16th Lancers Officers
HEAVILY REPRESENTED IN RECENT CASUALTY LISTS, THROUGH THE MINING OF A TRENCH : OFFICERS OF THE 16TH (THE QUEEN’S) LANCERS.
The casualty lists dated February 22 contained the names of six officers of the 16th Lancers killed or dead from wounds, and five of the same regiment wounded. Among the killed, besides those in the above group, were Lt. N. W. R. King and 2nd Lt. J. J. Ryan. These heavy losses were due to the explosion of a German mine under a trench occupied by the 16th Lancers within twenty yards of the German trenches. Besides the officers, many men of the rank and file were killed or wounded.
The names of those in the group are (from left to right) in the top row : Lt. L. C. Ramsbottom Isherwood, Lt. D. R. Cross (killed), Lt. J. G. W. Clark ; second row : Lt. R. G. Davis, Lt. E. R. Nash (killed) Lt. J. L. Cheyne, Lt. T. L. Horne, Hon. Lt. G. C. M. Aris, Capt. W. J. Shannon, Capt. E. H. Beddington, Lt. Lord Holmpatrick, Lt. R. A. J. Beech (killed), Capt. Griffith, Lt. J. E. R. Allen (wounded)
Sitting ; Capt. G. E. Bellville, Col. C. L. K. Campbell (wounded), Major J. Eccles, Col. M. McEwen, Major R. L. Macalpine-Leny, Capt. J. K. Adams, Major A. Neave (died of wounds).-[Photo. by Lafayette, Dublin.]
Source : The War Illustrated 3rd March 1915