BATTLE OF THE SOMME

ROLL OF HONOUR

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Duke of Wellington's

8th Battalion

DUKE OF WELLINGTON'S

(West Riding Regiment)

32nd Brigade / 11th (Northern) Division

 

6th September : Senlis.

7th September : In front line in Thiepval sector.

10th September : Martinsart Wood.

14th-15th September : Attack and capture of The Wonder Work.

15th September : Hedauville.

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18th September : Bouzincourt.

23rd September : In front line North of Ovillers.

26th September : Bouzincourt.

27th September : In front line North of Ovillers.

30th September : Bouzincourt.

1st October : Acheux.

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Late November : Ancre Sector.

 

165 names

11324    Private

Alfred

ALLAN

Killed in action on the 14th September 1916

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

15385    Private

Hartley

ALLEN

Killed in action on the 14th September 1916

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

16445    Private

John Nicholson

ALLISON

Killed in action on the 24th September 1916

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

15414    Private

Reginald Herbert

ALTON

Killed in action on the 14th September 1916

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

15403    Private

Arthur

ANDERTON

Killed in action on the 14th September 1916 - Age 21

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

14910    Private

Harry

ASHTON

Killed in action on the 29th September 1916

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

11574    Lance Corporal

Edward Cyril

ASQUITH

Killed in action on the 14th September 1916 - Age 21

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

11427    Sergeant

Herbert Watson

ATKINSON

Killed in action on the 14th September 1916

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

11372    Corporal

Fred

BARKER

Killed in action on the 28th September 1916 - Age 35

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

12612    Private

Percy

BARKER

Killed in action on the 14th September 1916

Rest in peace in Lonsdale Cemetery

 

15796    Private

Eli

BATES

Killed in action on the 20th September 1916 - Age 30

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

10701    Sergeant

James

BAXTER

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

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

15320    Private

William

BAYLIFF

Died of wounds on the 21st September 1916

Rest in peace in Boulogne Eastern Cemetery

 

15894    Lance Corporal

Lawrence

BELLEW

Killed in action on the 29th September 1916 - Age 19

Rest in peace in A.I.F.Burial Ground

 

14925    Private

Cookson

BENT

Died of wounds on the 1st October 1916

Rest in peace in Contay British Cemetery

 

16751    Private

John

BIRTWISTLE

Killed in action on the 14th September 1916

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

11748    Private

Frank

BLAKE

Killed in action on the 14th September 1916

Rest in peace in Lonsdale Cemetery

 

3/12826    Private

George

BLAND

Killed in action on the 24th September 1916 - Age 28

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

16004    Private

Frank

BOWER

Died of wounds on the 3rd October 1916

Rest in peace in Wimereux Communal Cemetery

 

17341    Private

Guiton

BRINGLEY

Killed in action on the 14th September 1916

Rest in peace in Blighty Valley Cemetery

 

3/12624    Corporal

Albert

BROOKE

Killed in action on the 30th September 1916 - Age 28

Rest in peace in Regina Trench Cemetery

 

15926    Private

John Ernest

BUCK

Died of wounds on the 17th September 1916

Rest in peace in Puchevillers British Cemetery

 

16479    Private

Frederick Oakes

BULLOCK

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

Rest in peace in Lonsdale Cemetery

 

15972    Private

George William

BURGESS

Killed in action on the 29th September 1916

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

16591    Corporal

Charles Austin

BUTLER

Killed in action on the 30th September 1916

Rest in peace in Regina Trench Cemetery

 

15494    Private

Maurice

CARMAN

Killed in action on the 14th September 1916

Rest in peace in Lonsdale Cemetery

 

3/10667    Private

Edward

CARROLL

Killed in action on the 24th September 1916 - Age 18

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

11988    Private

Joseph

CARRON

Died of wounds on the 2nd October 1916 - Age 26

Rest in peace in Abbeville Communal Cemetery Ext.

