FoD Soldiers Bidmead, Milliner and Bull, died 1917. (General)

by Jefff , West London, Middlesex, Saturday, April 23, 2016, 19:22 (3145 days ago) @ Jefff

The full article from the Gloucester Journal of 17th February 1917 reads;

"The British Casualties.

NINE GLOUCESTERS' SUBALTERNS.

Friday week's casualty lists contained the names of 51 officers (22 dead) and 526 rank and file (202 dead). The officers' list included of the Roval Navy, among the killed Commander Francis H. H. Goodhart. D.8.0., R.N. Lieut.-Colonel R. B. Bradford, V.C. (Durham Light Infantry) and Lieut. H. J. P. Howard (Scots Uuards). grandson of Lord Strathcona, are reported wounded. The rank and file wounded included 10922 J. Hall. Grenadier Guards, Cheltenham.
A later list included the following:— Wounded: Sec.-Lieut. 11. L. C. Gill, M.C., Gloucestershire Regt., attached Royal Welsh Fusiliers.
Previously reported wounded and missing, now reported killed :—Gloucester Regt.: H. Butler. Birmingham.
Previously reported missing, now reported killed :—Gloucester Regt. : 20985 J. Boult. Bristol; 27370 A. E. Cecil, Birmingham: 421 Sergt. P. T. Cookley, Cheltenham; 27057 R. J. Davis, Birmingham; 25396 W. Hill, Rhon'rida; F. Mareham, Tilehurst; 2562 Corpl. G. H. Ricketts, Cheltenham; 20751 C. Wilcox, Birmingham.

The week-end casualty lists contained the names of 48 officers (15 dead) and 1,132 men (408 dead). The latter included the following of the Gloucester Regiment:—Killed: 20109 F. J. Day, Bristol; 16734 T. J. Price, Weston-super-mare; 22059 F. Palmer, Bideford; 16663 W. J. Hulin, Bristol; A. Taylor, Gloucester; 20148 F. Young. Bristol.

Monday night's casualty lists contained the names of 51 officers (14 dead) and 642 rank and file (276 dead). The latter included the following:—
Killed.—Gloucester Regiment: 2095 P. Batstone, Weston-super-Mare. Died wounds: Gloucester Regiment: 5341 E. R. Bidmead, Newent; 16192 I. Gillett. Moreton-in-Marsh.
Wounded.—Gloucester Regiment: 37356 H. Baker, Chipping Campden; 11701 Corpl. H. W. Baldwin. Peekham. S.E.; 21329 P. Connolly, Carna; 10531 Sergt. A. E. Edwards, Romford; 25865 W. G. Frankcom. Pucklechurch; 11269 H. Hamblin. Gloucester; 28440 W. Peacock, Bristol: 25910 W. Pearce. Kensington; 6107 Sergt. J. H. Wagner. Maisemore. Devon Regiment: 8380 Sergt. J. Stear Cheltenham.
Previously missing, now reported by the German Government died of wounds: 2567 H. G. Summers. Cheltenham. Gloucester Regiment.

Tuesday night's casualty lists contained the names of 57 officers (23 dead) and 768 rank and file (349 dead).
The list of officers killed includes Sec. Lieuts. H. P. B. Baines. J. E. T. Barnes. W. G. Harris, Gloucester Regiment, and the wounded Sec. Lieuts. W. P. Bridgett. Gloucester Regt att. East Lancs. Regt.. F. A Brown, J. F. Hardie, N F. Hill, F. Stanway, and A. V. Boulton, Gloucester Regt.
The rank and file casualties included the following :—Killed : Gloucester Regiment—l44s6 T. J. Adams. Bristol. Wounded: Gloucester Regiment—23525 J. Cornock, Wotton-under-Edge; 36781 A. Gaskins, Apperley.

Wednesday night's casualty lists contained the names of 28 officers (10 dead) and 457 rank and file (215 dead). The wounded officers include Sec. Lieut. G. Stephens Gloucester Regiment. The rank and file casualties included the following of the Gloucester Regiment:—Killed: 16976 Lance-Corpl. W. Bennett. Birmingham; 20113 W. Burnell, Brisiol; 2041 Lance-Corpl. W. D. Caswell. Gloucester; 22973 E. E. Cooke. Stroud; 23604 J. Criddle. Bristol; 36565 W. Flowers, Cheltenham; 23637 H. W. Jenkins. Cheltenham; 25589 S. Thoyer, Hardwicke; H. C. Westbury. Bristol. Died of wounds: 18142 A. Milliner, Cinderford. Wounded and missing : 12259 Lance-Corpl. T. J. Bayliss. Gloucester; 13813 G. H. Bull. Cinderford; 13549 Acting Sergt. G. Dean. Wandsworth, S.W.; 13070 F. G. Fletcher, Stow on-the Wold.

Mr. Macpherson stated in Parliament on Wednesday that large number of the men of the London Rifle Brigade have been missing since July 1st. The only conclusion was that they were dead, and steps would be taken to communicate with the relatives.

Thursday night's casualty lists contained the names of 27 officers.(9 dead) and 1,007 rank and file (334 dead). The latter included the following :—
Died of wounds : Gloucester Regiment 20706 T. Bumford. Bristol; 22647 R. A. Pullin, Chippenham. Wounded : Gloucester Regiment —4910 Corpl. E. H. Isom, Bristol."

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There are two other Foresters in this list; from this site's WW1 database;

Record_ID: 3738
Year: _
Surname: MILLINER
Forename: Alfred
Rank: Private
Regiment: 13th (Forest of Dean) Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment
Service_Number: 18142
Residence: Cinderford
Notes_1: KIA 20_January_1917 Remembered or Buried in Lijssenthoe Military Cemetery X D 27A
Notes_2: _
Newspaper: _
Date_Published: _
Image: _
Soundex: M456

FreeBMD shows Alfred was born in W-o-S District abt March 1895. However he's not remembered on the Cinderford War Memorial.

Record_ID: 760
Year: _
Surname: BULL
Forename: Gilbert Harding
Rank: Private
Regiment: B' Company, 8th Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment
Service_Number: 13813
Residence: Cinderford
Notes_1: Enlisted 07_September_1914 KIA 18_November_1916 Remembered or Buried in Thiepval Memorial, Pier and Face 5 A and 5 B
Notes_2: Wounded, January_1917
Newspaper: _
Date_Published: _
Image: _
Soundex: B400

FreeBMD suggests Gilbert was born in Aston, Warwickshire abt December 1890.
He is remembered on the Roll of Honour at Double View School, Cinderford, and the town's War Memorial in the Triangle.
http://www.forest-of-dean.net/fodmembers/index.php?mode=thread&id=43700
http://www.memorialtranscripts.co.uk/Compressed/gloucestershire_ww1.html

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Regarding the somewhat odd mention of the London Rifle Brigade, and their heavy losses some 6 months earlier, they fought in the First Day of the Battle of the Somme, 1st July 1916.
Far more detail here http://www.gommecourt.co.uk/index.htm
http://www.gommecourt.co.uk/fallenlrb.html

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Sincere thanks to all these brave men and loved ones for their sacrifices 100 years ago.

R.I.P.