Prison Service Roll of Honour

MEMBERS OF THE PRISON SERVICE WHO HAVE RECEIVED NAVAL OR MILITARY DECORATIONS &c. IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1918

NAME	PRISON RANK	PRISON	DECORATION, AWARD &c
Aldman, George A	Warder	Pentonville	Corporal, Royal Field Artillery. Promoted to be Sergeant Major. Military Medal.
Armstrong, Joseph	Class II Clerk	Cardiff	Trooper, Glamorgan Yeomanry, afterwards appointed Lieutenant, 2-4 Welsh F.A. Brigade, R.F.A. Killed in action, 5th May, 1917.
Arnold, Christopher	Warder	Feltham B.I.	Sergeant, R.F.A. Promoted to be 2nd Lieutenant. Distinguished Conduct Medal.
Ashdown, George	do.	Pentonville	Sergeant, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. Promoted to be Regimental Sergeant Major. Meritorious Service Medal. French Croix de Guerre.
Atfield, Stephen	do.	Borstal B.I.	Company Sergeant-Major, The Queen's Royal Regiment. Distinguished Conduct Medal.
Atkin, Harry A. W.	do.	Portland	Regimental Sergeant-Major, 9th Cheshire Regiment. Belgian Croix de Guerre.
Bamping, William J.	do.	Reading	Company Sergeant-Major, Royal Engineers. French Medaille Militaire.
Ball, Lewis C.	Class II Clerk	Liverpool	Gunner, Royal Garrison Artillery. Promoted to be 2nd Lieutenant.
Banks, Albert E.	Warder	Worcester	Corporal, Military Foot Police. Meritorious Service Medal.
Barnes, Horace V.	do.	Canterbury	Private, Sherwood Foresters. Distinguished Conduct Medal.
Barrell, Henry	do.	Dartmoor	Sergeant, Royal Engineers. Military Medal.
Bartlett, John	do.	Brecon	Sergeant, 6th Somersetshire Light Infantry. Distinguished Conduct Medal.
Beach, Ernest T.	Night Watchman	Brixton	Corporal-of-Horse, Life Guards. Distinguished Conduct Medal.
Benke, Augustus C.H.	Class II Clerk	Prison Commission	Lieutenant, London Regiment (T.F.) Promoted to be Captain : Major : Lieutenant-Colonel (temporary) . (Gazetted Major - Territorial Forces Reserve). Mentioned in Despatches. Distinguished Service Order. Military Cross.
Bennett, Herbert	Warder	Maidstone	Regimental Sergeant-Major, 22nd (Service) Battalion, Manchester Regiment. Military Cross.
Binning, Andrew J.	Clerk and Schoolmaster	Feltham B.I.	Regimental Sergeant-Major, Royal Engineers. Meritorious Service Medal.
Blandford, George J.J.	Warder	Portland	Gunner, Royal Garrison Artillery. Promoted to be Staff Captain.
Brignall, George L..	do.	Liverpool	Sergeant, Military Mounted Police. Meritorious Service Medal.
Brindley, Ernest E.	do.	do.	Regimental Sergeant-Major, Northumberland Fusiliers. Meritorious Service Medal.
Brockelsby, George F.	do.	Portland	Sergeant, Royal Field Artillery. Military Medal.
Brooks, Frank A.	Class I Clerk	Liverpool	Company Quartermaster-Sergeant, Royal Garrison Artillery. Promoted to be 2nd Lieutenant.
Brown, James	Tutor	Feltham B.I.	Captain, Royal Garrison Artillery. Twice Mentioned in Despatches. Military Cross.
Brown, Manly C.	Clerk and Schoolmaster	do.	Regimental Quartermaster-Sergeant, Prisoners' of War Camp, Feltham. Meritorious Service Medal.
Burrows, Norman	Governor	Swansea	Major, Military Prisons Service. Mentioned in Despatches.
Butler, Roland D.	Warder	Carlisle	Corporal, Military Mounted Police. Meritorious Service Medal.
Campbell, Donald G.	do.	Camp Hill	Regimental Sergeant-Major, Somersetshire Light Infantry. Promoted to be Lieutenant and Quartermaster, East Lancashire Regiment. Member of the Order of the British Empire.
Capes, Stanley J.	do.	Hull	Sergeant, Royal Engineers. Mentioned in Despatches.
Chick, William S.C.	do.	Wormwood Scrubs	Sergeant, Military Mounted Police. Belgian Croix de Guerre.
Coleman, Reginald F.C.	do.	Wandsworth	Regimental Sergeant-Major Locomotive Inspector, Royal Engineers. Mentioned in Despatches. Meritorious Service Medal.
