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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.
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LAST UPDATES 30th April 2021 15th West Yorkshire (261 names), 16th West Yorkshire (204 names), 17th West Yorkshire (97 names) and 18th West Yorkshire (161 names). PEARCE - PEBODY names page (387 names). 28th March 2021 PAY - PEAN names page (260 names). 3rd March 2021 Royal Warwickshire Regiment completed (15 battalions / 2 573 names) with 1/5th Royal Warwickshire (125 names), 1/6th Royal Warwickshire (261 names), 1/7th Royal Warwickshire (145 names) and 1/8th Royal Warwickshire (369 names). 5th February 2021 Some Machine Gun Companies : 56th Machine Gun Company (23 names), 57th Machine Gun Companies (8 names), 58th Machine Gun Companies (21 names), 92nd Machine Gun Company (9 names), 93rd Machine Gun Company (11 names), 116th Machine Gun Company (17 names), 117th Machine Gun Company (6 names), 118th Machine Gun Company (8 names), 188th Machine Gun Company (19 names), 189th Machine Gun Company (24 names) and 190th Machine Gun Company (14 names). |
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BRITISH UNITS
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British Infantry Divisions |
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Machine Gun Corps (Heavy) 33 names |
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Army Service Corps
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Cavalry
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Army Chaplain's Department 8 names |
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Royal Flying Corps 202 names |
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Army Ordnance Corps 20 names |
Army Veterinary Corps 8 names |
Military Mounted Police 1 name |
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Australian Infantry Divisions
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Australian Artillery e192 names |
Australian Infantry
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Australian Engineers
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Australian Army Medical Corps
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Canadian Artillery
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Canadian Infantry
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Canadian Engineers
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Canadian Army Medical Corps
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Newfoundland Regiment 375 names
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INDIAN UNITS
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