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Australian Infantry

 

47th Battalion

AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY

(Queensland & Tasmania)

12th Australian Infantry Brigade / 4th Australian Division

 

1st August : Near Albert.

2nd August : Tara Hill.

5th August : Near Pozieres.

7th August : Relief of the 48th Battalion in Windmill sector under a heavy bombardment.

12th August : Relief by the 48th battalion. In reserve South of Pozieres.

14th August : Sausage Valley.

15th August : Releved by the 8th Battalion. Near Albert.

16th August : Warloy-Baillon.

18th August : Rubempre.

*******

27th August : Vadencourt.

28th August : Tara Hill.

Night of the 30th-31st August : Relief of the 16th Battalion in front of Mouquet Farm.

Night of the 1st-2nd September : Relief by the 51st and 52nd battalions.

2nd September : Tara Hill / Albert.

3rd September : Warloy-Baillon.

4th September : Herrissart.

*******

6th November : Dernancourt.

11th November : Fricourt.

12th November : Relief of the 11th  and 6th Battalions in front line North of Gueudecourt.

19th November : Relief by the 48th Battalion.

19th-26th November : Near Delville Wood.

26th November : In front line near Gueudecourt.

26th-27th November : Relief by the 16th and 13th battalions. Bernafay Wood.

 

127 names

3113   Private

Jabez

ABRAHAM

Died of wounds on the 21st August 1916 - Age 22

Rest in peace in Etaples Military Cemetery

 

3002   Private

Hugh

AHEARN

Killed in action on the 7th August 1916 - Age 23

Commemorated on Villers-Bretonneux Memorial

 

5226   Private

George Herbert

ALDERSLADE

Killed in action on the 24th November 1916 - Age 23

Rest in peace in A.I.F. Burial Ground

 

2101   Private

William Joseph Thomas

ALLEN

Killed in action on the 7th August 1916

Commemorated on Villers-Bretonneux Memorial

 

4356   Corporal

William Henry

ANDREWARTHA

Died of wounds on the 5th August 1916 - Age 24

Rest in peace in Puchevillers British Cemetery

 

4017   Private

Fred

ARCHER

Killed in action on the 10th August 1916 - Age 22

Commemorated on Villers-Bretonneux Memorial

 

778   Private

Sydney

ATKINSON

Killed in action on the 3rd August 1916 - Age 35

Rest in peace in Pozieres British Cemetery

 

3694   Private

John Frederick

BAKEY

Killed in action on the 7th August 1916

Commemorated on Villers-Bretonneux Memorial

 

3798   Private

Percy William

BEALE

Died of wounds on the 5th September 1916 - Age 27

Rest in peace in Puchevillers British Cemetery

 

4446   Private

James Samuel

BECKER

Killed in action on the 8th August 1916

Commemorated on Villers-Bretonneux Memorial

 

602   Private

Harry

BEGOURIE

Died of wounds on the 8th August 1916 - Age 28

Rest in peace in Puchevillers British Cemetery

 

3372   Corporal

John

BENYON, MM

Died of wounds on the 2nd September 1916 - Age 30

Rest in peace in Puchevillers British Cemetery

 

4437   Private

William

BERRY

Killed in action on the 7th August 1916 - Age 22

Commemorated on Villers-Bretonneux Memorial

 

4131   Private

William Sydney

BIFFIN

Died of wounds on the 9th August 1916

Rest in peace in Puchevillers British Cemetery

 

4132   Private

John Robert

BRAGG

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

Rest in peace in St Sever Cemetery

 

3023   Lance Corporal

Francis

BREMNER

Died of wounds on the 14th August 1916 - Age 31

Rest in peace in Wimereux Communal Cemetery

 

1625   Private

Daniel

BROWN

Killed in action on the 13th August 1916 - Age 51

Commemorated on Villers-Bretonneux Memorial

 

3029   Private

Hugh Gregory

BRYANT

Died of wounds on the 4th December 1916 - Age 19

Rest in peace in St Sever Cemetery Extension

 

3031   Private

Henry

BUCHOLZ

Died of wounds on the 11th August 1916

Rest in peace in Warloy-Baillon Communal Cemetery Ext.

 

4433   Private

Wilfred Charles

BUNNAGE

Killed in action on the 6th August 1916 - Age 22

Commemorated on Villers-Bretonneux Memorial

 

1628   Private

Hugh

BUTLER

Killed in action on the 28th November 1916 - Age 23

Rest in peace in Bulls Road Cemetery

 

1632   Private

William Thomas

BUTTRESS

Died of wounds on the 15th November 1916 - Age 21

Rest in peace in Bernafay Wood British Cemetery

 

1646   Private

Martin

CAHILL

Killed in action on the 24th November 1916

Rest in peace in Guards Cemetery, Lesboeufs

 

4473   Lance Corporal

James

CAMERON

Died of wounds on the 15th August 1916

Rest in peace in Puchevillers British Cemetery

 

3179   Private

Herbert Henry

CANN

Killed in action on the 6th August 1916

Commemorated on Villers-Bretonneux Memorial

 

4462   Private

Hugh

CASSIDY

Killed in action on the 10th August 1916

Commemorated on Villers-Bretonneux Memorial

 

3038   Private

John

CASSIDY

Killed in action on the 10th August 1916 - Age 22

Commemorated on Villers-Bretonneux Memorial

 

4029   Private

Frederick George

CLARK

Killed in action on the 8th August 1916 - Age 24

Rest in peace in Pozieres British Cemetery

 

3714   Private

Bazil Hope

COLEFAX

Died of wounds on the 9th August 1916 - Age 24

Rest in peace in Warloy-Baillon Communal Cemetery Ext.

 

2350   Private

Frederick William

COLLINS

Died of wounds on the 14th November 1916

Rest in peace in Dartmoor Cemetery

 

3046   Lance Corporal

Walter Treble

CONGRAM

Killed in action on the 4th August 1916 - Age 20

Commemorated on Villers-Bretonneux Memorial

 

2737   Private

Percy

COOK

Killed in action on the 9th August 1916 - Age 19

Commemorated on Villers-Bretonneux Memorial

 

3047   Private

Alfred Lionel

COOPER

Died of wounds on the 16th August 1916 - Age 20

Rest in peace in St Sever Cemetery

 

3049   Private

Joseph

CORDWELL

Died of wounds on the 4th September 1916

Rest in peace in Wimereux Communal Cemetery

 

2606A   Private

Henry William

COX

Died of wounds on the 12th August 1916 - Age 16

Rest in peace in Warloy-Baillon Communal Cemetery Ext.

 

3266   Private

George Henry

CRONK

Killed in action on the 8th August 1916

Commemorated on Villers-Bretonneux Memorial

 

1642   Private

Edward

CROWE

Killed in action on the 14th November 1916

Commemorated on Villers-Bretonneux Memorial

 

3181   Sergeant

Colin Stanley Garfield

CUBIT

Died of wounds on the 6th August 1916 - Age 36

Rest in peace in Puchevillers British Cemetery

 

4624   Private

William

CUDDIHY

Died of wounds on the 17th November 1916 - Age 25

Rest in peace in Heilly Station Cemetery

 

4403   Private

John Roden

DAVIDSON

Killed in action on the 4th August 1916 - Age 19

Commemorated on Villers-Bretonneux Memorial

 

3060   Private

William Ross

DEVLIN

Died of wounds on the 1st September 1916

Rest in peace in Albert Communal Cemetery Extension

 

2735   Corporal

Dyer Albert

DIPROSE

Killed in action on the 7th August 1916 - Age 23

Commemorated on Villers-Bretonneux Memorial

 

3063   Private

Thomas

DONOVAN

Killed in action on the 4th August 1916 - Age 24

Commemorated on Villers-Bretonneux Memorial

 

2195   Private

Walter

DOODY

Killed in action on the 15th November 1916

Commemorated on Villers-Bretonneux Memorial

 

1620   Private

William Robert

DOWNEY

Killed in action on the 4th August 1916

Commemorated on Villers-Bretonneux Memorial

 

4150   Corporal

Henry

DRANEY

Died of wounds on the 26th November 1916 - Age 36

Rest in peace in St Sever Cemetery Extension

 

3724   Private

George Victor

DUCHESNE

Killed in action on the 7th August 1916

Commemorated on Villers-Bretonneux Memorial

 

1997   Private

Ralph

FAIRCHILD

Killed in action on the 8th August 1916

Commemorated on Villers-Bretonneux Memorial

 

4504   Lance Corporal

Duncan Malcolm

FERGUSON

Killed in action on the 12th August 1916 - Age 22

Commemorated on Villers-Bretonneux Memorial

 

4164   Private

Robert Alfred

FIELDING

Killed in action on the 28th November 1916

Rest in peace in Bulls Road Cemetery

 

4505   Private

Peter

FORBES

Killed in action on the 9th August 1916

Commemorated on Villers-Bretonneux Memorial

 

1654   Private

George

FORSYTH

Killed in action on the 9th August 1916 - Age 26

Commemorated on Villers-Bretonneux Memorial

 

2834    Private

Bert

FRIMLEY

Killed in action on the 7th August 1916 - Age 22

Rest in peace in Serre Road Cemetery n°2

 

Major

Arthur Leeman

FULTON

Killed in action on the 7th August 1916

Commemorated on Villers-Bretonneux Memorial

 

1996   Private

Thomas

FULTON

Died of wounds on the 24th August 1916 - Age 33

Rest in peace in Portsmouth (Milton) Cemetery

 

4501   Private

John Alfred

FURY

Killed in action on the 12th August 1916 - Age 22

Commemorated on Villers-Bretonneux Memorial

 

3082    Private

John

GALLAGHER

Killed in action on the 10th August 1916 - Age 44

Rest in peace in Pozieres British Cemetery

 

2007   Private

William

GEORGE

Killed in action on the 10th August 1916

Commemorated on Villers-Bretonneux Memorial

 

3086   Private

George

GOURLAY

Died of wounds on the 8th August 1916

Rest in peace in Warloy-Baillon Communal Cemetery Ext.

 

4170   Lance Corporal

Solomon Clive

GRIFFIN

Died of wounds on the 16th August 1916 - Age 26

Rest in peace in Wadslet Churchyard

 

2008   Private

William Henry

GRIFFITHS

Killed in action on the 8th August 1916 - Age 25

Commemorated on Villers-Bretonneux Memorial

 

2029   Private

Austin

HARDINE

Died of wounds on the 15th November 1916

Rest in peace in Bernafay Wood British Cemetery

 

2017   Private

Christopher John

HARDY

Died of wounds on the 7th August 1916

Rest in peace in Puchevillers British Cemetery

 

2021   Lance Corporal

Ernest Walter

HAYES

Died of wounds on the 2nd September 1916

Rest in peace in Warloy-Baillon Communal Cemetery Ext.

 

4174   Private

John Desmond

HAYES

Died of wounds on the 11th August 1916

Rest in peace in Warloy-Baillon Communal Cemetery Ext.

 

2960   Private

William John

HEHIR

Died of wounds on the 13th August 1916

Rest in peace in Puchevillers British Cemetery

 

2026   Private

James

HENRY

Killed in action on the 4th August 1916 - Age 29

Commemorated on Villers-Bretonneux Memorial

 

1362   Private

Dudley

HOLMES

Killed in action on the 31st August 1916 - Age 30

Commemorated on Villers-Bretonneux Memorial

 

2343   Private

John Patrick

HOOLAHAN

Killed in action on the 8th August 1916

Commemorated on Villers-Bretonneux Memorial

 

4525   Private

Edgar Harry

HOSKINS

Killed in action on the 9th August 1916 - Age 23

Commemorated on Villers-Bretonneux Memorial

 

4046   Sergeant

Robert

HOUNAM

Killed in action on the 16th November 1916 - Age 30

Rest in peace in Bulls Road Cemetery

 

4179   Private

William John

HUSBAND

Died of wounds on the 8th August 1916

Rest in peace in Puchevillers British Cemetery

 

610   Private

John

IDDLES

Killed in action on the 10th August 1916 - Age 23

Commemorated on Villers-Bretonneux Memorial

 

210   Private

Richard Joseph

KIELY

Died of wounds on the 3rd December 1916 - Age 30

Rest in peace in Boulogne Eastern Cemetery

 

3047   Sergeant

Percy James

KITCHEN

Killed in action on the 5th August 1916 - Age 27

Rest in peace in Pozieres British Cemetery

 

2650   Private

George

KNOLDER

Died of wounds on the 13th August 1916

Rest in peace in Boulogne Eastern Cemetery

 

2046    Private

Ferdinand C.