Cogan, Lee D.B.	Medical Officer	Northampton	Lieutenant, Royal Army Medical Corps (T.F.) Promoted to be Captain 10th September, 1914; Lieutenant-Colonel 1st January, 1917; Colonel 6th June, 1919. Twice Mentioned in Despatches. Distinguished Service Order.
Collinson, Harry	Warder	Brixton	Regimental Sergeant-Major, 18th Battalion King's Royal Rifles. Promoted to be Lieutenant and Quartermaster. Military Cross.
Cook, Clarence W.	do.	Feltham B.I.	Bombardier, Royal Garrison Artillery. Promoted to be 2nd Lieutenant R.G.A. 12th September, 1918. Military Medal and Bar. French Croix de Guerre with Palm and Laurels.
Crofts, William	do.	do.	Corporal, Royal Field Artillery. Distinguished Conduct Medal and French Croix de Guerre.
Crook, Richard	do.	Durham	Quartermaster-Sergeant, Royal Army Medical Corps. Meritorious Service Medal.
Court, Charles S.	do.	Holloway	Corporal, Military Mounted Police. Meritorious Service Medal.
Dashfield, George A.T.	Nurse	Brixton	Private, Royal Army Medical Corps. Promoted to be 2nd Lieutenant, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment.
Davies, Henry G.	Warder	Dartmoor	Quartermaster-Sergeant, 2nd Battalion Hampshire Regiment. Promoted to be Lieutenant and Quartermaster, 11th Battalion Hampshire Regiment. Promoted to the rank of Captain.
Dodds, Thomas	do.	do.	Regimental Sergeant-Major, Royal Field Artillery. Mentioned in Despatches. Meritorious Service Medal.
Ede, Alfred T.	do.	Borstal B.I.	Private, Royal Army Service Corps. Promoted to be 2nd Lieutenant, Royal Army Service Corps.
Elliott, Otho R.	do.	Portland	Sergeant, East Lancaster Regiment. Distinguished Conduct Medal.
Farmer, William E.	Clerk and Schoolmaster	Liverpool	Corporal, 2nd Battalion Lincoln Regiment. Promoted to be Lieutenant and Quartermaster, 24th Battalion King's Liverpool Regiment, 13th June, 1916. Promoted to the rank of Captain.
Fitzclarence, The Hon. Harold E.	Governor	Worcester	Captain, Assistant Provost-Marshal and Military Prison Service. Promoted to be Major. Mentioned in Despatches. Military Cross.
Fitzwalter, Godfrey L.	Warder	Wandsworth	Private, Honourable Artillery Company. Promoted to be 2nd Lieutenant, East Surrey Regiment.
Foster, William	Class II Clerk	Liverpool	Gunner, Royal Garrison Artillery. Promoted to be 2nd Lieutenant.
Frost, Frederick G.	Warder	Norwich	Drill Instructor, Norfolk Regiment; Warrant Officer, Royal Army Medical Corps; 2nd Lieutenant, Suffolk Regiment.
Frost, Robert	do.	Camp Hill	Sergeant, 4th Dragoon Guards. Promoted to be Lieutenant, Royal Berks Regiment.
Gibbs, Henry A.	do.	Feltham B.I.	Company Sergeant-Major, East Surrey Regiment. Promoted to be Lieutenant, Queen's Regiment.
Gillett, William E.	do.	Borstal B.I.	Battery Sergeant-Major, Royal Garrison Artillery. Military Medal.
Greenwood, Frederick	do.	Portsmouth	Regimental Sergeant-Major, 15th Hampshire Regiment. Mentioned in Despatches. Military Cross. Meritorious Service Medal.
Grierson, Hugh A.	Deputy Medical Officer	Liverpool	Captain, Royal Army Medical Corps. Mentioned in Despatches. Military Cross.
Hackett, Ernest L.M.	Medical Officer	Usk	Acting Major, Royal Army Medical Corps. Mentioned in Despatches. Military Cross.
Haken, William	Warder	Pentonville	Petty Officer, R.N. Promoted to the rank of Sub-Lieut., R.N.V.R., 13th Sept., 1915. Military Cross. Killed in action, 13th November, 1916.
Hale, Walter	do.	Parkhurst	Sapper, Royal Engineers. Distinguished Conduct Medal.
Halstead, James	do.	Shrewsbury	Sergeant, King's Shropshire Light Infantry. Mentioned in Despatches.
