During the attack on Thursday 12th March 1915 the men of the 3rd Battalion Worcestershire Regiment suffered heavy casualties with 9 officers and 77 other ranks killed. All but two of the officers are burried at Kemmel Chateau Military Cemetery. All but four of the other ranks are remembered on a panel at Menin Gate Memorial at Ieper (Ypres).
Ypres (now Ieper) is a town in the Province of West Flanders. The Memorial is situated at the eastern side of the town on the road to Menin (Menen) and Courtrai (Kortrijk). Each night at 8 p.m. the traffic is stopped at the Menin Gate while members of the local Fire Brigade sound the Last Post in the roadway under the Memorial's arches.
Menin Gate Memorial at Ieper (Ypres)
| Surname | Forename/s |
Number |
Rank | Age | Comments |
| Hewett | George Edward | Capt. | 43 | Commanded
'A' Company. Attached from West India Regiment. Kemmel Chateau Military Cemetery - Y11 |
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| Freeman | Tristram | Lt. | 23 | 'C'
Company Kemmel Chateau Military Cemetery - L14 |
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| Loos | Cecil George Bertram | Lt. | 30 | Kemmel Chateau Military Cemetery - L11 | |
| Burr | Frederick Bonham | Lt. | 28 | Kemmel Chateau Military Cemetery - L9 | |
| Murphy | M. J. | Lt. | 34 | Killed
on the night of 11th March 1915. Kemmel Chateau Military Cemetery - X11 |
|
| Barling | William Bingham | 2/Lt. | Attached
from 6th Bn. Worcestershire. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Panel 34 |
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| Clarke | William Hamilton | 2/Lt. | 22 | 'A'
Company Kemmel Chateau Military Cemetery - X13 |
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| Moore | Charles Frederick | 2/Lt. | 18 | Kemmel Chateau Military Cemetery - Y13 | |
| Mansel-Pleydell | Edmund Morton | 2/Lt. | 28 | Attached
from the Dorset Regiment. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Panel 37 |
|
| Croft | Frederick | 9158 | Sergt. | 35 | Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Panel 34 |
| Gibson | Francis William | 9777 | Sergt. | 27 | Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Panel 34 |
| Hicks | John | 9551 | Sergt. | 23 | 'A'
Company Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Panel 34 |
| Payne | Albert | 9527 | Sergt. | Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Panel 34 | |
| Ward | Harry | 13185 | Sergt. | Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Panel 34 | |
| Bailey | Matthew | 8654 | L/Cpl. | Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Panel 34 Died of wounds |
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| Barnett | Charles | 9097 | L/Cpl. | 36 | Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Panel 34 |
| Coulson | Edward | 9941 | L/Cpl. | 28 | Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Panel 34 |
| Farmer | Alfred | 8716 | L/Cpl. | 29 | Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Panel 34 |
| Parkes | Henry William | 7787 | L/Cpl. | 27 | Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Panel 34 |
| Vaughan | Thomas | 7323 | L/Cpl. | 30 | Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Panel 34 |
| Wilde | John Henry | 9489 | L/Cpl. | Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Panel 34 | |
| Willetts | Thomas Leonard | 8467 | L/Cpl. | Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Panel 34 | |
| Baird | Wilfred James | 13394 | Pte. | 22 | Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Panel 34 |
| Bayliss | Josiah | 9284 | Pte. | Messines Ridge British Cemetery- II.F.35. | |
| Box | George Percy | 7970 | Pte. | 29 | Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Panel 34 |
| Bristow | Harry | 12592 | Pte. | 22 | Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Panel 34 |
| Bubb | James | 9529 | Pte. | Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Panel 34 | |
| Bullock | Samuel | 8859 | Pte. | Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Panel 34 | |
| Burrows | Walter | 9647 | Pte. | Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Panel 34 | |
| Careless | Cornelius Richard | 16423 | Pte. | 19 | Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Panel 34 |
| Carey | Arthur William | 14453 | Pte. | Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Panel 34 | |
| Clace | John James | 8984 | Pte. | Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Panel 34 | |
| Clark | Alfred | 8726 | Pte. | Messines Ridge British Cemetery- II.F.34. | |
| Cole | Henry William | 9116 | Pte. | Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Panel 34 | |
| Comley | Joseph | 9374 | Pte. | Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Panel 34 | |
| Cottrill | Henry | 14592 | Pte. | 43 | Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Panel 34 |
| Curtis | Robert Charles | 9558 | Pte. | 43 | Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Panel 34 |
| Dainton | Thomas Alfred | 9398 | Pte. | 32 | Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Panel 34 |
| Davies | Edward | 9742 | Pte. | 34 | Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Panel 34 |
| Dennis | William Charles | 14557 | Pte. | Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Panel 34 | |
| Dowdeswell | James | 9248 | Pte. | Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Panel 34 | |
| Frewin | Charles | 8932 | Pte. | 23 | Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Panel 34 |
