BATTLE OF THE SOMME

ROLL OF HONOUR

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148th MACHINE GUN COMPANY

 

49th (West Riding) Division

 

OPERATIONS OF THE 49th (West Riding) DIVISION - SOMME 1916

3rd July-3rd September / 19th-30th September : Thiepval sector / Ancre valley.

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October / November : Foncquevillers sector.

 

5 names

2207    Sergeant

Charles Alfred

BERRY, DCM

Detached from The 1/4th York and Lancaster

Killed in action on the 7th July 1916 - Age 25

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

42457    Private

John

BORROWDALE

Killed in action on the 7th September 1916 - Age 32

Rest in peace in Hamel Military Cemetery

 

9002    Private

Stanley

BUTCHERS, served as BROWN

Killed in action on the 7th September 1916

Rest in peace in Hamel Military Cemetery

 

Second Lieutenant

Robert Ableson

HARPLEY

Detached from The 1/5th K.O.Y.L.I.

Killed in action on the 5th July 1916

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

 

10614    Private

Frederick

TIMEWELL

Killed in action on the 7th September 1916

Rest in peace in Hamel Military Cemetery