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*Fallen Officers – The Times List of Casualties<br>
:"We have received news of the death of the following officer, in addition to those whose names have been published in the official lists:-
:[[Lieutenant]] [[Gerald Spring-Rice]], [[Border Regiment]], was killed on [[26 May]],<ref>The Times newspaper casualty list published [[Gerald Spring-Rice]]'s death as [[27 May]]. The Battalion war diary, [[Record of the XIth (Service) Battalion (Lonsdale) - In France|Record of the Lonsdale Battalion]] document and the [[Commonwealth War Graves Commission]] all put his date of death at [[26 May]]. The date in quoted Times List of Casualties piece above has been changed for consistency and accuracy.</ref> in his 52nd year. He was the third son of the Hon. C.W.T. Spring-Rice, and brother of Sir Cecil Spring-Rice, British Ambassador in Washington, and cousin of Lord Monteagle. He joined the Border Regiment last year as a transport officer after a period of valuable service as Director for Cumberland of the Voluntary Aid Detachments. He married in 1905, Mary Isabella, younger daughter of Mr. John Bush, of Beauthorn, Penrith. Mrs. Spring-Rice, who, with two sons, survives him, is nursing in Penrith Military Hospital. Interestingly, 'I vow to thee my country' was written by Sir Cecil Spring-Rice, supposedly with Gerald in mind." – ''The Times'', Wednesday, 31 May, 1916
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Lonsdale Battalion events that took place on 31 May.
For events that took place elsewhere, see 31 May on The Great War wiki.
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- Battalion situated in Bouzincourt engaged in working parties.[1][2]
- Fallen Officers – The Times List of Casualties
- "We have received news of the death of the following officer, in addition to those whose names have been published in the official lists:-
- Lieutenant Gerald Spring-Rice, Border Regiment, was killed on 26 May,[3] in his 52nd year. He was the third son of the Hon. C.W.T. Spring-Rice, and brother of Sir Cecil Spring-Rice, British Ambassador in Washington, and cousin of Lord Monteagle. He joined the Border Regiment last year as a transport officer after a period of valuable service as Director for Cumberland of the Voluntary Aid Detachments. He married in 1905, Mary Isabella, younger daughter of Mr. John Bush, of Beauthorn, Penrith. Mrs. Spring-Rice, who, with two sons, survives him, is nursing in Penrith Military Hospital. Interestingly, 'I vow to thee my country' was written by Sir Cecil Spring-Rice, supposedly with Gerald in mind." – The Times, Wednesday, 31 May, 1916
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