| Garbett | Henry | 5803 | Pte. | Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Panel 34 | |
| Garratt | Titus Matthew | 8922 | Pte. | 19 | Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Panel 34 |
| Halford | John | 16369 | Pte. | 19 | Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Panel 34 |
| Hardiman | Walter William | 8746 | Pte. | Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Panel 34 | |
| Harris | Frederick Ernest | 13749 | Pte. | 19 | Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Panel 34 |
| Hatton | George Henry | 8927 | Pte. | 18 | Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Panel 34 |
| Hawkins | Frank | 8364 | Pte. | Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Panel 34 | |
| Heard | Charles | 9246 | Pte. | 27 | 'C'
Company. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Panel 34 |
| Heath | Ernest | 15427 | Pte. | Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Panel 34 | |
| Hibbs | William | 6751 | Pte. | Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Panel 34 | |
| Hingley | Peter | 16491 | Pte. | Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Panel 34 | |
| Holmes | Arthur | 8774 | Pte. | Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Panel 34 | |
| Howells | William | 9601 | Pte. | Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Panel 34 | |
| Hudson | Harold | 7405 | Pte. | Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Panel 34 | |
| Humphries | George Clement | 9603 | Pte. | Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Panel 34 | |
| Hunt | Albert | 7684 | Pte. | Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Panel 34 | |
| King | William Henry | 9247 | Pte. | 37 | 'A'
Company. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Panel 34 |
| Lilly | William | 9587 | Pte. | Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Panel 34 | |
| Marsh | Frederick | 7409 | Pte. | 28 | Ypres
(Menin Gate) Memorial, Panel 34 True family name HAYES but served as MARSH. |
| Merchant | Herbert John | 13372 | Pte. | 20 | Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Panel 34 |
| Miles | Henry | 6413 | Pte. | Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Panel 34 | |
| Mitchell | Alfred | 9226 | Pte. | 32 | Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Panel 34 |
| Morgan | Thomas | 9551 | Pte. | Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Panel 34 | |
| Mortimer | Harry | 8750 | Pte. | Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Panel 34 | |
| Nicks | Robert | 9000 | Pte. | Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Panel 34 | |
| O'Hagan | John | 8738 | Pte. | Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Panel 34 | |
| Page | Frederick | 14254 | Pte. | 22 | Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Panel 34 |
| Parsons | Tidal | 9646 | Pte. | 30 | Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Panel 34 |
| Potter | Horace | 14972 | Pte. | Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Panel 34 | |
| Read | Frederick | 10656 | Pte. | Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Panel 34 | |
| Richards | William Henry | 9741 | Pte. | 25 | Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Panel 34 |
| Richardson | Thomas Arthur | 6298 | Pte. | Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Panel 34 | |
| Rushton | Herbert | 10467 | Pte. | 24 | Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Panel 34 |
| Samuels | George | 9004 | Pte. | Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Panel 34 | |
| Simpson | George | 8985 | Pte. | Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Panel 34 | |
| Slim | George | 12848 | Pte. | Messines Ridge British Cemetery- II.F.37. | |
| Smith | Arthur Edward | 7129 | Pte. | Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Addenda Panel 60 | |
| Thomas | Thomas James | 8444 | Pte. | Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Panel 34 | |
| Tolley | Frank | 17261 | Pte. | 20 | Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Panel 34 |
| Turner | Ernest | 8660 | Pte. | Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Panel 34 | |
| Weaver | Harry | 8887 | Pte. | Messines Ridge British Cemetery- II.F.36. | |
| Williams | Abraham | 9093 | Pte. | Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Panel 34 | |
| Wilson | George William | 15013 | Pte. | 21 | Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Panel 34 |
| Wright | James | 15297 | Pte. | Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Panel 34 |
"Dear Miss Phipps
"I am sorry to have to tell you that Sergeant Hicks, whose hand-writing you will recognise on the envelope containing this letter, was killed at about 4.30 pm on the 12th inst. It was in the course of an attack which we made on the enemy's trenches. He was shot through the head and was killed instantaneously. I cannot express my sorrow at his untimely end sufficiently, for we all liked him.
"As a leader of his platoon he was an example. In care for the welfare of his men he was most diligent; as a comrade he was one of the best; and in losing him we suffer a loss which is only excelled, I am sure, by yours and his people, of whom he so often spoke in terms of affection. I must ask you to let his people know, as I cannot write direct, having only your address."
Believe me to be, yours in sympathy
P T Blond C.S.M."
Sergeant John Hicks ('A' Company)