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

3rd October 2024

Serre Road Cemetery n°2

Braithwaite Memorial (Serre).

17th September 2024

5th Dragoon Guards (7 names)

Authuille Military Cemetery, Blighty Valley Cemetery (Authuille), Bouzincourt Communal Cemetery Extension, Foncquevillers Military Cemetery, Hannescamps New Military Cemetery

4th September 2024

South Nottinghamshire Hussars (1 name).

Tyneside Scottish / Tyneside Irish Memorial (La Boisselle).

Dartmoor Cemetery (Bécordel-Becourt), Norfolk Cemetery (Bécordel-Becourt), Serre Road Cemetery n°1

21st August 2024

Queen's Own Oxfordshire Hussars (1 name) and Queen's Own West Kent Yeomanry (23 names).

Major Cedric Charles DICKENS Memorial (Ginchy).

Bancourt British Cemetery, Bienvillers Military Cemetery, Bouzincourt Communal Cemetery, Bouzincourt Ridge Cemetery (Albert), Douchy-les-Ayette British Cemetery, Falfemont Isolated Grave (Combles), Franvillers Communal Cemetery, Heath Cemetery (Harbonnieres), Longueau British Cemetery, Suzanne Communal Cemetery Extension and Suzanne Military Cemetery n°3.

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ALPHABETICAL SEARCH

133 770 names

Last update : 3rd October 2024

A

4 065 names

B

14 084 names

C

11 131 names

D

6 234 names

E

2 687 names

F

4 769 names

G

6 413 names

H

11 816 names

I

615 names

J

3 777 names

K

3 025 names

L

5 468 names

M

12 594 names

N

2 233 names

O

1 631 names

P

6 788 names

Q

190 names

R

6 734 names

S

11 957 names

T

5 447 names

U

238 names

V

618 names

W

10 695 names

Y-Z

562 names

 

SEARCH BY UNITS

Last update :  3rd October 2024

BRITISH UNITS

British Infantry Divisions

British Infantry units

Royal Artillery

3 868 names

Royal Engineers

1 383 names

Royal Army Medical Corps

606 names

Army Service Corps

124 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

202 names

Army Veterinary Corps

8 names

Military Mounted Police

1 name

 

AUSTRALIAN UNITS

Australian Infantry Divisions

 

Australian  Artillery

e193 names

Australian Infantry

 

Australian Engineers

e147 names

Australian Army Medical Corps

66 names

 

CANADIAN UNITS

Canadian Infantry Divisions

Canadian Artillery

211 names

Canadian Infantry

Canadian Engineers

 

Canadian Army Medical Corps

 

Newfoundland Regiment

376 names

 

 

INDIAN UNITS

NEW ZEALAND UNITS

SOUTH AFRICAN UNITS

1 318 names

 

MAPS

 

MEMORIALS TO THE MISSING

 

CEMETERIES

Last update :  24th september 2024

 

MEMORIALS / MONUMENTS

Last update :  3rd October 2024