BATTLE OF THE SOMME ROLL OF HONOUR |
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8th TRENCH MORTAR BATTERY
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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. ******* 14th-21st August : Operations South of Guillemont. ******* October / November : Serre / Redan ridge sector. Attack of Serre on the 13th November.
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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
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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. |
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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 |
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