Herbert James Graham Gilmour

From "The Bond of Sacrifice: A Biographical Record of All British Officers Who Fell in the Great War": Volume 1. LIEUTENANT HERBERT JAMES GRAHAM GILMOUR, 3rd BATTN, WORCESTERSHIRE REGIMENT, was the son of Mrs. Price Hughes, of Redhill, near Worcester, and her first husband, the late James Graham Gilmour, of Whittington Lodge, near Worcester; grandson of the Rev. J. Cook, Peopleton Pershore. He was born on the 2nd August, 1883, at Southport Lancashire, and was educated at Hartford House, Winchfield, and Radley College, Oxford. He was gazetted to the Worcestershire Militia in December, 1900, and served in the South African War from January to May, 1902, for which he received the Queen's medal with two clasps. After the war he, in January, 1903, received a commission in the 3rd Battalion of the regiment. On the outbreak of the Great War he was at home on leave from the 4th Battalion, then stationed at Bareilly, India. He joined the 3rd Battalion, and accompanied it to the front, being present with it in all engagements up to the time of his death. This occurred on the 19th September, 1914, when he was killed in action at Vailly, in France, while trying to save his men who were under heavy fire. He was a member of the Junior Naval and Military and of the Worcestershire County Cricket Club and St. John's, Worcester, playing frequently for both. In his regiment he was chosen as one of the twelve shots for England, and was in the regimental Cricket XI. He was a keen sportsman and fine rider, having won many races in India, and in 1912 was third in the Army Cup on "Exchange."