Hardinge, Theodore J.	Governor	Nottingham	Captain, Royal Navy. Chevalier of the Legion of Honour.
Harrison, Fred	Warder	Camp Hill	Acting Lance-Sergeant, Coldstream Guards. Meritorious Service Medal.
Hartop, George	Clerk and Schoolmaster	Leicester	Lieutenant, Royal Defence Corps. Promoted to be Captain and Adjutant.
Harvey, George W.	Warder	Wandsworth	Company Sergeant-Major, Royal Engineers. Military Medal.
Hempton, Henry D.	Clerk and Schoolmaster	Nottingham	Sergeant, 7th (Robin Hood) Battalion Sherwood Foresters (T.F.). Promoted to be 2nd Lieutenant, 27th February, 1916. Lieutenant, 7th (Robin Hood) Battalion Sherwood Foresters (T.F.) (Attached West African Rifles). Promoted to the rank of Captain.
Heselton, Alfred W.	Warder	Feltham B.I.	Sergeant, Royal Marine Light Infantry. Military Medal.
Hibbard, Samuel	do.	Hull	Quartermaster-Sergeant, East Yorkshire Regiment. Mentioned in Despatches.
Hinde, Thomas	do.	Liverpool	Drill Instructor. Ex Company Sergeant-Major, Royal Garrison Artillery. Promoted to 2nd Lieutenant Welsh Royal Garrison Artillery. Promoted to be Captain, Rifle Brigade. Mentioned in Despatches. Military Cross.
Holden, Joseph	Artisan Warder	Borstal B.I.	Acting Sergeant, Royal Engineers. Mentioned in Despatches.
Holness, Horace H.J.	Warder	do.	Sergeant, 2nd Grenadier Guards. Afterwards given a Commission in the 1st Manchester Regiment. Distinguished Conduct Medal.
Hunt, Albert E.	do.	Camp Hill	Sergeant, Royal Engineers. Meritorious Service Medal.
Inskip, Walter	do.	Borstal B.I.	Company Sergeant-Major-Instructor, Army Gymnasium Staff. Mentioned in Despatches.
Johnson, Lewis W.	Governor	Feltham B.I.	Appointed Commandant, Prisoners' of War Camp, with rank of Major. Promoted to be Lieutenant-Colonel Reserve of Officers. Serbian Order of the White Eagle 4th Class.
Joyce, Herbert T.	Warder	Parkhurst	Sergeant, Royal Garrison Artillery. Military Medal. Meritorious Service Medal.
Kitchenside, Charles E	Class II Clerk	do.	Petty Officer, Royal Naval Air Service. 2nd Lieutenant, Royal Air Force, 1st April, 1918.
Knox, James S.	Governor	Feltham B.I.	Lieutenant-Colonel, Headquarters Staff 41st Division and Australian Imperial Force. Officer of the Order of the British Empire (Military Division).Three times Mentioned in Despatches.
Laker, Percy J.	Warder	Wandsworth	Regimental Sergeant-Major, 16th Lancers. Meritorious Service Medal.
Lamb, Malcolm H.M.	Governor	Shrewsbury	Major, General Staff. Twice Mentioned in Despatches. Military Cross. Officer of the Order of the British Empire. Chevalier of the Legion of Honour. American Distinguished Service Medal.
Lee, James	Warder	Preston	Sergeant, Military Mounted Police. Twice Mentioned in Despatches.
McDougall, Alfred E.	Class II Clerk	Manchester	Private, 1st Bedfordshire Regiment. Mentioned in Despatches.
McGready, Samuel	Warder	Feltham B.I.	Regimental Sergeant-Major, Prisoners' of War Camp, Feltham. Meritorious Service Medal.
McKinney, Thomas W.	do.	Liverpool	Regimental Sergeant-Major, King's Liverpool Regiment. Mentioned in Despatches. Military Cross.
Mackman, James R.	Clerk and Schoolmaster	Wormwood Scrubs	Company Sergeant-Major, East Surrey Regiment. Promoted to be 2nd Lieutenant, Royal Army Service Corps, 27th February, 1917. Lieutenant, 27th August 1918. Acting Captain, February, 1919. Mentioned in Despatches. Russian Order of St Ann.
Mallard, Alexander J.	Night Watchman	Parkhurst	Sergeant, Hampshire Regiment. Promoted to be 2nd Lieutenant. Military Medal.
Maynard, Herbert E.	Warder	Borstal B.I.	Sick Berth Steward (P.O.), Royal Navy. Meritorious Service Medal.
Methven, Dr. John C.W.	Medical Officer	do.	Acting Major. Royal Army Medical Corps. Mentioned in Despatches.
