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Welsh Regiment

1/6th (Glamorgan) Battalion

WELSH REGIMENT

Pioneers of the 1st Division

 

12th-19th July : Albert/Contalmaison area.

20th-26th July : Works in front line North of Bazentin-le-Petit Wood.

Late July-Mid August : Works in Albert area.

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Mid-August-Mid September : Works in Contalmaison area and High Wood sector.

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20th-28th September : Works in High Wood and Martinpuich area.

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Mid-Late November : Works in High Wood and Martinpuich area.

 

50 names

1865    Private

William

BALLARD

Killed in action on the 20th July 1916

Rest in peace in Flatiron Copse Cemetery

 

2518    Private

James

BATTENBOUGH

Killed in action on the 20th July 1916

Rest in peace in Flatiron Copse Cemetery

 

15539    Private

Richard

BELL

Killed in action on the 21st September 1916

Rest in peace in Caterpillar Valley Cemetery

 

1532    Private

Daniel

BEVAN

Killed in action on the 23rd August 1916

Rest in peace in Caterpillar Valley Cemetery

 

8843    Private

Joseph John Samuel

BOWLES

Detached from 1/4th Royal Welsh Fusiliers

Died of wounds on the 18th August 1916 - Age 38

Rest in peace in Heilly Station Cemetery

8854    Private

John

CUMMINGS

Detached from 1/4th Royal Welsh Fusiliers

Killed in action on the 18th August 1916

Rest in peace in Flatiron Copse Cemetery

1475    Private

Leonard Raymond

DAVIES

Died of wounds on the 26th July 1916

Rest in peace in Daours Communal Cemetery Extension

 

2059    Private

Samuel

DAVIES

Killed in action on the 24th August 1916 - Age 22

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

15024    Private

William

DAVIES

Killed in action on the 15th September 1916

Rest in peace in Flatiron Copse Cemetery

 

2546    Private

Henry

DAVIS

Killed in action on the 9th September 1916

Rest in peace in Flatiron Copse Cemetery

 

2929    Private

Henry

DAWKINS

Killed in action on the 23rd July 1916

Rest in peace in Contalmaison Chateau Cemetery

 

15004    Private

Thomas

EDWARDS

Killed in action on the 1st September 1916

Rest in peace in Flatiron Copse Cemetery

 

1280    Sergeant

Evan

ELWARD

Killed in action on the 26th September 1916 - Age 22

Rest in peace in Flatiron Copse Cemetery

 

15006    Private

John

FLELLO

Killed in action on the 1st September 1916

Rest in peace in Flatiron Copse Cemetery

 

1539    Private

Thomas George

GIBSON

Killed in action on the 24th September 1916

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

1836    Private

David

GRIFFITHS

Died of wounds on the 1st September 1916

Rest in peace in St Sever Cemetery

 

15217    Private

John

GRIFFITHS

Died of wounds on the 28th September 1916 - Age 36

Rest in peace in Dernancourt Communal Cemetery Ext.

 

1534    Private

George

GRIMES

Died of wounds on the 14th July 1916

Rest in peace in Heilly Station Cemetery

 

15642    Private

John

GWILYM

Killed in action on the 23rd September 1916

Rest in peace in Caterpillar Valley Cemetery

 

2442    Private

Reginald George

HEAD

Killed in action on the 21st September 1916

Rest in peace in Caterpillar Valley Cemetery

 

15076    Private

George

HOARE

Killed in action on the 26th September 1916

Rest in peace in Flatiron Copse Cemetery

 

2469    Private

George

HOOPER

Killed in action on the 20th July 1916

Rest in peace in Flatiron Copse Cemetery

 

15527    Private

Edward

HUGHES

Killed in action on the 3rd September 1916

Rest in peace in Caterpillar Valley Cemetery

 

1595    Lance Corporal

William David

JENNINGS

Killed in action on the 20th July 1916

Rest in peace in Flatiron Copse Cemetery

 

2022    Private

Christopher

JONES

Killed in action on the 20th July 1916

Rest in peace in Peake Wood Cemetery

 

2172    Private

Henry

JONES

Killed in action on the 7th September 1916

Rest in peace in Caterpillar Valley Cemetery

 

2403    Private

Samuel

JONES

Died of wounds on the 14th July 1916

Rest in peace in Heilly Station Cemetery

 

1381    Sergeant

William Myrddin

JONES

Killed in action on the 28th August 1916 - Age 23

Rest in peace in Flatiron Copse Cemetery

 

3076    Private

Robert

LAWRENCE

Killed in action on the 21st September 1916

Rest in peace in Caterpillar Valley Cemetery

 

15183    Private

John

LEIGH

Killed in action on the 21st November 1916

Rest in peace in Bazentin-le-Petit Military Cemetery

 

15116    Private

Henry Shadrach

LEWIS

Killed in action on the 7th September 1916

Rest in peace in Dantzig Alley British Cemetery

 

3127    Private

Samuel

LOCKWOOD

Died of wounds on the 23rd September 1916

Rest in peace in Millencourt Communal Cemetery Ext.

 

15031    Private

Richard

LOTT

Killed in action on the 1st September 1916

Rest in peace in Flatiron Copse Cemetery

 

1512    Private

Stephen Thomas

MEREDITH

Died of wounds on the 16th July 1916 - Age 21

Rest in peace in Heilly Station Cemetery

 

15626    Private

John

MILLINGTON

Died of wounds on the 15th October 1916

Rest in peace in Bazentin-le-Petit Military Cemetery

 

Second Lieutenant

John Herbert

MORRIS

Killed in action on the 21st September 1916

Rest in peace in Flatiron Copse Cemetery

 

3300    Private

Ernest Percy

NORTHCOTE

Killed in action on the 20th July 1916 - Age 20

Rest in peace in Flatiron Copse Cemetery

 

8670    Private

Alun

PARRY

Detached from 1/4th Royal Welsh Fusiliers

Killed in action on the 15th August 1916

Rest in peace in Caterpillar Valley Cemetery

2598    Private

Frederick

PHILLIPS

Killed in action on the 20th July 1916

Rest in peace in Flatiron Copse Cemetery

 

15063    Private

William H.F.

PRICE

Killed in action on the 26th September 1916 - Age 19

Rest in peace in Flatiron Copse Cemetery

 

3519    Private

David John

ROBERTS

Died of wounds on the 25th September 1916 - Age 24

Rest in peace in St Sever Cemetery

 

1425    Private

William Samuel

ROBERTS

Died of wounds on the 23rd September 1916 - Age 27

Rest in peace in Dernancourt Communal Cemetery Ext.

 

1451    Lance Corporal

David

ROGERS

Died of wounds on the 30th July 1916 - Age 29

Rest in peace in St Sever Cemetery

 

15073    Private

Joe

ROWLANDS

Died of wounds on the 8th October 1916 - Age 21

Rest in peace in Etaples Military Cemetery

 

2389    Private

Sydney

SMITH

Killed in action on the 20th July 1916 - Age 20

Rest in peace in Peake Wood Cemetery

 

1501    Private

Richard

STEPHENS

Killed in action on the 15th August 1916

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

3136    Private

Robert

STROUD

Killed in action on the 25th November 1916

Rest in peace in Bazentin-le-Petit Military Cemetery

 

1899    Private

Edgar

THOMAS

Killed in action on the 20th August 1916

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

2693    Private

William

TOLLEY

Killed in action on the 18th July 1916

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

 

 

3133    Private

John

WILLIAMS

Killed in action on the 15th August 1916 - Age 19

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

 

MAN DETACHED TO AN OTHER UNIT

 

2757    Private

John

WHITNEY

1/5th Royal Warwickshire

Killed in action on the 18th July 1916 - Age 20

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial