QOOH / OY ROLL OF HONOUR
Remembered this Month - April
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), died of wounds (DW), died in captivity (DC), or otherwise died in service (D) for remembrance during April are listed below.
Age at date of death, if known, is in brackets following date of death.
2nd Anglo-Boer War
1900
5/4/1900 Capt Cecil William Boyle K, Tweefontein nr Boshof, Orange Free State Province, S Africa
6/4/1900 Tpr W Fawcett D, of disease at De Aar, Northern Cape Province, S Africa
28/4/1900 Tpr Edward J Hicks D, of disease at Naauwpoort, Northern Cape Province, S Africa
1901
18/4/1901 Tpr Henry Lay D, of disease at Elandsfontein, Gauteng Province, S Africa
1902
16/4/1902 Lt George Henry Turner D, of enteric disease at Kroonstad, Free State Province, S Africa
28/4/1902 Tpr Charles Reginald Barton Plim K, Steinkop, Northern Cape Province, S Africa
First World War
1915
21/4/1915 (25) Pte Henry Wood D, France
Buried at Abingdon Cemetery, Berkshire, UK
27/4/1915 (29) Sjt Charles Frederick Hyde K, Vlamertinghe, Ypres, Belgium
Buried at Vlamertinghe Military Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
28/4/1915 (27) Pte Joseph Edward Batchelor DW, Vlamertinghe, Ypres, Belgium
Buried at Hazebrouck Communal Cemetery, Nord, France
28/4/1915 (26) Pte Reginald James Paice DW, received at Potijze, Ypres, Belgium
Buried at Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension, Nord, Nord, France
1917
10/4/1917 (23) Sjt Ernest Harold Price K, Arras, Pas-de-Calais, France
Buried at Tilloy British Cemetery, Tilloy-Les-Mofflaines, Pas de Calais, France
23/4/1917 (38) LtCol John Willoughby Scott, DSO, MiDx3 K, near Arras, Pas-de-Calais, France (Cmdg 8th Bn Somerset LI)
Buried at Cabaret-Rouge British Cemetery, Souchez, Pas de Calais, France
1918
1/4/1918 (33) Pte James Anthony K, Rifle Wood, near Amiens, Somme, France
Commemorated at Pozieres Memorial, Somme, France
1/4/1918 (20) Pte Bert Atkins K, Rifle Wood, near Amiens, Somme, France
Commemorated at Pozieres Memorial, Somme, France
1/4/1918 (32) Sdlr George Avery K, Rifle Wood, near Amiens, Somme, France
Commemorated at Pozieres Memorial, Somme, France
1/4/1918 (25) LCpl David Cyril Carter K, Rifle Wood, near Amiens, Somme, France
Commemorated at Pozieres Memorial, Somme, France
1/4/1918 (22) Pte Ernest William Didcock K, Rifle Wood, near Amiens, Somme, France
Commemorated at Pozieres Memorial, Somme, France
1/4/1918 (45) Lt Lewis Dove (Beds Yeo attd) DW, near Amiens, Somme, France
Buried at Namps-Au-Val British Cemetery, Somme, France
1/4/1918 (21) Pte William James Dunn K, Rifle Wood, near Amiens, Somme, France
Commemorated at Pozieres Memorial, Somme, France
1/4/1918 (27) Pte Edmund Ford K, Rifle Wood, near Amiens, Somme, France
Commemorated at Pozieres Memorial, Somme, France
1/4/1918 (22) Pte Harold Alfred French K, Rifle Wood, near Amiens, Somme, France
Buried at Moreuil Communal Cemetery Allied Extension, Somme, France
1/4/1918 (29) Pte Frederick George Hunnisett K, Rifle Wood, near Amiens, Somme, France
Commemorated at Pozieres Memorial, Somme, France
1/4/1918 (25) Pte Clarence Wilfred Cyril Maasz K, Rifle Wood, near Amiens, Somme, France
Commemorated at Pozieres Memorial, Somme, France
1/4/1918 (30) Pte Albert Percy Miles K, Rifle Wood, near Amiens, Somme, France
Commemorated at Pozieres Memorial, Somme, France
1/4/1918 (24) Pte William James Mortimer K, Rifle Wood, near Amiens, Somme, France
Commemorated at Pozieres Memorial, Somme, France
1/4/1918 (21) Pte Harry Neville Parker K, Rifle Wood, near Amiens, Somme, France
Commemorated at Pozieres Memorial, Somme, France
1/4/1918 (24) Pte Charles James Partridge K, Rifle Wood, near Amiens, Somme, France
Commemorated at Pozieres Memorial, Somme, France
2/4/1918 (30) Sjt Alfred Hawtin DW, Rifle Wood, near Amiens, Somme, France
Buried at Namps-Au-Val British Cemetery, Somme, France
2/4/1918 (23) LCpl Frederick Joseph Rouse DW, Rifle Wood, near Amiens, Somme, France
Buried at Namps-Au-Val British Cemetery, Somme, France
2/4/1918 (30) Pte Reginald George Farmbrough DW, Rifle Wood, near Amiens, Somme, France
Buried at St. Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen, Seine-Maritime, France
2/4/1918 (23) Cpl Robert Norman Webb DW, Rifle Wood, near Amiens, Somme, France
Buried at Namps-Au-Val British Cemetery, Somme, France
10/4/1918 (38) Pte Herbert George Hicks DW, Rifle Wood, near Amiens, Somme, France
Buried at St. Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen, Seine-Maritime, France
14/4/1918 (27) Lt John Philip Higgs DW, Rifle Wood, near Amiens, Somme, France (attd 4th M/Gun Sqn)
Buried at Namps-Au-Val British Cemetery, Somme, France
15/4/1918 Sjt James Johnston, MM DW, Rifle Wood, near Amiens, Somme, France
Buried at St. Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen, Seine-Maritime, France
18/4/1918 (22) Cpl John Clift D, Dublin Hospital
Buried at Grangegorman Military Cemetery, County Dublin, Republic of Ireland
World War Two
1941
5/4/1941 Gnr Jack Alfred Lewis D, England
Buried at Banbury Cemetery, Oxfordshire, UK
18/4/1941 (26) Gnr John Hutton McGhee D, UK
Buried at Renfrew (Arkleston) Cemetery, Glasgow, Renfrewshire, UK
1945
7/4/1945 (21) Gnr Edward Isaac Maggs D, Holland
Commemorated at Groesbeek Memorial, Gelderland, Netherlands
14/4/1945 (36) Bdr Thomas Long K, nr Uelzen, Germany
Buried at Hanover War Cemetery, Niedersachsen, Germany
14/4/1945 (25) Lt Michael Hugh Lushington Mather, MC K, nr Uelzen, Germany
Buried at Hanover War Cemetery, Niedersachsen, Germany (formally 5th Bn Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders)
15/4/1945 (33) Gnr Thomas Killoran K, nr Uelzen, Germany
Buried at Hanover War Cemetery, Niedersachsen, Germany
15/4/1945 (27) Sgt John George Serginson K, nr Uelzen, Germany
Buried at Hanover War Cemetery, Niedersachsen, Germany
25/4/1945 (25) Gnr Thomas Goodfellow Porteous D, UK
Buried at Paisley (Woodside) Cemetery, Glasgow, Renfrewshire, UK
1946
26/4/1946 (26) Gnr Douglas Bampton D, nr Hamburg, Germany
Buried at Hamburg Cemetery, Germany
QOOH Men Who Were Transferred Into Other Units in the First World War
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 Service Number when signing up to the QOOH, these men were then re-issued a second Service 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 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 Service Number, his new secondary Service 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
1917 QOOH OBLI Bn
4/4/1917 (32) Pte Leonard Chaplin 2051 203607 1st/4th Oxf & Bucks LI
DW, and Buried at Peronne Communal Cemetery Extension, Somme, France
4/4/1917 (37) Pte Albert Ginger 3400 203297 1st/4th Oxf & Bucks LI
DW, and Buried at Villers-Faucon Communal Cemetery, Somme, France
5/4/1917 Pte Percy Busby 2480 203275 1st/4th Oxf & Bucks LI
K, and Buried at Templeux-le-Guerard British Cemetery, Somme, France
19/4/1917 Pte Frederick John Dorsett 3263 203290 1st/4th Oxf & Bucks LI
K, and Commemorated at Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France
19/4/1917 (21) Pte Thomas George Green 3244 203612 1st/4th Oxf & Bucks LI
K, and Commemorated at Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France
20/4/1917 (20) Pte Albert Bailey 3028 203353 1st/4th Oxf & Bucks LI
DW, and Buried at Peronne Communal Cemetery Extension, Somme, France
1918
1/4/1918 Pte Norman Frederick Howarth 286241 30748 2nd/1st Bucks Bn, Oxf & Bucks LI
K, and Commemorated at Pozieres Memorial, Somme, France
5/4/1918 (28) Pte George Henry Love 3460 34122 5th Oxf & Bucks LI
DW, and Buried at Adelaide Cemetery, Villers-Bretonneux, Somme, France
23/4/1918 (19) Pte Henry Albert Pitt 3670 30771 2nd/1st Bucks Bn, Oxf & Bucks LI
K, and Buried at St Venant-Robecq Road British Cemetery, Robecq, Pas de Calais, France
Machine Gun Corps Names
1918 QOOH MGC Sqn
15/4/1918 Pte Walter Frank Jacques 2715 51476 4th Sqn MGC (Cavalry)
DW, (received at Rifle Wood) at 6th General Hospital, Rouen, France and Buried at St. Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen, Seine-Maritime, France
Rank Abbreviations
2Lt – Second-Lieutenant
Bdr – Bombardier (artillery equivalent to Corporal)
BQMS – Battery Quarter Master Sergeant (artillery equivalent to Company QMS)
Capt – Captain
Cpl – Corporal
Gnr – Gunner (artillery equivalent to Private)
LBdr – Lance-Bombardier (artillery equivalent to Lance-Corporal)
LCpl – Lance-Corporal
LSgt – 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
Sgt – Sergeant
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)
These awards in the British Armed Forces, 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 the Roll of Honour, please inform any of these people –Mick Luxford, Mike Cross, or Harry Staff – for consideration, thank you.
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