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This article was produced following a discussion at the Great War Forum. It lists brothers who are known to have died on the same day, whilst serving with the British forces in 1914-1918. Thanks are due to all who contributed the following details, of - at present - 174 sets of brothers. This is the first page: more are at Brothers died 1916-1918.
 
27 August 1914
Charles, 23, and George Roberts, 21, died whilst serving as Signallers with the 2nd Battalion, the Royal Munster Fusiliers when the Battalion was trapped and virtually destroyed at Etreux. Sons of John and Ann Roberts, of Portsmouth, they are buried in the same grave at Etreux British Cemetery.
 
24 October 1914
Harry, 23, and Thomas Hedges, 28, died whilst serving with the 2nd Battalion, the Wiltshire Regiment. Sons of the late Isaac and Hester Hedges. The brothers have no known grave, and are commemorated on the Menin Gate Memorial to the Missing, Ypres.
 
28 October 1914
Jim and Tom Pumfrey died whilst serving with the 1st Battalion, the South Staffordshire Regiment. Natives of Upton-on-Severn, Worcestershire, the brothers have no known grave, and are commemorated on the Menin Gate Memorial to the Missing, Ypres.
 
30 October 1914
Archibald, 26, and Robert Vanson, 28, died whilst serving with the 1st Dragoons. Sons of Henry and Francis Vanson, of 22, Hope Street, Maidstone. Robert was husband of Flora Ada Barrett (formerly Vanson), of 54, Havelock St., Canterbury. The brothers have no known grave, and are commemorated on the Menin Gate Memorial to the Missing, Ypres.
 
31 October 1914
Henry, 28, and Joseph Batchelor, 29, died whilst serving with the 3rd Dragoon Guards. Sons of Joseph and Elizabeth Batchelor, of 42, Tucker Street, Watford, Hertfordshire; Joseph was husband of Mrs. J. Batchelor, of 94, Kilravock St., Queen's Park Estate, North Kensington, London. The brothers have no known grave, and are commemorated on the Menin Gate Memorial to the Missing, Ypres.
 
1 November 1914: twin brothers die on HMS Good Hope
Twin brothers of Cheltenham who were killed in action at sea on 1st November 1914 when HMS Good Hope was sunk during the Battle of Coronel. Stokers First Class Edward and Harry Turner, Royal Navy, aged 33, died when the Good Hope was sunk with all hands, some 900 men, by the German cruiser Scharnhorst. Both are commemorated on the Portsmouth Naval Memorial and on the Cheltenham Borough War Memorial. Edward left a widow and five children and Harry a widow and three children.
 
Also 1 November 1914
Ashford, 24, and Leslie Walford, 23, died whilst serving with the 1st/14th Battalion, the London Regiment (London Scottish). Sons of Thomas Charles and Mary Ann Ashford Walford. They have no known graves, and are commemorated on the Menin Gate Memorial to the Missing, Ypres.
 
11 November 1914
James and Thomas Freemantle, 26, died whilst serving with the 1st Battalion, the Scots Guards. Sons of William and Sarah Freemantle, of Easton, Winchester. The brothers have no known grave, and are commemorated on the Menin Gate Memorial to the Missing, Ypres.
 
Also 11 November 1914
James, 28, and John Stallard, 26, died whilst serving with the 2nd Battalion, the Ox & Bucks. Light Infantry. Sons of James and Florence Stallard, of 67, St. Mary Sreet, New Bradwell, Buckinghamshire. The brothers have no known grave, and are commemorated on the Menin Gate Memorial to the Missing, Ypres.
 
20 November 1914
Lawrence, 24, and Victor Eade, 18, died whilst serving with the 51st Battery, Royal Field Artillery. Sons of Alfred and Georgina Eade, of the home of Rest, Graffham, Sussex. Lawrence was husband of Ethel Eade, of 35, Durdham St, Benwell, Newcastle-on-Tyne. The brothers are buried in nearby graves at Sanctuary Wood Cemetery, Zillebeke.
 
1 January 1915: twins died together
John and Henri Villiers-Russell, 29, died whilst serving as Senior Reserve Attendants with the HMS Formidable. Sons of Isabelina Villiers-Russell, of 17, Audley St., Crewe, and the late Benjamin Villiers-Russell. The twins are buried in Coppenhall (St Michael) Churchyard, Cheshire.
 
13 January 1915
Alfred, 17, and David Wright, 19, both serving with the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve on HMS Viknor, which sank off Tory Island (N. Ireland) after hitting a German mine in heavy seas. HMS Viknor sank with all hands (22 officers and 273 ratings - Commander E. O. Ballantyne). She was an Armed Merchant Cruiser, originally the Blue Star Line's 5386 ton vessel 'Viking' and served as part of the 10th Cruiser Squadron. The brothers are commemorated on the Plymouth Naval Memorial.
 
25 January 1915
Arnold, late 20's, and Clive Baxter, 19, died whilst serving with the 1st Battalion, the Coldstream Guards in the notorious Brickstacks area near Cuinchy. The brothers have no known grave, and are commemorated on the Le Touret Memorial to the Missing. A third brother, Maurice, was to survive the war. However, he was serving near Loos in October 1915 in the same Battalion as his brother-in-law Thomas Lawrence Barton, who was killed whilst on patrol. Maurice went out into no man's land to bring back as much of his personal effects as he could and was to write the entry in the Marquis of Ruvigny's records. The fourth brother Osmund was severely wounded and was to die as a result of these wounds in 1923. All served in the Coldstream Guards.
 
20 March 1915
Sydney and William Styles died whilst serving with the 1st Battalion, the Grenadier Guards. The brothers are buried in adjacent graves in Ypres Reservoir Cemetery. A third brother, Henry, was also killed, on 18 May 1916 while serving with the 2nd Battalion the Middlesex Regiment on the Somme. He is buried in Aveluy Communal Cemetery Extension. They were the sons of Alfred and Gertrude Styles of 39 St Marks Road, Camberwell, London.
23 April 1915
Arthur, 34, and Reginald Lawrence, 32, were born in Cheltenham and later emigrated with their parents to Canada. They died whilst serving with the 10th Battalion Canadian Infantry (Alberta Regiment), Canadian Expeditionary Force, at Kitcheners Wood, east of St Julien. The 10th Battalion and the 16th Battalion launched a counter-attack in an attempt to halt the German advance in the area after the infamous gas attack. Sons of Edwin and Fannie Lawrence, of 26, Victoria Mansions, Lethbridge, Alberta, they have no known graves and are commemorated on the Menin Gate Memoria to the Missing. Both are also commemorated on the Cheltenham War Memorial.
 
24 April 1915
Ray, 19, and William Hodges, 21, died whilst serving with 15th Battalion Canadian Infantry. Sons of Son of Ephraim and Myra Hodges, of Hatley, Quebec. Ray is buried at Bailleul Communal Cemetery, and William has no known grave and is commemorated on the Menin Gate Memorial to the Missing, Ypres.
25 April 1915
Frank, 24, and Frederick Adcock, 21, died whilst serving with 11th Battalion, the Australian Imperial Force, during the Gallipoli landing. Sons of John and Charlotte M. Adcock, of 34, Richardson Street, Perth, Western Australia and natives of Meton Mowbray, England. Frank is buried at Baby 700 Cemetery, and Frederick has no known grave and is commemorated on the Lone Pine Memorial.
 
26 April 1915
George, 28, Captain commanding C Company, and Howard Hunter, 26, Captain commanding D Company, 1/6th Battalion, the Northumberland Fusiliers. Sons of Edward and Anne Cunningham Hunter, of Wentworth, Gosforth, Northumberland. Lt A. R. Garton of the same battalion, the fiance of their sister, also lost his life on this day. None have a known grave, and all are commemorated on the Menin Gate Memorial to the Missing, Ypres. More biographical information about the Hunter brothers
 
2 May 1915: Father and son die together
William Pritchard, 42, and his son Reginald, 19, died whilst serving with 3rd Battalion, the Monmouthshire Regiment. Husband and son of Mary Pritchard, of "Sunny Meade," Mardy, Abergavenny. They have no known graves, and are commemorated on the Menin Gate Memorial to the Missing, Ypres.
 
3 May 1915: serving with different units
Benjamin, 22, and William Ollard, 30, died on the same day whilst serving with two different units: Benjamin with D Company, 3rd Battalion, the Middlesex Regiment, and William with C Company, 3rd Battalion, the Royal Fusiliers. Sons of Mr. H. and Mrs. A. Ollard, of 9, Chester Rd., Lower Edmonton, London; William was husband of Daisy W. H. Clark (formerly Ollard), of 13, St. Mary's Road, Lower Edmonton, London. The brothers have no known grave, and are commemorated on the Menin Gate Memorial to the Missing, Ypres.
 