 

15333    Private

Stephen

CASEY

Killed in action on the 29th September 1916

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

10855    Sergeant

Ben

CLARK

Killed in action on the 30th September 1916

Rest in peace in Regina Trench Cemetery

 

13412    Private

Denis Brown

CLARK

Killed in action on the 30th September 1916

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

15329    Private

Charles William

CLAXON

Killed in action on the 29th September 1916

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

11983    Private

Allan

CLIFFE

Killed in action on the 28th September 1916 - Age 21

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

14397    Private

Norman

COLLINGWOOD

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

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

3/10770    Private

John

CONSTANTINE

Killed in action on the 29th September 1916

Rest in peace in Mill Road Cemetery

 

8843    Private

Walter John

COOK

Killed in action on the 14th September 1916

Rest in peace in Blighty Valley Cemetery

 

15674    Private

Leonard

COOKLAND

Died of wounds on the 2nd October 1916 - Age 26

Rest in peace in Wimereux Communal Cemetery

 

16468    Private

John

COOPER

Killed in action on the 29th September 1916

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

15521    Private

George

COWLEY

Killed in action on the 29th September 1916

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

19302    Private

Frederic Cecil

CRAVEN

Killed in action on the 30th September 1916 - Age 29

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

14283    Private

John

CRAVEN

Died of wounds on the 30th September 1916 - Age 26

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

15472    Private

Joseph

CUMMINGS

Killed in action on the 14th September 1916

Rest in peace in Lonsdale Cemetery

 

11371    Private

Edward

DAVIES

Killed in action on the 29th September 1916 - Age 32

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

12513    Private

Willie

DAWSON

Killed in action on the 29th September 1916

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

3/11733    Private

Fred

DIXON

Killed in action on the 14th September 1916

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

15792    Private

George

DOBSON

Killed in action on the 14th September 1916

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

10867    Private

William

DOWNS

Killed in action on the 14th September 1916

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

Captain

Gordon Stafford

EDWARDS

Killed in action on the 28th September 1916

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

16719    Sergeant

John Thomas James

EGAN

Killed in action on the 30th September 1916 - Age 27

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

15475    Private

George

ELLIOTT

Killed in action on the 28th September 1916

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

5139    Sergeant

Edwin

ENGLISH

Died of wounds on the 10th October 1916 - Age 34

Rest in peace in Mont-Huon Military Cemetery

 

Second Lieutenant

Archibald John

EWART

Killed in action on the 28th September 1916 - Age 21

Rest in peace in Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery

 

11121    Private

John

FINAN

Killed in action on the 29th November 1916 - Age 26

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

16076    Lance Corporal

John

FLAHERTY

Killed in action on the 30th September 1916

Rest in peace in Regina Trench Cemetery

 

3/12581    Private

Gilbert

GASCOIGNE

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

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

11213    Private

John William

GIBSON

Died of wounds on the 16th September 1916

Rest in peace in Warloy-Baillon Communal Cemetery Ext.

 

Lieutenant

Christopher Chowler

GILBERT

Killed in action on the 29th September 1916 - Age 32

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

16701    Private

Edgar Hugh

GOULD

Killed in action on the 14th September 1916 - Age 27

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

16653    Private

Bushby

GRAHAM

Killed in action on the 14th September 1916 - Age 28

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

3/12656    Lance Corporal

Joe Herbert

GREENWOOD

Killed in action on the 28th September 1916 - Age 31

Rest in peace in Regina Trench Cemetery

 

15376    Lance Corporal

William

GROCOCK

Killed in action on the 14th September 1916

Rest in peace in Lonsdale Cemetery

 

19916    Private

John

HAIGH

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

Rest in peace in Lonsdale Cemetery

 

15695    Private

Francis Henry

HALFACRE

Killed in action on the 14th September 1916

Rest in peace in Lonsdale Cemetery

 

Second Lieutenant

Robert Hugh

HARRIS

Killed in action on the 28th September 1916

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

16758    Private

Robert

HEALEY

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

Rest in peace in Regina Trench Cemetery

 

19074    Private

Edward

HEAP

Killed in action on the 14th September 1916 - Age 23

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

15583    Private

Benjamin William

HEATH

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

Rest in peace in Warloy-Baillon Communal Cemetery Ext.

