On 3 October 1914, soon after the beginning of the First World War, Gwyther was commissioned into the Suffolk Regiment as a second lieutenant, on probation, the army relying on his years as a cadet in an Officers Training Corps[3] at Gresham's.[4] In March 1915, he was confirmed in that rank.[5] By 1916, he had been promoted to lieutenant, and from April to June of that year had a temporary appointment as an instructor.[6] In 1917, he was still serving with his regiment in France,[1] now with the rank of Captain, but on 9 May 1917 was transferred to the retired list, due to ill health.[7]
On returning to civilian life, and in the years after the war, Gwyther became a successful singer and songwriter,[1] singing in musical theatre and also making appearances as an actor. In 1929, he played Kenneth McKay in the silent filmRed Aces, directed by Edgar Wallace.[8]
The South Staffordshire Regiment was a line infantry regiment of the British Army in existence for only 68 years. The regiment was created in 1881 under the Childers Reforms by the amalgamation of the 38th Regiment of Foot and the 80th Regiment of Foot. The regiment saw service in the Second Boer War, World War I and World War II.
The Welch Regiment was an infantry regiment of the line of the British Army in existence from 1881 until 1969. The regiment was created in 1881 under the Childers Reforms by the amalgamation of the 41st (Welch) Regiment of Foot and 69th Regiment of Foot to form the Welsh Regiment, by which it was known until 1920 when it was renamed the Welch Regiment. In 1969 the regiment was amalgamated with the South Wales Borderers to form the Royal Regiment of Wales.
Lieutenant-Colonel Arthur Richard Rawlinson, OBE was a British Army officer who served on the Western Front, and then in military intelligence in both World Wars. He served as head of MI.9a, and of MI.19. In peacetime, he developed a very successful career as a screenwriter and also produced several films.
General Sir Rob McGregor MacDonald Lockhart was a senior British Army officer during the Second World War and later the first Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Army upon India's independence.
General Sir Geoffry Allen Percival Scoones, was a senior officer in the Indian Army during the Second World War.
Donald Charles Cunnell was a British First World War flying ace who was killed in action over Belgium. He is known for having shot down and wounded the Red Baron, Manfred von Richthofen.
The Royal Berkshire Regiment (Princess Charlotte of Wales's) was a line infantry regiment of the British Army in existence from 1881 until 1959. The regiment was created in 1881, as the Princess Charlotte of Wales's (Royal Berkshire Regiment), by the amalgamation of the 49th (Princess Charlotte of Wales's) (Hertfordshire) Regiment of Foot and the 66th (Berkshire) Regiment of Foot. In 1921, it was renamed the Royal Berkshire Regiment (Princess Charlotte of Wales's).
General Sir Ashton Gerard Oswald Mosley Mayne, was a senior British Indian Army officer active in both the First World War and Second World War, where he commanded Eastern Command, India.
Lieutenant-General Sir William George Holmes was a senior British Army officer who fought with distinction in the First World War. He later served in the Second World War, where he commanded the 42nd Infantry Division during the Battle of France in May/June 1940.
Colonel Sir Jonathan Roberts Davidson was a British civil engineer and army officer. Davidson pursued a professional career as an engineer which resulted in him being elected president of both the Institution of Civil Engineers and of the Smeatonian Society of Civil Engineers. He also served as an officer in the Territorial Force where he saw combat as a battalion commander in the First World War with the Liverpool Scottish and was twice wounded in action.
Geoffrey Turton Shaw was an English composer and musician specialising in Anglican church music. After Cambridge, where he was an organ scholar, he became a schoolmaster, then a schools inspector, while producing a stream of compositions, arrangements, and published collections of music. He was awarded the Lambeth degree of Doctor of Music.
Lieutenant Colonel Alan Machin Wilkinson was a British First World War flying ace credited with nineteen aerial victories. He was one of only about 25 pilots twice awarded the DSO during the war, five of whom were also holders of the Victoria Cross.
Geoffrey Henry Barrington Chance was an English first-class cricketer.
Robert Bilcliffe Loraine was a successful London and Broadway British stage actor, actor-manager, and soldier who later enjoyed a side career as a pioneer aviator. Born in New Brighton, his father was Henry Loraine and mother Edith Kingsley. Robert made his first stage appearance in the English provinces in 1889, prior to serving in the Second Boer War. He introduced the George Bernard Shaw play Man and Superman to Broadway in 1905.
Major-General Hugh Edward Herdon CB CIE was a British Indian Army officer.
Major General Sir George John Younghusband, was a cavalry officer and major-general in the British Indian Army.
Brigadier-General Sir George Henry Gater was a senior British Army officer and civil servant.
Major General Sir Arthur Lynden Lynden-Bell, was a British Army officer.
John Meredith Hulton was an English first-class cricketer and British Army officer.
The Royal College of Music War Memorial is situated in the entrance hall of the Royal College of Music building, Prince Consort Road in South Kensingtonl London. The original central panel lists 38 RCM students and staff who lost their lives in World War I. 18 of them were organists. The memorial was unveiled on 10 November 1922 by Lord Justice Younger. Obituaries of many of those listed on the memorial were printed in wartime editions of the RCM Magazine.
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