LANGDREN

Died of wounds on the 15th August 1916

Rest in peace in Warloy-Baillon Communal Cemetery Ext.

 

4200    Private

William Charles

LEONARD

Died of wounds on the 12th August 1916

Rest in peace in Warloy-Baillon Communal Cemetery Ext.

 

2181    Sergeant

Walter Harold

LOWING

Died of wounds on the 6th August 1916

Rest in peace in Warloy-Baillon Communal Cemetery Ext.

 

4551    Private

Ronald Edward

MACARTHUR

Died of wounds on the 11th August 1916 - Age 20

Rest in peace in Warloy-Baillon Communal Cemetery Ext.

 

4213    Private

Ewen

MacKAY

Died of wounds on the 7th August 1916

Rest in peace in Warloy-Baillon Communal Cemetery Ext.

 

4555   Private

Walter Bernard

MACKLEY

Killed in action on the 10th August 1916 - Age 26

Rest in peace in Courcelette British Cemetery

 

1937   Private

Ernest Henry

MARTIN

Killed in action on the 20th November 1916

Commemorated on Villers-Bretonneux Memorial

 

2395   Private

John

McDOWELL

Killed in action on the 10th August 1916 - Age 23

Commemorated on Villers-Bretonneux Memorial

 

2064   Lance Corporal

James Patrick

McGINNESS

Died of wounds on the 5th September 1916 - Age 35

Rest in peace in Puchevillers British Cemetery

 

4289   Private

Donald

McINTOSH

Killed in action on the 10th August 1916 - Age 22

Commemorated on Villers-Bretonneux Memorial

 

4254   Private

Robert

McKAY

Killed in action on the 10th August 1916

Commemorated on Villers-Bretonneux Memorial

 

4062   Lance Corporal

David James

McNEILL

Killed in action on the 31st August 1916 - Age 32

Commemorated on Villers-Bretonneux Memorial

 

2784   Sergeant

James Leslie

MERSON

Killed in action on the 31st August 1916 - Age 32

Commemorated on Villers-Bretonneux Memorial

 

4410   Private

George William

MITCHELL

Killed in action on the 8th August 1916 - Age 41

Rest in peace in Serre Road Cemetery n°2

 

2967   Private

Robert Frederick

MUNTING

Died of wounds on the 3rd September 1916

Rest in peace in Boulogne Eastern Cemetery

 

1729   Private

Frederic

MUSPRATT

Killed in action on the 6th August 1916 - Age 18

Rest in peace in Pozieres British Cemetery

 

4623   Private

Albert Charles

NORRIS

Died of wounds on the 8th August 1916

Rest in peace in Puchevillers British Cemetery

 

4221   Private

Charles

PACKER

Killed in action on the 1st September 1916

Commemorated on Villers-Bretonneux Memorial

 

1375   Private

Alfred

PARKER

Died of wounds on the 18th August 1916 - Age 23

Rest in peace in Boulogne Eastern Cemetery

 

3067   Private

Michael

PATTERSON

Killed in action on the 10th August 1916 - Age 19

Rest in peace in Pozieres British Cemetery

 

2382   Lance Corporsl

Alfred James

PERRY

Killed in action on the 11th August 1916 - Age 31

Rest in peace in Sunken Road Cemetery

 

937   Corporsl

Charles Godfrey

PETERSEN

Killed in action on the 18th November 1916 - Age 26

Commemorated on Villers-Bretonneux Memorial

 

2073   Private

Clement

PIKE

Killed in action on the 8th August 1916 - Age 26

Rest in peace in London Cemetery and Extension

 

5159   Private

Thomas Thornton

POWELL

Died of wounds on the 21st November 1916 - Age 36

Rest in peace in Sunderland (Ryhope Road) Cemetery

 

4578   Private

James Bertie

PROCTOR

Killed in action on the 31st August 1916 - Age 21

Rest in peace in Pozieres British Cemetery

 

3076   Private

Charles

REYNOLDS

Died of wounds on the 11th August 1916 - Age 22

Rest in peace in Puchevillers British Cemetery

 

4236    Private

Edward Charles

RICE

Died of wounds on the 9th August 1916

Rest in peace in Warloy-Baillon Communal Cemetery Ext.

 

3424   Private

Leslie Sandilands

ROBERTSON

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

Commemorated on Villers-Bretonneux Memorial

 

2086   Private

Trygye Johannes Monsen

SAGGAU

Killed in action on the 7th August 1916

Commemorated on Villers-Bretonneux Memorial

 

3858    Private

George

SANDERSON

Died of wounds on the 8th August 1916 - Age 35

Rest in peace in Heilly Station Cemetery

 

1741   Private

Angelo Giuseppe

SILVA

Killed in action on the 7th August 1916

Commemorated on Villers-Bretonneux Memorial

 

3845   Private

William

SIMMS

Killed in action on the 28th November 1916 - Age 22

Rest in peace in Bulls Road Cemetery

 

3867   Private

Percy

SINGLE

Killed in action on the 7th August 1916 - Age 29

Commemorated on Villers-Bretonneux Memorial

 

4335   Private

Alexander Reid

SMITH

Killed in action on the 8th August 1916 - Age 40

Commemorated on Villers-Bretonneux Memorial

 

4598   Private

Thomas Henry

SMITH

Killed in action on the 12th August 1916 - Age 30

Commemorated on Villers-Bretonneux Memorial

 

3846   Private

Archibald Dunlop

SPENCER

Killed in action on the 12th August 1916 - Age 30

Commemorated on Villers-Bretonneux Memorial

 

5188   Private

Robert McCheyne

STEVEN

Killed in action on the 1st September 1916 - Age 21

Commemorated on Villers-Bretonneux Memorial

 

4576   Private

James

SULLIVAN

Died of wounds on the 14th August 1916

Rest in peace in St Sever Cemetery

 

Second Lieutenant

Roy Vivian

SWAIN

Died of wounds on the 7th August 1916 - Age 21

Rest in peace in Warloy-Baillon Communal Cemetery Ext.

 

2175   Private

George Henry

TAYLOR

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

Commemorated on Villers-Bretonneux Memorial

 

4080   Private

William Young

TAYLOR

Died of wounds on the 22nd August 1916 - Age 20

Rest in peace in Abbeville Communal Cemetery

 

1745   Private

George Albion

THOMAS

Killed in action on the 19th November 1916 - Age 21

Commemorated on Villers-Bretonneux Memorial

 

4250   Private

Norman William

THOMPSON

Killed in action on the 11th August 1916 - Age 27

Commemorated on Villers-Bretonneux Memorial

 

5198   Private

Robert

THOMPSON

Killed in action on the 23rd November 1916 - Age 23

Commemorated on Villers-Bretonneux Memorial

 

3930   Private

Cecil Samuel

WALLACE

Killed in action on the 6th August 1916

Rest in peace in Pozieres British Cemetery

 

3901    Private

Robert

WALTON

Died of wounds on the 13th August 1916 - Age 21

Rest in peace in Warloy-Baillon Communal Cemetery Ext.

 

4087    Private

John Thomas

WARREN

Died of wounds on the 10th August 1916

Rest in peace in Warloy-Baillon Communal Cemetery Ext.

 

3106   Corporal

Edward Marsh

WEBB

Killed in action on the 20th November 1916 - Age 26

Commemorated on Villers-Bretonneux Memorial

 

3987    Private

Edward John

WHALE

Died of wounds on the 17th November 1916 - Age 41

Rest in peace in Heilly Station Cemetery

 

4272   Private

Charles

WINKLER

Killed in action on the 8th August 1916 - Age 22

Commemorated on Villers-Bretonneux Memorial

 

 

3206   Private

Phillip Eric

WINTER

Killed in action on the 6th August 1916 - Age 25

Commemorated on Villers-Bretonneux Memorial