 

11833    Private

Andrew

HENDERSON

Died of wounds on the 4th October 1916

Rest in peace in Contay British Cemetery

 

16626    Private

Frank

HODGSON

Killed in action on the 30th September 1916 - Age 23

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

16564    Lance Corporal

Frank

HOLDEN

Died of wounds on the 4th October 1916 - Age 20

Rest in peace in Mont-Huon Military Cemetery

 

23897   Private

Harold

HOLME

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

Rest in peace in St Sever Cemetery Extension

 

12533   Sergeant

Arthur John

HORLOCK

Died of wounds on the 2nd October 1916 - Age 36

Rest in peace in St Sever Cemetery

 

17233    Lance Corporal

John

HOWARD

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

Rest in peace in Puchevillers British Cemetery

 

3/12681    Private

Edgar

HOYLE

Killed in action on the 29th September 1916 - Age 21

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

14973    Private

John William

IREDALE

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

Rest in peace in Puchevillers British Cemetery

 

11890    Corporal

Ernest

JACKSON

Killed in action on the 14th September 1916

Rest in peace in Lonsdale Cemetery

 

14341    Private

Walter

JOHNSEY

Killed in action on the 14th September 1916

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

14662    Private

Bryan

KAY

Killed in action on the 29th September 1916 - Age 22

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

16616    Private

Thomas Francis

KELLY

Killed in action on the 27th September 1916

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

15315    Private

William Thomas

KILMISTER

Killed in action on the 30th September 1916 - Age 36

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

Lieutenant

Harold Rosslyn

KITCHIN

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

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

11528    Corporal

Willie

KITSON

Died of wounds on the 5th October 1916

Rest in peace in Contay British Cemetery

 

19909    Private

Walter

LAYCOCK

Killed in action on the 14th September 1916 - Age 23

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

16532    Corporal

Thomas

LEISHMAN

Killed in action on the 30th September 1916 - Age 25

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

10062    Private

Percy

LINGARD

Died of wounds on the 8th October 1916

Rest in peace in Etaples Military Cemetery

 

12892    Private

Alexander

LIVINGSTON

Killed in action on the 29th September 1916

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

3/11513    Private

Edward

LORD

Killed in action on the 14th September 1916

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

3/9948    Private

Joseph

MANGHAM

Killed in action on the 14th September 1916

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

12705    Private

Charles

MATTHEWS

Died of wounds on the 5th October 1916

Rest in peace in Mont-Huon Military Cemetery

 

16569    Private

Benjamin

MAVIR

Died of wounds on the 15th September 1916

Rest in peace in Bouzincourt Communal Cemetery Ext.

 

Second Lieutenant

Claude George

MAWHOOD

Killed in action on the 14th September 1916 - Age 31

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

15533    Private

John Thomas

MAXFIELD

Killed in action on the 29th September 1916 - Age 28

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

15862    Private

Patrick

McGINTY

Killed in action on the 14th September 1916

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

15588    Lance Corporal

Lindsay

McLEOD

Died of wounds on the 16th September 1916

Rest in peace in Warloy-Baillon Communal Cemetery Ext.

 

10902    Private

Henry

MEREDITH

Died of wounds on the 16th September 1916

Rest in peace in Varennes Military Cemetery

 

16144     Private

William

MITCHELL

Killed in action on the 14th September 1916

Rest in peace in Lonsdale Cemetery

 

15400     Private

Frank Patrick

MOGER

Killed in action on the 14th September 1916

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

Second Lieutenant

Vincent Gerald

NAREY

Died of wounds on the 15th October 1916 - Age 24

Rest in peace in St Sever Cemetery

 

Second Lieutenant

Leopold Charles

NATHAN

Killed in action on the 14th September 1916 - Age 22

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

10900    Private

George Henry

NEWTON

Died of wounds on the 23rd September 1916 - Age 26

Rest in peace in Etaples Military Cemetery

 

3/11625     Private

Harry

NEWTON

Killed in action on the 30th September 1916

Rest in peace in Mill Road Cemetery

 

14116    Private

Herbert W.

NICHOLL

Died of wounds on the 19th September 1916 - Age 23

Rest in peace in Boulogne Eastern Cemetery

 

14199    Private

William

O'NEILL

Died of wounds on the 26th September 1916 - Age 36

Rest in peace in Orpington (All Saints) Churchyard Ext.

