
Commemorated at Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France
7/10/1916 (20) Pte Reuben Anthony Goddard 3058 32800 6th Oxf & Bucks LI
K, at Battle of Somme, France
Commemorated at Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France
7/10/1916 (21) Pte Wilfred Clarence Goldby 2260 32739 6th Oxf & Bucks LI
K, at Battle of Somme, France
Commemorated at Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France
7/10/1916 (22) Pte Thomas Arthur Grantham 2445 32798 6th Oxf & Bucks LI
K, at Battle of Somme, France
Commemorated at Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France
7/10/1916 (29) Pte John Thomas Hammerton 3414 32811 6th Oxf & Bucks LI
K, at Battle of Somme, France
Commemorated at Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France
7/10/1916 (20) Pte Percy Pargeter 3110 32846 6th Oxf & Bucks LI
K, at Battle of Somme, France
Commemorated at Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France
7/10/1916 (19) Pte Maurice John Pratt 2246 32839 6th Oxf & Bucks LI
K, at Le Transloy, Somme, France
Buried at Serre Road Cemetery No 2, Somme, France
7/10/1916 (28) Pte Herbert William Reynolds 2684 32849 6th Oxf & Bucks LI
K, at Le Transloy, Somme, France
Buried at Caterpillar Valley Cemetery, Longueval, Somme, France
7/10/1916 Pte Isaac Smith 3131 32879 6th Oxf & Bucks LI
K, at Battle of Somme, France
Commemorated at Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France
8/10/1916 L/Cpl Thomas John Gee 1771 32732 6th Oxf & Bucks LI
DW, at Meaulte, Hauts-de-France, France (received at Battle of Somme)
Buried at Grove Town Cemetery, Meaulte, Somme, France (CWGC records rank as Sjt)
9/10/1916 (23) Pte Aubrey Cato 2774 32773 6th Oxf & Bucks LI
K, at Battle of Somme, France
Commemorated at Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France
9/10/1916 Pte Victor Cunningham 3126 32775 6th Oxf & Bucks LI
K, at Battle of the Somme, France
Commemorated at Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France
9/10/1916 Pte Edward Hudson 1643 32819 6th Oxf & Bucks LI
K, at Battle of Somme, France
Commemorated at Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France
9/10/1916 (30) Pte Ernest Padbury 3421 32833 6th Oxf & Bucks LI
K, at Battle of Somme, France
Commemorated at Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France
9/10/1916 (24) Pte Oscar Rimington 2502 32854 6th Oxf & Bucks LI
K, at Battle of Somme, France
Commemorated at Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France
9/10/1916 Pte Frederick Charles Rolfe 2456 32850 6th Oxf & Bucks LI
K, at Battle of Somme, France
Commemorated at Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France
9/10/1916 (41) Pte Richard Tyrrell 3134 32889 6th Oxf & Bucks LI
DW, at Meaulte, Somme, France (received at Le Transloy, Somme)
Buried at Grove Town Cemetery, Meaulte, Somme, France
9/10/1916 Pte Sydney Alfred Woodhouse 5537 32868 6th Oxf & Bucks LI
K, at Le Transloy, Somme, France
Commemorated at Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France
9/10/1916 (25) Pte William Ernest Lovell 2589 32733 6th Oxf & Bucks LI
K, at Battle of Somme, France
Commemorated at Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France
17/10/1916 (27) Pte Philip Charles Benfield 2471 32762 6th Oxf & Bucks LI
K, at Battle of Somme, France
Commemorated at Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France
19/10/1916 Pte Henry Thomas Knott 2326 32823 6th Oxf & Bucks LI
DW, at Rouen, Seine-Maritime, France (received at Battle of Somme)
Buried at St Sever Cemetery, Rouen, Seine-Maritime, France
19/10/1916 (23) Pte Leslie John Richards 3080 32852 6th Oxf & Bucks LI
DW, at Meaulte, Somme, France (received at Le Transloy, Somme)
Buried at Grove Town Cemetery, Meaulte, Somme, France
1917 QOOH 2nd/3rd unit Bn
16/10/1917 (27) Pte William James Dorsett 3552 235064 5th Oxf & Bucks LI
K, at Ypres, Belgium
Commemorated at Tyne Cot Memorial, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
17/10/1917 (22) Pte Ronald Sidney Keates 3470 235080 5th Oxf & Bucks LI
K, at Ypres, Belgium
Buried at Hooge Crater Cemetery, Ypres, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium (originally buried at Pill Box Cemetery, Zonnebeke, Ypres)
22/10/1917 (22) Pte Frederick Webb 2596 235106 5th Oxf & Bucks LI
K, at Ypres, Belgium
Commemorated at Tyne Cot Memorial, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
1918
10/10/1918 Pte Ernest Haycock 2900 285795 1st/1st Dorset Yeomanry
D, of dysentery at Damascus, Syria
Buried at Damascus Commonwealth War Cemetery, Syria
Machine Gun Corps Names
1918 QOOH MGC Sqn
18/10/1918 (23) Pte Charles Robert Sharp 3154 101111 15th Sqn, MGC (Cavalry)
D, near Bijar, Persia (now Iran) (from causes unknown)
Commemorated at Tehran Memorial, Iran
Rank Abbreviations
2/Lt – Second Lieutenant
Bdr – Bombardier (artillery equivalent to Corporal)
BQMS – Battery Quarter Master Sergeant (artillery equivalent to Company QMS)
Capt – Captain
Cpl – Corporal
Dvr – Driver (RAOC/RASC equivalent to Private)
Gnr – Gunner (artillery equivalent to Private)
L/Bdr – Lance-Bombardier (artillery equivalent to Lance-Corporal)
L/Cpl – Lance-Corporal
L/Sgt – Lance-Sergeant (a local promotion of a Bombardier /Corporal by his commanding officer, usually with extra pay)
Lt – Lieutenant
Lt-Col – Lieutenant-Colonel
Maj – Major
Pte – Private
QMS – Quarter Master Sergeant
RSM – Regimental Sergeant Major
Sdlr – Saddler (maker and repairs to Saddles)
Shg Sth – Shoeing Smith (Shoeing of horses)
Sgt – Sergeant
Sjt – Serjeant
SSgt – Staff Sergeant
SSM – Squadron Sergeant Major
Tpr – Trooper (cavalry equivalent to Private)
Tptr – Trumpeter (cavalry equivalent to Bugler)
Post-Nominal Letters
Post-nominal letters, are letters placed after a person’s name to indicate that an individual holds a military decoration, or honour :-
DSO – Distinguished Service Order (awarded for meritorious or distinguished service by officers of the Armed Forces during wartime).
MC – Military Cross (for officers only until 1993, when it was opened up to all ranks) – awarded for acts of exemplary gallantry during active operations against the enemy on land.
MM – Military Medal (other ranks’ equivalent to the Military Cross until 1993) – awarded for bravery in battle.
MiD – Mentioned in Dispatches (is one whose name appears in an official report written by a superior officer and sent to the High Command, in which his or her gallant or meritorious action in the face of the enemy is described) – but it is not classed as post-nominal
These awards in the British Armed Forces, were, and still are, published in the London Gazette.
As more details of soldiers who have served with the OY and QOOH become available, this Roll of Honour list will be updated. This is very much a ‘work-in-progress’ item.
If you know of any person whom you think should be remembered in our Roll of Honour, please inform any of these people –Mick Luxford, Mike Cross, or Harry Staff – for consideration, thank you.
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