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Revision as of 11:04, 11 January 2017
| Gerald Spring-Rice | |||
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| A soldier of the 11th Battalion Border Regiment Remembered with Honour | |||
| Rank | Lieutenant (Transport Officer) | ||
| Number | N/A | ||
| Company | |||
| Attached § | |||
| Transferred ¥ | |||
| Former unit ‡ | |||
| Enlisted | |||
| Resident | |||
| Born | |||
| Died | 26 May 1916 | ||
| Where died | |||
| How died | Killed in action (spent bullet) | ||
| Age | 52 | ||
| Casualty type | Commonwealth War Dead | ||
| Grave/Memorial | Grave | ||
| Reference no. | C.9. | ||
| Resting place | Authuile Military Cemetery | ||
| Source | |||
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| Commonwealth War Graves Commission |
| Definitions | |||
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| *All place names from SDGW are listed within their historical counties at the time of the war and may not represent present-day county and metropolitan boundaries.*§ A soldier's temporary attachment to and/or from other units (inc. battalions of the Border Regiment).*¥ A soldier's permanent transfer to and/or from other units (inc. battalions of the Border Regiment).*‡ A soldier's previous military unit/s before serving in the Lonsdale Battalion (inc. other battalions of the Border Regiment). |
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| Son of T. C. and Elizabeth Spring-Rice, of Mount Trenchard, Foynes; husband of Mary Isabella Spring-Rice (nee Bush), of Gatesgarth, Penrith, Cumberland |
Quotes
Before he joined he had done splendid work as Secretary of the Executive Committee, and from the time of his appointment as Transport Officer until the day of his death he devoted his entire energies to the welfare of the Battalion, in the formation of which he had such an important share.
In the press
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 May 27, 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.