BATTLE OF THE SOMME

ROLL OF HONOUR

THE PURPOSE OF THIS ROLL OF HONOUR IS TO COMMEMORATE THE BRITISH, AUSTRALIAN, CANADIAN, NEW ZEALAND, SOUTH AFRICAN AND INDIAN SOLDIERS WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES DURING THE BATTLE OF THE SOMME IN 1916.

This Roll of Honour provides their names classified by alphabetical order and by units.

It begins on the 23rd June 1916, first day of the preliminary artillery bombardment, and ends on the 30th November 1916.

It can not be considered as exhaustive considering the men who died of wounds after the battle, during or after the War.

The "Battle of the Somme Roll of Honour" will be completed and updated as time goes by.

LAST MAJOR UPDATES

4th August 2026

Thiepval Memorial

31st July 2026

18th Durham Light Infantry Memorial (Thiepval).

11th July 2026

Dodgson Memorial (Contalmaison).

6th July 2026

New Zealand Engineers (22 names).

5th July 2026

Arras Memorial (31 names).

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ALPHABETICAL SEARCH

133 712 names

Last update :  4th August 2026

A

4 075 names

B

14 085 names

C

11 139 names

D

6 256 names

E

2 690 names

F

4 773 names

G

6 424 names

H

11 821 names

I

615 names

J

3 780 names

K

3 027 names

L

5 471 names

M

12 610 names

N

2 237 names

O

1 631 names

P

6 793 names

Q

190 names

R

6 544 names

S

11 970 names

T

5 449 names

U

239 names

V

619 names

W

10 712 names

Y-Z

562 names

 

SEARCH BY UNITS

BRITISH UNITS

Last update :  4th August 2026

British Infantry Divisions

British Infantry units

Royal Artillery

3 959 names

Royal Engineers

1 398 names

Royal Army Medical Corps

609 names

Army Service Corps

127 names

Machine Gun Corps (Motor)

12 names

Machine Gun Corps (Heavy)

34 names

Cavalry

Royal Navy

Army Chaplain's Department

8 names

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British West Indies Regiment

8 names

Army Cyclist Corps

31 names

Army Ordnance Corps

21 names

Royal Flying Corps

204 names

Army Veterinary Corps

8 names

Military Mounted Police

1 name

 

AUSTRALIAN UNITS

8 634 names

Last update :  26th July 2026

Australian Infantry Divisions

 

Australian  Artillery

e193 names

Australian Infantry

8 231 names

Australian Engineers

e149 names

Australian Army Medical Corps

66 names

 

CANADIAN UNITS

Last update :  26th July 2026

Canadian Artillery

226 names

Canadian Infantry

7 846 names

Canadian Infantry Divisions

Canadian Corps Cavalry

17 names

Canadian Cavalry Brigade

12 names

Canadian Engineers

54 names

Canadian Army Medical Corps

44 names

Canadian Army Service Corps

9 names

Canadian Corps Cyclist Battalion

3 names

Newfoundland Regiment

376 names

 

INDIAN UNITS

NEW ZEALAND UNITS

Last update :  4th August 2026

SOUTH AFRICAN UNITS

1 319 names

 

MAPS

 

MEMORIALS TO THE MISSING

Last update :  4th August 2026

 

CEMETERIES

Last update :  4th August 2026

 

MEMORIALS / MONUMENTS

Last update :  31st July 2026