BATTLE OF THE SOMME

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Field Companies, Royal Engineers

ROYAL ENGINEERS

2/1st LONDON FIELD COMPANY

56th (London) Division

 

OPERATIONS OF THE 56th (London) DIVISION - SOMME 1916

1st July : Attack of the Gommecourt salient.

July-August : Hebuterne sector.

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5th-27th September : Combles Operations. Capture of Combles with the French on the 26th September.

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1st-9th October : Lesboeufs sector. Fighting in front of Le Transloy.

 

17 names

546358   Sapper

John Thomas

CALVERT

Killed in action on the 1st July 1916 - Age 38

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

546704    Sapper

Dudley Farr

COX

Killed in action on the 11th July 1916

Rest in peace in Caudry Old Communal Cemetery

 

3057    Sapper

Charles Tarrier

CROSS

Died of wounds on the 20th September 1916 - Age 23

Rest in peace in Grove Town Cemetery

 

546454   Sapper

Victor

EVERITT

Killed in action on the 1st July 1916

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

1901    Lance Corporal

Richard

FENNER

Died of wounds on the 3rd July 1916

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

 

546605    Sapper

Frederick

GARDNER

Killed in action on the 1st July 1916

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

3339    Sapper

Percy Charlie

GAY

Died of wounds on the 16th September 1916 - Age 21

Rest in peace in Corbie Communal Cemetery Ext.

 

2401    Sapper

Henry George

IVES

Killed in action on the 1st July 1916 - Age 32

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

546377    Sapper

Reginald

JONES

Killed in action on the 1st July 1916

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

546379    Sapper

William

MERRIN

Killed in action on the 1st July 1916 - Age 34

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

2549    Lance Corporal

William Henry

OLIVER

Died in service on the 28th October 1916 - Age 36

Rest in peace in Abbeville Communal Cemetery Ext.

 

1963    Sapper

Francis H.

PUTTICK

Killed in action on the 21st July 1916

Rest in peace in Hebuterne Military Cemetery

 

546444    Sapper

Horace John

REYNOLDS

Killed in action on the 1st July 1916 - Age 29

Rest in peace in Gommecourt British Cemetery n°2

 

546335    Sapper

George Thomas

SEWELL

Killed in action on the 1st July 1916

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

3470    Sapper

Thomas

SHAW

Killed in action on the 20th September 1916

Rest in peace in Combles Communal Cemetery Extension

 

2638    Sapper

Frederick William

SHORE

Killed in action on the 3rd August 1916 - Age 43

Rest in peace in Hebuterne Military Cemetery

 

 

 

3508    Sapper

William Francis

WILSON

Killed in action on the 2nd July 1916 - Age 27

Rest in peace in Couin British Cemetery