Cheltonians Who Died in The Great War Whilst Serving WithThe Royal Defence Corps |
Ref | Name | Rank | Number | Unit | Date Died | Cause | Loc | Age | Memorials |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | HAYWARD Harry | Pte | 34757 | 256th Coy RDC | 21st January 1917 | DOI | UK | 45 | CH |
2 | KIDD James | Pte | 50767 | 13th Observer Coy RDC | 20th July 1918 | DOI | UK | 24 | PA |
3 | SCREEN John | Cpl |
31028 |
109th Protection Coy RDC | 10th March 1920 | DOI | UK | 44 | CH |
Notes: 1. The Royal Defence Corps was formed on 17th March 1916 and comprised those servicemen who were otherwise prevented from serving in the Regular and Volunteer Armies by reason of age, disability or other reasons, but who nevertheless wished to serve their country in some capacity. Its job was to guard railways, tunnels, roads, ports and other military installations thus relieving other troops for front line service. 2. Further reading – R. Marrion, The British Army 1914-18 (Osprey, 1978), Ray Westlake, Kitchener’s Army 1914-18 (Spellmount Publishers, 1998), K W Mitchinson, Defending Albion: Britain’s Home Army, 1908-1919 (Palgrave Macmillan, 2005) |
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