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167th MACHINE GUN COMPANY

 

56th (London) Division

 

OPERATIONS OF THE 56th (London) DIVISION - SOMME 1916

1st July : Attack of the Gommecourt salient.

July-August : Hebuterne sector.

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5th-27th September : Combles Operations. Capture of Combles with the French on the 26th September.

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1st-9th October : Lesboeufs sector. Fighting in front of Le Transloy.

 

17 names

30626    Private

Alfred Foxley

ADCOCK

Killed in action on the 11th September 1916 - Age 28

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

42242    Private

William

BADGER

Killed in action on the 17th September 1916

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

27582    Lance Corporal

Robert

BUFF

Killed in action on the 16th September 1916

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

13013    Private

George William

BUTLER

Killed in action on the 16th September 1916

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

Second Lieutenant

George Noble

HALLEWELL

Died of wounds on the 10th October 1916 - Age 28

Rest in peace in Carnoy Military Cemetery

 

1670    Private

Charles

HONNEY

Detached from The 1/1st London

Died of wounds on the 10th October 1916

Rest in peace in Grove Town Cemetery

42781    Private

Thomas Henry

JONES

Killed in action on the 11th September 1916 - Age 21

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

Second Lieutenant

John McGregor

MILLER

Killed in action on the 7th October 1916 - Age 24

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

53232    Private

Ernest

NEWBY

Killed in action on the 2nd October 1916

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

45697   Private

Bert

PENNINGTON

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

Rest in peace in Guards Cemetery, Lesboeufs

 

44876   Private

John Victor

ROURKE

Killed in action on the 6th October 1916

Rest in peace in Guards Cemetery, Lesboeufs

 

42114   Private

Frederick Hope

THORNE

Killed in action on the 14th-16th September 1916

Rest in peace in Combles Communal Cemetery Ext.

 

26490    Private

Albert James

TREVAILLON

Died of wounds on the 22nd September 1916 - Age 26

Rest in peace in Grove Town Cemetery

 

46315    Private

George William

TURNER

Killed in action on the 9th October 1916

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

42997    Private

Ernest William John

WATSON

Killed in action on the 11th September 1916 - Age 24

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

Second Lieutenant

Frank Durrant

WESTOBY

Detached from The 1/7th Middlesex

Killed in action on the 16th September 1916

Rest in peace in Combles Communal Cemetery Extension

 

35280    Private

John

WILKINSON

Killed in action on the 11th September 1916

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial