BATTLE OF THE SOMME

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Field Companies, Royal Engineers

ROYAL ENGINEERS

2/2nd 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.

 

12 names

2084   Sapper

Frederick George

BROWN

Killed in action on the 1st July 1916 - Age 19

Rest in peace in Gommecourt British Cemetery n°2

 

2375    Sapper

George

CAWSTON

Died of wounds on the 23rd September 1916 - Age 25

Rest in peace in Grove Town Cemetery

 

2076     Lance Corporal

George Charles

JAMES

Killed in action on the 9th September 1916

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

2328    Corporal

Albert Edward

KINGSLAND

Killed in action on the 21st September 1916 - Age 35

Rest in peace in Delville Wood Cemetery

 

2148    2nd Corporal

Charlie John

MALIN

Died of wounds on the 22nd July 1916 - Age 28

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

 

548437   Sapper

Robert Arthur

RATE

Killed in action on the 1st July 1916

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

548438    Sapper

Thomas Arthur

ROSE

Killed in action on the 1st July 1916

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

2116      2nd Corporal

Charles William

SHIPTON

Died in service on the 1st July 1916 - Age 31

Rest in peace in Sailly-au-Bois Military Cemetery

 

548309    2nd Corporal

W.A.

STRONG

Killed in action on the 1st July 1916

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

548678    Sapper

Grant

TRANT

Killed in action on the 1st July 1916

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

3252    Sapper

Frederick William

VENOUR

Died in service on the 6th August 1916

Rest in peace in Warlincourt Halte British Cemetery

 

548379   Sapper

Sidney Herbert

WILLIAMS

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

Rest in peace in Serre Road Cemetery n°2