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48th MACHINE GUN COMPANY

 

16th (Irish) Division

 

OPERATIONS OF THE 16th (Irish) DIVISION - SOMME 1916

Late August-10th September : Operations of Guillemont and Ginchy.

47th Brigade involved in the capture of Guillemont on the 3rd September under the 20th (Light) Division.

Capture of Ginchy on the 9th September.

 

13 names

30860    Private

George Ernest

BARBER

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

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

16008    Corporal

Clifford Bert

BATEMAN

Killed in action on the 9th September 1916 - Age 21

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

13313    Private

Charles Henry

BRANDON

Died of wounds on the 8th September 1916 - Age 19

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

22877    Sergeant

Cecil Sutton

CHAPMAN

Killed in action on the 5th September 1916

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

13309    Private

Lawrence

ISAACS

Killed in action on the 6th September 1916 - Age 20

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

5690    Private

Cecil

LAWRENCE

Detached from The 1st Royal Munster Fusiliers

Died of wounds on the 10th September 1916

Rest in peace in Corbie Communal Cemetery Extension

13778    Private

James

MOSS

Killed in action on the 6th September 1916

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

26818    Private

Christopher

RANDALL

Died of wounds on the 9th September 1916

Rest in peace in Bronfay Farm Military Cemetery

 

22802    Private

Daniel

RYAN

Killed in action on the 6th September 1916 - Age 21

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

13780    Private

John

SCOTT

Died of wounds on the 10th September 1916

Rest in peace in Bronfay Farm Military Cemetery

 

7754    Corporal

Robert

TURNBULL

Killed in action on the 7th September 1916 - Age 35

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

45206    Private

Joseph Albert

WALKER

Killed in action on the 7th September 1916 - Age 18

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial

 

 

Second Lieutenant

Henry Heap

WARBURTON

Detached from The Lancashire Fusiliers

Died of wounds on the 9th September 1916 - Age 20

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial