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If you are not located in the United States, you -will have to check the laws of the country where you are located before -using this eBook. - -Title: The War History of the 1st/4th Battalion, the Loyal North - Lancashire Regiment - now the Loyal Regiment (North Lancashire), 1914-1918 - -Author: Anonymous - -Release Date: May 18, 2021 [eBook #65369] - -Language: English - -Character set encoding: UTF-8 - -Produced by: Brian Coe, Karin Spence and the Online Distributed - Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This book was - produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital - Library.) - -*** START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE WAR HISTORY OF THE 1ST/4TH -BATTALION, THE LOYAL NORTH LANCASHIRE REGIMENT *** - - - - - THE WAR HISTORY OF - THE 1ST/4TH BATTALION - THE LOYAL NORTH - LANCASHIRE REGIMENT - - [Illustration: THE COLOURS] - - - - - THE - WAR HISTORY - OF THE - - 1st/4th Battalion The Loyal North - Lancashire Regiment, - - _now The Loyal Regiment - (North Lancashire)_. - - 1914-1918 - - “_The Lancashire foot were as stout men as were in the world and - as brave plunderers as ever went to a field...._ - - “_It was to admiration to see what a spirit of courage and - resolution there was amongst us, and how God hid us from the fears - and dangers we were exposed to._” - - CAPTAIN HODGSON, WRITING IN 1648, ON THE BATTLE OF PRESTON. - - - [COPYRIGHT] - - - 1921 - Printed by GEO. TOULMIN & SONS, LTD., Guardian Works, Preston. - Published by the BATTALION HISTORY COMMITTEE. - - [Illustration: - - _Photo: A. Winter, Preston._ - - LIEUTENANT-COLONEL RALPH HINDLE, D.S.O. - - He commanded the Battalion from February, 1915, till wounded in action - at Festubert, and again from August, 1915, till killed in action at - Vaucellette Farm, on 30th November, 1917. - - “_What do these fellows mean by saying, ‘I’ve done my - bit’? What is their ‘bit’? I don’t consider I’ve done mine - yet._”--Lieutenant-Colonel Hindle in 1917.] - - - - - Dedication. - - - To - - The Main Body of our Comrades, - who have gone forward in triumph to - the Unknown Land, - - We, - - The Rear Party, - left behind to clean up and hand over, - Dedicate this book. - - - - - PREFACE - - -The purpose of this book is to supply to the people of Preston and -district, for the first time, a complete and authentic record of the -adventures of their original local Territorial Infantry Battalion -during the Great War, such a record being a chapter of local history -which must sooner or later be written; to put into the hands of the -relatives and friends of those who have gloriously fallen the story -of the unit with which they served faithful unto death, with its -accompanying tribute from their surviving comrades; to supply to the -latter ... maimed or whole a book which they may hand down to posterity -to speak of their service; and last, but not least, to speak to those -who shall succeed to our traditions, of Comradeship, Cheerfulness, -Endurance, Devotion to Duty, and all the virtues which go to make up -“the Spirit of the Regiment.” - -The delay in publication has been unavoidable, and even now the book is -not as complete as its compilers would wish; in particular, it is not -possible to give the names of casualties as they occurred, except in -the case of Officers; both Company and Battalion records have had to be -destroyed again and again, and there is little material left to work on -except the War Diary and individual diaries. - -The book is a live product. Every line of it is either written by -those who were actually with the Battalion during the period of which -they write, or is condensed from the War Diary. It would have been far -easier, and, from a literary point of view, more satisfactory, to have -handed over the documents to a professional Historian to write up, but -it was felt that the vivid descriptions of eyewitnesses, even though -lacking in style, were preferable to any such compilation. - - - - - CONTENTS - - - Dedication - Preface Page - Chapter I.--Early History and Training in England 1 - - II.--Early Days and the Battle of Festubert 5 - - III.--Trench Warfare 22 - - IV.--The Somme Battles 31 - - V.--Trench Warfare in the Salient 40 - - VI.--The Third Battle of Ypres 61 - - VII.--Reorganisation and the Battle of the Menin Road 79 - - VIII.--Cambrai 95 - - IX.--Givenchy Period 106 - - X.--The Advance 126 - - XI.--After the Armistice 131 - - Appendix A.--The Honours List 137 - - B.--The Casualty List 141 - - - - - ILLUSTRATIONS - - - Frontispiece: The Colours - - Portrait of Lieutenant-Colonel Ralph Hindle, D.S.O. - Facing Dedication - - Reduced Facsimile of the Roll of Volunteers for Service - Abroad Facing Chapter I. - - Group of Officers--Bedford, 1915 Facing Page 4 - - Photograph--Meteren, 1915 " 7 - - Battalion about to Parade for Trenches, 1916 " 31 - - Christmas Card, 1916 " 50 - - Aeroplane Photograph of Trench Lines in Salient " 57 - - Aeroplane Oblique Photograph of Trenches in Salient " 58 - - Aeroplane Oblique Photograph, showing Objectives for Third - Battle of Ypres " 61 - - Panorama Photograph from Pond Farm " 81 - - Aeroplane Photograph of D.13.c. " 82 - - Aeroplane Oblique Photograph of Objectives--Menin Road - Battle " 85 - - Group of W.O.’s and N.C.O.’s--Delettes, 1918 " 106 - - Remnant of Givenchy Keep, 1920 Page 116 - - The Colours Marching Past--Brussels Facing Page 131 - - Site of the Battalion Memorial Page 132 - - Divisional Cocarde " 133 - - - MAPS - - Map No. 1--Festubert Facing Page 12 - - Map of Battle of Festubert (Sketch Map) " 15 - - Map of Battle of Festubert (7 p.m.) Page 16 - - Map of Battle of Guillemont " 34 - - Map of Battle of Delville Wood " 37 - - Map of Battle of Guedecourt " 38 - - Map No. 2--Ypres Salient Facing Page 40 - - Map of the Third Battle of Ypres, showing Objectives Page 63 - - Map No. 3--Menin Road Battle Facing Page 83 - - Map No. 4--Gillemont Farm Sector " 96 - - Map No. 5--Vaucellette Farm Area " 100 - - Map No. 6--Givenchy " 108 - - Facsimile of German Map, showing Plan of Attack, Captured - April 9th, 1918 " 110 - - - - - A Reduced Facsimile of the Roll of Volunteers for - Service Abroad signed in the Public Hall, on 8th August, - 1914 - - [Illustration: A Reduced Facsimile of the Roll of Volunteers for - Service Abroad signed in the Public Hall, on 8th August, 1914. - - A Company B Company C Company - - D Company E Company F Company - - G Company H Company - ] - - - - - CHAPTER I. - - Early History and Training in England. - - -The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment has a peculiar history, being -descended from the old 47th, the Lanarkshire[A] Regiment, and the 81st, -the Loyal Lincoln Volunteers. - -In 1881, when these two Regiments were at their Depot at Preston, it -was found convenient to amalgamate them, and they became the 1st and -2nd Battalions of the North Lancashire Regiment. The Lincolnshire men -were not pleased at having to drop the epithet “Loyal” (conferred on -them[B] in memory of an occasion during the Peninsular War when, on -volunteers being told to step one pace forward, the entire Battalion -moved forward one pace), and they placed their views before the War -Office, with the result that the new formation was allowed to retain -the epithet, and it became the Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. -This little outline of its history explains why the 1st Battalion’s -March-past is “My love is like a red, red rose,” generally known as the -“Red Rose,” and the 2nd Battalion’s “The Lincolnshire Poacher.” - -A Volunteer Rifle Corps was formed in Preston in 1859 as a -consequence of the talked-of possibilities of a French invasion. -This Corps continued in existence as a Volunteer Corps until the -territorialisation of Regiments about the year 1878, when it became a -Volunteer Battalion of the Loyal North Lancashire Regiment; later, on -the formation of the Territorial Force it became the 4th (T.) Battalion -of the same Regiment. - -This Territorial Battalion succeeded to the traditions of the -amalgamated units, and strove as best it might to emulate its Regular -Battalions, but the Territorial scheme did not produce the full -complement of officers and men, and it should be realised that those -who served in it prior to the war did so in the face of a certain -amount of ridicule, gave up nearly the whole of their spare time to -camps and drills, and in most cases were seriously out of pocket over -the whole business. - -With the exception of a Company which was sent to South Africa to -reinforce the Regular Battalion, the unit had not seen active service -prior to August, 1914, but those who then belonged to it were keen, and -had, in the face of discouragements, done their level best to master -their job. - -The beginning of August, 1914, found the Battalion, under strength in -officers and men, in camp at Kirkby Lonsdale. When war was declared -on the 4th of August, and the Territorial Force was embodied, the 4th -were hurriedly recalled, and took up their quarters in the Public Hall, -Preston. Within two or three days they had recruited to strength in all -ranks, and had volunteered, practically to a man, for service abroad. -Photographs of the original roll signed on that occasion will be found -immediately preceding Chapter I. - -That first fortnight in the Public Hall will never be forgotten by -any of those who went through it. The Companies lived, ate, and slept -on the floor, or on the benches in the gallery; the officers slept on -the floor of one of the crush-rooms, and the whole business was a bit -of a nightmare, but we were firmly under the impression at that time -that any day might bring orders to go abroad, and we were kept fully -equipped and issued with ammunition according to the mobilisation scale -then in force. - -On the 8th August, the Battalion paraded in the Market Square, Preston, -and the colours were handed over to the Mayor for safe custody, no one -at that time foreseeing that they would remain there for just on five -years. A photograph of the colours appears as a frontispiece to this -book: in the fulness of time, no doubt, the battle honours earned by -the Battalion in the Great War will be embroidered upon them. - -On the 22nd August, we moved down to Swindon, where the Battalion -remained for nearly three months, billeted in schools, training, and -generally improving discipline, but it was very difficult to get much -real work done, as detachments were sent off to guard the main line -of the Great Western Railway. These detachments, on the whole, had a -pretty good time, as they were stationed at various places along the -Thames Valley and the local people took a great interest in them, and -were most hospitable. They learnt a good deal, especially in getting -used to night sentry work, but no one was sorry when in November they -were recalled and the Battalion moved as a whole to Sevenoaks. - -Here we were allotted good training grounds and serious training was -possible. Though the nature of the billets, mostly empty houses, threw -us much on our own resources, it had the advantage that we began to -learn to make ourselves comfortable under any circumstances. - -We spent Christmas here, and had a very elaborate Christmas dinner, -followed by a really good concert, in a large marquee provided by the -generosity of one of the inhabitants. We found many hospitable folk at -Sevenoaks, and made many friends. - -The two King’s Own Battalions and the 5th Battalion of the Loyal North -Lancashire Regiment were also billeted at the same place, and there -was a good deal of unavoidable overcrowding. Up to this time we had -been the only 4th Battalion, but in November, 1914, an order was issued -that 2nd Line Territorial Battalions should be formed, for Home Service -only, to find drafts for the 1st Line Battalions, and we took the title -1/4th, to distinguish ourselves from the 2/4th, then in process of -formation at Blackpool. The latter was later on--early in 1916--sent -overseas, and served in France and Belgium in the 57th Division. - -About February, 1915, the 1/4th, which had previously been worked on -the eight-company organisation, with a Captain, two Subalterns, and a -Colour-Sergeant to each Company, was reorganised in accordance with a -War Office Order on the four company system. This system had been in -operation in the Regular Army for some time prior to the war; why it -had not previously been applied to the Territorial Force we never knew, -and only surmised that it had been on its trial until the change was -actually made. - -February, 1915, will always be regarded as the turning point -in our history. Major Hindle, then Junior Major, was promoted -Lieutenant-Colonel and given command of the unit. A severe process of -weeding out started, coupled with vigorous inoculation and vaccination, -and we commenced to train in accordance with the new War Office -syllabus of training. We trained very hard, but everybody was becoming -restive. It is not too much to say that we had daily been expecting to -be sent abroad ever since the previous August, and by this time we were -beginning to think that we should never go. In consequence there was -much muttering, which was not allayed when we saw the 1/5th Loyal North -Lancashires hand in their blankets one morning, and parade for France. - -In March, 1915, we were suddenly moved to Oxted, where we were -billeted in empty houses. There we began to dig, and completed, to -the satisfaction of those who were in charge, a section of the London -Defences running over the Downs. This was excellent experience, as -there was every kind of soil to be contended with--clay, chalk, sand, -and a sort of conglomerate, composed of what seemed to be melted -flints, which blunted any pick in about five minutes. Here we first -came into contact with elements of Kitchener’s Army, which were engaged -on similar work. - -In April, 1915, it was suddenly made known that at last we really were -going to France, and we were moved to Bedford, where we joined the 51st -Highland Division. The ten days at Bedford were spent in completely -re-equipping the Battalion and transport, and in bayonet fighting and -route marching, our last route march before crossing to France being -one of 18 miles in full pack. - -The Lancashire men and the Highlanders fought like anything when they -first met, and a keen rivalry sprang up between them, which only became -friendly when one evening a fight took place between one of our fellows -and one of the Highlanders. It was reported amongst us that our man -had won. Probably a similar report was current amongst the Highlanders -with regard to their champion! Whatever the truth was, from that day we -settled down together and became the best of friends. - -It has been impossible to devote very much space to these early days -in England. Everyone was as keen as mustard, and we had the advantage -of having, besides our Regular Adjutant Captain Norman (Royal Welsh -Fusiliers), and Sergeant-Major Farnworth (of the 1st Battalion), a -number of senior Officers who had made soldiering their hobby for -years and passed the examinations necessary to attain their rank. The -Warrant Officers and many of the Non-Commissioned Officers were also -thoroughly trained. The disadvantages under which we laboured were -that, being a Territorial unit, our equipment had not been up to date, -and we were not, at first at any rate, taken in hand and pushed on as -the newly-formed Kitchener’s Army were; but there is no doubt that -at Bedford, when at last we were under orders for overseas, we held -our heads high, and in all the glory of a new issue of equipment and -clothes were on the whole a pretty smart and likely looking lot. It -is most unfortunate that the only photographs taken of Companies at -Bedford are not now available, the films having been destroyed by fire. -Two Officers and a number of men had been left at Oxted, and one can -never forget the pitiful disappointment shown on their faces as we -marched away, leaving them behind. Some of them afterwards came to us -as reinforcements. - - [Illustration: - - _Elliott & Fry._ - - OFFICERS GROUP. - - Bedford, 1915.] - - - - - CHAPTER II. - - Early Days and the Battle of Festubert. - - -On the 2nd of May, 1915, Major Foley, Second Lieutenant Harris -(Transport Officer), the Machine Gun Officer, and 104 other ranks and -the whole of the Regimental Transport, entrained at BALLAST PIT SIDING, -BEDFORD, at one o’clock in the morning, arriving at SOUTHAMPTON at 6 40 -a.m., where they embarked on s.s. “ROSSETTI” and sailed at 4 30 p.m., -arriving at HAVRE at 3 a.m. on the 3rd. - -On the evening of that day, the rest of the Battalion entrained at -BALLAST PIT SIDING in two trains, and travelled down to FOLKESTONE, -where they arrived about midnight, and marched straight down on to the -boat, s.s. “ONWARD,” which cast off at 1 30 a.m. - -At last we were really on our way, after all the delays and waitings -we _were_ going overseas like the rest! And it had all been done so -quickly that only now, as we stood on the darkened boat and watched the -lights of England receding, did we begin to realise what it meant--this -stealthy journey of nearly a thousand souls across the Channel, which -many of us had never seen before, and which many were never to see -again. - -The Adjutant’s diary gives our strength (apart from the Advance Party) -as follows:-- - - Lieut.-Colonel R. Hindle. - - Captain and Adjutant C. C. Norman (R. Welsh Fusiliers.) - - Captains Nickson, Booth, Hibbert, Peak, Whitfield, Crump, H. Parker, - Widdows. - - Lieutenants Ord (Signalling Officer), Smith, Rennard, Brindle, Moore, - Gregson, Duckworth. - - Second Lieutenants Houghton, Davies, Lindsay, Rogerson, P. Parker, - Bryce-Smith, Craven. - - Lieutenant and Quartermaster F. W. Baker. - - Captain Derham (R.A.M.C.). - - Rev. Powell, C. of E. Chaplain. - - And 895 W.O.’s, N.C.O.’s, and Men. - -The total strength of the Battalion on this date was (including -attached) 31 Officers and 1,003 other Ranks. - -No smoking or talking was allowed on deck during the passage, which -was calm and without incident, and the boat drew alongside at BOULOGNE -about 3 a.m., where we at once disembarked and marched about two miles -to a canvas rest camp at OSTROHOVE. How strange everything looked in -the early morning light, as we swung along against our instincts on -the _right-hand_ side of the pavé road, the French signs with which we -grew so familiar later on, the grilles in the front doors, the smells! - -On arrival at the camp we were soon told off to our tents, where we -slept till eight, when we had breakfast. After breakfast most of us -sent off our first Field Postcards to the folks at home, and cleaned -up. We stayed in camp all day, resting and sunning ourselves, parading -again at 6 30 p.m., when we marched to PONT DE BRIQUES Station, where -we formed up in groups of 40 and waited for the train, which soon -arrived from HAVRE with the Transport. Cattle trucks! However, we -entrained, about 40 to a truck, and presently jolted off; we spent a -very uncomfortable night! - -On 5th May, about 2 30 a.m., we arrived at BERGUETTE, where we -detrained and at 4 a.m. started to march to LILETTE, led by a “guide” -who took us about two miles out of our way--a serious matter, on empty -stomachs, to us who were still fresh from “the fleshpots of Egypt”; -however, we got there, and went into billets of sorts, many preferring -to sleep in the open, so villainously dirty were some of the outhouses. -Here we found the 1/8th King’s Liverpools, the 1/4th King’s Own and -Brigade Headquarters being at neighbouring places. All day and all -night an almost continuous stream of motor vehicles went through, -mostly laden with French troops in their picturesque blue and red. -Battalion Headquarters was “chez M. Rousseau,” and the Officers’ Mess -in a small estaminet. As we rested that day, we heard the distant guns -for the first time, booming intermittently the whole day through. - -On the 6th, about 7 15 p.m., we received orders to move, and marched -out at 8 p.m. to LILLERS, where we joined the rear of the Brigade at -2 47 p.m. Here began the worst march that any of us remember, over -strange uneven roads, in pitch darkness. To us, marching in rear of -the whole Brigade, it seemed interminable; halts were irregular, and -by the time “ten minutes’ halt” came along to us it was time to move -again, and it was impossible to maintain a steady pace. Added to this -someone had seen fit to billet from the front of the column instead of -the rear, which held us up at each billeting village and prolonged the -march considerably. The last mile nearly finished us, but we stumbled -into CALONNE-SUR-LE-LYS at 4 a.m.--dead beat--and slept it off. - -We had a pretty easy time for the next few days, as, beyond being -required to be ready to move at an hour’s notice, we were left alone. -The weather was fine, and many of us bivouacked; we did a little -training, and tried to teach the local people a little sanitation, a -word which apparently did not exist in their language. We, on the other -hand, learnt that faggots and soil had a market value; one Company, -taking soil from a heap in a field, were pounced on by the owner for -taking “ma bonne terre” to cover someone else’s smelly midden, and he -was quite rude about it. The Officers’ Mess was in a private house on -the main street; one night when an al fresco concert was in progress -to the great delight of the troops, a man passing on the road enquired -what was going on, and received the laconic reply, “Officers’ rum -issue!” - - [Illustration: METEREN, 1915.] - -On the 8th we were visited by Sir Douglas Haig and the Divisional -Commander. - -The gunfire about eight or nine miles away increased on the 9th to what -must have been a very heavy bombardment--no doubt the second Battle of -LA BASSEE. - -On the 11th blankets and Officers’ kits were allowed to be removed from -the waggons on which they had hitherto been loaded, and the state of -readiness was relaxed. Respirators for poisonous gas (the old gauze and -wadding affairs) were issued. On the 13th there was a thunderstorm, -accompanied by torrential rain, which did not add to the comfort of the -campers. - -Just after midnight on the 14th, orders to move arrived, and after -breakfast we fell in and moved to the starting point by CALONNE CHURCH, -whence we marched as a Brigade to METEREN. We arrived there at 2 p.m., -and got into billets about 3, mostly on the east and north-east sides -of the town, the Mess as usual in an estaminet, whose landlord thought -fit to start emptying his midden soon after we arrived, causing one man -to say to another, who seemed in low spirits, “What’s up, Tommy? Avez -vous mal de midden?” - -The country was different from CALONNE, where the ground was flat and -intersected by ditches full of frogs which croaked all night; here it -was undulating, and windmills and hop fields became features. On the -south side of the town were a number of graves of Officers and Men who -had fallen in the fighting there on 15th October, mostly Royal Warwicks -and King’s Own--it was said that the Huns had mounted machine guns on -the tower of the church, which commands the country to the south and -west, and had simply mown them down. How difficult we found it then to -realise the story, and how peaceful the little town seemed to us. The -Adjutant took the opportunity of teaching the Officers a little field -sketching--a branch of our training which had hitherto been crowded -out. Courses in those days were few and far between, and though we had -learnt in the Regiment many things of which some of the systematically -trained Officers of later days were conspicuously ignorant, there were -gaps in our knowledge. - -Sunday was fine and hot, and all denominations had Church Parades. -On Monday the Ninth Division marched through--what a fine lot they -looked, and how we envied them “their cookers.” Why hadn’t we got -cookers? And the old galling comparisons between the treatment of the -Territorial Force and Kitchener’s Army were rubbed in once more. It is -all dead now, but we had something to grouse at. On Tuesday, the 18th, -we paraded at 8 p.m. for a night march, through VIEUX BERQUIN and NEUF -BERQUIN to LA GORGUE, a suburb of ESTAIRES, where we arrived about 4 -a.m. Not for months afterwards did most of us learn that we, the 51st -Division, had been moved up by General French to be in reserve for the -Second Battle of LA BASSEE. - -The town was full of troops. Our men were billeted in breweries and -factories; B and A Companies were in a shell-riddled Girls’ School; -the Officers had difficulty in finding even a floor to sleep on, but -at last most of them gravitated to one estaminet, where they fed on -what they could get, and slept. An unforgettable incident rises to -the mind. Lieutenant----, having disposed himself for slumber on three -chairs and fallen asleep, tried to turn over and so rolled off--in one -piece--on to the floor, where he lay immovable, only remarking, in -injured tones: “I’m fed up with this ---- War!” - -On the 19th, the 2/5th Lancashire Fusiliers left us and went to ST. -OMER, and 18 of our men were sent to the Tunnelling Company R.E.; this -is mentioned because it was our first separation--we had been together, -in the same sections even, with practically no change for months. - -On the 20th we marched to billets in farms on the east side of LOCON; -when we got there we found them occupied by a Battalion of the -Grenadier Guards, who had been in action the night before and lost -their Colonel, Sergt.-Major, and 67 other Ranks, so we formed up in -a field opposite a large 18th century farm with a moat round it and -stayed there all day; in the evening the Guards moved out and marched -off with that inimitable swing of theirs, and we took over their -billets--untouched farms within three miles of the line. Here we were -close to the lair of a 9in. Howitzer--the only one on that front, it -was said--which had been shelling the Hun all day. - -The next day we set to work with zeal to clean up and put the -sanitation right--covering middens to prevent flies breeding, building -incinerators, and fixing up a water supply; we rather specialised in -sanitation even in those days, when most people seemed rather to scoff -at it. Late at night the 5th Gordons arrived and bivouacked in the -field opposite. - -On the 23rd, a very hot day, sanitary work continued, and surveys -of the billeting area were carried out by Officers, and afterwards -combined into a composite map; the next day Second Lieutenant -Sutherland, of the 2nd Leicesters, two N.C.O.’s, and 11 men reported, -to instruct us in trench work--needless to say we were keen for -anything they could teach us, as we were eagerly looking forward to our -first tour in the line. Yes, Reader, you may think this is a figure of -speech, but it is not--we really were, and we sharpened our bayonets -with zest on the old lady’s grindstone, and thought she must be a -German spy because she tried to stop us! - -All the same, we expected to stay where we were for a few weeks, and -were a bit surprised to learn, after a lecture on trench work by -Captain Burton, 39th Gharwalis (we were in the Indian Corps), that -we were to go into the line on the 25th. We assembled on the road by -Battalion Headquarters at 7 p.m. and marched to a Cemetery, where we -were met by an Officer of the 1/7th Black Watch. He reported that the -trenches we were to occupy were being shelled by the enemy, so we -halted till 10 p.m., when we moved forward by platoons at 100 yards’ -distance. - -It is quite impossible to try to convey in print the impression of -one’s first march up to the line: one remembers the dark, strange road, -broken trees, loose telephone wires, a long halt in a battered village, -then on through interminable miles of breastworks manned by Canadians, -crawling cautiously along in single file and breathless silence--then -a halt, and platoons are sent off down various alleys, to find at the -end a trench full of Scotsmen anxiously awaiting relief. The right of -the Battalion rested on the QUINQUE RUE, the left on the road from -RUE DE L’EPINETTE to FERME COUR D’AVOUE; A and D Companies and Machine -Gun Section occupied the front line, No. 2 platoon having an advanced -post about 200 yards in front of the main line; C was in support and -B in reserve. The fire trench had only recently been built, and the -forward bit had 18in. of water in it; no wire had been put up. The -support trench was an old German trench about 300 yards to the left -rear of the fire trench, while the reserve trench was again 200 yards -behind the latter. The parapets were revetted with, and in some cases -entirely built of, sandbags; dugouts--very sketchy--were built in the -parados! The trenches were nowhere more than two feet deep, the rest of -the cover being above ground; there were narrow communication trenches. -Every house in the neighbourhood was in utter ruin, and the ground -was a mass of shell holes. Equipment, rifles, ammunition, clothing, -tins, both our own and enemy, were strewn everywhere, and dozens of -bodies--chiefly of Scots Guards and Germans--lay about as they had -fallen in the May Battle of Festubert; the stench was awful. Some -old German trenches, not occupied by us, were interesting as showing -the elaborate way they had dug themselves in. One dugout was a room -about 15ft. square, with doors and a window, lined throughout with -wood planking covered with cloth, and furnished with leather-covered -chairs and a table; in one a quantity of feminine underclothing was -found--what it was doing there could only be guessed. - -Most of the above description is taken from the Adjutant’s journal, -written at the time; all we saw that night was mud and sandbags. The -Platoon which took over the forward trench had to wait for the Scots to -climb out at the back, and then stepped down about two feet and found -themselves in a good foot of muddy water. There was nothing for it but -to wait till dawn; when it came we found ourselves in a shallow ditch, -with only two rows of sandbags in front. Immediately to our front was -a huge pile of black, red, and yellow sandbags, where the Germans had -blocked and strengthened an old communication trench leading into our -lines; their main line was further off--from 200 to 400 yards; behind -us and in front were the dead bodies, also in our own parapet and under -the duckboards of the communication trench, which was soon dubbed -“Bluebottle Alley,” for as soon as the sun rose clouds of the loathsome -insects filled the air and buzzed round our heads. To our front we -could see in the distance the spire of VIOLAINES Church, and on our -right was a new parapet, very high and thick, surrounding CANADIAN -ORCHARD. We were puzzled and annoyed for some days by sniping from that -direction, till one early morning we saw a Hun crawling from under that -same parapet towards his own lines, but a rifle shot fired from a rifle -which had belonged to one of the Scots Guards settled his hash and -avenged the late owner of the rifle. - -On the 26th we were shelled intermittently all day, and two men were -wounded, our first casualties; in the evening two platoons were sent -out and extended from the right of No. 2 Platoon at P 11 and started -a trench to connect up with the Canadians. On the 27th we were again -shelled intermittently, but no appreciable damage was done and we -improved our positions greatly. We did not realise then that we had -been put in to finish the consolidation of newly-taken ground--a -pretty stiff beginning for raw troops. The night was exceptionally -quiet--there was less shelling than usual and very little sniping; -during the morning our fire trenches were shelled somewhat severely -with shrapnel, and again in the afternoon, six men being wounded. -As soon as it got dark, working parties went out to get on with the -new trench to the right of P 11; the existing forward trench was -strengthened and the R.E. put a footbridge across the ditch on our -right front; it was very dark and there were no interruptions. - -The next day we lost two men wounded by shell fire, which was -pretty heavy. A working party of 200, with a covering party under -Lieutenant Brindle, started a new trench from the new bridge towards -the Canadians, and did good work in spite of bursts of shrapnel at -intervals; during the night bearings were taken on gun flashes, and we -located the enemy battery which was troubling us. - -On the 30th the enemy fire--both shrapnel and H.E. (known in those -days as “Jack Johnsons” or “Coalboxes”)--was heavier than usual; two -years later such activity would have provoked a perfect hurricane of -retaliation from our own guns, but in 1915 our gunners had nothing to -throw away and no retaliation could be had. That night the working -parties continued their work, and our guns at 12 15 a.m. and 2 15 a.m. -fired a few shells. The enemy retorted with vigour, wounding Second -Lieutenant Bryce-Smith and five men and killing one. The working -parties were brought in at 1 a.m. The enemy fire died down about 3 30 -a.m., but burst out afresh at 11 a.m., being directed chiefly on our -fire trenches, which were damaged in several places. - -On 1st June we carried out the usual programme, and were shelled fairly -heavily during the afternoon; in these early days we had three or six -men in every bay of the trench, and the wonder is that our casualties -were not much greater than they were. On the 2nd we were relieved by -58th Vaughan’s Rifles, and marched back to billets at CORNET MALO, half -a mile north-west of LOCON CHURCH. We went out by companies, and the -leading men set off at about four miles an hour, with the result that -those at the back of the long single file were running and stumbling -and out of breath, and it was great good luck that we all reached -the rendezvous; but we did, and after a short rest, tramped off by -Companies to our billets, which we reached about 4 a.m. As each Company -wheeled into its own farmyard a wild cheer went up, for there were our -C.Q.M.S. and cooks, a brand new field cooker, like the ones we had seen -and envied with the 9th Division, and, best of all, a meal--piping hot -and ready. It took about one minute to get the Company formed in close -column, arms piled, packs off and neatly dressed, and coffee served out. - -We rested all day, but in the evening moved to fresh billets between -CALONNE and ROBECQ via the LA BASSEE CANAL. Lieutenant Gregson and 30 -other ranks went to the new Grenadier Company, and Lieutenant Smith -and four to the Trench Mortar class. Two days later, back we went to -our old billets at CORNET MALO! That was a horrid march. Starting at -7 p.m., we marched 12 miles as ordered, but on arrival no one knew -anything about us, and on enquiring at Brigade Headquarters it was -discovered that a counter-order had been issued but had never reached -us, so we had to turn about and retrace our steps to CORNET MALO, -arriving at midnight. It was during this counter-march that we passed -a Battalion of Highlanders, and one of them shouted: “What Battalion’s -that?” Quick as thought came the answer in a tone of pitying contempt: -“Battalion! This isn’t a Battalion; it’s a ---- walking club!” Another -Scots wit asked: “What are you chaps doing? Marching?” and got prompt -answer: “Marching! No; we’re resting!”--as indeed we were, technically. - -On the 7th Second Lieutenant Lindsay went to hospital with flu’; it -was a sultry day and bathing was fashionable, both in the Canal and -the clear streams, also the following day, till a thunderstorm with -torrents of rain put a stop to it. Captain Parker also went to hospital -about this time. - -On 9th June we moved up to the trenches along the RUE DE BOIS, RUE -DE L’EPINETTE, through FESTUBERT VILLAGE and down LE QUINQUE RUE for -about 800 yards, and relieved the 1/7th Black Watch. FESTUBERT was -the most badly-smashed village we had yet seen--there were remnants -of barricades still standing in the streets--most of the houses were -heavily sandbagged, and some had barbed wire round them. There was a -house at the entrance to the village with all the front blown in and -the furniture of the upper bedrooms hanging shakily--half in, half out. -Where the Church had been, now only recognisable by the Crucifix which -still stood unharmed, we turned to the left. (This description and the -pages which follow were written by the late Captain Lindsay at the -time, and have been inserted practically as he wrote them.) - -THURSDAY, June 10th, 1915. - -The day passed away very quietly; but there were two or three very -heavy thunderstorms with torrential rains which rapidly converted the -trenches--the communication trenches in particular--into quagmires. -These communication trenches became very dirty, in no place being less -than boot-deep and in many places thigh-deep in a pestilent liquid -mud. The boards placed at the bottom of the trench were quite covered -over, and, being extremely slippery, were mainly useful in leading the -way to the deeper, wetter part of the trenches! Working parties at -night in heavy rain had very great difficulty in making progress. The -night was very dark, and the men were loaded with spades and hurdles -and sandbags. Only a section of the working party under the command of -Captain Crump managed to get through to the fire trench, and took three -hours to do it--until midnight--distance not quite a mile! Working -parties were under control of Engineers. - -Lieutenant Hoit was admitted to hospital suffering from rheumatism. -Second Lieutenant Rawsthorn, Reserve Machine Gun Officer, took over the -Machine Guns. - -FRIDAY, June 11th, 1915. - -Second Lieutenant Lindsay rejoined the Battalion. - -The morning was finer, but the trenches were still very muddy. Three -working parties were sent out in the morning to work in the open -between the reserve and the support lines in the making of bridges -across the ditches and of tracks through the long grass, of ramps in -the trenches to facilitate climbing the parapet, and in clearing up the -old German trench which lay in that area. The Germans shelled this old -trench of theirs regularly, though it was not occupied. - -The Battalion was relieved unexpectedly by the 1/7th Black Watch. -Relief was completed by 10 45 p.m., and the Battalion marched back -along the Canal to billets near LE CORNET MALO, in the wood to the -south of that place. The march was a tiring one, but the men lasted out -well, and billets were reached about 5 a.m. - -SATURDAY, June 12th, 1915. - -The day was passed in resting and cleaning up. - -SUNDAY, June 13th, 1915. - -Orders were received to return to the trenches we had left on Friday -night, and relieve the Battalions which had relieved the 1/8th K.L. -Irish and ourselves then. Though no order had been issued, we all knew -that the Battalion was going up for an attack, and in anticipation of -this the Officers, or as many as cared to do so, drew men’s uniforms -from the Quartermaster’s Stores. Lieutenant Moore, hearing in hospital -word of this impending attack, rejoined us. The Battalion marched off -at 6 p.m., and relief was completed in the trenches about 1 a.m. This -time we took over the fire and support trenches from the 1/6th Black -Watch. We found the trenches very much drier than when we left them. -There was some shelling at the time of relief. The dispositions of the -Battalion (646 strong) were: B and C Companies in fire trenches, D -Company in support, A Company in reserve. - -Second Lieutenant Houghton and one man were wounded going up. - -It is a queer sensation going up to one’s first battle. The bracing -of the nerves to face the unknown--it is the essence of religion, -voluntary self-sacrifice for a cause, made possible only by faith, and -calling for the strongest effort of will to control the nerves. Happy -the man who is not gifted with a vivid imagination--who, like Kipling’s -oxen, can plod steadily along, living in the present--blind to the -future. Those who fall do so at the moment of their highest endeavour; -had they lived they had probably never risen so high again. Surely to -them, if to anyone, is granted the peace which passeth understanding. - -MONDAY, June 14th, 1915. - -The Battalion had been warned for an attack, and operation orders -issued from the Brigade in the morning made this clear. With the object -of gaining ground in the direction of RUE D’OUVERT, the Fourth Corps -was to attack the German positions in the north. The 51st Division, the -7th Division, and the Canadian Division were to attack simultaneously. - - [Illustration: Map No. 1 - - FESTUBERT] - -The 51st Division detailed the 154th Infantry Brigade, and the 154th -Infantry Brigade the 1/4th Loyal North Lancashire Regiment (with 10 -bombers) on the right, and the 1/6th Scottish Rifles (with 10 bombers), -on the left, as assaulting troops. Besides these there were:-- - - I. 2 Officers, 7 N.C.O.’s, and 36 men from Grenadier Company. - II. 12 bayonet men from 1/4th North Lancashires. - 16 bayonet men from 1/6th Scottish Rifles. - III. 2 N.C.O.’s, 12 men of 1/4th North Lancashires, Blocking - parties. - 1 N.C.O., 6 men of 1/6th Scottish Rifles. - IV. 1 N.C.O., 6 men of 1/4th North Lancashires, Carrying - parties. - 1 N.C.O., 6 men of 1/6th Scottish Rifles. - V. 1 Sections as escort from the 1/4th North Lancashires. - - (These North Lancashire details were found by D Company.) - -The supporting Battalion was the 1/4th Royal Lancaster Regiment, less -two platoons, whilst the 1/8th Liverpool Regiment was held in