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1915-10-04
Regiment 8th Royal Berkshire
Location France, NOEUX-LES-MINES
Entry The Casualties of the Battalion up to this date from the engagement on Sept 25th (Battle of Loos) amounted to seventeen Officers and five hundred (500) other Ranks. The names of the Officer casualties were. Major R.W. BRAKSPEAR Died of wounds Capt W.S.D. OLDMAN Killed Capt D.M. HANNA Killed Capt C.G. PARAMORE Killed Capt H.K. CASSELS Killed Lt L.H. BERLEIN Killed Lt & Adj T.G. PEACOCK Killed Lt D.C. GLEN Killed Lt B.P. HICKS Killed Lt W.G. HOBBS Killed Lt W.G. HAYNES Killed 2nd Lt H.C.L. KEABLE Killed Capt D. TOSETTI Wounded Lt D.F. STILEMAN Wounded 2nd Lt G.F. MARSH Wounded 2nd Lt A.R. ROUSE Wounded 2nd Lt T.E. ALLEN Wounded The details of the casualties of the other ranks were:- Killed 56. Wounded 176. Missing 268. 5.0PM. We received a draft of 52 other ranks from the 9th Royal Berkshire Regiment. 2nd Lieut C.R. WATSON rejoined the Battalion from Hospital.