BATTLE OF THE SOMME

ROLL OF HONOUR

THE PURPOSE OF THIS ROLL OF HONOUR IS TO COMMEMORATE THE BRITISH, AUSTRALIAN, CANADIAN, NEW ZEALAND, SOUTH AFRICAN AND INDIAN SOLDIERS WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES DURING THE BATTLE OF THE SOMME IN 1916.

This Roll of Honour provides their names classified by alphabetical order and by units.

It begins on the 23rd June 1916, first day of the preliminary artillery bombardment, and ends on the 30th November 1916.

It can not be considered as exhaustive considering the men who died of wounds after the battle, during or after the War.

The "Battle of the Somme Roll of Honour" will be completed and updated as time goes by.

LAST UPDATES

17th January 2019

26 Field Companies, Royal Engineers : 57th Field Coy, (8 names), 59th Field Coy (12 names), 61st Field Coy (5 names), 62nd Field Coy (2 names), 63rd Field Coy (11 names), 89th Field Coy (14 names), 90 Field Coy (15 names), 123rd Field Coy (6 names), 124th Field Coy (12 names), 151st Field Coy (4 names), 155th Field Coy (3 names), 156th Field Coy (5 names), 157th Field Coy (3 names), 200th Field Coy (3 names), 201st Field Coy (6 names), 202nd Field Coy (11 names), 226th (Tottenham) Field Coy (4 names), 1/1st Edinburgh Field Coy (12 names), 1/1st Renfrew Field Coy (4 names), 1/1st South Midland Field Coy (7 names), 1/2nd South Midland Field Coy (10 names), 2/1st South Midland Field Coy (3 names), 1/1st West Riding Field Coy (8 names), 2/1st West Riding Field Coy (17 names), 1/2nd West Riding Field Coy (9 names), 2/2nd West Riding Field Coy (8 names).

PALMER - PARKE names page (279 names).

11th January 2019

1/5th Cheshire (122 names) and 1/6th Cheshire (88 names).

5th January 2019

54th Canadian Infantry (Kootenay) (137 names).

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ALPHABETICAL SEARCH

103 274  names

(in progress)

A

4 072 names

B

14 114 names

C

11 151 names

D

6 232 names

E

2 686 names

F

4 764 names

G

6 395 names

H

4 890 names

(in progress)

I

619 names

J

3 777 names

K

3 030 names

L

5 468 names

M

12 584 names

N

2 232 names

O

1 629 names

P

598 names

(in progress)

Q

190 names

R

6 731 names

S

 

T

 

U

239 names

V

622 names

W

10 687 names

Y-Z

564 names

 

SEARCH BY UNITS

BRITISH UNITS

British Infantry Divisions

British Infantry units

Royal Artillery

Royal Engineers

Royal Army Medical Corps

Machine Gun Corps (Heavy)

33 names

Army Service Corps

Cavalry

Royal Navy

Army Chaplain's Department

8 names

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British West Indies Regiment

8 names

Royal Flying Corps

197 names

Army Ordnance Corps

20 names

Army Veterinary Corps

8 names

Military Mounted Police

1 name

 

AUSTRALIAN UNITS

Australian Infantry Divisions

 

Australian  Artillery

e192 names

Australian Infantry

 

Australian Engineers

 

Australian Army Medical Corps

 

 

CANADIAN UNITS

Canadian Infantry Divisions

 

Canadian Artillery

Canadian Infantry

 

Canadian Engineers

 

Canadian Army Medical Corps

 

Newfoundland Regiment

375 names

 

 

INDIAN UNITS

 

NEW ZEALAND UNITS

 

SOUTH AFRICAN UNITS

1 318 names