Brigade -Reserve. - -There was also a Trench Mortar detachment with two guns of the old -“Archibald” type, under the command of Lieutenant Smith. - -A working party of two platoons from the 1/4th Royal Lancaster Regiment -was detailed to accompany one Section of the 2/2nd Highland Field -Company R.E. - -The attack by the Brigade was towards the houses on the road behind the -German salient. At these houses a junction would be effected, if the -attack was successful, with the 7th Division. The two attacks converged -on this point. We were to obtain flanking fire from the rifles and -machine guns of the 152nd Brigade in the trenches to our left. They in -turn were to advance on the flank when we had consolidated our position. - -The whole attack was timed for 6 p.m. on the 15th June, and was to be -preceded by a 48 hours’ bombardment. - -These, in brief, were the operation orders. We had been warned to -show no signs of activity during this preliminary bombardment, which -began about dawn, and was devoted chiefly to cutting the enemy’s -barbed wire. Field guns bombarded this, whilst the heavier guns played -on the enemy’s trenches, and the heaviest on the houses behind. The -bombardment was not confined to our front, but extended all along the -ridge to the south towards VIOLAINES. This village lay over the ridge, -and only the church spire could be seen. - -From the support trench, the view was of the usual kind, a flat -Flanders plain, with ditches bordered by rows of pollard willows, and -wrecked farmhouses with a few scattered trees. The plain very gradually -rose to a sky-line, the Aubers ridge being especially marked on the -right. The British bombardment was persistent and, from what we could -see, effective, whereas the Germans only replied sporadically with -some sharp bursts of shrapnel and some high explosive shell on the -communication trenches, from which B and C Companies lost a few men. -The bombardment continued all along the front, on both sides of us, all -night with only two slight stoppages. - -In reply to an enquiry from the artillery as to the amount of damage -done to the wire by the artillery fire in our line of advance, Major -Nickson replied that most of the wire had been destroyed. This was at -11 a.m. on the 15th June, 1915, and shrapnel was still bursting over -it. Captain Norman reported to the same effect, and said that all -stakes were gone, and such strips of wire as remained did not appear -to be an obstacle to an advance. He added that the wire opposite the -enemy’s main trench could not be observed clearly from our fire trench. - -TUESDAY, 15th June, 1915. - -The British bombardment continued as on the previous day, with the -Germans still only occasionally replying. Very heavy artillery (9.2) -was brought to bear upon the houses on the road to our immediate left -front, some being set on fire. It was particularly interesting to watch -this shelling, and to note the regularity and precision with which it -was shifted from house to house. The wire and the German sap and the -fire trenches were also kept under continual fire. An advanced mountain -battery played on the enemy’s parapets. - -B Company was withdrawn to the support trench to the right of D -Company, whilst C Company moved to the right of the fire trench, making -room for the charging company of the 1/6th Cameronians on their left. A -Company was still in reserve. - -Orders were received in the afternoon that the British bombardment -would increase greatly in intensity at 5 30 p.m., and would continue so -until 6 p.m. For this first half-hour, the guns would be concentrated -on the enemy’s barbed wire. At 6 p.m. they would “lift,” i.e., increase -their range on to the enemy’s fire trench and shell this solely for -three minutes. At 6 3 the communication trenches would be bombarded -for a minute, and the enemy’s main trench from 6 4 to 6 15. At 6 15 -the guns would lift into the road, and would shell this intensely for -half-an-hour, until 6 45. At 6 45 the artillery would form a barrage -beyond the road. - -At 5 30 promptly the bombardment became terrific. Shells whistled and -shrieked overhead in enormous numbers. All the British artillery which -was massed behind the line concentrated on the assaulting positions -with rapid fire. There were also some French 75 batteries to help. -Under this rain of shells B and D Companies moved up the communication -trenches towards the fire trench from the supports, and A Company to -the supports from the reserve line. - -But while the British bombardment increased greatly in intensity, the -German shelling, from being merely desultory, also became intense. High -explosive shells, in salvoes of four, dropped upon the communication -trenches, filling them, in many places, with earth and mud, and in some -cases obliterating them. It became a task of extreme difficulty to move -up to the firing line under this heavy fire. There were some dead and -wounded in the trenches. - - [Illustration: - - _Sketch Map of Trenches_] - -At 6 p.m. precisely C Company charged from the fire trench. The leading -platoon was a composite one, made up from Nos. 9 and 12 for strength, -and under the command of Second Lieutenant Parker; No. 10 Platoon -under Second Lieutenant Craven followed at 100 yards’ distance, and -No. 11 under Second Lieutenant Davies followed this. They had to climb -the parapet, and, under a withering fire, form to the left flank -slightly and then charge. They did this almost perfectly in line, and -were in possession of the trench inside three minutes. Their losses -were chiefly from rifle and machine gun fire. This must have been -principally from the main trench, and not the advanced trench of -the salient, since they found most of the Germans there sheltering -in dugouts; these were dealt with by bombing parties. The bombers -worked in two groups: (a) (right) 1/5th Royal Lancaster Regiment under -Lieutenant Taylor, and (b) 1/6th Scottish Rifles under Lieutenant Hay -(left group). These bombing parties, supported by the various parties -told off to them, did magnificent work, and penetrated right through -the road to a much greater distance than ever the assaulting battalions -reached. - -Roughly it may be said that the centre of the attack was L 8 as marked -on the map. The two leading platoons of C Company, with their left -directing the whole attack, charged the German T-head sap directly in -front, and taking that in the rush, swept to the German fire trench. On -their left were the 1/6th Scottish Rifles also charging. - -When the trench was won, comparatively easily, the Germans holding -up their hands and pleading for mercy, the bombing parties extended -outwards, down past Z 1, K 6, and Z 4. Their orders were to push ahead -as far as possible, since the 7th Division, as detailed, would be -attacking at the same time. Another party was to break off up towards -the German main trench at X 7. The other main party of bombers went -towards L 10 up the communication trench--which was also a firing -trench facing M 4--at L 10 they split off, one towards L 9 and the -other down the main German trench. These bombers actually went beyond -the road so fast that their bayonet men could not keep up with them. -They mostly ran along the top of the trench, with the German and -British Artillery both bombarding the lines all this time very heavily -indeed. - -Red screens were used to show the furthermost points reached by the -infantry, to enable the artillery to support. The bombing parties -carried red flags, and a red rocket was to be fired when the infantry -reached the houses on the road at L 11. (The artillery had set these -houses on fire, and they afforded a good landmark.) But the artillery -observers could see nothing because of the tremendous smoke and -dust cloud, which hid the whole area from their view. All telephone -communication was very soon smashed up, and messages had to be sent by -relays of orderlies. Lieutenant Ord at L 8 was in charge of this. - -The course of the battle becomes a little obscure. The next supporting -Company was B, but Captain Peak, for some time reported missing, has -lately been reported dead, and there is no connected account of what -actually happened to this Company. At this period the German artillery -redoubled in intensity on the deploying Companies, and whereas C -Company had suffered chiefly from rifle and machine gun fire, B and D -and A Companies suffered from shrapnel and high explosive. B Company -seems to have reinforced C Company on the right. B Company men say they -had to cross a deep ditch with barbed wire entanglements at the bottom. -(This must have been the ditch marked in front of the German fire -trench at Z 1). Here, they say, Captain Peak was killed on the barbed -wire in front of the trench. - -D Company, coming up the now very badly damaged communication and fire -trench, was sent to reinforce the line in the left of the centre of the -attacking line across the sap and the fire trench, and then along the -edge of the communication trench towards L 10. Both B and D Companies -moved to support in lines of platoons, through a gap in the trench, -under extremely heavy artillery fire. - -Meanwhile the attack had swept on, past the German trench, up along the -German communication trenches. There were a great number of casualties -from rifle fire from the German main trench and enfilading machine gun -fire from somewhere about X 7 or Z 2. But the attack swept on and must -have carried the main trench, already bombed, but for being pulled up -suddenly by uncut barbed wire, which lay concealed in the long grass on -the German (east) side of the ditch which runs parallel to the German -main trench, south-east from L 10. The attacking line was then within -30 yards of the trench. More enfilade fire came from one of the houses -at L 11 on the road. This house must have had a good number of machine -guns in it. - -The position therefore about 7 p.m. was this:-- - - [Illustration: - - Barbed wire marked in red wavy line. - - Red line marks approximate centre of attack.] - -The Scottish Rifles were attacking on our left with their right resting -on the British sap head at L 8. Their advance was checked by uncut -barbed wire which ran along the northern edge of the communication -trench, very early on, and they lay in the open under galling and very -heavy fire, losing heavily in attempting to cut it, but were compelled -to advance along the communication trench. At 7 p.m. when the advance -was checked, they were in this communication trench, which they were -holding. Once a part of the German salient, it faced obliquely the -British trench at M 4; it was also a fire trench, being very narrow, -with numerous traverses and some dugouts about Z. The uncut wire here -in front of this trench prevented any further advance by them. All -their officers except one were casualties. The result of this forced -change of front by them was the formation of an angle at L 10 in the -line of attack, they themselves facing north, whilst the Loyal North -Lancashires faced east or perhaps north-east. - -The ditch in which C Company lay, now reinforced by D on the left and B -on the right, with A coming up from reserve, was bordered by a row of -pollard willows. On the left it was comparatively dry, with a slight -protecting bank on the east (German) side; but the further it went to -the right the more of a quagmire it became. In some places on the right -it was thigh-deep in water. It ran parallel to the German trench along -the road, at about 30 yards’ distance from it. It afforded comparative -security after the advance because of the slight cover to be obtained -in it, and because it was too near the German trench to allow artillery -fire to be brought to bear. C Company had brought up one sandbag per -man and one shovel to every three men, with 20 wirecutters to the -Company, and B and A Companies had brought up three sandbags per man -and a pick or a shovel carried slung with spun yarn, per man, but some -of these were lost in the advance, and only a few men came up with them -all. - -The Battalion entrenched itself in this ditch line as best it could. -It was rapidly going dark. A Company, as it came up, was sent to the -right of the line to strengthen and extend it and to get into touch -with the 7th Division, and several parties were sent out to the right -to find them, but fruitlessly. Entrenching in a waterlogged ditch -with the entrenching tool was slow work. At dusk the 1/4th King’s Own -sent up a Company to reinforce, under the command of Captain Barrow; -Major Nickson was in command of the front line. The Colonel had been -wounded earlier in the evening, and Major Foley took over command and -established his headquarters in the German fire trench opposite L 8. - -About 11 p.m. there was a slackening of the German fire, both artillery -and rifle. The German artillery fire had been directed chiefly against -our supports and reserves, and was particularly violent at L 8. Some of -our wounded had been collected there, and were looked after there all -night by Sergeant-Major Farnworth. - -By this time, in the front line, a machine gun had been placed in -position about L 10. The trench junction there had been blocked by -sandbags. It was at this point (L 10) that the Scottish Rifles were in -touch with us. It was found impossible, because of lack of material, -to block the further trench (X 7), and accordingly the line we held -in the ditch was bent back to the right to protect that flank. The -line was a bad one. There was a conference of Officers held by Major -Nickson. Both flanks were in the air. We were not in touch with the -7th Division, and enfilade rifle fire was coming from the right flank, -though fairly weak. The ditch was waterlogged, and too wide in places -and clearly marked by the row of pollard willows. Spades and picks and -sandbags were lacking. There were