Lieutenant Colonel Charles Edward Lloyd
6th Battalion, Royal Irish Regiment
08/10/1915

Son of Mr. and Mrs. John Lloyd, of 34, Hauteville, Guernsey. Native of Croydon, Surrey.

Died from "septic pneumonia", aged 44 years. Possibly caused by caused by an inoculation (typhoid?) three days earlier

Lieutenant Colonel Charles Edward Lloyd was the Commanding Officer of the 2nd Battalion, RGLI (Militia) in 1914. There is some confusion about him, but it appears that he went with the Guernsey Contingent to Ireland in March, 1915, as a Major in the 6th Royal Irish Regiment, commanding ‘D’ Company. He died on the 8th October, 1915 and is buried in the Aldershot Military Cemetery, and we know that this was during the period that the 16th (Irish) Division was being assembled and carrying out formation training before being sent to France. This is borne out by pages 4 and 5 of Diex Aïx, although his initials are shown EC and CE. But, it seems that he was about to be transferred to the 7th Battalion, Royal Irish Fusiliers to command their ‘D’ Company when he died.

 

Remembered on: Elizabeth College Roll of Honour, Guernsey St Peter Port Parish Memorial, Guernsey. The Grammar School RoH, Guernsey.

 

 

Commonwealth War Graves Commission Record