Milthorp, Harold W.W.	Warder	Feltham B.I.	Sergeant, East Surrey Regiment. Promoted to be 2nd Lieutenant, Machine Gun Corps. Seconded Lieutenant, King's African Rifles. Promoted to be Captain and Adjutant, Machine Gun Corps.
Milward, Stanley R.	Class II Clerk	Prison Commission	Lance Corporal, 15th (County of London) Battalion The London Regiment (Prince of Wales' Own Civil Service Rifles). Promoted to be 2nd Lieutenant, 5th Berkshire Regiment. Killed in action, 11th August, 1916.
Mitchell, James	Warder	Pentonville	Lance Corporal, London Scottish Regiment. Promoted to be 2nd Lieutenant, 7th Battalion Gordon Highlanders.
Munday, Arthur A.	do.	Borstal B.I.	Sergeant, Royal Horse Artillery. Distinguished Conduct Medal.
Myers, John F.	do.	Northallerton	Regimental Sergeant-Major, 4th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment (T.F.). Promoted to the rank of 2nd Lieutenant, 2nd Battalion Yorkshire Regiment, 30th April, 1916; Captain, 6th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment, 7th June, 1917. Distinguished Conduct Medal and Croix de Guerre. Killed in action, 9th October, 1917.
Newlands, Hugh	do.	Dartmoor	Acting Sergeant, Military Mounted Police. Mentioned in Despatches.
Oakes, Harry	Artisan Warder	Brecon	Class II Warrant Officer, King's Royal Rifle Corps. Meritorious Service Medal.
Owens, Tom P.	Tutor	Borstal B.I.	Lieutenant, East Kent Regiment. Seconded Lieutenant, King's African Rifles. Mentioned in Despatches.
Pascoe, William C.L.	Warder	Wandsworth	Company Sergeant-Major, Royal Marine Light Infantry. Meritorious Service Medal.
Paul, Charles E.	do.	Wormwood Scrubs	Sergeant, Royal Horse Artillery. Military Medal.
Pearson, Allan C.	Deputy Medical Officer	Pentonville	Royal Army Medical Corps. Appointed to the rank of Acting Major, 4th January, 1918. Military Medal.
Phillips, H	Warder	do.	Battery Quartermaster-Sergeant, Royal Field Artillery. Meritorious Service Medal.
Phippen, Thomas C.M.	do.	Portland	Sergeant, Grenadier Guards. Mentioned in Despatches. Distinguished Conduct Medal. Military Medal.
Pitman, Frederick J.	do.	Parkhurst	Regimental Quartermaster-Sergeant, Royal Engineers. Distinguished Conduct Medal.
Purchase, Sidney A.M.	do.	Camp Hill	Regimental Sergeant-Major, Royal Engineers. Meritorious Service Medal.
Raggett, Alfred W.	Clerk and Schoolmaster	do.	Sergeant, 15th Hampshire Regiment. Promoted to be Regimental Sergeant-Major. Twice Mentioned in Despatches. Military Medal.
Redmond, Francis	Warder	Manchester	Sergeant, Royal Army Service Corps (M.T.). Military Medal.
Rich, Charles E.F.	Governor	Northampton	Captain, 1st Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment. Promoted to be Major. promoted to the rank of Brevet-Lieutenant-Colonel. Four times Mentioned in Despatches for distinguished Service in the field. Distinguished Service Order. French Croix de Guerre with Palms. Greek Order of Redeemer and Greek Medal for Military Merit 3rd Class.
Roberts, Stanley N.	Warder	Borstal B.I.	Regimental Quartermaster-Sergeant, Scots Greys. Promoted to be 2nd Lieutenant, Royal Defence Corps.
Robinson, Thomas H.	do.	do.	Royal Fusiliers. Promoted to be 2nd Lieutenant, 3rd Royal Fusiliers.
Rogers, H.S.	Surveyor	Prison Commission	Major, Royal Engineers. Four times Mentioned in Despatches. Promoted to be Lieutenant-Colonel. Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George. Distinguished Service Order. Chevalier of the Legion of Honour.
Scott, Albert E.	Class I Clerk	Wandsworth	Lance-Corporal, London Regiment. Gazetted 2nd Lieutenant, London Regiment, 26th April, 1917. Promoted to be Lieutenant. Mentioned in Despatches. Military Cross.
Sharman, Robert W.	Warder	Feltham B.I.	Sergeant, Royal Garrison Artillery. Military Medal.
