BATTLE OF THE SOMME

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British Divisions

47th (LONDON) DIVISION

140th BRIGADE

1 077 names

1/6th London

203 names

1/7th London

236 names

1/8th London

339 names

1/15th London

285 names

140th Machine Gun Company

13 names

140th Trench Mortar Battery

1 name

141st BRIGADE

731 names

1/17th London

198 names

1/18th London

116 names

1/19th London

221 names

1/20th London

183 names

141st Machine Gun Company

13 names

141st Trench Mortar Battery

No fatal casualties

142nd BRIGADE

831 names

1/21st London

248 names

1/22nd London

153 names

1/23rd London

259 names

1/24th London

165 names

142nd Machine Gun Company

6 names

142nd Trench Mortar Battery

No fatal casualties

PIONEERS

1/4th (Denbighshire) Royal Welsh Fusiliers

35 names

ARTILLERY

49 names

Field Artillery

44 names

CCXXXV Brigade

(V City of London)

20 names

CCXXXVI  Brigade

(VI City of London)

9 names

CCXXXVII  Brigade

(VII City of London)

6 names

CCXXXVIII  Brigade

(VIII City of London)

9 names

A Battery

B Battery

C Battery

D (Howitzers) Battery

A Battery

B Battery

C Battery

D (Howitzers) Battery

A Battery

B Battery

C Battery

A Battery

B Battery

C Battery

D (Howitzers) Battery

Trench Mortar Batteries

1 name

Medium

X47

1 name

Y47

No fatal casualties

Z47

No fatal casualties

47th Divisional Ammunition Column

4 names

ROYAL ENGINEERS

6 names

1/3rd London Field Company

2 names

1/4th London Field Company

3 names

2/3rd London Field Company

No fatal casualty

47th Divisional Signal Company

1 name

ARMY SERVICE CORPS

47th Divisional Train

455th H.T. Coy

456th H.T. Coy

457th H.T. Coy

458th H.T. Coy

ROYAL ARMY MEDICAL CORPS

3 names

4th London Field Ambulance

No fatal casualty

5th London Field Ambulance

1 name

6th London Field Ambulance

2 names

2nd London Sanitary Section

ARMY VETERINARY CORPS

2nd London Mobile Veterinary Section

 

OPERATIONS OF THE 47th (London) DIVISION - SOMME 1916

14th-20th September : High Wood. Capture of High Wood on the 15th September. Fighting for Starfish Line, Flers Trench, Drop Alley.

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28th September - 9th October : Eaucourt-l'Abbaye sector. Capture of Eaucourt-l'Abbaye (1st-3rd October). Attacks on The Butte de Warlencourt.

47th (London) Division Memorial - High Wood

47th London Division Memorial Arch - Martinpuich