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Australian Infantry

 

7th Battalion

AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY

(Victoria)

2nd Australian Infantry Brigade / 1st Australian Division

 

16th July : Varennes.

20th July : Albert.

22nd July : East of La Boisselle;

23rd July : Attack of Pozieres. North of Contalmaison. Two companies detached to the 3rd Australian Brigade as reserve. Carrying parties to forward area.

25th July : In support in Pozieres village.

27th July : Sausage Valley.

28th July : Albert.

29th July : Vadencourt.

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14th August : Albert.

15th-17th August : In support South of Pozieres. Working and carrying parties to the front line, East of Pozieres.

18th August : In front line East of Pozieres.

22nd August : Albert then Warloy-Baillon.

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23rd October : Dernancourt.

24th October : Montauban area. Carrying parties to forward area.

1st November : In front line in Gueudecourt sector.

7th November : Switch Trench.

8th November : Bernafay Wood. Working and carrying parties.

12th November : Dernancourt.

 

151 names

462   Private

Jack

ALLEN

Killed in action on the 24th July 1916

Commemorated on Villers-Bretonneux Memorial

 

3006   Corporal

Arthur Frederick

ANDERSON

Killed in action on the 18th August 1916

Rest in peace in Delville Wood Cemetery

 

2524A   Private

Cecil Harry

ANDREWS

Died of wounds on the 6th August 1916 - Age 30

Rest in peace in Etaples Military Cemetery

 

Second Lieutenant

William Traill

APPLETON

Killed in action on the 24th July 1916

Rest in peace in Cerisy-Gailly Military Cemetery

 

2563A   Private

Charles Henry

BAILEY

Killed in action on the 25th July 1916 - Age 29

Commemorated on Villers-Bretonneux Memorial

 

881   Sergeant

George

BALL, DCM and Bar

Killed in action on the 5th November 1916

Commemorated on Villers-Bretonneux Memorial

 

1313   Private

Anthony Nolan

BARTON

Killed in action on the 18th August 1916 - Age 21

Commemorated on Villers-Bretonneux Memorial

 

5342   Private

Royden Louis

BENNETT

Killed in action on the 18th August 1916 - Age 26

Rest in peace in Pozieres British  Cemetery

 

2581   Sergeant

Edward James

BIRD

Killed in action on the 16th November 1916 - Age 23

Commemorated on Villers-Bretonneux Memorial

 

5041   Private

William

BLAIKIE

Killed in action on the 18th August 1916 - Age 32

Rest in peace in Courcelette British  Cemetery

 

4136    Private

Edward

BLUNDEY

Killed in action on the 25th July 1916 - Age 19

Commemorated on Villers-Bretonneux Memorial

 

Second Lieutenant

Henry Jesse Trimmer

BROWN

Killed in action on the 25th July 1916 - Age 21

Commemorated on Villers-Bretonneux Memorial

 

4143   Private

Eric Thomas

BUCHANAN

Killed in action on the 25th July 1916 - Age 19

Commemorated on Villers-Bretonneux Memorial

 

45   Lance Corporal

Robert Allan

BUNNING

Killed in action on the 25th July 1916 - Age 25

Commemorated on Villers-Bretonneux Memorial

 

4160   Private

Henry Thomas

CADWALLADER

Killed in action on the 18th August 1916 - Age 22

Commemorated on Villers-Bretonneux Memorial

 

4167   Private

George Phillip

CAIN

Killed in action on the 22nd-25th July 1916

Commemorated on Villers-Bretonneux Memorial

 

3286   Private

Richard William

CARDWELL

Died of wounds on the 20th August 1916

Rest in peace in Warloy-Baillon Communal Cemetery Ext.

 

4153   Private

Thomas Frederick

CARNIE

Died of wounds on the 1st November 1916

Rest in peace in Grove Town Cemetery

 

2119   Private

John Bernard

CARROLL

Died of wounds on the 25th July 1916

Rest in peace in Warloy-Baillon Communal Cemetery Ext.

 

889    Lance Corporal

Alfred James

CARTNER

Died of wounds on the 9th August 1916

Rest in peace in Etaples Military Cemetery

 

2598A    Private

David Alexander

CHALMERS

Killed in action on the 20th August 1916 - Age 25

Commemorated on Villers-Bretonneux Memorial

 

5053    Private

Frank

CHALMERS

Killed in action on the 17th August 1916 - Age 32

Commemorated on Villers-Bretonneux Memorial

 

2620A    Private

Arthur Ernest

CHANTER

Killed in action on the 25th July 1916

Rest in peace in Gordon Dump Cemetery

 

4158    Private

Arthur Leonard

CHIBNALL

Killed in action on the 25th July 1916 - Age 19

Commemorated on Villers-Bretonneux Memorial

 

2619A    Corporal

John Rule

CHILTON

Killed in action on the 17th August 1916

Commemorated on Villers-Bretonneux Memorial

 

3020    Private

Robert

CHRISTIE

Killed in action on the 19th August 1916 - Age 22

Commemorated on Villers-Bretonneux Memorial

 

1522   Private

William

CLARKIN

Died of wounds on the 26th August 1916

Rest in peace in Caudry Old Communal Cemeteryal

 

2572   Private

John Milton

CLEWS

Died of wounds on the 19th August 1916 - Age 25

Rest in peace in Warloy-Baillon Communal Cemetery Ext.

 

2623A   Private

Lawrence

COATES

Killed in action on the 18th August 1916 - Age 22

Commemorated on Villers-Bretonneux Memorial

 

2231   Private

William Herbert John

COPPIN

Killed in action on the 16th August 1916 - Age 24

Commemorated on Villers-Bretonneux Memorial

 

Second Lieutenant

Charles Davenport

COWAN

Killed in action on the 6th November 1916 - Age 21

Commemorated on Villers-Bretonneux Memorial

 

5064    Private

Nicholas

CROUGEY

Killed in action on the 18th August 1916 - Age 35

Commemorated on Villers-Bretonneux Memorial

 

4163    Private

Richard

CUMMINS

Killed in action on the 18th August 1916

Commemorated on Villers-Bretonneux Memorial

 

2618   Private

Archibald Henry

DAVIS

Killed in action on the 18th August 1916 - Age 23

Rest in peace in Pozieres British Cemetery

 

2623B   Lance Corporal

John Murray

DAVIS

Killed in action on the 24th July 1916 - Age 24

Commemorated on Villers-Bretonneux Memorial

 

2620   Private

Arnold William Charles

DECKER

Killed in action on the 17th August 1916 - Age 22

Rest in peace in Pozieres British Cemetery

 

2632A   Private

Ernest Arthur

DICKMAN

Killed in action on the 23rd July 1916 - Age 19

Commemorated on Villers-Bretonneux Memorial

 

2633A   Private

Nicholas James

DITCHBURN

Killed in action on the 18th August 1916

Commemorated on Villers-Bretonneux Memorial

 

2629A   Private

Errol Wilson

DOBBS

Killed in action on the 23rd-27th July 1916 - Age 21

Commemorated on Villers-Bretonneux Memorial

 

2344    Private

James

DODDS

Killed in action on the 18th August 1916

Commemorated on Villers-Bretonneux Memorial

 

1933    Private

Michael Lawrence

DUNNE

Died of wounds on the 28th July 1916

Rest in peace in Puchevillers British  Cemetery

 

213   Private

Thomas Sylvester Mackay

DUNPHY

Killed in action on the 17th August 1916

Commemorated on Villers-Bretonneux Memorial

 

5410   Private

Thomas Michael

DWYER

Killed in action on the 19th August 1916

Commemorated on Villers-Bretonneux Memorial

 

1748   Lance Corporal

John

EDGAR

Killed in action on the 18th August 1916

Rest in peace in Pozieres British Cemetery

 

4480    Private

Frank Reginald

ELDER

Killed in action on the 20h August 1916

Commemorated on Villers-Bretonneux Memorial

 

702   Lance Sergeant

Ernest Harcourt

ELY

Killed in action on the 18th August 1916 - Age 27

Rest in peace in Delville Wood Cemetery

 

4192   Private

Wilfred Thomas

EMERY

Killed in action on the 18th August 1916

Rest in peace in Pozieres British Cemetery

 

2645B   Private

Cecil

EVANS

Killed in action on the 18th August 1916 - Age 20

Rest in peace in Pozieres British Cemetery

 

4344   Private

Eric John

EWART

Killed in action on the 6th November 1916

Commemorated on Villers-Bretonneux Memorial

 

3351    Corporal

Stanley Reuben William

FEAR

Killed in action on the 23rd-26th July 1916 - Age 20

Rest in peace in Pozieres British Cemetery

 

2641    Corporal

George Francis

FINERAN

Killed in action on the 25th July 1916 - Age 36

Commemorated on Villers-Bretonneux Memorial

 

26492    Private

John Percy

FITZPATRICK

Killed in action on the 23rd-25th July 1916

Rest in peace in Pozieres British Cemetery

 

3035   Private

Robert John

FLACK

Killed in action on the 17th August 1916

Commemorated on Villers-Bretonneux Memorial

 

1340    Corporal

John Frederick

FRYER

Killed in action on the 18th August 1916 - Age 21

Rest in peace in Pozieres British Cemetery

 

2653A    Private

Frank

GAILEY

Killed in action on the 23rd-26th July 1916 - Age 27

Commemorated on Villers-Bretonneux Memorial

 

3645    Sergeant

Edward Arthur

GAME

Died of wounds on the 22nd August 1916 - Age 32

Rest in peace in Etaples Military Cemetery

 

1550    Private

Bert

GILDER

Killed in action on the 20th August 1916

Rest in peace in Puchevillers British Cemetery

 

5082   Private

Vivian Vernon

GODDEN

Killed in action on the 2nd November 1916 - Age 19

Commemorated on Villers-Bretonneux Memorial

 

2654B    Private

Ewen James

GORDON

Killed in action on the 18th August 1916

Commemorated on Villers-Bretonneux Memorial

 

2676A    Private

Herbert Lucy

GREEN

Killed in action on the 18th August 1916

Rest in peace in Delville Wood Cemetery

 

2652B    Private

Sydney Leo

GREENHAM

Killed in action on the 18th August 1916 - Age 23

Rest in peace in Ovillers Military Cemetery

 

873   Company Sergeant Major

Horace

GRIFFIN

Killed in action on the 18th August 1916

Commemorated on Villers-Bretonneux Memorial

 

2669   Private

Frederick Arthur William

HAGUE

Killed in action on the 19th August 1916 - Age 25

Rest in peace in Becourt Military Cemetery

 

3324   Private

William Robert

HALLIGAN

Killed in action on the 24th July 1916  - Age 26

Commemorated on Villers-Bretonneux Memorial

 

5089   Private

Bertie Raymond

HART

Killed in action on the 18th August 1916 - Age 22

Commemorated on Villers-Bretonneux Memorial

 

1561   Private

George

HART

Killed in action on the 18th August 1916

Commemorated on Villers-Bretonneux Memorial

 

2662A    Private

John Thomas

HAYES

Killed in action on the 25th-26th July 1916

Commemorated on Villers-Bretonneux Memorial

 

3367    Private

George James Alfred

HOBBS

Killed in action on the 18th August 1916 - Age 36

Commemorated on Villers-Bretonneux Memorial

 

28492    Private

Andrew

HOLLAND

Killed in action on the 18th August 1916 - Age 23

Rest in peace in Pozieres British Cemetery

 

2707    Private

Edgar Charles

HOLLIER

Killed in action on the 17th August 1916 - Age 19

Commemorated on Villers-Bretonneux Memorial

 

2665    Private

Edward Joseph

HONAN

Killed in action on the 25th July 1916

Commemorated on Villers-Bretonneux Memorial

 

2851   Corporal

Thomas James

HOOPER

Died of wounds on the 27th November 1916 - Age 21

Rest in peace in St Sever Cemetery Extension

 

4347    Private

Cyril

HUGHES

Killed in action on the 18th August 1916 - Age 41

Commemorated on Villers-Bretonneux Memorial

 

2672C    Private

Laurence

IZARD

Killed in action on the 20th August 1916 - Age 21

Commemorated on Villers-Bretonneux Memorial

 