Shaw, Arthur W.	Hospital Warder	Leeds	Quartermaster Sergeant. Acting Regimental Sergeant-Major, R.A.M.C. Mentioned in Despatches. Meritorious Service Medal.
Sheppard, Frederick J.	Warder	Borstal B.I.	Petty Officer, Royal Navy. Distinguished Service Medal.
Smith, Thomas	do.	Leeds	Sergeant, York and Lancaster Regiment. Military Medal.
Stalworth, Albert	do.	Wandsworth	Sergeant, Royal Garrison Artillery. Belgian Croix de Guerre with Palm. Belgian Order of Chevalier Leopold II with Palm. Diplomas from King Albert and Belgian Ministry of War.
Stamp, George W.	Hospital Warder	Parkhurst	Sergeant, Royal Engineers. Belgian Croix de Guerre.
Standen, Herbert A.	Warder	Wandsworth	Squadron Sergeant-Major, Military Mounted Police. Mentioned in Despatches. Meritorious Service Medal.
Stevens, Philip G.	Class II Clerk	Dartmoor	Corporal, Royal Army Service Corps (M.T.) Mentioned in Despatches.
Swift, Charles W.H.	Warder	Camp Hill	Sergeant, Royal Engineers. Military Medal.
Tabuteau, Reginald M.	Deputy Governor	Parkhurst	Lieutenant-Commander, Royal Navy. Promoted to be Commander, R.N. Officer of the Order of the British Empire.
Tattersall, Frederick A.	Clerk and Schoolmaster	Brixton	Staff Sergeant, Royal Army Service Corps. Promoted to be 2nd Lieutenant, 28th October, 1917. Lieutenant, 28th April 1919.
Tomsett, George R.	Civil Guard	Dartmoor	Battery Sergeant-Major, Royal Field Artillery. Promoted to be 2nd Lieutenant, R.F.A. Military Cross.
Turner, Reginald A.	Class II Clerk	Pentonville	Sergeant, 15th County of London Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own Civil Service Rifles). Promoted to be 2nd Lieutenant, Machine Gun Corps.
Twigg, Ellis	Warder	Wormwood Scrubs	Driver, Mechanical Transport Service. Promoted to be 2nd Lieutenant, Royal Fusiliers. Killed in action, 18th September, 1918.
Vaughan, Alfred E.	Clerk and Schoolmaster	Brixton	Corporal, Acting Sergeant, Royal Artillery. (Appointed Acting Regimental Sergeant-Major). Belgian Croix de Guerre.
Walker, Daniel	Warder	Worcester	Company Sergeant-Major. 14th Worcester Regiment. Mentioned in Despatches.
Walkinshaw, Robert M.L.	Class II Clerk	Holloway	Sergeant-Major, 1st London Scottish Regiment. Military Cross. Military Medal.
Walmsley, Joseph	Warder	Birmingham	Regimental Quartermaster-Sergeant, Manchester Regiment. Meritorious Service Medal.
Warrington, Herbert J.	do.	do.	Staff Sergeant, Royal Army Medical Corps. Mentioned in Despatches. Meritorious Service Medal.
Watson, William F.	do.	Winchester	Company Sergeant-Major, 16th Rifle Brigade. Promoted 2nd Lieutenant, 26th April, 1917. Acting Captain, January, 1919. Military Cross.
Watts, Clement F.	do.	Dartmoor	Corporal, 2nd Devon Regiment. Military Medal. Italian Croce di Guerra. Killed in Action, 27th October, 1918.
Wheeler, Samuel	Hospital Warder	Wormwood Scrubs	Acting Regimental Quartermaster-Sergeant, King's Royal Rifles. Promoted to be 2nd Lieutenant, Labour Corps.
Wilkins, James	Warder	Pentonville	Gunner, Royal Field Artillery. Promoted to be Sergeant. Military Medal and Bar.
Williams, Alfred B.	do.	Portland	Corporal, Royal Garrison Artillery. Promoted to be Lieutenant.
Wilson, Thomas F.	do.	Birmingham	Company Sergeant-Major, King's Royal Rifles. Promoted to be 2nd Lieutenant.
Winter, Eugene	do.	Manchester	Company Quartermaster-Sergeant, Manchester Regiment. Captain and Adjutant, Royal Air Force.
Wood, John H.	do.	Portland	Sergeant, Royal Garrison Artillery. Military Medal.
Woolnough, John G.	Clerk and Schoolmaster	Parkhurst	Military Foot Police. Mentioned in Despatches.
Yeoman, Frederick R.	Warder	Portland	Private, 2nd Seaforth Highlanders. Mentioned in Despatches.