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105th MACHINE GUN COMPANY

 

35th Division

 

15th-18th July : Montauban / Bernafay Wood. In support of the 9th (Scottish) Division (Longueval/Delville Wood) and 18th (Eastern) Division (Trônes Wood).

18th-30th July : Trônes Wood sector. Attacks on Arrow Head Copse and Maltz Horn Farm.

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21st-26th August : South of Trônes Wood. Fighting for Falfemont Farm.

 

18 names

26035    Private

Frederick John

ALLCHIN

Killed in action on the 20th July 1916 - Age 19

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

26204    Private

Thomas

BEATON

Killed in action on the 19th July 1916 - Age 19

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

14224    Private

James

BENNETT

Killed in action on the 20th July 1916

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

26224    Private

Norman

BROWN

Killed in action on the 19th July 1916

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

27188    Private

Fred Shaw

BUTTERWORTH

Killed in action on the 20th July 1916 - Age 22

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

26216    Private

James

CLIFF

Killed in action on the 20th July 1916 - Age 16

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

13034    Private

William Lewis

COTTON

Killed in action on the 20th July 1916

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

15107    Private

Robert Francis

DOBBIN

Died of wounds on the 19th July 1916 - Age 33

Rest in peace in La Neuville British Cemetery

 

27193    Private

William

GOUGH

Killed in action on the 20th August 1916

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

11509    Private

Charles

HILL

Died of wounds on the 23rd July 1916 - Age 29

Rest in peace in La Neuville British Cemetery

 

11534    Lance Corporal

Justin Shine

McCARTHY

Killed in action on the 20th July 1916 - Age 25

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

13082    Private

Joseph William

McCOMB

Killed in action on the 20th July 1916 - Age 27

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

37354    Private

George

McDONALD

Died of wounds on the 15th September 1916

Rest in peace in Abbeville Communal Cemetery

 

13028    Private

John

MULLINER

Died of wounds on the 21st July 1916

Rest in peace in Dive Copse British Cemetery

 

26221    Private

William

PAUL

Died of wounds on the 20th July 1916

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

15410    Corporal

Thomas

SWANWICK

Died of wounds on the 27th July 1916 - Age 18

Rest in peace in La Neuville British Cemetery

 

Second Lieutenant

Lancelot Guy

VERNER

Died of wounds on the 27th August 1916 - Age 29

Rest in peace in St Sever Cemetery

 

27153    Private

Frank

WALTERS

Died of wounds on the 22nd July 1916 - Age 15

Rest in peace in Corbie Communal Cemetery Extension