Second Lieutenant

William

JENKIN

Killed in action on the 19th August 1916 - Age 24

Commemorated on Villers-Bretonneux Memorial

 

430    Private

Hubert Henry

JENKINSON

Killed in action on the 23rd July 1916 - Age 20

Commemorated on Villers-Bretonneux Memorial

 

2684B    Lance Corporal

James Leo

JONES

Killed in action on the 23rd July 1916 - Age 32

Rest in peace in Pozieres British Cemetery

 

3801    Private

Reuben Victor

KINNA

Killed in action on the 18th August 1916

Commemorated on Villers-Bretonneux Memorial

 

2685B    Private

Frederick Charles

KNIGHT

Killed in action on the 18th August 1916

Rest in peace in Pozieres British Cemetery

 

Second Lieutenant

Maurice Edward

KOZMINSKY

Died of wounds on the 19th August 1916

Rest in peace in Warloy-Baillon Communal Cemetery Ext.

 

2697   Private

Charles Curtis

LANGLEY

Died of wounds on the 2nd August 1916

Rest in peace in St Sever Cemetery

 

3396   Private

William Alexander Christie

LEES

Killed in action on the 26th July 1916  - Age 23

Commemorated on Villers-Bretonneux Memorial

 

2736    Private

Alexander Edward

LEVINGS

Killed in action on the 18th August 1916

Rest in peace in Pozieres British Cemetery

 

745A    Private

John Harold

LIDDIARD

Killed in action on the 6th November 1916 - Age 25

Commemorated on Villers-Bretonneux Memorial

 

3157   Corporal

Frederick Leslie

LOUD

Died of wounds on the 27th July 1916

Rest in peace in Puchevillers British Cemetery

 

2861    Private

John

LYONS

Killed in action on the 18th August 1916

Commemorated on Villers-Bretonneux Memorial

 

2398    Private

William

MAHONEY

Died of wounds on the 31st July 1916 - Age 28

Rest in peace in St Sever Cemetery

 

2698   Private

Leslie Gordon

MAITLAND

Died of wounds on the 19th August 1916

Rest in peace in Warloy-Baillon Communal Cemetery Ext.

 

3413    Private

George Henry

MAJOR

Killed in action on the 17th August 1916 - Age 27

Commemorated on Villers-Bretonneux Memorial

 

4535    Private

George

MANSBRIDGE

Killed in action on the 19th August 1916

Commemorated on Villers-Bretonneux Memorial

 

4256    Lance Corporal

Percy David

MANSFIELD

Killed in action on the 19th August 1916 - Age 20

Rest in peace in Serre Road Cemetery n°2

 

5142    Private

William Henry

MATTHEWS

Killed in action on the 16th August 1916 - Age 19

Commemorated on Villers-Bretonneux Memorial

 

4260    Private

John Archibald Duncan

McCOLL

Killed in action on the 18th August 1916

Commemorated on Villers-Bretonneux Memorial

 

4856    Private

David Daniel

McCORMACK

Killed in action on the 17th August 1916 - Age 28

Commemorated on Villers-Bretonneux Memorial

 

2751   Private

Albert

McDONALD

Died of wounds on the 21st August 1916 - Age 35

Rest in peace in Puchevillers British Cemetery

 

4263    Private

Ewan Archibald

McDONALD

Killed in action on the 25th July 1916 - Age 31

Rest in peace in Pozieres British Cemetery

 

2707B   Private

George

McKAY

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

Commemorated on Villers-Bretonneux Memorial

 

3199   Sergeant

Duncan

McLEAN

Killed in action on the 25th July 1916 - Age 19

Commemorated on Villers-Bretonneux Memorial

 

3200    Private

Thomas Sorbie

McLEAN

Killed in action on the 23rd-26th July 1916 - Age 20

Commemorated on Villers-Bretonneux Memorial

 

3202    Private

James

McMAHON

Killed in action on the 24th July 1916 - Age 25

Commemorated on Villers-Bretonneux Memorial

 

2864   Private

Thomas

MEREDITH

Killed in action on the 19th August 1916 - Age 23

Commemorated on Villers-Bretonneux Memorial

 

4236   Private

Patrick Joseph

MILLS

Died of wounds on the 29th August 1916 - Age 27

Rest in peace in Puchevillers British Cemetery

 

943    Corporal

William John

MONAR

Killed in action on the 18th August 1916 - Age 34

Rest in peace in Pozieres British Cemetery

 

4239    Private

Joseph Lawrence

MORREL

Killed in action on the 25th July 1916 - Age 23

Rest in peace in Serre Road Cemetery n°2

 

1679   Private

Frederick Patrick

MORRIS

Died of wounds on the 3rd November 1916

Rest in peace in Heilly Station Cemetery

 

2701   Private

Robert Jansen

MURCHELL

Killed in action on the 25th July 1916 - Age 36

Rest in peace in Pozieres British Cemetery

 

2725   Private

Edward Mordan

NEALE

Killed in action on the 25th July 1916 - Age 26

Rest in peace in Pozieres British Cemetery

 

2726B    Private

Herbert

NORRIS

Killed in action on the 18th August 1916 - Age 22

Rest in peace in Pozieres British Cemetery

 

3208   Private

John Roderick Augustin

O'CONNOR

Killed in action on the 18th August 1916 - Age 32

Commemorated on Villers-Bretonneux Memorial

 

2851   Private

Edmund Arthur

O'LEARY

Killed in action on the 20th August 1916

Commemorated on Villers-Bretonneux Memorial

 

3098    Private

David George

OGILVIE

Killed in action on the 23rd-27th July 1916 - Age 231

Commemorated on Villers-Bretonneux Memorial

 

2733B    Private

James Patrick

OSBORNE

Killed in action on the 19th August 1916 - Age 37

Rest in peace in Serre Road Cemetery n°2

 

950   Private

George Frederick

PARKER

Killed in action on the 25th July 1916 - Age 23

Commemorated on Villers-Bretonneux Memorial

 

2738   Private

Clarence Gerald

PARKINSON

Killed in action on the 25th July 1916 - Age 19

Commemorated on Villers-Bretonneux Memorial

 

2746B   Private

Charles Henry

PATTERSON

Killed in action on the 25th July 1916 - Age 19

Commemorated on Villers-Bretonneux Memorial

 

3114   Private

George Walter

PERKINS

Died of wounds on the 30th July 1916 - Age 20

Rest in peace in Puchevillers British Cemetery

 

4566   Lance Corporal

Joseph

PLIM

Killed in action on the 18th August 1916

Commemorated on Villers-Bretonneux Memorial

 

3218    Private

Charles Ernest

PRATT

Killed in action on the 25th July 1916 - Age 33

Commemorated on Villers-Bretonneux Memorial

 

2926    Sergeant

Moses Samuel

PRICE

Killed in action on the 17th August 1916 - Age 24

Rest in peace in Serre Road Cemetery n°2

 

3221    Private

William Leslie

REEVES

Killed in action on the 24th July 1916

Commemorated on Villers-Bretonneux Memorial

 

814   Corporal

Joseph Roy

RICHARDS

Died of wounds on the 20th August 1916 - Age 21

Rest in peace in Warloy-Baillon Communal Cemetery Ext.

 

2883    Private

Albert Henry

ROBINSON

Killed in action on the 24th July 1916

Commemorated on Villers-Bretonneux Memorial

 

Second Lieutenant

John

ROGERS

Killed in action on the 1st November 1916 - Age 24

Rest in peace in Guards Cemetery, Lesboeufs

 

2428    Sergeant

Alfred Arthur Percival

ROGERSON

Killed in action on the 23rd-26th July 1916 - Age 19

Rest in peace in Pozieres British Cemetery

 

4284    Private

William Leslie

ROSS

Died of wounds on the 24th July 1916

Rest in peace in Warloy-Baillon Communal Cemetery Ext.