no bombs left, and no bombers. (There -were two advanced bomb reserves of 1,000 bombs each near L 8, but no -one knew where these were. The bombers sent to reinforce the original -party were shelled heavily on the road to the reserve trenches, and -out of 33 only five were unwounded.) Impossible to entrench ditch. -Therefore proposed line about 20 yards back in the open. This meant -beginning afresh without tools. Men too crowded in line. There were -no Verey lights. Artillery support had ceased about 8 45 because of -uncertainty as to the actual position of the attacking Battalions. -Major Nickson sent back word to Major Foley explaining this and asking -for instructions. In the meantime the German counter-attack began, and -prevented instructions arriving. - -It was about midnight when the Germans began to throw up flares in -great numbers. They had been shelling L 10 and the (German) captured -salient for some time before. Their counter-attack proper began by -bombing at L 10 so severely that the machine gun there was damaged and -put out of action, and the connection with the Cameronians broken. -Almost at the same time, the Germans began to bomb down the right -communication trench (X 7), and followed this by throwing bombs -across the open. There was no means of replying, and no cover to be -had anywhere in the ditch. To stay there would have meant the wiping -out of those in the line; enfilade fire came from both flanks--on the -right from the German main trench at K 7, and on the left from L 9; -the Scottish Rifles in the German communication trench were enfiladed -down the whole length by artillery and rifle fire. Orders were given, -therefore, to retire from the position. - -At the point Z (see map) a mixed body of men lined the shell craters -and held up the Germans for about two hours, losing heavily. This point -Z, which lay on the German side of their fire trench, was an absolute -mass of wrecked dugouts. These men finally retired, in the mist of -the morning, towards the sap south-west of L 8. In the retirement all -the attacking Battalions were mixed up. The sap at L 8 was held by -a composite company: 1/4th Loyal North Lancashires, 1/6th Scottish -Rifles, 1/4th Royal Lancaster Regiment, Grenadier Guards, 1/8th -Liverpool Irish, but the Germans, probably because of their check at Z, -did not push their counter-attack on to the British lines. - -The attacking Battalions were withdrawn to the support trenches about 4 -a.m. on the 16th, the men in the sap about 6 a.m., and the lines were -taken over by the 1/8th K.L. Regiment (Irish). - -Motor machine guns under Captain Hammond, D.S.O., to left of L 8, -stayed up through the attack and for four days afterwards. - -The casualties were heavy. - -The Colonel was wounded at the beginning of the attack, when near L -8. Almost at the same time the Adjutant, Captain Norman, was severely -wounded. He advanced with the leading platoon and was on the parapet of -the German trench when he was wounded by, it is said, an officer hiding -in a dugout. - -In C Company, Second Lieutenant P. Parker, who was in command of the -charging platoon was seriously wounded, Second Lieutenant Craven was -wounded in the leg, and Second Lieutenant Davies, who, wounded slightly -twice, would go on, was fatally wounded and died on the field. - -In B Company, Captain Peak was reported killed, as previously -mentioned, but was posted missing, as there was no definite news of -what actually happened to him. Lieutenant Moore was wounded in the -wrist, and Captain Crump blown up and injured by a shell. - -In D Company, Captain Hibbert was last seen directing the platoons -through the gap in the fire trench. After that no news can be obtained -of what happened to him, and he was posted missing. Captain Whitfield -was seriously wounded in the thighs by shrapnel and died in hospital at -Boulogne. Second Lieutenant Rawsthorn, in charge of the machine guns, -was killed by shell when leading his team across the open to the German -trenches. Lieutenant Brindle was hit on the head and in the arm. - -In A Company, Lieutenant Smith[C] was in charge of the trench mortar -team during the bombardment, firing from the fire trench. When the -order to charge was given, Lieutenant Smith rushed forward with his -gun, and was seriously wounded when carrying it across the open. He -died in hospital at Lillers two days later, and was buried there. - -The Officers who came through the fight unhurt were Major Foley, Major -Nickson, Captain Booth, Captain Widdows, Lieutenant Rennard, Lieutenant -Ord, Lieutenant Duckworth, Second Lieutenant Lindsay. - -Second Lieutenant Rogerson was away at General Headquarters attending -a Machine Gun Course, and Lieutenant Gregson was attached to the -Grenadier Company at the time. - -The casualties among the men were heavy, especially among the -N.C.O.’s.[D] They were:-- - - Killed 26 - Wounded 266 - Missing 110 - --- - Total 402 - -It must be assumed that most of the missing are killed. The list -therefore stands with a high ratio of killed to wounded. - -The respective strengths of the Companies on June 30th, according to -Orderly Room returns, were:-- - - A Company 146 - B Company 99 - C Company 149 - D Company 126 - ---- - Total 520 - - 15 Officers on strength. The effective rifle strength was 358. - -The German trenches after the two days’ bombardment were in a bad -state. In many places they had been completely destroyed, and when we -took them we found them piled deep with German dead. The dugouts, which -had been made in the parados, seemed whole, but were full of dead and -wounded, probably the work of the bombers. The communication trench -was also partially destroyed, and littered with German dead. The whole -series of trenches were full of German equipment in great confusion. -Like our trenches, they were built of sandbags, but their communication -trench was very deep and well traversed, and was probably intended -to serve as a fire trench against M 4. There was an abandoned German -machine gun in the fire trench in a stretcher carriage, which could -not be moved. There was a good amount of German equipment outside the -trench about the point Z. This place was the wildest spot, a mass of -shell holes and fragments of works. The German barbed wire was very -strong, of abnormal thickness in closeness and strength of spikes and -in the wire itself. The ditch in front of the sap was heavily wired -under the water. The German casualties must have been very heavy. The -artillery Officers said they caught the reinforcements coming up on -the road first with the 4.5 howitzers, and later with the 9in. guns. -Bombers say something of what they saw there, but not all of them agree -on the point. The trenches were occupied at the time of the attack -by Bavarians, it is said. The counter-attack was made by the reserve -Division of the Prussian Guards. - -The British trenches suffered severely too. In the morning L 8 was a -wreck, most of the trench battered down, and the communication trench, -which was revetted with hurdles, also badly damaged. The trench was -saved in many cases, though, by the hurdles bending and not collapsing -as sandbag revetting would have done. It was at L 8 that the brunt of -the firing was. In some places there the trench lines were completely -obliterated, and in very many places so badly damaged as to need -extensive repair before being of much use again. - -The British report of June 16th, as issued by the Press Bureau, read:-- - - “Yesterday evening, we captured the German front line of - trenches east of Festubert, on a mile of front, but failed to - hold them during the night against the strong counter-attacks - delivered by the enemy.” - -The communique issued at the German Main Headquarters says, according -to the “Daily Telegraph”:-- - - “Wednesday. - - “Again influenced by Russian defeats, the French and English - yesterday attacked with strong forces of men at many points on - the Western front. - - “On the other hand, two attacks of four English Divisions - between the roads of Estaires--La Bassée and La Bassée Canal - completely collapsed. Our brave Westphalian regiments and - reinforcements, consisting of portions of our Guard, repulsed - the attacks after desperate hand-to-hand fighting. The enemy - suffered heavy losses. We captured several machine guns and - one mine-throwing howitzer.” - -JUNE 16th, 1915-JUNE 21st, 1915. - -The Battalion regathered at LE TOURET and was given breakfast there -from the cookers which had been brought up, with a rum issue. The roll -was called, and only 243 men answered it.[E] We moved off about 10 -a.m. In spite of their exhausted condition and their heavy losses, the -men marched well and in good spirits, singing for the first half-hour -of the journey, but a halt was made just before reaching billets for -the purposes of a rest. The day was very hot and close. The march was -resumed about 4 30 p.m., and billets at LE CORNET MALO were reached -about 5 30 p.m. Billets were of the usual type--barns with adjacent -orchards. - -Lieutenant Ord was admitted to hospital on June 17th. The men were -very exhausted, and the days passed in resting and cleaning-up and -reorganising. All the Companies needed reorganising. B Company was -without an Officer until Lieutenant Gregson came back from the Bomb -School on June 19th. There was a great shortage of N.C.O.’s, since most -of them were casualties. B, C, and D Companies had an average of five -or six each, and A Company was not much better. Platoons were very weak -in strength. A few odd men rolled up during the first few days. One, -Corporal Smalley, of D Company, came in from the German lines wounded, -with German field dressings on his wounds. - -The system of Officers messing by Companies had to be abandoned, and a -Battalion mess was reinstituted. This system was abandoned on the 9th -July, when three messes were constituted: Headquarters, A and B, and C -and D, when out of the trenches. - -Brigadier-General Hibbert inspected the Battalion, together with the -1/8th Liverpool Regiment, on June 18th, and conveyed to Officers and -Men the appreciation of himself and of the Corps Commander for the -services they had rendered. He said that though the attack had failed -in its immediate object, yet it had been instrumental in attracting -to itself reinforcements which might otherwise have been directed -against the French, attacking further south. The G.O.C. Division -held an inspection on June 19th, and conveyed to us a message from -Field-Marshal Sir John French, congratulating the Brigade on the fight -it had made. - - - - - CHAPTER III. - - TRENCH WARFARE. - - -Major Foley took over the command of the Battalion on June 16th, 1915, -vice Lieutenant-Colonel Hindle, wounded; Major Nickson became senior -Major, vice Major Foley, from the same date; Lieutenant Duckworth -became Adjutant, vice Captain Norman, wounded; Captain Widdows took -over command of C Company, vice Major Nickson; Lieutenant Rennard of D -Company, vice Captain Hibbert, missing; Lieutenant Gregson B Company, -vice Captain Peak, missing; Second Lieutenant Rogerson became Machine -Gun Officer, vice Second Lieutenant Rawsthorn, killed. - -The weather was good and sunny, and we bathed in the LA BASSEE Canal. -Most of us were exhausted by the attack and in need of rest. Indents -for clothing and necessaries were rendered. - -Orders were received on the 21st for the Battalion to proceed to -billets near LE TOURET. A working party of 200, under Captain Booth, -was detailed for work under the R.E. building a light railway. - -JUNE 22nd-JUNE 24th. - -The Battalion arrived in billets about 7 p.m., and took over the -billets of the 1/7th Royal Highlanders. - -There was no working party to be furnished for the night, the 22nd/23rd -June, but one of 100 men under the command of Captain Widdows for the -night following. This working party was detailed for work in the firing -trench. The trench, which needed extra traverses and wider parapets, -was protected from the German view by an old ruined communication -trench which was to be demolished as soon as the new low fire trench -was ready for use, and in neither working party were there any -casualties. - -This stay at LA COUTURE was quiet, and was devoted to resting and -reorganising. There was a little shelling of the village to our right, -but none near to us. Second Lieutenant Rogerson rejoined the Battalion -after a fortnight’s machine gun training. - -JUNE 25th. - -The Battalion moved off about 7 p.m. on the night of the 24th June, and -marched to ESTAIRES, where it arrived about 11 p.m., and was billeted, -the men being in factories or breweries. These billets were very -similar to the ones we occupied on May 18th. ESTAIRES is a fair-sized -town, a market town in many ways, with some industries. It was -interesting to us, because it was the first town we had been quartered -in since landing in France. - -In the afternoon of June 25th, orders were received to move to the -trenches the same night. The Battalion marched to the trenches via -LAVENTIE, which had been heavily shelled by the enemy, but most of the -damage centred on the church, as in other villages where we had been. -Here the church, and the two roads which crossed near the church, as -well as the adjoining streets for a length of about 200 yards, were in -ruins; the nearer you got to the church centre the more intensive was -the damage. The inhabitants, however, were living in the village and -carrying on their business outside this shelled ring. - -The trenches were reached at 8 30, and relief was completed by 9 p.m. -The Battalion we relieved was the 1/1st London Regiment (T.F.). - -JUNE 26th-JULY 4th. - -We spent eight days in these new trenches. They are known as “E 2 -Lines, FAUQUISSART,” and were of the breastwork type, a shallow trench -first being dug to a little above the water level and a high parapet of -sandbags placed in front of this. The line we occupied was practically, -when allowances are made for the fact that it was a fire trench, the -equivalent of the reserve trenches which we held about June 10th. It -was the same line. The British here had been able to make no headway. -The parapet was very good and very thick as a rule, but much of the -parados was shaky and had to be rebuilt. The long grass in front had -already been partly cut by the previous trench holders, and there was -a fair amount of wire in front, but not too much. The enemy was about -300 yards off, but the lines were not exactly parallel, and at one -point the enemy must have been nearly five hundred yards away. There -was very much less shell fire than in the previous trenches we had -held, and very much more rifle shooting. There was a number of fixed -rifle batteries with which the enemy tried to break the sandbags. -There were also snipers normally to be found firing from a flank. The -telescopic-sighted rifle, which had been issued to the Battalion just -before entering the trenches, proved very useful for sniping in return. -These rifles were the short rifles, fitted with telescopic sights, with -a crossed hair-line on the object lens and a range dial. One ran to 600 -yards and the other 1,200 yards in range. - -A, B, and D Companies were in the trench line, with C Company in -reserve holding an entrenched post. These “forts” took the place of the -support line in the trenches we had been in before and were intended -as defensive and rallying points in case of an attack. Battalion -Headquarters was in the open. - -Second Lieutenant Evans, who had been left behind with Second -Lieutenant Norwood at Oxted when the Battalion moved to Bedford -preparatory to sailing for France, rejoined the Battalion from the -2/4th Loyal North Lancashire Regiment on the night of June 26th. - -On June 27th, Second Lieutenant R. A. Ostrehan and Second Lieutenant E. -G. Baker, from the 2/4th Battalion, joined the Battalion, and Second -Lieutenant D. H. Ostrehan joined on the night of the 28th. - -To the left of our positions, the opposing lines narrowed down until in -one place, known as Red Lamp Corner, they were no more than fifty yards -apart. A mine was sprung here by us one morning at dawn, and shook the -earth around. There was a short bombardment by our artillery of the -mine crater and of the enemy line, and a slight reply from the German -artillery, which bombarded the position much more heavily two days -later, but these bombardments did not affect us. - -JULY 4th-JULY 9th. - -The Battalion was relieved in the night of the 3rd/4th July about 10 -p.m. by the 1/7th Gordon Highlanders, and marched off to billets in -the ESTAIRES--LA BASSEE road, near LA GORGUE, taking over billets from -the 1/5th Seaforth Highlanders. The billets were of the usual type, -orchards and farm buildings. The Officers’ Mess was established in the -local schoolroom. - -The six days’ rest from the trenches was interrupted by a series of -working parties, which swallowed the whole available strength of -the Battalion, Officers’ servants, signallers, stretcher-bearers, -transport, and machine gunners all having to be impanelled in order to -provide the number required. The work done was miscellaneous--digging -in communication trenches, improving communication trench parapets, -laying a level bed for a light trench railway, &c. This resulted in -most of the men sleeping all day. New clothing was issued on the -4th July, and a day was set apart for bathing the Battalion in the -brewery-bathhouse. This bathhouse had been made by taking vats from the -brewery and tubs, and filling these with hot water. Men filed in at one -door and gave up their dirty underclothing, and tied their clothes into -a bundle, fastened with their identity disc. Each man was issued there -with clean shirt and underclothing, whilst his old garments were washed -and cleaned. Facilities were provided for bathing a Company at a time. -Six baths for Officers were laid down also. This hot bath was greatly -appreciated by the men; it was the first one they had had since landing. - -The G.O.C. Indian Corps, to which the Division had been attached, -inspected the Brigade on Wednesday, July 7th. The Battalion paraded as -strong as possible, and put 293 rifles into the field. The General, -Sir James Wilcox, expressed himself as well satisfied with the Brigade -and welcomed them back to the Indian Corps, which they had temporarily -left, expressing a hope that they were back for good. - -JULY 10th-JULY 15th. - -In these six days the Battalion was on trench duty in F lines, a -little to the right of our previous position. The trenches were of the -same type as those of E 2 Lines, consisting of a strong breastwork -sandbagged trench, only a little sunk below the level of the ground, -with several supporting points in rear. The whole Battalion was in the -line, with the exception of Battalion Headquarters, which were situated -about 1,000 yards back from the firing line in a farmhouse. Captain -Booth was sent to hospital from here. - -Nothing of much moment happened to us in these lines. There was one -very wet night, which left the trenches in a very bad condition for -the following day. What shelling there was was directed upon the house -behind us; very few shells fell on the trench. - -Our casualties amounted to one killed and three wounded in this period, -mainly from sniping, which was fairly active. We had a sniping post, -heavily sandbagged, in an orchard to the rear of the line, and a -sniping party with telescopic-sighted rifles to garrison it. - -There was an order that equipment must never be removed for any -purpose. One day a man emerging from his billet with equipment on but -the shoulder straps of his jacket unbuttoned cannoned into the R.S.M., -who accused him of having had his equipment off. This he denied, and -muttered that he had just been having breakfast. “Do you need to -unbutton your shoulder straps to have breakfast, then?” enquired the -R.S.M. in his silkiest tones. The man stood glowering for a moment, and -then in desperation burst out, “Well! Ah’ve got to saay summat, ’evn’t -I?” - -We were relieved on the night of the 16th/17th July by the 1/4th Royal -Lancaster Regiment, about 10 p.m., and moved off to reserve billets -near Headquarters. Detachments from A Company, under Second Lieutenant -Evans, and C Company, under Second Lieutenant R. A. Ostrehan, -garrisoned “fort” supporting points behind the line. There was a heavy -trench mortar bombardment of the trenches held by the 2/5th Lancashire -Fusiliers on the night of the 19th/20th July, which caused a Brigade -“stand-to,” but nothing happened. The 2/5th Lancashire Fusiliers had -rejoined the Brigade the week before. - -The Brigade was relieved on the night of the 23rd/24th July by the 13th -Brigade, the Battalion by the 1st Middlesex Regiment. - -On the 27th we left for LA GORGUE Station, where we entrained, and -arrived at CALAIS at 8 p.m., then on via ABBEVILLE and AMIENS to -CORBIE, where we detrained and marched to billets at RIBEMONT. On the -31st we went to MARTINSART, being then in Divisional Reserve. Here we -remained for a week training. - -This SOMME country was a great change from the plains of Flanders, and -the air was better. - -We relieved the 25th Lancashire Fusiliers on the 6th August in Sector -B. A, B, and C Companies were in the fire trench; D Company in -support at POSTE LESDOS; Battalion Headquarters in AVELUY WOOD south -of AUTHUILLE. The trenches were cut in the solid chalk--hardly any -sandbags--and the French had made the dugouts very comfortable. The -barbed wire was thick. On the 4th Second Lieutenant W. R. Haggas had -reported from the 2/4th Loyal North Lancashires, bringing five N.C.O.’s -and men, who had been wounded, from the base, and a week later -Lieutenant-Colonel Hindle returned from England and again took over the -command of the Battalion. On the 9th a thunderstorm broke and turned -the trenches into mud. On the 11th the first party went on leave. Two -men were wounded the same day. The sector was quiet, and so was LA -BOISELLE sector, where we went on the 14th, relieving the 1/5th Irish. -C and D Companies were in the fire trench; A and B in support at POSTE -DONNEZ. The opposing lines were so close that high bomb nets were found -necessary. - -On the 21st we were relieved by the 1/5th King’s Liverpool Regiment, -and went into billets at AVELUY. It is chronicled in the War Diary -that at this time the men began to have hot tea and soup served about -midnight and that one-third were allowed to sleep at night. On the 22nd -a draft was received from the 2/4th Loyal North Lancashire Regiment -of 101 Other Ranks, and the following day four Officers, Second -Lieutenants A. B. Bratton and H. M. Strong, from the 3rd Loyal North -Lancashires, and Second Lieutenants J. S. Walker and M. W. Nolan, from -the 11th Loyal North Lancashires, joined. - -On the morning of September 4th the enemy shelled the trenches at POSTE -LESDOS fairly heavily, and one shell burst in the midst of a working -party, killing one and wounding five Other Ranks of D Company, whilst -a week later one Other Rank was killed. On the 17th Lieutenant-Colonel -Foley left the Battalion and crossed to England to take over command of -a third-line unit. The succeeding day, just before being relieved by -the 1/8th Liverpool Irish, the trenches were again heavily shelled, and -one Company Sergeant-Major, one Sergeant, and one Corporal were killed -by a single shell, whilst three Other Ranks were wounded. Captain H. -Parker, Captain J. A. Crump, and Lieutenants K. H. Moore, R. Ord, -and J. L. Brindle rejoined the Battalion from the 3/4th Loyal North -Lancashires, and the first-named three Officers took over the command -of A, B, and C Companies respectively. - -At this time Companies of one of the Service Battalions of the Highland -Light Infantry were attached to us for instruction. - -On October 1st Brigadier-General J. L. Hibbert was wounded in the -shoulder, and Lieutenant-Colonel Hindle took over the temporary command -of the Brigade, while Major Nickson took over the Battalion with -Captain Crump as second. Captain Rennard and Second Lieutenant Norwood -went into hospital the same day, and Captain Gregson on the 3rd, and -on the 4th Captain Green, R.A.M.C., reported for duty, vice Lieutenant -Sugars transferred to the 3rd Battalion. Lieutenant-Colonel Hindle -returned to the Battalion on the 7th, and Brigadier-General G. T. G. -Edwards, C.B., took over command of the Brigade. - -On the whole the month was quiet. On the 3rd we went into the line, -A, C, and D in front and B in support at POSTE LESDOS--being relieved -on the 15th by the 2/5th Lancashire Fusiliers, when B and C Companies -relieved the 1/8th Irish on the right of F 1 sector, A and D being in -support at POSTE DONNEZ; here we stayed till the 21st, going back to -AVELUY, whence nightly working parties went up the line. - -On the 27th, “fur” coats were issued, and we went back to POSTE LESDOS -sector. - -On the 28th, the enemy bombarded the wire and front line from 7 10 a.m. -to 9 30 a.m., doing considerable damage and blowing in 100 yards of -trench between AINTREE STREET and MERSEY STREET, held by C Company, and -30 yards in A Company’s sector. C.S.M. Edwards earned the D.C.M. for -manoeuvring his Company about during the shelling in such a way as to -escape with very few casualties. - -The whole of the month was quiet and uneventful, but there was some -desultory shelling of the working parties; salvos of H.E. and H.V. -shells were sent over hourly, and in one of these bursts on the 30th -Major Nickson was killed, whilst Second Lieutenant Bratton and six -Other Ranks were wounded. - -On the 31st Captain J. O. Widdows went sick and Second Lieutenant Nolan -and 20 Other Ranks were wounded, the total casualties for the month -being:--Officers: killed one, wounded two, sick four; Other Ranks: -killed one, wounded 35, missing one. - -Early in November Second Lieutenant R. S. De Blaby reported for duty -from the base. On the 2nd an enemy shell burst in the trench held by -A Company, killing two men and wounding one, whilst five others were -admitted to hospital suffering from shock. Two mornings later two -shells landed at the junction of Aintree Street and the fire trench, -killing three men and wounding three others who were waiting as sentry -reliefs. About this time, owing to the number of sick and wounded -(the trenches were in a very bad state and knee-deep in water through -the torrential rains and the men were very wet), it became extremely -difficult to find the requisite number of men for the different duties -each day. - -On the 5th Lieutenant-Colonel Hindle went on leave for nine days, -Captain Crump taking over command, and during that period the weather -was so bad, snow falling on several of the days, that the programme of -training could not be carried out. On the 18th Second Lieutenants T. -A. Burnside, F. R. Best, and M. Wilson joined, and on the 20th one man -was killed during an enemy burst of 30 small shells in reply to our -artillery’s work on the German trenches. - -On the 25th Bomber Gent did very good work. Taking nine bombs with -him, he went out alone, and, encountering an enemy patrol coming from -a sap-head, bombed them with good effect. The following day Lieutenant -K. H. Moore was killed by a sniper. The month’s casualties consisted of -one Officer killed, and of Other Ranks eight killed, three wounded, and -95 sick. - -On December 2nd, at BOUZINCOURT, C.Q.M.S. E. E. Lester was presented -with the Croix de Guerre for conspicuous bravery at Festubert on June -15th. This ceremony took place on Battalion parade. Second Lieutenant -A. Hague arrived from the 3/4th Loyal North Lancashires, and later -in the month Second Lieutenants A. Parker and Fairclough joined for -duty, whilst Second Lieutenant Bryce-Smith rejoined from the base. As -Christmas approached the weather was very bad, and the sides of the -trenches were continually falling in. There were pumps in plenty, -but the water ran in as fast as it could be pumped out. On Christmas -Day we were relieved by the 1/4th King’s Own, and managed to get a -good dinner, thanks to our excellent Quartermaster, Lieutenant Baker. -The casualties during December consisted of 2 Other Ranks wounded and -82 sick, and for the whole year 23 Officers (4 killed, 10 wounded, 2 -missing, 2 died of wounds, and 5 sick), and 624 Other Ranks (30 killed, -271 wounded, 146 missing, and 177 sick). - -New Year’s Day, 1916, dawned wet and dismal in the trenches at -AUTHUILLE, and though the general situation was quiet our trench mortar -batteries were in action for a time. It was during the evening’s -retaliation that a shell blew in a dugout, killing Second Lieutenant F. -R. Best and wounding Second Lieutenants H. Rogerson and R. A. Ostrehan -and three Other Ranks. The following day the Battalion was relieved -by the 16th Battalion Lancashire Fusiliers, and moved to billets at -LAVIEVILLE, six miles away. The following day the Brigade left the 51st -Division, and, moving off from HENENCOURT, we marched via BEHENCOURT -to ST. GRATIEN and a day later to RAINNEVILLE. The Brigade stayed at -RAINNEVILLE a day and a half, the time being spent in a much-needed -clean-up, and at this point--on January 5th--we became the 164th -Infantry Brigade of the 55th Division. - -On the 6th we left the 13th Corps to move to the new Divisional area, -the 55th Division being then part of the 14th Corps. The march was via -BERTANGLES, VAUX-EN-AMIENS to ARGOEUVES, the Battalion subsequently -moving independently to AIRAINES, via ST. SAUVNEUR, PICQUIGNY, and -SOUES, reinforcements arriving from the base the day after the -Battalion had been billeted. Company training was carried out, and we -had the task of finding control posts for all entrances to the village -to prevent British Army horses from entering on account of the number -of diseased horses there. On the 14th Second Lieutenants Silveira, -Agostini, and Matthews arrived from the 3/4th Loyal North Lancashire -Regiment. The Brigadier should have inspected the Brigade the following -day at COURCHON, but the event was cancelled owing to rain, and -Battalion drill took place instead. In the afternoon the A.S.C.’s -Picture Palace was booked and the men given a free show. During the -week a bombing school, bayonet course, and rifle range were fixed up, -and excellent progress was made with the training. On the 20th of -January Major Parker took over the Battalion on Lieutenant-Colonel -Hindle’s departure on leave. During the remainder of the stay there the -training was rounded off by an attack over open country, a gas test in -the presence of the G.O.C. of the Division, and instruction in grenade -throwing for all the Officers and N.C.O.’s, before, ultimately, General -Allenby inspected the Division near HALLENCOURT, on the 29th. - -On February 2nd the Earl of Derby inspected the Battalion at VIEULAINE, -and the following day we proceeded to billets at LONGPRE, whence -the Brigade, less two Battalions, marched to new billets, Brigade -Headquarters proceeding to RIBEACOURT, 2/5th Lancashire Fusiliers -to BEAUMETZ, and the 1/4th Loyal North Lancashires to PROUVILLE. -At AUTHEUX, a few days later, the Battalion and Platoon bombers -were inspected in their work by the G.O.C. of the 55th Division, -Major-General Jeudwine. “Old Judy,” as he was called, soon found a -place in our hearts--he had the gift of inspiring those under him--and -we all loved him. - -About this time the Brigade experienced the French winter at its worst -in so far as rain was concerned, conditions being so bad that no -training was possible for two days. The men found welcome relief when -the downpour ceased by participating in a five miles cross-country run. -On the 15th the Brigade marched from HEM, via DOULLENS, to HALLOY and -on to BELLEVUE, where units broke off to their respective villages, -the 1/4th continuing the march via BAVINCOURT and GOUY-EN-ARTOIS to -MONCHIET. Three nights afterwards hostile aircraft flew over the -village and dropped two bombs not far from our lines. There were no -casualties. Shortly before noon the following day an enemy ’plane -again flew over the village, dropping a bomb about 150 yards from the -huts, once more without effecting any damage. On the 23rd orders were -received for the Battalion to go into the trenches to take over from -the 1/5th King’s Liverpool Regiment. There was a heavy fall of snow -that afternoon, followed by a frost at night, and we moved into the -line the following night. The enemy was very quiet on this front and -apt to show himself a good deal. Lieutenant-Colonel Hindle took over -the command the day following the Battalion’s arrival. About this time -the trenches became very wet owing to the thaw, and the discomforts -familiar at these times recurred. Meanwhile the enemy indulged in -rather more sniping than usual, while a visit by a dozen hostile -aeroplanes one morning was accompanied by activity on the part of his -artillery. There were no casualties or cases of sickness during the -month--a record. - -March also was quite uneventful. A German deserter surrendered to -us, and there was only a single casualty during the month, one man -being wounded. But on April 1st, while A, B, and C Companies were -billeted at BRETENCOURT, the enemy fired about three salvoes to the -west of the village, and one shell burst in a barn occupied by No. 15 -Platoon (D Company), killed six men, and wounded eight others. On the -9th Lieutenant-Colonel Hindle went to the 3rd Army School, and Major -Crump took command of the Battalion during his week’s absence. On -the 23rd, while rifle grenades were being fired, one exploded in our -lines and would have caused serious loss of life, but Private Carter -threw himself upon it and received the full force of the burst. He was -killed, and Second Lieutenant Wilson, trying at the same time to grasp -the grenade and throw it away, lost his hand. Lieutenant-Colonel Hindle -went on leave on the 27th, Major Crump taking over the command. During -the month, in addition to the casualties referred to, there were seven -men killed and a like number wounded. - -On 1st April, while the Battalion was at GROSVILLE, four cavalry -N.C.O.’s were attached, two from the 1st Dragoon Guards and two -from the Inniskilling Dragoons. On the 4th the Battalion took over -slightly to the right of the former frontage, the left Company -frontage being taken over by the 165th Brigade. Owing to shortage of -Officers, A and C Companies worked as one in respect of Officers’ -duties. Lieutenant-Colonel Hindle resumed his command two days before -the Battalion was relieved. As soon as duty again lay in the shape of -trench life, it was discovered that though the enemy was very quiet -there appeared to be a great amount of work in progress in his lines. -One day the enemy shelled the front line with “Five-nines,” but there -was no material damage. Obviously the object of the shoot was to -discover trench mortar emplacements. During the next two days there was -again some shelling, and on the 30th, during a “strafe” of the right -Company, Second Lieutenant Eccles was killed, the only other casualties -during the whole of the month being two Other Ranks killed and two -wounded. - -Shortly after mid-day, June 4th, our artillery and trench mortars -opened an intense bombardment on the enemy wire, and this was replied -to by heavy fire for half-an-hour, mainly on our support lines and -communication trenches, but no severe damage was done, and, although -the dressing station behind the support line was blown in, there were -no casualties. The following day Second Lieutenant Ducksbury reported -for duty from the base. The time was mainly occupied in training -bombing parties, scouting, wire cutting and crawling, and cutting new -pattern fire steps under R.E. supervision. - -A special raiding party was practising and was increased to four -Officers (Captain Gregson, and Second Lieutenants Martin, Roscoe, -and Walker) and 15 N.C.O.’s and men per company, who were billeted -separately in the village and trained. Short rifles and long bayonets -were issued to the Battalion on the afternoon of the 19th, and long -rifles and short bayonets withdrawn. The same day the Battalion -moved up to AGNY to relieve the South Lancashires, the raiding party -remaining at BRETENCOURT. Although the enemy shelled and sent over -rifle grenades within the next few days, little damage was done and -there were no casualties. Here we first met a large trench mortar -called “Crashing Christopher”--the “Heavy Minnie” of later days. - - [Illustration: The Battalion about to Parade for the Trenches, 1916.] - - - - - CHAPTER IV. - - THE SOMME FIGHTING. - - -On the 27th of June we were bombarded by all calibres, but sustained no -casualties. - -On the 28th the raiding party of three Officers and 56 Other Ranks -mentioned in the last chapter left our lines at the junction of GAMBLER -STREET with the fire trench at 5 35 p.m. The raid was preceded by the -discharge of cloud gas and artillery fire. - -This party was working in conjunction with raiding parties from all -Battalions in the Division. They advanced by two rushes to within a few -yards of the enemy trenches, where they came under heavy fire and were -held up. At 5 50 p.m. they established communication with our lines -and reported that they could get no further and were suffering heavy -casualties. A Sergeant returning and reporting that the enemy were in -strong force and further progress was impossible, Major Crump ordered -them to retire, which they did in good order in spite of losses which -included the whole of the leaders. - -The wind seemed to be uncertain and blew back the smoke curtain -diagonally across the front so as to disclose our party, which was on -the right flank of the Division, to the enemy. - -The enemy wire had been well cut and presented no obstacle, but the -enemy were seen in force in the trenches to the north of BLAIRVILLE -WOOD, some of them wearing box respirators. The gas, however, -apparently did not reach the wood, but near our lines a number of enemy -dead were observed who had obviously been killed by the gas. Corporal -Thompson did admirable work in maintaining telephonic communication -between the advanced portions and the Headquarters of the Brigade -raiding parties in our own front line. Private Clarke and Corporal -Thompson remained in a shell hole not far from the enemy wire until -after nightfall and saw them come out of their trenches and carry some -of our men who were either dead or wounded across the bridge into their -trenches. The ten killed of the raiding party included Captain E. M. -Gregson and Second Lieutenant A. Martin, whilst Second Lieutenant A. S. -Walker was amongst the 18 wounded. - -The Lancashire Fusiliers’ party (who also came under command of Major -Crump) advanced quickly and rushed the last few yards before effecting -an entrance into the enemy trenches. They divided into three parties, -which bombed along the fire trench before being attacked by enemy -bombers coming across the open. They were then ordered to retire, which -they did after suffering casualties. A private of the left party did -good work with his bayonet, keeping the enemy at bay until the last of -his party had left the trench; for this he was awarded the Victoria -Cross. All the parties came under machine gun and rifle fire, but they -inflicted a large number of casualties before returning. There were -no trench boards in the enemy line where our men entered them, and -the trenches had obviously suffered considerably from our artillery -fire. The enemy threw “stink” bombs into their own wire, but most of -the wounded were brought in by our men, who, however, brought back no -prisoners and no material, except a cap taken from a German soldier for -identification purposes. - -Captain G. C. Hutchinson, of the Lancashire Fusiliers, though severely -wounded in the German wire, did capital work in this raid, as he -continued to direct operations after being hit. Lance-Sergeant Russ and -Private Bennett, of the same Battalion, assisted several wounded men -back to our lines and later brought in Captain Hutchinson. Sergeant -Entwistle, who brought back reports on the progress of the raid, -returned to assist in carrying out the retirement, whilst Private Ward -and another collected five wounded in a shell hole and brought them in -one at a time under heavy machine gun and shell fire. - -A Private who was with the party writes:--“Captain Gregson was there; I -never saw him look better--he was always one of the smartest Officers -in the Battalion, but he seemed to have been got up for the show with -greater care than usual. The smoke lifted like a curtain. We were in -full view of the Boche trench. We went on till within 50 yards of it -and then he opened out with machine guns, rifles, and trench mortars. -It was Hell let loose, but someone shouted ‘On the Kellys,’ and on -we went, but were cut down like corn. The ‘Jerrys’ were two-deep in -their trench, and we realised we were done.” Sixteen men answered the -roll-call out of 76. “The worst part of a stunt is always after, when -they have a roll-call. To stand there and listen to names being called -and try to answer ‘He’s killed’--no one can picture it who hasn’t seen -one.” - -The total casualties for the month were two Other Ranks killed, six -wounded, and 26 sick, including four Officers. - -On the afternoon of July 1st, the enemy shelled our reserve and support -trenches and also the village of AGNY with 4.2’s, whilst late at night -he opened fire on the front line with “whizzbangs” and 4.2’s, trench -mortars, rifle grenades, and machine guns. He