 

10646    Private

Robert

OAKES

Died of wounds on the 15th September 1916 - Age 19

Rest in peace in Contay British Cemetery

 

15799    Private

John

OXLEY

Died of wounds on the 9th September 1916 - Age 22

Rest in peace in Varennes Military Cemetery

 

14352    Lance Corporal

Sam

PARKINSON

Killed in action on the 14th September 1916

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

12188     Private

Luke

PARLE

Killed in action on the 14th September 1916

Rest in peace in Lonsdale Cemetery

 

17314     Private

Oliver

PHILLIPS

Killed in action on the 30th September 1916 - Age 19

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

19825     Private

John William

PICKLES

Killed in action on the 28th September 1916

Commemorated on Arras Memorial

 

3/12740     Private

Stephen William

PORTEOUS

Killed in action on the 30th September 1916

Rest in peace in Regina Trench Cemetery

 

13944     Private

John Thomas

POWIS

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

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

15696     Private

George Albert

PRICE

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

Rest in peace in Lonsdale Cemetery

 

10942     Private

Thomas

RAMSDEN

Killed in action on the 24th September 1916

Rest in peace in Ovillers Military Cemetery

 

15901     Private

Tom

READYHOUGH

Killed in action on the 29th September 1916

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

11386     Private

Fred

RENARDSON

Killed in action on the 30th September 1916

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

3/12759     Private

Arnold Royston

RILEY

Killed in action on the 29th September 1916 - Age 21

Rest in peace in Regina Trench Cemetery

 

3/10304     Private

Fred

ROBINSON

Died of wounds on the 29th September 1916

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

17677     Private

Harold Stanley

ROBINSON

Killed in action on the 14th September 1916 - Age 18

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

12435     Private

Michael

ROCHFORD

Killed in action on the 14th September 1916

Rest in peace in Lonsdale Cemetery

 

15615     Private

William Thomas

ROSE

Died of wounds on the 30th September 1916

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

8/16607     Corporal

Sydney Chatten

ROSWELL

Killed in action on the 14th September 1916 - Age 32

Rest in peace in Connaught Cemetery

 

8504     Company Sergeant Major

Charles Frederick

ROWLEY

Killed in action on the 28th September 1916

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

16028    Private

James

ROYSTON

Died of wounds on the 5th October 1916 - Age 20

Rest in peace in Puchevillers British Cemetery

 

13298     Private

William Stephenson

SANDERSON

Killed in action on the 29th September 1916 - Age 34

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

11954     Sergeant

George

SHELDON

Killed in action on the 30th September 1916

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

13510     Sergeant

William

SIMPSON

Killed in action on the 14th September 1916

Rest in peace in Lonsdale Cemetery

 

11960     Private

James

SINGLETON

Killed in action on the 30th September 1916

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

11622     Private

Herbert

SKINNER

Killed in action on the 14th September 1916

Commemorated on Arras Memorial

 

3/12566     Sergeant

Joseph

SMEATON

Killed in action on the 30th September 1916

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

15435     Private

Arnold

SMITH

Killed in action on the 29th September 1916

Rest in peace in Regina Trench Cemetery

 

Captain

Edward James

SMITH

Killed in action on the 28th September 1916 - Age 25

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

15835     Private

John William

SMITH

Killed in action on the 14th September 1916

Rest in peace in Lonsdale Cemetery

 

15318     Private

John Richard

SMITH

Killed in action on the 29th September 1916 - Age 32

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

11916     Corporal

Walter

SMITH

Killed in action on the 30th September 1916 - Age 28

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

15724     Private

Joseph

SMITHSON

Killed in action on the 29th September 1916 - Age 35

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

14105     Private

Richard

SPENCER

Killed in action on the 11th September 1916

Rest in peace in Serre Road Cemetery n°2

 

14388     Private

Ezra

STEPHENSON

Killed in action on the 14th September 1916

Rest in peace in Lonsdale Cemetery

 

3/11454     Private

Henry Rupert

STEPHENSON

Killed in action on the 29th September 1916

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

16129     Private

William

STIRK

Killed in action on the 30th September 1916 - Age 36

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

16477     Private

William John

STONE

Killed in action on the 14th September 1916 - Age 26

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

11947     Lance Corporal

William

SUTCLIFFE

Killed in action on the 30th September 1916 - Age 23

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

10960    Lance Sergeant

Ernest

TAYLOR

Died of wounds on the 23rd September 1916 - Age 25

Rest in peace in Warloy-Baillon Communal Cemetery Ext.

