BATTLE OF THE SOMME

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Suffolk Regiment

8th Battalion

SUFFOLK REGIMENT

53rd Brigade / 18th (Eastern) Division

 

1st July : In reserve in Carnoy area. Carryng parties to front lines.

2nd July : In front line West of Montauban.

7th July : Meaulte area.

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14th July : Bernafay Wood (In support of the 54th Brigade's attack on Trônes Wood).

17th July : Carnoy.

19th July : Attack in Longueval and on Delville Wood.

21st July : Meaulte area.

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24th September : In front line South of Thiepval.

26th September : Attack East of Thiepval. Taking of Joseph Trench, Schwaben Trench and Zollern Trench.

28th September : Taking of Bulgar Trench.

29th September : Forceville.

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14th October : Albert.

Mid October-November : Tours in front line North-West of Courcelette.

 

154 names

24069    Private

Jack

ADAMS

Died of wounds on the 3rd July 1916 - Age 21

Rest in peace in Daours Communal Cemetery Extension

 

13893    Private

Richard

ADCOCK

Killed in action on the 26th September 1916

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

16071    Private

William Edward Parker

ARCHER

Killed in action on the 16th November 1916 - Age 24

Rest in peace in Albert Communal Cemetery Extension

 

14552    Private

Walter Foster

ASHWELL

Killed in action on the 1st July 1916 - Age 25

Rest in peace in Carnoy Military Cemetery

 

14601    Private

Frank Percy

BALES

Killed in action on the 18th July 1916 - Age 28

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

13043    Private

Oscar James

BALLS

Killed in action on the 26th September 1916

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

13168    Private

Stanley John

BARKWAY

Killed in action on the 2nd July 1916 - Age 25

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

15483    Corporal

Frank Coulson

BAXTER

Killed in action on the 19th July 1916 - Age 27

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

14746    Lance Corporal

Vincent William

BAXTER

Died of wounds on the 17th September 1916 - Age 19

Rest in peace in Oulton (St Michael) Churchyard

 

14112    Private

William

BAXTER

Killed in action on the 26th September 1916 - Age 23

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

13047    Sergeant

Edward

BETTS

Died of wounds on the 2nd August 1916 - Age 23

Rest in peace in Beccles Cemetery

 

21790    Private

James

BONES

Killed in action on the 19th July 1916

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

14659    Private

James Levi

BRADLEY

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

Rest in peace in Grandcourt Road Cemetery

 

16193    Private

Ernest

BRETT

Killed in action on the 14th October 1916 - Age 19

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

16156    Private

George

BRICKLEBANK

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

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

20435    Private

Samuel

BROUGHTON

Killed in action on the 19th July 1916

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

24787    Private

Harry

BROWN

Died of wounds on the 28th September 1916 - Age 30

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

24155    Private

Martin William

BROWN

Died of wounds on the 20th July 1916 - Age 23

Rest in peace in Peronne Road Cemetery

 

14611    Private

Maurice Victor

BROWN

Killed in action on the 27th June 1916 - Age 18

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

14532    Lance Corporal

Oscar

BROWN

Killed in action on the 19th July 1916 - Age 27

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

13951    Private

Reginald

BROWN

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

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

15412    Private

William

BRUCE

Killed in action on the 26th September 1916

Rest in peace in Carnoy Military Cemetery

 

14612    Private

Harry

BRYANT

Died of wounds on the 14th October 1916 - Age 25

Rest in peace in Wetherden (St Mary) Churchyard

 

16134    Private

Ernest Benjamin

BURWOOD

Killed in action on the 19th July 1916 - Age 21

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

40372    Private

James Stuart

BUTLER

Killed in action on the 4th November 1916 - Age 20

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

17091    Private

Frederick Alfred

CALEY

Killed in action on the 26th September 1916

Rest in peace in Carnoy Military Cemetery

 

13908    Private

Frederick William

CARTER

Killed in action on the 28th September 1916

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

26954    Private

Sidney Frank

CHALLIS

Died of wounds on the 3rd October 1916 - Age 19

Rest in peace in Puchevillers British Cemetery

 

24099    Private

William Henry

CHAPMAN

Died of wounds on the 1st August 1916 - Age 22

Rest in peace in La Neuville British Cemetery

 

