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Roll of Honour of Officers of the Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry

Who Died in the Great War

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Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry Regimental Officer Casualties

Analysis By Battalion/Unit, Year and Location
Year Country Active Service Battalions of The DCLI

FS (1)

Staff/HQ

 Inf Bns MGC TMB

RFC/

RAF

 Misc Totals

Annual

Totals
1st 2nd 3rd
 (Res)		 4th
 (Res)		 1/4th 2/4th 1/5th 2/5th 6 7 8 10th

1914

Belgium

1

2

3

9

France

6

6

1915

Belgium

5

13

9

1

28

38

France

1

4

5

Gallipoli

2

2

India

1

1

UK

1

1

2

1916

Belgium

7

7

78

France

12

4

15

16

2

1

5

2

2

59

Malta

2

2

Mespot

1

1

Salonika

2

2

UK

2

1

2

2

7

1917

Belgium

10

10

2

3

1

1

1

4

32

66

Egypt

1

1

France

12

2

6

1

1

3

25

Mespot

1

1

Palestine

3

3

Salonika

1

1

UK

1

2

3

1918

Belgium

1

1

71

Egypt

1

1

France

19

8 

9

7

4

2

1

2

52

Germany

1

1

2

Greece

1

1

India

1

1

Italy

1

1

Palestine

2

2

Salonika

1

3

4

UK

2

1

1

2

6

1919

Germany

1

1

3

UK

1

1

2

1920

UK

1

1

1

1921

India

1

1

1

TOTALS

65

22

2

2

6

1

12

1

36

43

4

14

7

1

18

6

4

15

6

267

267

Notes:

1.   FS is Former Service Officers.   Includes those who died after transferring out of the DCLI, those DCLI officers who were placed in the Reserve of Officers or on the Retired List, Half-Pay List, Sick List and other Non-Active Lists.

 

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry Regimental Officer Casualties

Analysis By Year and Country

Year

Belgium

Egypt

France

Gallipoli

Germany

Greece

India

Italy

Malta

Mespot

Palestine

Salonika

UK

TOTALS

1914

3

6

9

1915

28

5

2

1

2

38

1916

7

59

2

1

2

7

78

1917

32

1

25

1

3

1

3

66

1918

1

1

52

2

1

1

1

2

4

6

71

1919

1

2

3

1920

1

1

1921

1

1

TOTALS

71

2

147

2

3

1

3

1

2

2

5

7

21

267

 

Page last updated:  26th June 2026

 

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