8 May 1915: different units in different locatios
Harry, 30, and Ralph Dennison, 37. Harry served as Captain in Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry (Eastern Ontario Regiment). He was killed in action at St. Eloi. Ralph was a Second Lieutenant with 5th Royal Sussex Regiment. Sons of Ralph Abercrombie Dennison and E. H. E. McTaggart Dennison, of 90, Warrior Square, St. Leonards-on-Sea, Sussex, England; Harry was husband of Blanche Dennison (nee Darcy). Neither brother has a known grave, and they are commemorated on Memorials to the Missing: Harry on the Menin Gate, Ypres, and Ralph at Le Touret.
 
9 May 1915
Aubrey, 25, and Jack Brooks, 26, died whilst serving with the 2nd Battalion, the Royal Sussex Regiment. Sons of Mr J.A. Brooks, Allington Rd, Newick, Lewes, Sussex, the brothers have no known grave, and are commemorated on the Le Touret Memorial to the Missing.
 
Also 9 May 1915
Frederick, 19, and George Clarke, 21, died whilst serving with the 1st Battalion, the Northamptonshire Regiment. Sons of G.W. and Elizabeth Clarke, Clapgate, Fascet Fen(?), Peterborough, the brothers have no known grave and are both commemorated on the Le Touret Memorial to the Missing.
 
Also 9 May 1915
Albert, 20, and William Hawkins, 24, died whilst serving with the 1/5th Battalion, the Royal Sussex Regiment. Sons of William and Sarah Jane Hawkins, 3 Balliol Cottages, Wadhurst, Sussex, the brothers have no known grave, and are commemorated on the Le Touret Memorial to the Missing.
 
Also 9 May 1915
Alex, 19, and Harry Hughes, 18, died whilst serving with A Company of the 2nd Battalion, the Gloucestershire Regiment, in action near Sanctuary Wood, Zillebeke. Sons of George and Annie Hughes of The Wye, Charfield, Gloucestershire, the brothers have no known grave, and are commemorated on the Menin Gate Memorial to the Missing, Ypres. The CWGC lists their date of death as 10 May 1915 but another local man wrote home saying that he had seen the Hughes boys "bowled over" on 9 April.
 
Also 9 May 1915
Arthur, 30, and Dudley Millington, 19, died whilst serving with the 13th Battalion, the London Regiment (Kensington). Sons of Mrs. A. Millington, of 22, Lavington Rd., Ealing, London, the brothers have no known grave, and are commemorated on the Ploegsteert Memorial to the Missing.
 
Also 9 May 1915: serving in different units
Frederick and Walter Southgate died whilst serving with the 1st and 2nd Battalions respectively of the Northamptonshire Regiment, during the attack on Aubers Ridge. Sons of Sarah Southgate of East Bergholt, Suffolk, they had joined up together and had consecutive regimental numbers. The brothers have no known grave : Frederick is commemorated on the Le Touret Memorial, and Walter on the Ploegsteert Memorial.
Also 9 May 1915
George and Herbert Wimble died whilst serving with the 2nd Battalion, the Rifle Brigade. Having enlisted together, they had consecutive regimental numbers. The brothers have no known grave and are commemorated on the Ploegsteert Memorial to the Missing.
 
11 May 1915
Henry, 27, and Malcolm Cuthbertson, 23, died whilst serving with the 2nd Battalion, the Cameron Highlanders. Sons of Malcolm and Helen Cuthbertson, of 24, Mid Arthur Place, Edinburgh. The brothers have no known grave, and are commemorated on the Menin Gate Memorial to the Missing, Ypres.
 
20 May 1915
Ernest, 22, and James Proctor, 21, died whilst serving with the 1/5th Battalion, the Lincolnshire Regiment. Sons of John and Lillie Proctor, 96 High St, Scunthorpe, they were both scout masters before the war. The brothers were killed in a mine explosition in E1 Trench, or in the efforts to dig out the buried men. The brothers are buried in nearby graves in Packhorse Farm Shrine Cemetery, near Wulverghem.
 
22 May 1915: Gretna rail disaster
George and Robert Duff, 21, died whilst serving with the 7th Battalion, the Royal Scots in the terrible rail accident at Quintinshill near Gretna that caused so many casualties to the battalion. The brothers are buried in Rosebank Cemetery, Edinburgh.
The lLocal press covered their loss in this manner:

Evening Despatch, Tue 25 May 1915: Two Musselburgh brothers, miners to trade, Private George Duff, c/o Steedman, 49 Inveresk Road, and Private Robert Duff, 26 Market Street, are both missing, and the worst is feared on their account. Each has a wife and two children.

Evening Despatch, Wed 26 May 1915: Musselburgh Men Missing. No trace has been found of the brothers Private George Duff, 49 Inveresk Road, and Private Robert Duff, 26 Market Street. Both were miners, and were married men, each having two of a family.

Evening Despatch, Wed 26 May 1915: many inquiries were made in the course of yesterday at the offices of the citizen's League, Carlisle, by relatives and friends of men from whom no information has so far been received and who appear on none of the lists of killed or injured, although they belong to the two companies of the 7th Royal Scots involved in the accident and are believed to have travelled by the troop train. Some of the missing men were successfully traced by the staff of the Citizen's League. From inquiries which have been made at the Citizen's League Offices, and at hospitals, it is possible to emphasise the following list of men regarding whom no information is available. Private George Duff (2227), 78 Tron Square, Edinburgh; Private Robert Duff (2776), 78 Tron Square, Edinburgh.
 
also 22 May 1915: Gretna rail disaster
James, 23, and Robert Sime, 21, died whilst serving with the A Company, 7th Battalion, the Royal Scots. Sons of Robert H. and Janet A. Sime, 40 Dalmeny Street, Leith, Edinburgh, they were killed in the terrible rail accident at Quintinshill near Gretna that caused so many casualties to the battalion. The brothers are buried in Rosebank Cemetery, Edinburgh.
 
24 May 1915: three brothers killed on same day
Arthur, 21, Frank, 18, and Frederick Racheil, 24, all serving with 3rd Battalion, the Royal Fusiliers. Sons of John and Ann Racheil, of 23, Holme Road, East Ham, London. None of the brothers has a known grave. All are commemorated on the Menin Gate Memorial to the Missing, Ypres.
 
15 June 1915
Frederick, 25, and Tom Wakelin, 28, died whilst serving with the 1st Battalion Canadian Infantry (Western Ontario Regiment), Canadian Expeditionary Force. Sons of Henry Thomas and Edith Sarah Wakelin, of Gayton, Blisworth, Northamptonshire, England. Frederick was a Sergeant who had won the Distinguished Conduct Medal. The brothers have no known grave and are commemorated on the Memorial to the Missing at Vimy Ridge.
 
28 June 1915
Charles, 34, and George Ford, 36, died whilst serving with the 1/4th Royal Scots, in action at Gully Ravine in the Helles area of Gallipoli. Sons of George and Charlotte Henrietta Ford, of 11, Duddington Crescent, Portobello, Midlothian. Charles was a minor staff officer, Inland Revenue Dept., Edinburgh. George was M.A. (Hons.), Edinburgh. The brothers have no known grave and are commemorated on the Helles Memorial to the Missing.
12 July 1915
Alexander, 22, and John Ralston, 20, died whilst serving with the 1/6th Battalion, the Highland Light Infantry. Sons of Alexander Ralston, of 17, Lawrence St., Partick, Glasgow. The brothers have no known grave and are commemorated on the Helles Memorial to the Missing.
27 July 1915
Clarence, 22, and Percy Linnell, 19, died whilst serving with the 1/4th Battalion, the Lincolnshire Regiment. Percy is known to have been with A Company. Sons of George Henry & Kate Linnell, of Lincoln. The brothers are buried in adjacent graves in Sanctuary Wood Cemetery, Zillebeke.
 
7 August 1915
Duncan, 27, and Robin Hook, 24, died whilst serving with the 9th (Service) Battalion, the Lancashire Fusiliers. Both men were commissioned officers. Sons of Allan James and Janet Hook, of "Madronas," Cobble Hill, Vancouver Island, British Columbia. Born at Churt, Surrey, England. The brothers are buried in adjacent graves in Hill 10 Cemetery, not far from where they landed at the Salt Lake on Gallipoli.
 
Also 7 August 1915
Frederick, 29, and Harold Sherwood, 25, died whilst serving with the 1st Australian Light Horse, Australian Imperial Force. Sons of Samuel Robert and Mary Elizabeth Sherwood of Playford, Ipswich, England. The brothers are buried in adjacent graves in Quinn's Post Cemetery, ANZAC, Gallipoli, not far from where they were killed.
 
8 August 1915
Harold and Herbert Wheeler, both of 16th Battalion, Australian Imperial Force, died on Gallipoli. From Fremantle, they have no known graves and are commemorated on the Lone Pine Memorial.
 
9 August 1915
Albert and Henry Cottrell died while serving with 9th (Service) Battalion, the Sherwood Foresters. Natives of Guiseley in Yorkshire, neither of the brothers has a known grave. Both are commemorated on the Helles Memorial to the Missing.
 
Also 9 August 1915
Albert, 21, and Allen Harper, 23, died while serving with C and A Companies respectively, 6th (Service) Battalion, the Lincolnshire Regiment. Sons of Alfred & Grace Harper, 93 Winteringham Rd, Grimsby, neither of the brothers has a known grave. Both are commemorated on the Helles Memorial to the Missing.
 
Also 9 August 1915
Edward, 26, and Percy Stennett, 19, died while serving with the 6th (Service) Battalion, the Lincolnshire Regiment. Sons of Edward and Katharine Stennett, of Moulton Seas End, Spalding, neither of the brothers has a known grave. Both are commemorated on the Helles Memorial to the Missing.
 
10 August 1915
Rees, 26, and Richard Evans, 23, died while serving with the 5th (Service) Battalion, the Welsh Regiment. Sons of William Evans of Brynteg, Merthyr Tydfil, neither of the brothers has a known grave. Both are commemorated on the Helles Memorial to the Missing. Both sons were educated at Shrewsbury School and Oxford, where Tudor gained a law degree at Magdalene College and Richard studied at Hertford College. The South Wales Echo of 20 September 1915 published a letter from a wounded soldier,
describing how the brothers died: "Captain Tudor Evans also displayed those qualities which make a real hero, and though wounded he remained at his post, urging on his men, until he was shot a second time and died from his wounds. Lieutenant Stanley Evans too acted nobly he was wounded and his body was never found."
 
Also 10 August 1915: One brother on one day, two more the next day
John and Matthew Fisher died whilst serving with the 6th (Service) Battalion, the Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. Their brother Albert had been killed the day before, with the same unit. Sons of John and Mary Fisher of 280, Deane Church Lane, Bolton. All three are commemorated on the Helles Memorial to the Missing.
 
12 August 1915
Edward, 30, and Victor Cubitt, 27. Edward was a Captain and Victor a Lieutenant with 1/5th Norfolk Regiment, in ation at Suvla Bay in Gallipoli. Sons of Mr. E. G. Cubitt, J.P., and Christabel M. Cubitt, of Honing Hall, Worstead, Norwich; Edward was husband of Janet Catherine Cubitt, of "Butlers," Hatfield Peverel, Essex. Neither has a known grave and both are commemorated on the Helles Memorial to the Missing.
Also 12 August 1915
Clayton, 29, and Donald Ratsey, 31, both Captains with the 1/8th (Isle of Wight Rifles, Princess Beatrice's) Battalion, the Hampshire Regiment, in Gallipoli. Sons of Thomas and Lucy Ratsey of "Granville", Cowes, Isle of Wight, of the famous sail-making family. In command of C and D Companies respectively when killed, neither has a known grave, and both are commemorated on the Helles Memorial to the Missing. Their younger brother, Lieutenant Stephen Ratsey, of the same regiment, was killed at the age of 24 on 19th April 1917, at Gaza. He is buried in Gaza War Cemetery.
 
Also 12 August 1915: three brothers and a brother-in-law die together
Edward (35), Frederick (21) and William Urry (26) died whilst serving with B Company, the 1/8th (Isle of Wight Rifles, Princess Beatrice's) Battalion, the Hampshire Regiment, in the Suvla Bay operations on Gallipoli. They died in the advance across Kuchak Anafarta Ova. None of the brothers has a known grave, and all are commemorated on the Helles Memorial to the Missing. To add to the family tragedy, Edward's brother-in-law William Richardson (21) died in the same action.
 
13 August 1915
Edwin, 25, and Victor Hillary, 19, died whilst serving with 2nd Battalion, Hampshire Regiment. Sons of William and Mary J. Hodkinson, of 15, Albert Terrace, Highfield, Mossley, Manchester. Both are commemorated on the Helles Memorial to the Missing. They died when H.M.T. "Royal Edward" was torpedoed after leaving Alexandria for the Gallipoli Peninsula with reinforcements for the Dardenelles.
 
