BATTLE OF THE SOMME ROLL OF HONOUR |
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6th Battalion KING'S (SHROPSHIRE LIGHT INFANTRY) |
60th Brigade / 20th (Light) Division |
28th July : Courcelles-au-Bois. 29th July-6th August : In line in front of Serre. 6th August : Courcelles-au-Bois. ********* 21st August : Meaulte. 22nd August : Carnoy. 27th August : In front line in front of Guillemont. 2nd September : Carnoy. 4th-7th September : Guillemont. 8th September : Corbie. ********* 14th September : Fricourt. 16th-22nd September : Waterlot Farm. 22nd September : Fricourt. 26th September : Maltz Horn valley. 28th September : Carnoy. 29th September : Trônes Wood. 3rd-6th October : In front line to South-East of Gueudecourt. 7th October : In reserve then in support during the attack of the Division. 8th October : Carnoy.
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95 names |
11792 Private John Thomas BAILEY Killed in action on the 6th September 1916 Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial
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15440 Private Leonard BAILEY Died of wounds on the 18th September 1916 Rest in peace in Bronfay Farm Military Cemetery
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23509 Private Christian Albert BALL Killed in action on the 4th September 1916 - Age 20 Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial
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12267 Sergeant Thomas Henry BARCLAY Killed in action on the 6th October 1916 Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial
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12329 Private Thomas Henry BEATON Killed in action on the 17th September 1916 - Age 23 Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial
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14415 Private Ernest BLOUNT Died of wounds on the 3rd August 1916 - Age 26 Rest in peace in Couin British Cemetery
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13155 Private Stanley BOWEN Killed in action on the 10th August 1916 Rest in peace in Sucrerie Military Cemetery
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8093 Sergeant George BROCKLEHURST Died of wounds on the 1st September 1916 Rest in peace in La Neuville British Cemetery
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11967 Private George Irving BROWN Killed in action on the 21st September 1916 - Age 34 Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial
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12082 Private John Sidney BROWN Killed in action on the 4th September 1916 - Age 21 Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial
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15798 Private George BUCKLEY Died of wounds on the 5th September 1916 - Age 32 Rest in peace in Corbie Communal Cemetery Extension
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12174 Private Ernest BURNETT Killed in action on the 18th September 1916 - Age 26 Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial
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15659 Private Maurice Patrick CASEY Died of wounds on the 22nd September 1916 Rest in peace in St Sever Cemetery
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12778 Corporal Edgar CATTRALL Died of wounds on the 26th August 1916 - Age 27 Rest in peace in La Neuville British Cemetery
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19852 Private Oscar William CHALLONER Died of wounds on the 18th September 1916 - Age 20 Rest in peace in Grove Town Cemetery
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13177 Private Frank CHRISTIE Killed in action on the 21st September 1916 - Age 19 Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial
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11688 Private William Christopher CLARKSON Died of wounds on the 7th October 1916 - Age 20 Rest in peace in Grove Town Cemetery
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15417 Private George CORBETT Killed in action on the 31st August 1916 Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial
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12448 Private George CORFIELD Died of wounds on the 13th September 1916 - Age 24 Rest in peace in Corbie Communal Cemetery Extension
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19621 Private Frank Richard DAVIES Killed in action on the 18th September 1916 - Age 27 Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial
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23359 Private George Albert DYTOR Died of wounds on the 21st September 1916 Rest in peace in Grove Town Cemetery
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11890 Private Albert EDWARDS Killed in action on the 20th September 1916 Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial
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11865 Private Richard EDWARDS Killed in action on the 17th September 1916 Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial
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13680 Lance Sergeant William Thomas EVANS Killed in action on the 17th September 1916 Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial
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12317 Lance Corporal George Edwin FARMER Died of wounds on the 8th October 1916 - Age 26 Rest in peace in Grove Town Cemetery
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14498 Private Sydney FELLOWS Killed in action on the 17th September 1916 - Age 21 Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial
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26612 Private George Edward FRANCE Died of wounds on the 7th October 1916 - Age 23 Rest in peace in Carnoy Military Cemetery
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15690 Private Thomas Llewellen FRANCIS Killed in action on the 17th September 1916 - Age 31 Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial
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26273 Private William GANDY Killed in action on the 5th October 1916 - Age 18 Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial
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12282 Sergeant Edward GILBANK, MM Died of wounds on the 4th September 1916 Rest in peace in St Sever Cemetery
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12737 Private Reginald Bertram GORELY Killed in action on the 6th September 1916 Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial
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16576 Private Alfred GRIFFITHS Died of wounds on the 5th September 1916 Rest in peace in Llannyblodwel (St Michael) Churchyard
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12103 Private Alfred GWILLIAM Killed in action on the 18th September 1916 Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial
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11704 Private Henry Robert HAINES Killed in action on the 17th September 1916 - Age 21 Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial
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Second Lieutenant Donald Campbell HAIR Killed in action on the 3rd October 1916 - Age 20 Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial
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12069 Private William Joseph HARRISON Died of wounds on the 26th September 1916 - Age 22 Rest in peace in St Sever Cemetery
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15137 Lance Corporal William HAWKINS Killed in action on the 17th September 1916 - Age 34 Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial
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15507 Private Thomas HEATH Killed in action on the 10th August 1916 Rest in peace in Sucrerie Military Cemetery
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12744 Lance Corporal Alfred Charles HENDRICK Killed in action on the 31st August 1916 - Age 23 Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial
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11609 Private Alfred HIND Killed in action on the 29th August 1916 Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial
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16664 Lance Corporal Harold HOLDEN Killed in action on the 17th September 1916 - Age 24 Rest in peace in Serre Road Cemetery n°2
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22260 Private George Charles HOWES Died of wounds on the 22nd September 1916 Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial
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12161 Private Samuel JACKS Killed in action on the 6th September 1916 - Age 29 Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial
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18646 Private Herbert JAMES Killed in action on the 6th September 1916 Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial
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11970 Private Jeffrey JOHNSON Died of wounds on the 9th September 1916 - Age 22 Rest in peace in Mont-Huon Military Cemetery
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12524 Private Alfred JONES Killed in action on the 10th August 1916 Rest in peace in Sucrerie Military Cemetery
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12209 Private George JONES Killed in action on the 31st August 1916 - Age 25 Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial
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12525 Private Richard JONES Killed in action on the 10th August 1916 Rest in peace in Sucrerie Military Cemetery
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15348 Private Robert JONES Killed in action on the 17th September 1916 - Age 20 Rest in peace in Serre Road Cemetery n°2
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12260 Private William JONES Killed in action on the 30th August 1916 - Age 26 Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial
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26443 Private Thomas KELLY Died of wounds on the 8th October 1916 Rest in peace in St Sever Cemetery
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19231 Private George LANGFORD Killed in action on the 17th September 1916 Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial
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19856 Private John James LANGFORD Died of wounds on the 31st August 1916 - Age 24 Rest in peace in Heilly Station Cemetery
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15614 Private Edward James LEE Killed in action on the 10th August 1916 Rest in peace in Sucrerie Military Cemetery
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14710 Private Alfred Horace MAIDEN, MM Killed in action on the 20th September 1916 Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial
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26517 Private Percy MATTHIAS Killed in action on the 4th October 1916 Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial
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12932 Private Harry MORGAN Died of wounds on the 31st July 1916 - Age 22 Rest in peace in Sucrerie Military Cemetery
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12218 Lance Corporal Wilfred MORRIS Killed in action on the 31st August 1916 - Age 23 Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial
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9770 Private William E. MORRIS Died of wounds on the 1st September 1916 - Age 22 Rest in peace in Heilly Station Cemetery
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13158 Private Ernest NORGROVE Killed in action on the 6th August 1916 - Age 25 Rest in peace in Sucrerie Military Cemetery
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13147 Corporal George O'BRIEN Killed in action on the 10th August 1916 - Age 21 Rest in peace in Sucrerie Military Cemetery
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12990 Private Robert OAKLEY Killed in action on the 18th September 1916 Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial
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12107 Lance Corporal James PEAKE Killed in action on the 17th September 1916 - Age 35 Rest in peace in Serre Road Cemetery n°2
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6517 Private Henry PREECE Killed in action on the 20th September 1916 Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial
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11861 Private Albert PRICE Killed in action on the 16th September 1916 Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial
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12793 Private Richard Purcell PRICE Died of wounds on the 7th September 1916 - Age 20 Rest in peace in Dive Copse British Cemetery
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11944 Private Percy ROBERTS Killed in action on the 17th September 1916 Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial
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19272 Private Thomas ROBERTS Died of wounds on the 14th September 1916 - Age 24 Rest in peace in Abbeville Communal Cemetery
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26576 Private Thomas Hoblyn ROBINS Killed in action on the 6th October 1916 - Age 20 Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial
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11580 Private Samuel ROGERS Killed in action on the 3rd August 1916 - Age 21 Rest in peace in Sucrerie Military Cemetery
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12730 Private Richard Rupert SACKETT Killed in action on the 17th September 1916 - Age 20 Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial
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18981 Private Samuel SADLER Killed in action on the 30th August 1916 Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial
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22485 Private Charles Wilfred SALT Killed in action on the 17th September 1916 - Age 30 Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial
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22195 Private Arthur George SAUNDERS Killed in action on the 5th October 1916 - Age 25 Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial
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13141 Lance Corporal George SHELDON, DCM Died of wounds on the 12th October 1916 - Age 23 Rest in peace in Grove Town Cemetery
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18017 Private William Herbert SHUCK Killed in action on the 5th September 1916 - Age 19 Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial
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12951 Lance Corporal Walter Herbert STANLEY Killed in action on the 20th September 1916 Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial
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23514 Private Alfred Edward TAYLOR Killed in action on the 30th August 1916 - Age 23 Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial
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15397 Private John TAYLOR Killed in action on the 6th September 1916 - Age 21 Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial
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12769 Private John TAYLOR Died of wounds on the 9th September 1916 Rest in peace in Corbie Communal Cemetery Extension
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15223 Private Leonard TAYLOR Killed in action on the 18th September 1916 - Age 20 Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial
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19378 Private Ernest THOMAS Killed in action on the 30th August 1916 - Age 20 Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial
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12262 Private John Sidney THOMPSON Killed in action on the 3rd August 1916 - Age 22 Rest in peace in Sucrerie Military Cemetery
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11926 Private Percy TONKS Killed in action on the 31st August 1916 Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial
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22165 Private Ernest TURNER Killed in action on the 10th August 1916 Rest in peace in Sucrerie Military Cemetery
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12039 Private Samuel WAKEHAM Died of wounds on the 24th September 1916 - Age 22 Rest in peace in Grove Town Cemetery
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11752 Private Albert Vernon WALL Killed in action on the 18th September 1916 - Age 20 Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial
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19866 Private Edmund WARD Killed in action on the 31st August 1916 - Age 21 Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial
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12198 Private George WARWICK Killed in action on the 17th September 1916 Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial
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7129 Private Charles WATKINS Died of wounds on the 14th August 1916 - Age 22 Rest in peace in Mont-Huon Military Cemetery
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19016 Private Frederick WEBB Died of wounds on the 25th October 1916 Rest in peace in St Sever Cemetery Extension
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15791 Private Wallace WILKINSON Killed in action on the 10th August 1916 - Age 21 Rest in peace in Sucrerie Military Cemetery
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12736 Private Thomas Henry WOODHOUSE Killed in action on the 31st August 1916 - Age 26 Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial
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19739 Private John Hugh WOODING Killed in action on the 30th August 1916 Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial
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17811 Lance Corporal Samuel YATES Killed in action on the 17th September 1916 - Age 24 Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial
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12143 Private John Othniel BREAKWELL Killed in action on the 31st August 1916 - Age 24 Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial |
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Second Lieutenant Hubert Patrick FISHER Killed in action on the 9th July 1916 Rest in peace in Sucrerie Military Cemetery |