 

4311    Private

Charles John

SEAMONS

Killed in action on the 17th August 1916

Rest in peace in Pozieres British Cemetery

 

2934   Private

Hubert John

SEYMOUR

Killed in action on the 18th August 1916

Commemorated on Villers-Bretonneux Memorial

 

3150    Private

Edmund

SHEFFIELD

Killed in action on the 25th July 1916 - Age 18

Commemorated on Villers-Bretonneux Memorial

 

2915   Corporal

Richard Christopher

SHUTLER

Killed in action on the 25th July 1916 - Age 25

Commemorated on Villers-Bretonneux Memorial

 

2030   Private

George Patrick

SINNOTT

Killed in action on the 18th August 1916 - Age 21

Commemorated on Villers-Bretonneux Memorial

 

4293    Private

Albert Richmond

SMITH

Died of wounds on the 29th August 1916 - Age 19

Rest in peace in Rusthall (St Paul) Churchyard

 

3257    Private

Walter Edward

SMYTHE

Killed in action on the 25th July 1916 - Age 44

Commemorated on Villers-Bretonneux Memorial

 

969    Corporal

Percy Charles

SOMERSET

Died of wounds on the 2nd August 1916

Rest in peace in Lewisham (Ladywell) Cemetery

 

3262   Private

Charles Reginald

SPIERS

Killed in action on the 17th August 1916

Commemorated on Villers-Bretonneux Memorial

 

2257   Private

Thomas Ernest

STAGOLL

Killed in action on the 18th August 1916 - Age 30

Commemorated on Villers-Bretonneux Memorial

 

2810    Private

Josnathan

STEPHENS

Killed in action on the 25th July 1916

Rest in peace in Serre Road Cemetery n°2

 

2041   Private

Albert

TRAYNOR

Died of wounds on the 8th November 1916

Rest in peace in Heilly Station Cemetery

 

3282   Corporal

Arthur Cyril

TUCKER

Killed in action on the 18th August 1916

Commemorated on Villers-Bretonneux Memorial

 

1626   Private

Joseph James

VALLI

Died of wounds on the 24th August 1916 - Age 20

Rest in peace in Caudry Old Communal Cemetery

 

1630    Private

Frederick Hamlet

WAGSTAFF

Killed in action on the 24th July 1916 - Age 426

Commemorated on Villers-Bretonneux Memorial

 

2829    Private

Arthur Henry

WALKER

Killed in action on the 25th July 1916

Commemorated on Villers-Bretonneux Memorial

 

4618   Private

Richard Ernest

WALMSLEY

Killed in action on the 17th August 1916 - Age 22

Rest in peace in Sunken Road Cemetery

 

4934    Private

Sherwood Alexander

WATSON

Died of wounds on the 20th August 1916 - Age 19

Rest in peace in Warloy-Baillon Communal Cemetery Ext.

 

2223    Private

Daniel

WELLINGTON

Killed in action on the 18th August 1916

Commemorated on Villers-Bretonneux Memorial

 

3293    Private

Robert Henry

WHATMOUGH

Killed in action on the 17th August 1916 - Age 26

Commemorated on Villers-Bretonneux Memorial

 

4341    Private

Robert Cunningham

WHITE

Killed in action on the 23rd July 1916 - Age 23

Commemorated on Villers-Bretonneux Memorial

 

4939    Private

Robert Roy

WILLIAMSON

Killed in action on the 26th July 1916

Commemorated on Villers-Bretonneux Memorial

 

2841A    Sergeant

Harrie Richards

WILSON

Killed in action on the 18th August 1916 - Age 23

Commemorated on Villers-Bretonneux Memorial

 

4335    Private

David

WISHART

Killed in action on the 22nd-25th July 1916 - Age 25

Rest in peace in London Cemetery and Extension

 

3513    Private

Charles Robert

WRIGHT

Killed in action on the 18th August 1916 - Age 26

Rest in peace in Pozieres British Cemetery

 

 

414    Sergeant

Alfred Thomas

YOUNG

Killed in action on the 20th August 1916 - Age 23

Rest in peace in Pozieres British Cemetery

 

 

 

MAN SERVING IN AN OTHER UNIT

 

2625   Private

Archie James

DOOLAN

2nd Australian Machine Gun Coy

Accidentally killed on the 23rd October 1916 - Age 25

Rest in peace in La neuville British Cemetery