 

16710     Private

Harry

TAYLOR

Died of wounds on the 29th September 1916 - Age 21

Rest in peace in Contay British Cemetery

 

15780     Private

Ernest

THOMPSON

Killed in action on the 14th September 1916 - Age 30

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

17228     Private

Harry

THOMPSON

Killed in action on the 14th September 1916 - Age 21

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

17227     Private

William

THOMPSON

Killed in action on the 14th September 1916 - Age 29

Rest in peace in Lonsdale Cemetery

 

15622     Lance Corporal

John Edward

THORNTON

Died of wounds on the 16th September 1916 - Age 30

Rest in peace in Puchevillers British Cemetery

 

18291     Private

Harold

THORPE

Killed in action on the 28th September 1916 - Age 21

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

17342     Private

Thomas

TONEY

Killed in action on the 30th September 1916

Rest in peace in Regina Trench Cemetery

 

11313     Private

Willie

VARLEY

Killed in action on the 30th September 1916 - Age 23

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

12802     Private

Harry

WADSWORTH

Killed in action on the 7th September 1916

Rest in peace in Blighty Valley Cemetery

 

16124     Private

Walter

WADSWORTH

Killed in action on the 14th September 1916

Rest in peace in Heath Cemetery

 

11555     Private

George Arthur

WALKER

Killed in action on the 30th September 1916

Rest in peace in Regina Trench Cemetery

 

14256     Private

Roland

WALKER

Killed in action on the 14th September 1916

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

14414     Lance Sergeant

John

WALSH

Killed in action on the 14th September 1916 - Age 32

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

10815     Private

Norman

WATMUFF

Killed in action on the 14th September 1916

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

13404     Private

George

WHEELHOUSE

Killed in action on the 29th September 1916

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

11567     Private

Robert

WHITE

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

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

3/16603     Sergeant

Thomas William

WHITE

Killed in action on the 29th September 1916

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

16015     Private

Arnold

WHITELEY

Killed in action on the 30th September 1916 - Age 21

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

11532     Private

Stephen

WHITING

Died of wounds on the 17th September 1916 - Age 20

Rest in peace in Boulogne Eastern Cemetery

 

15646     Private

William Henry

WILSON

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

Rest in peace in Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery

 

15603     Private

Ben

WOMERSLEY

Killed in action on the 14th September 1916

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

Captain

Claude Ernest

WOOD

Killed in action on the 14th September 1916

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

15273     Private

Tom

YATES

Died of wounds on the 15th September 1916

Rest in peace in Warloy-Baillon Communal Cemetery Ext.

 

Thiepval Memorial

90

Lonsdale Cemetery

17

Regina Trench Cemetery

11

Contay British Cemetery

5

Puchevillers British Cemetery

5

Warloy-Baillon Communal Cemetery Extension

5

Blighty Valley Cemetery

3

Boulogne Eastern Cemetery

3

Mont-Huon Military Cemetery

3

Arras Memorial

2

Etaples Military Cemetery

2

Mill Road Cemetery

2

St Sever Cemetery

2

Varennes Military Cemetery

2

Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery

2

Wimereux Communal Cemetery

2

Abbeville Communal Cemetery Extension

1

A.I.F. Burial Ground

1

Bouzincourt Communal Cemetery Extension

1

Connaught Cemetery

1

Heath Cemetery

1

Orpington (All Saints) Churchyard Extension

1

Ovillers Military Cemetery

1

Serre Road Cemetery n°2

1

St Sever Cemetery Extension

1

MAN SERVING IN AN OTHER UNIT

 

11945    Private

David John

GOODBAND

3rd Field Survey Company, Royal Engineers

Died in service on the 23rd November 1916

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial