Info

SurnameWainman
ForenamePhilip Stafford Gordon
RankCapt. and Brevet Major
Army No
Battalion6th & 2nd
CommissionedNot set
Date Of WoundsNot set
Wounds
Died Killed1915-09-26
Death DetailsKilled by machine gun fire at The Battle of Loos
Enlisted DateNot set
Enlisted Location
Date Of BirthNot set
Birth Place
ResidenceOtterington Hall, Northallerton
DischargedNot set
Theatre Of WarFrance
Date Of Entry1914-09-30
Z Class
Surname Spellings
Other InfoHe was a Captain on the retired list before WW1. Served with 'A' Company, 2nd Battalion. Served at Battle of Gheluvelt. Died age 35. Son of Mrs. Waimnan and the late Gordon Wainman, of Vine Cottage, Northallerton; husband of Christine Wainman, of Otterington Hall, Northallerton, Yorks. Served in the South African Campaign. VERMELLES BRITISH CEMETERY, Pas de Calais, France - grave Ref: VI. D. 12. Regimental history show "The German rifles and machine-guns opened a devastating fire. Officers and men went down in rapid succession under a hail of bullets. On the left flank Major P. S. G. Wainman led his men forward, waving his stick till he fell riddled with bullets."

Assignments

6th Worcestershire Regiment - Captain
2nd Worcestershire Regiment - Captain
2nd Worcestershire Regiment - Major

Service Awards

The British War Medal
The 1914 Star
The Allied Victory Medal

Gallantry Awards & Honors

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Mentioned in DespatchesCaptain2nd1915-02-17

Foreign Decorations & Awards

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Royal Flying Corps

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