14702    Private

Frederick Arthur

CHURCHYARD

Killed in action on the 1st July 1916

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

23784    Private

Ernest William

CLARKE

Died of wounds on the 16th October 1916 - Age 20

Rest in peace in Contay British Cemetery

 

24761    Private

Henry Bertram

CLARKE

Killed in action on the 19th July 1916 - Age 27

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

3/9648    Sergeant

Jesse

CLARKE

Killed in action on the 28th September 1916 - Age 27

Rest in peace in Mill Road Cemetery

 

23806    Private

Charles Basil

CLARY

Killed in action on the 2nd July 1916 - Age 21

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

15548    Private

James

CLAYDON

Killed in action on the 14th July 1916

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

14895    Private

Charles

CLEVELAND

Died of wounds on the 21st July 1916 - Age 21

Rest in peace in La Neuville British Cemetery

 

14545    Lance Corporal

Frederick George Reginald

COLE

Killed in action on the 26th September 1916

Rest in peace in Mill Road Cemetery

 

3/10285    Sergeant

Ernest Steward

COOKE

Killed in action on the 1st July 1916

Rest in peace in Dantzig Alley British Cemetery

 

9603    Private

Austin Henry

COOPER

Killed in action on the 19th October 1916 - Age 22

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

23710    Private

Stanley William

CORDER

Killed in action on the 26th June 1916

Rest in peace in Carnoy Military Cemetery

 

13899    Lance Sergeant

Walter David

CORNWELL

Killed in action on the 20th July 1916 - Age 32

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

15004    Corporal

Herbert Geoffrey

DAMANT

Killed in action on the 1st July 1916

Rest in peace in Dantzig Alley British Cemetery

 

14992    Private

Charles

DAVEY

Killed in action on the 26th September 1916

Rest in peace in Blighty Valley Cemetery

 

13931    Private

Ernest

DAVEY

Killed in action on the 27th June 1916 - Age 24

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

17099    Private

Herbert

DEDMAN

Killed in action on the 19th July 1916

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

16157    Private

George Henry

DENNIS

Died of wounds on the 14th November 1916 - Age 23

Rest in peace in Contay British Cemetery

 

14367    Acting Corporal

Daniel

DENNY

Killed in action on the 19th July 1916 - Age 19

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

14595    Private

George

DIVER

Killed in action on the 27th June 1916

VRest in peace in Carnoy Military Cemetery

 

Second Lieutenant

Edmund Harry

DIXEY

Died of wounds on the 3rd July 1916 - Age 19

Rest in peace in La Neuville British Cemetery

 

13967    Private

Frank Stanley

DORLING

Died of wounds on the 18th July 1916

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

26610    Private

George Edward

DRANE

Died of wounds on the 28th September 1916 - Age 41

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

12904    Lance Corporal

Alan Roy

DYBALL

Died of wounds on the 29th September 1916 - Age 22

Rest in peace in Abbeville Communal Cemetery Ext.

 

22531    Private

Harry

EVANS

Died of wounds on the 20th July 1916

Rest in peace in Dive Copse British Cemetery

 

S/9494    Private

Ernest James

FIDDY

Killed in action on the 19th July 1916

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

15493    Private

Edward

FINBOW

Killed in action on the 29th October 1916 - Age 20

Rest in peace in Regina Trench Cemetery

 

9437    Private

James

FLETCHER

Killed in action on the 29th October 1916

Rest in peace in Regina Trench Cemetery

 

12705    Corporal

Ralph Edwin

FLETCHER

Killed in action on the 1st July 1916

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

8461    Lance Corporal

Ernest

FOGG

Killed in action on the 26th September 1916

Rest in peace in Regina Trench Cemetery

 

13999    Private

Arthur Ernest

FREESTONE

Killed in action on the 19th July 1916 - Age 22

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

14898    Private

Percy Robert

GASKING

Died of wounds on the 28th September 1916

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

14039    Lance Corporal

Norman

GENT

Died of wounds on the 14th October 1916

Rest in peace in Etaples Military Cemetery

 

14710    Lance Corporal

Cecil

GILBEY

Killed in action on the 29th October 1916

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

15016    Private

Alfred

GODDARD

Died of wounds on the 19th July 1916 - Age 25

Rest in peace in La Neuville British Cemetery

 

25064    Private

Frederick

GODFREY

Killed in action on the 12th November 1916 - Age 23

Rest in peace in Regina Trench Cemetery

 

13151    Lance Corporal

Edward

GOOD

Died of wounds on the 5th August 1916 - Age 30

Rest in peace in Abbeville Communal Cemetery

 

16197    Private

George William

GOOD

Died of wounds on the 3rd July 1916

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

28487    Private

Robert James

GRIFFITHS

Killed in action on the 29th September 1916

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

Second Lieutenant

Henry

GRIMBLE

Killed in action on the 28th September 1916 - Age 22

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

13007    Lance Corporal

Frederick Walter

GRIMSEY

Killed in action on the 28th September 1916

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

24977    Private

Ernest Frederick William

HALES

Died of wounds on the 28th September 1916

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

22985    Private

Walter Ernest

HALLS

Died of wounds on the 28th July 1916 - Age 23

Rest in peace in Etaples Military Cemetery

 

15417    Private

Bruce Raymond

HATCHER

Killed in action on the 26th September 1916

Rest in peace in Mill Road Cemetery

 

13083    Private

Wilfred Harry

HOLMES

Killed in action on the 26th September 1916 - Age 20

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

12974    Private

George Edward

HOWE

Killed in action on the 27th June 1916

VRest in peace in Carnoy Military Cemetery

 

21092    Private

Russell George

HOWLETT

Killed in action on the 28th September 1916

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

23530    Private

Ernest Harvey

HUBBARD

Killed in action on the 1st July 1916

Rest in peace in Dantzig Alley British Cemetery

 

3/9991    Private

Charles

HUDSON

Killed in action on the 19th October 1916

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

14492    Private

Herbert

HUDSON

Killed in action on the 4th November 1916 - Age 24

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

25068    Private

William

HURRELL

Died of wounds on the 2nd October 1916

Rest in peace in Boulogne Eastern Cemetery

 

14619    Private

Daniel

HURST

Killed in action on the 28th September 1916 - Age 22

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

14794    Private

Isaac Alfred

JOHNSON

Died of wounds on the 24th July 1916

Rest in peace in Abbeville Communal Cemetery

 

Second Lieutenant

Laurence Henry

KENNY

Killed in action on the 26th June 1916

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

14106    Company Sergeant Major

James William

KENT

Killed in action on the 25th June 1916

VRest in peace in Carnoy Military Cemetery

 

14975    Private

William Harry

KNIGHTS

Killed in action on the 7th July 1916 - Age 22

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

Captain

John Westlake

LACK

Died of wounds on the 26th July 1916 - Age 26

Rest in peace in Abbeville Communal Cemetery

 

24994    Private

Mark Allen

LING

Killed in action on the 26th September 1916

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

14144    Lance Sergeant

William

LING

Killed in action on the 28th September 1916

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

Second Lieutenant

Guy Steer

LONG

Killed in action on the 28th September 1916 - Age 26

Rest in peace in Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery

 

17109    Private

Jesse

MALLYON

Killed in action on the 1st November 1916

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

Second Lieutenant

Stanley Hopkins

MASON

Killed in action on the 26th September 1916 - Age 21

Rest in peace in Regina Trench Cemetery

 

25062    Private

Fred

MEDLOCK

Killed in action on the 31st October 1916 - Age 27

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

14014    Private

George

MILLER

Died of wounds on the 7th December 1916

Rest in peace in Wattisfield Cemetery

 

13960    Lance Corporal

Fred William

MINGAY

Killed in action on the 26th September 1916 - Age 21

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

14410    Private

Harry

MISSIN

Killed in action on the 1st July 1916

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

14740   Private

Orlando

MURTON

Killed in action on the 18th July 1916 - Age 25

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

23314    Private

Frederick John

NEAL

Died of wounds on the 18th October 1916 - Age 19

Rest in peace in Gazeley (All Saints) Churchyard

 

14999    Corporal

Bertie

NEWSON

Died of wounds on the 29th September 1916 - Age 22

Rest in peace in Varennes Military Cemetery

 

24999    Private

George William Arthur

NOBBS

Killed in action on the 28th September 1916

Rest in peace in Connaught Cemetery

 

25104    Private

Gordon Henry

NORMAN

Killed in action on the 28th September 1916 - Age 27

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

Second Lieutenant

Arthur Herbert

PAGE

Killed in action on the 19th July 1916 - Age 25

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

Captain

Owen Guy

PARRY-JONES

Royal Army Medical Corps

Died of wounds on the 29th September 1916 - Age 29

Rest in peace in Puchevillers British Cemetery

14815    Private

Charles Arthur

PAWSEY

Died of wounds on the 24th August 1916 - Age 20

Rest in peace in Hartest Cemetery

 

18076    Private

John William

PEARCE

Killed in action on the 19th July 1916 - Age 21

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

14372    Private

Horace John

PEARSON

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

Rest in peace in Carnoy Military Cemetery

 

25018    Private

Fredrick George

PEPPER

Died of wounds on the 28th September 1916 - Age 30

Rest in peace in Mill Road Cemetery

 

24183    Private

Sidney Charles

PETERS

Killed in action on the 26th September 1916 - Age 23

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

14816    Private

Arthur John

PETTITT

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

Rest in peace in Mill Road Cemetery

 

14028    Private

Ernest

PETTITT

Died of wounds on the 26th September 1916 - Age 20

Rest in peace in Regina Trench Cemetery

 

14579    Private

Robert

PETTITT

Killed in action on the 7th July 1916 - Age 21

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

7985    Private

Herbert

PITCHER

Died of wounds on the 16th September 1916 - Age 25

Rest in peace in Bouzincourt Communal Cemetery Ext.

 

14026    Private

Percy

PLUME

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

Rest in peace in Quarry Cemetery, Montauban

 

20580    Private

Arthur Victor

PRENTICE

Killed in action on the 2nd July 1916 - Age 19

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

12929    Private

Albert

PYKE

Killed in action on the 19th July 1916

Rest in peace in Quarry Cemetery, Montauban

 

15694    Drummer

Henry

RANDALL

Died of wounds on the 20th July 1916

Rest in peace in Bois Guillaume Communal Cemetery

 

40389    Private

Arthur Herbert

REYNOLDS

Killed in action on the 4th November 1916 - Age 21

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

14567    Private

Arthur Scarles

RICHARDS

Killed in action on the 19th July 1916 - Age 24

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

3/10008    Private

Nelson

RIDGEON

Killed in action on the 18th July 1916 - Age 27

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

14005    Private

Sidney Arthur

ROSE

Killed in action on the 29th October 1916

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

Second Lieutenant

John Eric

ROW

Killed in action on the 29th October 1916 - Age 24

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

Captain

Charles Lloyd

SANCTUARY, MC

Died of wounds on the 20th July 1916 - Age 28

Rest in peace in Boulogne Eastern Cemetery

 

13984    Private

Harold

SARGENT

Killed in action on the 16th October 1916

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

15999    Private

George

SARNSUM

Killed in action on the 27th June 1916

Rest in peace in Carnoy Military Cemetery

 

15975    Private

James

SAUNDERSON

Killed in action on the 1st July 1916

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

23750    Private

Harold

SCOTT

Killed in action on the 26th September 1916

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

14522    Private

John William

SEARLE

Died of wounds on the 20th July 1916 - Age 21

Rest in peace in La Neuville British Cemetery

 

7743    Private

Alfred Charles

SHEPPARD

Killed in action on the 29th September 1916

Rest in peace in Connaught Cemetery

 

20111    Private

William

SHIPP

Killed in action on the 26th September 1916 - Age 25

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

13361    Sergeant

Charles Henry

SMITH

Killed in action on the 29th September 1916

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

17931    Private

Frederick William

SMITH

Died of wounds on the 15th July 1916

Rest in peace in Corbie Communal Cemetery Extension

 

14493    Private

George Dennis

SMITH

Died in service on the 23rd June 1916 - Age 22

Rest in peace in Bray Military Cemetery

 

16205    Private

Raymond Algernon

SMITH

Killed in action on the 27th June 1916

Rest in peace in Carnoy Military Cemetery

 

3/9663    Sergeant

Samuel

SMITH

Died of wounds on the 19th October 1916 - Age 35

Rest in peace in Hacheston (All Saints) Churchyard

 

14948    Private

David Thomas

SMY

Killed in action on the 14th July 1916 - Age 35

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

14019   Private

John Charles

SOUTHGATE

Killed in action on the 19th July 1916

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

24199    Private

Joseph Charles

STAMMERS

Died of wounds on the 15th November 1916 - Age 23

Rest in peace in Warloy-Baillon Communal Cemetery Ext.

