Gerald Spring-Rice

Lieut. Gerald Spring-Rice, Transport Officer

a soldier of the border regiment
remembered with honour

Lonsdale Battalion Roll of Honour

Full Name	Gerald Spring-Rice
Rank (highest)	Lieutenant (Transport Officer)
Battalion	11th Battalion (Lonsdale)
Regiment	Border Regiment
Enlisted / Commissioned	Kendal, Westmorland
Theatre(s) of War	France and Flanders
Born	13 September 1864
Spouse(s)	Mary Isabella Spring-Rice (nee Bush) Gatesgarth, Penrith, Cumberland
Children	Stephen Spring-Rice John Herbert Spring-Rice
Parents	Charles William Thomas and Elizabeth Margaret Spring-Rice (nee Marshall) MT Trenchard, Foynes
Casualty Type	Commonwealth War Dead
Died	26 May 1916^[1]
Age	51
Cause of Death	Killed in action (spent bullet)
Burial Type	Grave
Reference Number	C.9.
Resting Place	Authuille Military Cemetery Commemorated in perpetuity by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Coordinates	Latitude: 50.04075 / Longitude: 2.66621
Additional Memorial(s)	Watermillock War Memorial
Commemorative Scroll	Yes / click here
Newspaper articles	Fallen Officers – The Times List of Casualties
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References and Notes See notes and definitions for primary source material and further information. ↑ The Commanding Officer, Percy Wilfred Machell, speaks of his fellow officer on the day of his death: "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." Source: Record of the XIth (Service) Battalion (Lonsdale) - In France

[1] The Commanding Officer, Percy Wilfred Machell, speaks of his fellow officer on the day of his death: "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." Source: Record of the XIth (Service) Battalion (Lonsdale) - In France

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