15 August 1915
Albert, 20, and Nathan Payne, 21, both serving with 5th Battalion, the Bedfordshire Regiment on Gallipoli. Neither of the brothers has a known grave. Both are commemorated on the Helles Memorial to the Missing. There are photos and an extract from the battalion history, mentioning the brothers, here. (Large download: 500kb)
 
17 August 1915
Edward, 20, and Henry Jewell, 21, both serving with A Section, 32nd Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps on Gallipoli. Sons of Henry William and Mary Jewell, of Galmington, Taunton, Somerset, neither of the brothers has a known grave. Both are commemorated on the Helles Memorial to the Missing.
 
21 August 1915
Bertram, 30, and Cyril Legge, 21, both serving with 5th (Service) Battalion, the Dorsetshire Regiment on Gallipoli. Son of Charles and Mary J. Legge, of Chilfrome, Maiden Newton, Dorchester, neither of the brothers has a known grave. Both are commemorated on the Helles Memorial to the Missing.
 
25 September 1915
Alfred and Charles Bessell died whilst serving with the 8th Battalion, the King's Own Scottish Borderers, in their attack between Puits 14bis and Hill 70 at Loos. Having enlisted together in their home town of Preston in Lancashire, both are commemorated on the Loos Memorial to the Missing.
 
Also 25 September 1915
John, 35, and William Chennell, 32, died whilst serving with the 2nd Battalion, the Queen's (West Surrey Regiment). Brothers of Mrs. Elizabeth J. Smith, of 1, Rose Cottage, Hope Lane, Upper Hale, Farnham, Surrey, they are commemorated on the Loos Memorial to the Missing.
 
Also 25 September 1915: serving in different units
David, 22, and Simon Clowe, 20, sons of Catherine Graham Clowe, of Bellevue, Dornock, Eastriggs, Dumfriesshire, and the late George Clowe, died while serving with different battalions of the King's Own Scottish Borderers. David was with 8th, Simon 6th. Neither of the brothers has a known grave: both are commemorated on the Loos Memorial to the Missing.
 
Also 25 September 1915
Herbert, 21, and James Cooper, 25, died whilst serving with the 2nd Battalion, the Leicestershire Regiment. Sons of James Thomas and Sarah Cooper, of 85, Whitestile Road, Brentford, Middlesex. Neither of the brothers has a known grave: both are commemorated on the Loos Memorial to the Missing. Herbert and James had formerly served with 14th Reserve Cavalry Regiment.
 
Also 25 September 1915: serving in different units
David and his elder brother Joseph Guest died while serving with different units. David was with the 8th Battalion, the King's Own Scottish Borderers, and Joseph was a Lance Corporal with the 10th Battalion, the Cameronians (Scottish Rifles). Both battalions were in 46th Brigade of 15th (Scottish) Division. Neither of the brothers has a known grave: both are commemorated on the Loos Memorial to the Missing.
 
Also 25 September 1915
Charles, 20, and John King, 18, died whilst serving with the 2nd Battalion, the Royal Berkshire Regiment. Sons of Mr and Mrs George King, 6 Newbury St, Kintbury, Hungerford. Neither of the brothers has a known grave: both are commemorated on the Ploegsteert Memorial to the Missing.
 
Also 25 September 1915
Percival, 18, and William Knapman, 20, died whilst serving with the 8th (Service) Battalion, the Devonshire Regiment. Sons of George and Emily Ann Knapman, of Oak Cottage, Dunsford, Exeter. Neither of the brothers has a known grave: both are commemorated on the Loos Memorial to the Missing.
 
Also 25 September 1915: serving in different units in different locations
David, 24, and John Lloyd, 27, died on the same day whilst serving with two different units, many miles apart: David with the 5th (Service) Battalion, the King's Shropshire Light Infantry at Bellewaarde, and John with 9th (Service) Battalion, the Welsh Regiment at Rue d'Ouvert. Sons of John Lloyd of The Old House, Llangunllo, Radnor and the late Sarah Lloyd. The brothers have no known grave. David is commemorated on the Menin Gate Memorial to the Missing, Ypres, and John is commemorated on the Loos Memorial to the Missing.
 
Also 25 September 1915: serving in different units in different locations
Archie, 26, and Walter Ross, 20, died on 25th September 1915, the first day of the Battle of Loos. Archie was serving with 1/6th Battalion Gordon Highlanders and Walter with the 9th Battalion. Sons of Mr and Mrs William Ross of Banff. Archie is buried in the Rue Petillon Cemetery, Fleurbaix. Walter has no known grave and is commemorated on the Loos Memorial to the Missing.. Both are commemorated on the King Edward War Memorial, near Banff.
Also 25 September 1915
Kenneth, 25, and Melbourne Ross, 30, both Second Lieutenants serving with the 2nd Battalion, the Royal Irish Rifles. Sons of George Harrison Ross and Henrietta Matilda Ross, Cultra, County Down. Volunteered for service on 15 August 1914. Both have no known grave and are commemorated on the Menin Gate Memorial to the Missing, Ypres.
 