 

3/9742   Private

James

STANHOPE

Killed in action on the 21st July 1916 - Age 31

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

21296   Private

Albert

STEVENS

Killed in action on the 19th July 1916

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

14079    Private

Arch

TAYLOR

Died of wounds on the 27th September 1916 - Age 30

Rest in peace in Puchevillers British Cemetery

 

14139    Lance Corporal

Robert

THAXTER

Killed in action on the 29th September 1916

Rest in peace in Mill Road Cemetery

 

13148   Private

John

THORNDIKE

Killed in action on the 14th July 1916 - Age 20

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

12760    Private

Abel

TWEED

Killed in action on the 29th September 1916 - Age 23

Rest in peace in Regina Trench Cemetery

 

14972    Private

Alfred

WATSON

Killed in action on the 1st July 1916

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

24990    Private

Richard

WATSON

Killed in action on the 26th September 1916 - Age 30

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

7974   Sergeant

Arthur

WEBB

Killed in action on the 19th July 1916

Rest in peace in London Cemetery and Extension

 

25002    Private

Frederick

WELLS

Died of wounds on the 29th September 1916

Rest in peace in Puchevillers British Cemetery

 

14097   Private

Henry

WHALL

Killed in action on the 19th July 1916 - Age 28

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

Second Lieutenant

Harold Wilfred

WHATLING

Killed in action on the 26th June 1916

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

13942    Private

John

WHITING

Died of wounds on the 7th August 1916 - Age 21

Rest in peace in Hessett (St Ethelbert) Churchyard

 

24032    Private

Herbert Cecil

WILDEN

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

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

14752    Corporal

Frederick

WILKIN

Died of wounds on the 20th July 1916 - Age 32

Rest in peace in Corbie Communal Cemetery Ext.

 

14049    Sergeant

Thomas

WILLIAMSON

Died of wounds on the 20th July 1916 - Age 31

Rest in peace in Corbie Communal Cemetery Ext.

 

14350    Private

Horace

WILSON

Killed in action on the 14th July 1916

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

27908    Lance Corporal

Ernest

WOODS

Died of wounds on the 17th December 1916 - Age 25

Rest in peace in City of London Cemetery

 

 

 

24732    Private

William

WRIGHT

Killed in action on the 26th September 1916

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

 

Thiepval Memorial

80

Carnoy Military Cemetery

10

Regina Trench Cemetery

7

Mill Road Cemetery

6

La Neuville British Cemetery

5

Puchevillers British Cemetery

4

Abbeville Communal Cemetery

3

Corbie Communal Cemetery Extension

3

Dantzig Alley Valley Cemetery

3

Boulogne Eastern Cemetery

2

Contay British Cemetery

2

Connaught Cemetery

2

Etaples Military Cemetery

2

Quarry Cemetery

2

Abbeville Communal Cemetery Extension

1

Albert Communal Cemetery Extension

1

Beccles Cemetery

1

Blighty Valley Cemetery

1

Bois-Guillaume Communal Cemetery

1

Bouzincourt Communal Cemetery Extension

1

Bray Military Cemetery

1

City of London Cemetery

1

Daours Communal Cemetery Extension

1

Dive Copse British Cemetery

1

Gazeley (All Saints) Churchyard

1

Grandcourt Road Cemetery

1

Hacheston (All Saints) Churchyard

1

Hartest Cemetery

1

Hessett (St Ethelbert) Churchyard

1

London Cemetery and Extension

1

Oulton (St Michael) Churchyard

1

Peronne Road Cemetery

1

Varennes Military Cemetery

1

Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery

1

Warloy-Baillon Communal Cemetery Extension

1

Wattisfield Cemetery

1

Wetherden (St Mary) Churchyard

1

MEN DETACHED SERVING IN OTHER UNITS

14974    Private

George Charles

FAIRHEAD

53rd Machine Gun Company

Died of wounds on the 7th July 1916 - Age 25

Rest in peace in Carnoy Military Cemetery

 

14541    Private

George

PRESTON

53rd Trench Mortar Battery

Killed in action on the 11th November 1916 - Age 28

Rest in peace in Courcelette British Cemetery