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.

LAST MAJOR UPDATES

7th November 2025

Canadian Corps Cavalry (17 names).

New Zealand Pioneers (37 names).

11th September 2025

New Zealand Medical Corps (16 names).

3rd September 2025

Royal Marine Artillery (11 names).

25th August 2025

New Zealand Machine Gun Companies : N°1 New Zealand Machine Gun Company (14 names), N°2 New Zealand Machine Gun Company (21 names) and N°3 New Zealand Machine Gun Company (12 names).

Allonville Communal Cemetery and Pont-Noyelles Communal Cemetery.

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ALPHABETICAL SEARCH

133 866 names

Last update : 4th November 2025

A

4 073 names

B

14 085 names

C

11 133 names

D

6 251 names

E

2 687 names

F

4 774 names

G

6 421 names

H

11 819 names

I

615 names

J

3 780 names

K

3 027 names

L

5 471 names

M

12 610 names

N

2 236 names

O

1 631 names

P

6 793 names

Q

190 names

R

6 741 names

S

11 962 names

T

5 447 names

U

238 names

V

618 names

W

10 702 names

Y-Z

562 names

 

SEARCH BY UNITS

BRITISH UNITS

Last update : 4th November 2025

British Infantry Divisions

British Infantry units

Royal Artillery

3 951 names

Royal Engineers

1 394 names

Royal Army Medical Corps

607 names

Army Service Corps

126 names

Machine Gun Corps (Motor)

12 names

Machine Gun Corps (Heavy)

34 names

Cavalry

Royal Navy

Army Chaplain's Department

8 names

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British West Indies Regiment

8 names

Army Cyclist Corps

31 names

Army Ordnance Corps

21 names

Royal Flying Corps

204 names

Army Veterinary Corps

8 names

Military Mounted Police

1 name

 

AUSTRALIAN UNITS

8 632 names

Last update : 29th October 2025

Australian Infantry Divisions

 

Australian  Artillery

e193 names

Australian Infantry

8 225 names

Australian Engineers

e147 names

Australian Army Medical Corps

66 names

 

CANADIAN UNITS

Last update : 5th November 2025

Canadian Infantry Divisions

Canadian Artillery

224 names

Canadian Infantry

7 843 names

Canadian Corps Cavalry

17 names

Canadian Engineers

51 names

Canadian Army Medical Corps

44 names

Newfoundland Regiment

376 names

 

INDIAN UNITS

NEW ZEALAND UNITS

Last update : 4th October 2025

SOUTH AFRICAN UNITS

1 319 names

 

MAPS

 

MEMORIALS TO THE MISSING

Last update :  7th October 2025

 

CEMETERIES

Last update :  4th November 2025

 

MEMORIALS / MONUMENTS

Last update :  15th June 2025