BATTLE OF THE SOMME

ROLL OF HONOUR

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8th TRENCH MORTAR BATTERY

 

3rd Division

 

OPERATIONS OF THE 3rd DIVISION - SOMME 1916

8th-17th July : North-West of Montauban. Taking of Bazentin-le-Grand on the 14th July.

In line between Bazentin-le-Grand and Longueval.

18th-19th July : Attacks of the Northern part of Longueval and Delville Wood;

20th-25th July : Longueval / Waterlot Farm. Attack of Delville Wood on the 23rd July.

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14th-21st August : Operations South of Guillemont.

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October / November : Serre / Redan ridge sector. Attack of Serre on the 13th November.

 

4 names

Second Lieutenant

Albert Adolphe

BOUCHER

Detached from The 7th K.S.L.I.

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

Rest in peace in Couin British Cemetery

41004     Gunner

William Arthur

CUMBERWORTH

Killed in action on the 1st July 1916 - Age 19

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

Second Lieutenant

William

McGEOCH

Detached from The King's Own Scottish Borderers

Killed in action on the 13th October 1916

Rest in peace in Mailly-Maillet Communal Cemetery Ext.

 

Captain

Charles Quinton

SAWYER

Detached from The 8th East Yorkshire

Killed in action on the 14th July 1916

Rest in peace in Quarry Cemetery, Montauban