26 September 1915
Arthur and Philip Bosworth, both aged 30, died while serving as Second Lieutenant and Lieutenant respectively with the 8th (Service) Battalion, the Lincolnshire Regiment. Sons of Thomas Jones Bosworth and Amie Bosworth, late of Spratton, Northampton, neither of the brothers has a known grave. Both are commemorated on the Loos Memorial to the Missing.
 
Also 26 September 1915
Archibald, 35, and Richard Dunn, 26, died whilst serving with 6th (Service) Battalion, the Cameron Highlanders. Sons of Archibald Dunn of 527 Dalmarnock Road, Bridgeton, Glasgow, neither of the brothers has a known grave. The brothers were two of the one hundred officers and men from this battalion who died in the valiant counter-attacks against superior numbers of enemy troops infiltrating through Chalet Wood on the second day of the Battle of Loos, and whose bodies were subsequenetly lost. Both are commemorated on the Loos Memorial to the Missing.
 
Also 26 September 1915
Charles, 21, and Tom Lunn, 20, died whilst serving with 8th (Service) Battalion, the Lincolnshire Regiment. Sons of the late Henry & Isabella Lunn and natives of West Deeping, neither of the brothers has a known grave. Both are commemorated on the Loos Memorial to the Missing.
 
Also 26 September 1915
James, 20, and William Siggee, 28, died whilst serving with 8th (Service) Battalion, the Lincolnshire Regiment. Sons of James & Mercy of Tebbs Lane, North End, Swineshead;
William was married to Ada Bell (formerly Siggee) of North End. Neither of the brothers has a known grave. Both are commemorated on the Loos Memorial to the Missing. A third brother, John Richard Siggee, also of the battalion, was killed on 12 April 1917 aged 27. He also has no known grave and is commemorated on the Arras Memorial to the Missing.
 
13 October 1915
Francis, 20, and William Alder, 18, both died while serving with the 8th (Service) Battalion, the Berkshire Regiment. Sons of John & Annie Elizabeth Alder, Inglewood Farm House, Hungerford, Berkshire. Both are commemorated on the Loos Memorial to the Missing.
 
Also 13 October 1915
Charles, 21, and John Anderson, 23, both died while serving with the 1/5th Battalion, the Lincolnshire Regiment. Sons of Charles Anderson, of 79, Campbell St., Gainsborough, and the late Miriam Anderson. Both are commemorated on the Loos Memorial to the Missing. Their brother Robert, also believed to be with the same battalion, died on 9 April 1917.
 
Also 13 October 1915: Father and son die together
William, 49, and his son also named William Anderson, 19, both died while serving with the 1/5th Battalion, the Lincolnshire Regiment. Husband and son of Margaret Livingstone Anderson, of 123, Ladysmith Rd., Grimsby. Both are commemorated on the Loos Memorial to the Missing. A second son, David, also with the same battalion, died on 10 June 1917.
 
Also 13 October 1915
Alfred, 23, and Thomas Barlow, 24, killed in the attack made by 1/5th Battalion, the North Staffordshire Regiment at the Hohenzollern Redoubt. Sons of Matilda Barlow and the late Thomas Barlow of 30 Meir Hay Road, Normacot, Stoke-on-Trent, neither of the brothers has a known grave. Both are commemorated on the Loos Memorial to the Missing.
 
Also 13 October 1915
Arthur, 21, and Fred Dale, 19, were killed in the attack made by 1/5th Battalion, the North Staffordshire Regiment at the Hohenzollern Redoubt. An obituary notice for Fred Dale appeared in the “Staffordshire Weekly Sentinel on 13th November 1915:

“Unofficial information was received a few days ago that Private Fred Dale, 1st-5th North Staffordshire Regiment, son of Mr. M. Dale, School Lane, Kidsgrove, was killed in action on October 13th. The parents, however, continued to hope, but on Thursday the suspense was removed by official intimation that he had been killed. Pte. Dale was a member of the 1st-5th North Staffordshire Regiment at the outbreak of the war, and was then mobilised. His brother Arthur was also in the same regiment, but no tidings of him have been received from him since October 13th. Another brother, Charles, is in a Welsh regiment and is at present on furlough from France.”

Fred Dale has no known grave and is commemorated on the Loos Memorial, but the body of Arthur Dale was found and identified after the war and is buried in the No. 2 Canadian Cemetery at Neuville St Vaast.
 
Also 13 October 1915: three brothers killed on same day
Ernest, James and William Flannagan were all killed in the attack made by 1/5th Battalion, the North Staffordshire Regiment at the Hohenzollern Redoubt. Natives of Longton, none of the brothers has a known grave. All are commemorated on the Loos Memorial to the Missing.
 
Also 13 October 1915: three brothers killed on same day
Abert and Edward Franklin, killed in the attack made by 1/5th Battalion, the Lincolnshire Regiment at the Hohenzollern Redoubt. Both were born in Barton-upon-Humber, but Albert moved to Scunthorpe after he married Isabella Stow in December, 1914. Both are commemorated on the Loos Memorial to the Missing.
 
Also 13 October 1915
Arthur, 21, and Graham Glover, 23, killed in the attack made by 1/5th Battalion, the North Staffordshire Regiment at the Hohenzollern Redoubt. Sons of W. G. Glover, of 65, Old Road, Stone, Staffordshire, neither of the brothers has a known grave. Both are commemorated on the Loos Memorial to the Missing.
 
Also 13 October 1915
Fred, 21, and Herbert Hutchinson, 26, killed in the attack made by 1/5th Battalion, the Lincolnshire Regiment at the Hohenzollern Redoubt. Sons of Frederick and Emily Hutchinson, 4 Priory Terrace, Louth, neither of the brothers has a known grave. Both are commemorated on the Loos Memorial to the Missing.
 
Also 13 October 1915
Frederick,25, and John Ireland, 32, served in the 10th Battalion, the Gloucestershire Regiment. Their parents, Arthur and Fanny Ireland, resided in Gloucester Street, Painswick, Gloucestershire. The brothers are commemorated on the Painswick War Memorial. Neither of the brothers has a known grave. Both are commemorated on the Loos Memorial to the Missing.
 
Also 13 October 1915
George, 25, and Reginald Parr, 21, killed in the attack made by 1/5th Battalion, the North Staffordshire Regiment at the Hohenzollern Redoubt. Son of Harry and Sarah Ellen Parr, of 28, West Street, Newcastle, Staffordshire, neither of the brothers has a known grave. Both are commemorated on the Loos Memorial to the Missing.
 
Also 13 October 1915
John and Richard Stephens, killed in the attack made by 1/5th Battalion, the South Staffordshire Regiment at the Hohenzollern Redoubt. Natives of Wimblebury near Cannock, neither of the brothers has a known grave. Both are commemorated on the Loos Memorial to the Missing.
 
14 October 1915
Everard, 20, and Henry Handford, 21. Everard was a Lieutenant and Henry a Captain with 1/8th Sherwood Foresters, the latter at least with C Company, in action at the Hohenzollern Redoubt. Sons of Maj. H. Handford, M.D. (R.A.M.C.) and the Hon. Mrs. H. Handford, of Elmfield, Southwell, Notts. Neither has a known grave and both are commemorated on the Loos Memorial to the Missing.
28 October 1915
Alfred, 19, and Henry (Harry) Funnell, 21, both of 1/3 Kent Field Company Royal Engineers, died when their incoming transport HMS Hythe was rammed and sunk off Cape Helles by the empty outgoing transport HMS Sarnia. The brothers came from High Brooms, near Tunbridge Wells. Both are commemorated on the Helles Memorial to the Missing.
 
Also 28 October 1915
Jesse, 19, and William Heasman, 22, both of 1/3 Kent Field Company Royal Engineers, also died when HMS Hythe was sunk off (see Funnell brothers, above). Sons of Mrs. Mary Ann Stringhill, of 32, Springfield, Southborough, Tunbridge Wells, both are commemorated on the Helles Memorial to the Missing.
 
Comrades in arms
We should not forget that family tragedy was not confined to one side, or one nation.
 
10 November 1914
Bruno and Martin Loets from the small village of Reepsholt in Ostfriesland, Germany. They were both volunteers of 10. Kompanie/ Reserve Infanterie Regiment Nr. 234 and died near Wallemolen. Martin is buried in the Kameradengrab in Langemark and Bruno rests in Menen N / 946.
 
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