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Cheshire Regiment

1/6th Battalion

CHESHIRE REGIMENT

118th Brigade / 39th Division

 

26th August : In front line in Hamel sector.

5th September : Englebelmer.

12th September : In front line in front of Beaumont-Hamel.

5th October : Martinsart Wood.

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10th October : In line between Thiepval and St Pierre-Divion.

14th October : Attack and capture of a part of Schwaben Redoubt.

16th October : Pioneer Road.

25th October : Martinsart Wood.

29th October : In line in Thiepval sector.

30th October : Pioneer Road.

1st November : In line in Thiepval sector.

3rd November : Pioneer Road.

8th November : In line in Thiepval sector.

11th November : Pioneer Road.

13th November : Attack on St Pierre-Divion.

14th November : Senlis.

15th November : Warloy-Baillon.

 

87 names

2826    Private

George

ANDERSON

Killed in action on the 13th November 1916

Rest in peace in Connaught Cemetery

 

2826    Private

Harold

BARNETT

Died of wounds on the 14th November 1916 - Age 20

Rest in peace in Contay British Cemetery

 

4311    Private

Harold

BAGNALL

Died of wounds on the 2nd September 1916 - Age 227

Rest in peace in Puchevillers British Cemetery

 

15053    Private

George Frederick

BLAKEWAY

Died of wounds on the 14th November 1916 - Age 19

Rest in peace in Contay British Cemetery

 

2916    Private

William

BOOTH

Killed in action on the 13th November 1916 - Age 20

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

2145    Sergeant

Allan

BRADSHAW

Killed in action on the 15th September 1916 - Age 24

Rest in peace in Knightsbridge Cemetery

 

2885    Private

Frederick

BRADY

Killed in action on the 13th October 1916 - Age 18

Rest in peace in Lonsdale Cemetery

 

15073    Private

Thomas

BREEN

Killed in action on the 13th November 1916 - Age 38

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

2506    Private

Howard

BRYANT

Killed in action on the 14th October 1916 - Age 20

Rest in peace in Mill Road Cemetery

 

4276    Private

Edward

BURGESS

Killed in action on the 13th November 1916 - Age 19

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

15103    Private

Patrick

BURKE

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

Rest in peace in Runcorn Cemetery

 

1758    Private

James

CARNEY

Killed in action on the 14th October 1916

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

Second Lieutenant

Philip Spencer

CHATTAWAY

Killed in action on the 14th October 1916 - Age 20

Rest in peace in Lonsdale Cemetery

 

1489    Company Sergeant Major

Allan William

CORFE

Died of wounds on the 26th November 1916 - Age 25

Rest in peace in Ste Marie Cemetery

 

4484    Private

Thomas

COX

Died of wounds on the 29th November 1916 - Age 21

Rest in peace in Newton (St Mary) Churchyard

 

3378    Private

Herbert

CULLEY

Died of wounds on the 5th November 1916 - Age 18

Rest in peace in Puchevillers British Cemetery

 

2173    Corporal

George

DAVIES

Died of wounds on the 5th November 1916 - Age 21

Rest in peace in Puchevillers British Cemetery

 

3606    Private

John

DUNKERLEY

Killed in action on the 13th November 1916

Rest in peace in Lonsdale Cemetery

 

2795    Private

William

DWIRE

Killed in action on the 21st October 1916

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

4110    Private

William

EVANS

Killed in action on the 28th September 1916

Rest in peace in Knightsbridge Cemetery

 

15106    Private

Robert Baiky

FENNA

Killed in action on the 13th November 1916 - Age 27

Rest in peace in Connaught Cemetery

 

15000    Private

William Arthur

FORSTER

Killed in action on the 14th October 1916 - Age 28

Rest in peace in Mill Road Cemetery

 

2566    Lance Corporal

Harry

FOX

Killed in action on the 26th September 1916

Rest in peace in Knightsbridge Cemetery

 

2894    Private

Harry

GARNER

Killed in action on the 13th October 1916 - Age 19

Rest in peace in Lonsdale Cemetery

 

3504    Private

Frank

GARSIDE

Killed in action on the 14th October 1916

Rest in peace in Mill Road Cemetery

 

3064    Private

James

GLEDHILL

Killed in action on the 13th November 1916

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

3881   Private

Samuel

GOULD

Killed in action on the 13th November 1916 - Age 25

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

4508    Private

Herbert Dyson

GRUNDY

Killed in action on the 8th September 1916 - Age 21

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

1429    Private

Frank

HAGUE

Killed in action on the 13th November 1916 - Age 20

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

2311    Private

James Edward

HARRIS

Killed in action on the 21st October 1916 - Age 28

Rest in peace in Lonsdale Cemetery

 

2249    Private

George

HAUGHTON

Killed in action on the 13th November 1916

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

15022    Private

Charles Harry

HELSBY

Died of wounds on the 24th November 1916 - Age 28

Rest in peace in St Sever Cemetery Extension

 

2293    Private

Harold

HEWITT

Killed in action on the 14th October 1916

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

3895    Private

John

HIND

Killed in action on the 14th November 1916 - Age 19

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

Lieutenant

Vernon Rains

HOLMES, MC

Killed in action on the 14th October 1916 - Age 24

Commemorated in Lonsdale Cemetery

 

4515    Private

Travis

HOWARTH

Killed in action on the 13th November 1916

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

Captain

William Robert

INNES

Killed in action on the 13th November 1916 - Age 27

Rest in peace in Lonsdale Cemetery

 

2297    Private

Harry

JACKSON

Killed in action on the 14th October 1916 - Age 22

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

1034    Acting Sergeant

John

JACKSON

Killed in action on the 13th November 1916

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

15005    Private

William Henry

JAMES

Killed in action on the 14th November 1916 - Age 21

Rest in peace in Hamel Military Cemetery

 

3715    Private

Richard

JONES

Killed in action on the 13th November 1916 - Age 28

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

Captain

Richard

KIRK, MC

Killed in action on the 13th November 1916

Rest in peace in Lonsdale Cemetery

 

266467    Private

Ralph

LOMAS

Killed in action on the 14th October 1916 - Age 28

Rest in peace in Mill Road Cemetery

 

1601    Private

Edward

LORD

Died of wounds on the 13th October 1916

Rest in peace in Mesnil Communal Cemetery Extension

 

A/1301     Staff Sergeant

James William

MANN

Army Ordnance Corps

Died in service on the 14th October 1916

Rest in peace in Lonsdale Cemetery

1709    Private

Thomas

MATTHEWS

Died of wounds on the 13th October 1916

Rest in peace in Lonsdale Cemetery

 

5072    Sergeant

James

McCOLGIN

Killed in action on the 13th November 1916

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

1683    Private

Frederick Charles

MEADOWS

Royal Army Medical Corps

Killed in action on the 14th October 1916 - Age 19

Rest in peace in Lonsdale Cemetery

4348    Private

Joseph

MEADOWS

Killed in action on the 21st September 1916

Rest in peace in Knightsbridge Cemetery

 

2664    Lance Corporal

Frank

MIDDLEBROOKE

Killed in action on the 11th November 1916 - Age 19

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

3782    Private

Sydney

MOORE

Killed in action on the 21st September 1916

Rest in peace in Knightsbridge Cemetery

 

266395    Private

Ambrose

MORRIS

Killed in action on the 14th October 1916 - Age 19

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

Second Lieutenant

Robert Cecil

MORRISON

Detached from The 1/5th Cheshire

Killed in action on the 13th November 1916

Rest in peace in Lonsdale Cemetery

3449    Private

Ezra

MORTON

Killed in action on the 26th September 1916

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

1647    Private

Harry

MULLINS

Killed in action on the 13th November 1916 - Age 18

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

2892    Private

Allan

NEWTON

Killed in action on the 13th November 1916 - Age 19

Rest in peace in Mill Road Cemetery

 

3983    Private

James Edwin

NORTH

Killed in action on the 13th November 1916 - Age 20

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

4593    Private

Alexander

NOTMAN

Killed in action on the 15th October 1916

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

2450    Private

William

OLDHAM

Died of wounds on the 13th November 1916 - Age 20

Rest in peace in Contay British Cemetery

 

1690    Private

William Edward

OLDHAM

Killed in action on the 13th November 1916 - Age 20

Rest in peace in Connaught Cemetery

 

3276    Private

John James

OLLERENSHAW

Killed in action on the 13th November 1916 - Age 32

Rest in peace in Connaught Cemetery

 

4315    Private

Herbert

OWEN

Killed in action on the 13th November 1916 - Age 28

Rest in peace in Connaught Cemetery

 

3104    Private

Joseph Edward

PICKFORD

Killed in action on the 30th August 1916 - Age 23

Rest in peace in Hamel Military Cemetery

 

2183    Lance Corporal

William Roberts

PICKFORD

Died of wounds on the 27th November 1916 - Age 26

Rest in peace in Ste Marie Cemetery

 

15042    Private

Samuel

PUGH

Died of wounds on the 7th November 1916 - Age 20

Rest in peace in Puchevillers British Cemetery

 

1598    Lance Corporal

Arthur

RIDLEY

Killed in action on the 13th November 1916 - Age 20

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

4611    Private

Leonard

ROYLE

Killed in action on the 13th November 1916

Rest in peace in Connaught Cemetery

 

2216    Private

Albert

SALTHOUS

Killed in action on the 13th November 1916 - Age 21

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

1419    Private

Rupert

SEDDON

Killed in action on the 13th November 1916 - Age 19

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

2516    Private

Thomas

SHALLCROSS

Killed in action on the 13th November 1916

Commemorated in Ancre British Cemetery

 

2403    Private

James

SHAW

Killed in action on the 21st October 1916

Rest in peace in Lonsdale Cemetery

 

1207    Private

George Clifford

SHELDON

Killed in action on the 14th October 1916 - Age 22

Rest in peace in Mill Road Cemetery

 

3438    Private

Thomas

SLACK

Died of wounds on the 28th September 1916 - Age 23

Rest in peace in Doullens Communal Cemetery Ext. n°1

 

3142    Private

James Ernest

SMITH

Killed in action on the 12th September 1916 - Age 27

Rest in peace in Englebelmer Communal Cemetery

 

2731    Private

Arthur Horace

SPEDDING

Killed in action on the 13th November 1916 - Age 23

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

3989    Private

John

STREET

Killed in action on the 13th November 1916 - Age 17

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

1711    Private

Harry

SWINDELLS

Killed in action on the 13th November 1916 - Age 19

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

2760    Private

Frederick

TAYLOR

Killed in action on the 29th August 1916 - Age 24

Rest in peace in Hamel Military Cemetery

 

1564    Sergeant

Charles Dean

TETLOW

Killed in action on the 13th November 1916

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

2507    Private

John Henry

THORLEY

Died of wounds on the 22nd November 1916

Rest in peace in St Sever Cemetery Extension

 

2207    Sergeant

George

WADSWORTH

Killed in action on the 13th November 1916 - Age 22

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

Lieutenant

Stanley Arthur

WALKER

Royal Army Medical Corps

Killed in action on the 14th October 1916 - Age 26

Rest in peace in Lonsdale Cemetery

2330    Corporal

William James

WALTON

Killed in action on the 13th November 1916 - Age 22

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

1577    Company Sergeant Major

Edmund

WARD

Killed in action on the 13th November 1916

Rest in peace in Lonsdale Cemetery

 

5252    Private

John Edward

WILSON

Killed in action on the 13th November 1916

Rest in peace in Mill Road Cemetery

 

2581    Private

Samuel James

WILSON

Died of wounds on the 19th December 1916

Rest in peace in Stockport Borough Cemetery

 

15051    Corporal

Larnall

WOODVILLE

Died of wounds on the 13th November 1916

Rest in peace in Lonsdale Cemetery

 

Thiepval Memorial

32

Lonsdale Cemetery

16

Mill Road Cemetery

7

Connaght Cemetery

6

Knightsbridge Cemetery

5

Puchevillers British Cemetery

4

Contay British Cemetery

3

Hamel Military Cemetery

3

St Sever Cemetery Extension

2

Ste Marie Cemetery

2

Ancre British Cemetery

1

Doullens Communal Cemetery Extension n°1

1

Englebelmer Communal Cemetery

1

Mesnil Communal Cemetery Extension

1

Newton (St Mary) Churchyard

1

Runcorn Cemetery

1

Stockport Borough Cemetery

1

MEN SERVING IN OTHER UNITS

T/3329    Private

Alfred

BAILEY

13th Cheshire

Killed in action on the 2nd August 1916 - Age 26

Rest in peace in Knightsbridge Cemetery

4454    Private

Ralph Bradshaw

BAINBRIDGE

13th Cheshire

Killed in action on the 31st July 1916

Rest in peace in Knightsbridge Cemetery

3476    Private

John Thomas

BROCKLEHURST

13th Cheshire

Killed in action on the 31st July 1916

Rest in peace in Knightsbridge Cemetery

4434    Private

Ernest Horace

DOMINICK

1/5th Royal Lancaster

Killed in action on the 3rd August 1916

Rest in peace in Quarry Cemetery, Montauban

2241    Private

Louis

HADFIELD

118th Machine Gun Coy

Killed in action on the 26th August 1916

Rest in peace in Knightsbridge Cemetery

4570 Private

James

HORNBUCKLE

1/5th Royal Lancaster

Died of wounds on the 8th August 1916 - Age 19

Rest in peace in Abbeville Communal Cemetery

4482    Private

Ernest

JACKSON

1/5th Royal Lancaster

Killed in action on the 15th August 1916

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

4397    Private

Leonard

JOHNSON

 

Killed in action on the 27th August 1916 - Age 36

Rest in peace in Abbeville Communal Cemetery

1342    Private

John Edward

JONES

1/5th Royal Lancaster

Died of wounds on the 4th August 1916

Rest in peace in Dive Copse British Cemetery

4637    Private

Thomas

JONES

11th Cheshire

Killed in action on the 30th July 1916

Rest in peace in Bertrancourt Military Cemetery

1174    Lance Corporal

James

MARSHALL

118th Trench Mortar Battery

Killed in action s on the 15th October 1916 - Age 29

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

4018    Private

Charles Fred

PLATT

1/5th Royal Lancaster

Died of wounds on the 1st August 1916

Rest in peace in Dive Copse British Cemetery

4554    Private

Arthur

ROBINSON

Unknown unit

Died of wounds on the 4th August 1916

Rest in peace in Bronfay Farm Military Cemetery

 

 

4019    Private

Henry

SHAW

13th Cheshire

Killed in action on the 30th July 1916 - Age 33

Rest in peace in Knightsbridge Cemetery