also sent up a large -number of flares, but our artillery replied and activities ceased -within an hour. - -The following day Lieutenant-Colonel Hindle went to hospital, and Major -Crump again assumed command of the Battalion. There was considerable -enemy activity with artillery and trench mortars, whilst our aeroplanes -were active. The trenches were damaged by enemy gunfire the following -day, when Second Lieutenant Jump and three Other Ranks were wounded. -The Battalion was relieved by the 2/5th Lancashire Fusiliers on the -4th, and went to billets at DAINEVILLE; Colonel Hindle returned the -same day, but on the 7th he again had to go to hospital. On the 10th -we practised over trenches similar to those we expected to attack. -The attack was practised several times, and on the night of the 11th -the Battalion relieved the 1/6th King’s Liverpools. Two nights later -the Brigade made a demonstration, Second Lieutenant Saunders being in -charge of a party which went over at midnight to bomb an enemy sap. -Though they were unable to enter the sap, owing to wire being uncut, -a number of bombs were thrown into it, and it was not until the party -returned that the enemy replied with light machine gun and rifle fire. - -On the 16th, 76 reinforcements joined the unit, which was relieved -by the 1/4th King’s Own and marched to BARLY, where we rehearsed -trench attacks and signalling in conjunction with aeroplanes. Later -the Battalion marched by stages to CANDAS, where it entrained for -MERICOURT. Arriving there on the 11th, we marched to billets in MEAULTE -and on the following day to HAPPY VALLEY, where we bivouacked. - -The weather was fine and the billets good at this time, and training -was carried out on an extensive scale, the work including practising -digging-in with entrenching tools. One afternoon men marched to BRAY -and bathed in the Somme, where, unfortunately, one man was drowned. - -On the 30th July, Church Parade was held, at which Brigadier-General -G. T. G. Edwards presented Sergeants Entwistle and Lancaster with -Military Medal Ribbons won by them in the raids at BLAIRVILLE. Late -that afternoon orders were received to be ready to move at very short -notice, and the same night the Battalion left for the trenches at -GUILLEMONT, occupying some old German communication trenches (Dublin -and Casement trenches), which contained no dugouts. Within a few hours -of the Battalion’s arrival the enemy opened out on the trenches and -battery positions in the vicinity with 5.9’s and heavier shell. Second -Lieutenants Orrell and Crone were wounded, as also were 15 Other Ranks. -The total casualties for the month were three Officers and 34 Other -Ranks. - -August was a trying month. The line held extended from MALTZHORN FARM, -where we linked up with the French on the right, to a point near ARROW -HEAD COPSE. The trenches were incomplete, as they were newly dug, -and besides being narrow and shallow, they had not been joined up in -several places. The enemy bombardment was more or less severe every -day, and on the 3rd Second Lieutenants C. S. Munro and J. Hunt were -wounded, along with 16 Other Ranks, whilst three men were killed. About -this time enemy snipers were very active along a ridge about 150 yards -ahead, where they appeared to have established themselves. This ridge -was on the south side of and abutted on the sunken road which ran from -our line to GUILLEMONT. Part of this sunken road was held as a trench -by the 2/5th Lancashire Fusiliers, who were thus enfiladed by the enemy -snipers on the ridge and consequently had a considerable number of -casualties daily, the losses among the Officers being especially heavy. - -It was decided, therefore, to attack this ridge and establish a -strong point there which would deny that ground to the enemy. This -minor operation was considered important in view of the casualties -mentioned and also because it would afford facilities for reconnoitring -GUILLEMONT and the lines of approach, this being most essential in view -of the contemplated general attack on the GUILLEMONT--MAUREPAS line. - -At a conference held by the Brigadier with Major Crump and Major -H. Parker, it was decided that Major Parker should carry out the -operation with two strong platoons of D Company on the evening of the -5th of August; that under Brigade arrangements communication trenches -(which were exceedingly narrow) should be kept clear to facilitate the -movement of the troops taking part in the attack up to the front line; -and that a barrage would be put down by the Divisional artillery who -would also do counter-battery work. - - [Illustration] - -When the attacking party commenced to move up to the starting-off -place, it was found that the communication trenches had not been -cleared as arranged, and it would have been impossible to get up in -time by using them. The party therefore moved up over the open and -managed to arrive in time, but, unfortunately, not till after dark. - -Second Lieutenant A. Hague and his platoon attacked. The second platoon -with consolidating material was kept in reserve in our front line, but -the enemy was found to be in considerable force on the ridge, occupying -a strong point, and a switch line running back towards Wedge Wood. - -The attacking platoon encountered heavy rifle and machine gun fire, -and our barrage brought down enemy artillery fire, which caused -considerable loss to working parties in communication trenches. Three -attacks in all were made, but finally the attempt had to be abandoned -for that night. Second Lieutenant Hague was reported missing, two men -were killed, and 25 wounded. - -Major Parker subsequently reported to the Brigadier that he thought -that he could attain his objective on the evening of the 6th August, -provided he was allowed to attack at dusk without barrage but with -only five minutes’ preparation with two Stokes’ Mortars, and this plan -was assented to. The same troops were employed, having been brought up -to strength. The attacking platoon, led by Lieutenant R. S. De Blaby, -attacked at 20.30 hours. The attack was successful, the position was -consolidated, and our troops were relieved by the 1/5th Liverpool -Regiment just before dawn. During consolidation Major Parker went out -with a patrol and located the enemy switch line, finding it heavily -wired and strongly held. - -The troops engaged in this operation rejoined the Battalion (which had -been withdrawn to reserve) on the morning of the 7th August. - -After a night in bivouacs, preparations were made to go over the ground -prior to an attack on GUILLEMONT on the 8th. The Battalion returned -to the line that night and assembled in trenches east and west of the -road which ran south from the east corner of TRONES WOOD, C Company -being detailed to consolidate the right of the enemy line and D Company -the left on the west side of GUILLEMONT. A and B Companies acted in -conjunction with the 1/4th Royal Lancasters and the 1/8th Liverpool -Regiments respectively. The attack was not a success. The right was -held up from the start by the switch line which had been reported by -our patrol on the 6th, such report having been either overlooked or -ignored, and the men had to fall back to the original line, though the -1/8th Liverpools went through the village on the left, and D Company -of our Battalion commenced to consolidate, but were driven off by the -enemy coming behind them and cutting them off from the Liverpools. - -Considerable confusion was caused owing to the mist and the employment -by the enemy of smoke bombs, the four platoons in reserve not being -called upon for this reason, though all their officers were killed and -they suffered many other casualties. The operation was a costly one. -Nine Other Ranks were killed, 97 wounded, and 107 reported missing; -whilst of the Officers, Captain E. M. Rennard and Captain H. Lindsay -were killed, Second Lieutenants O. H. Ducksbury and J. H. Holden -missing (afterwards found to be prisoners of war), and Lieutenants De -Blaby and A. T. D. Evans and Second Lieutenants E. L. Fairclough and T. -A. Bigger wounded. Lieutenant De Blaby died the following day. - -On the 9th of August the remnant of the Battalion was relieved by one -Company of the 1/5th South Lancashires and marched to bivouacs, where -Lieutenant-Colonel Hindle again took over command. - -Three days after coming out of the line a large permanent working party -of 150 men, under Major Parker, proceeded to the trenches to the 2/5th -Lancashire Fusiliers, who were also detailed for the same work, and -on the 14th August Major Parker was wounded. The Brigade subsequently -left the area. The Battalion which had been strengthened by drafts of -100 men from the Manchesters and one Officer and 110 Other Ranks from -the East Lancashire Regiment, entraining at MERICOURT and detraining -at ABBEVILLE, marched to billets in SAIGNEVILLE, via CAMBRON and GOUY. -Here training proceeded on the usual lines, whilst a lecture was given -to the Officers and N.C.O.’s of the Brigade by Major-General H. S. -Jeudwine. The General used the tail of a cart as a platform--without -warning it tipped up and sent him sprawling in the road. This was too -much for the gravity of the troops--and of the General himself. No one -laughed more heartily than he did as he picked himself up and resumed -the thread of the lecture--this time from the ground level. - -Battalion sports were held whilst the unit was at rest, and in -the closing days of the month the Battalion returned by train to -MERICOURT, marching to a camping ground at MILLENCOURT, whence Captain -L. Duckworth went to hospital, whilst the Battalion again moved a -short distance to another area, where all ranks were accommodated -in tents. The total casualties for the month were 13 Officers and -289 Other Ranks. After a couple of days’ “rest” at MILLENCOURT, the -Battalion was sent for instructional purposes to take over the left of -an old Corps line trench running between the ALBERT--AMIENS road and -the ALBERT--MILLENCOURT road. On relieving the 8th King’s Liverpool -Regiment in the Corps line, the Battalion spent the night rehearsing -the numerous phases of trench warfare, one Company building a “strong -point.” The following day this was repeated, and some of the time was -spent in wiring and patrolling. The Battalion was relieved by the 1/8th -(Irish) King’s Liverpool Regiment on the night of September 3rd. Three -days later the Battalion moved from MILLENCOURT to a camping ground -near FRICOURT, where it was joined by Captain S. B. Donald, of the -5th East Kents (Buffs), and Captain C. B. Bolingbroke, of the 1/6th -Norfolks. Orders to go into the trenches were received the following -day, and the Battalion marched to MONTAUBAN where it was met by guides -of the 8th Devons. The sector taken over by the Brigade extended from -the eastern edge of DELVILLE WOOD in the direction of GINCHY, the 1/4th -Loyal North Lancashires being in the front line alongside the 2/5th -Lancashire Fusiliers, and the remainder of the Brigade in support. -Captain C. H. Cockrill reported for duty from the 1/6th Norfolks on the -8th, on which day we had four killed and 19 wounded. - -The DELVILLE WOOD battle started on the 9th September. The British -artillery were in action all day, and at 4 p.m. the barrage started; at -4 45 the Division on our left attacked. Our objective was to capture -HOP ALLEY with B and C Companies, whilst the Lancashire Fusiliers were -to go over with us and take ALE ALLEY. At 5 25 the Battalion went over -and the first objective--HOP ALLEY--was gained, but the second wave -did not succeed in reaching ALE ALLEY, and as HOP ALLEY had become -untenable under intense machine gun barrage and gunfire, the remnant -of B and C Companies withdrew and fell back to their original line. -Supporting Companies from the 1/8th King’s Liverpool Regiment and 1/4th -Loyal North Lancashire Regiment were sent up to strengthen the lines, -whilst working parties consolidated the position. Sergeant H. Farnworth -was awarded the D.C.M. for work in this attack. - - [Illustration] - -The casualties were heavy; amongst the 24 killed were Second -Lieutenants W. E. Pyke and E. F. Falby, whilst, in addition to 125 men, -Captains Donald and Bolingbroke, Lieutenant H. W. Strong, and Second -Lieutenants W. V. Gray, P. Pollard, F. R. Vipond, C. H. Forshaw, and -W. H. Berry were wounded. Under the heading of missing were the names -of 79 of the rank and file. As the result of these heavy losses the -Battalion was withdrawn from the front line to the supports and rested -for the day. In the afternoon we stood-to in view of a possible attack -by the enemy. Though remaining in support, the Battalion was moved -1,000 yards nearer the front line for the remainder of its stay until -the 41st Brigade came up as relief on September 12th, when we marched -to bivouacs near FRICOURT. - -The customary routine was followed during the “rest,” during which -a move was made to BUIRE. Brigadier-General Edwards handed over the -Brigade to Brigadier-General C. I. Stockwell, who was quickly dubbed -“Strafing Jimmy.” He was a good soldier, and his methods, though often -resented by individuals, were effective. He continued to command the -164th Brigade till the Armistice. - - [Illustration] - -On the 19th, after being ordered to go into the line at FRICOURT, where -were the 1/8th King’s Liverpool Regiment, we were suddenly ordered -to vacate the trenches and proceed to bivouacs at MAMETZ, where six -days were spent in Company training, during which specially large -working parties were employed in digging a communication trench through -LONGUEVAL. - -On the 24th a Battalion of the 165th Infantry Brigade was relieved by -us in front of DELVILLE WOOD close to FLERS. On the 25th and 26th one -Other Rank was killed and 22 wounded. On the latter day we relieved the -1/7th King’s Liverpool Regiment in GIRD TRENCH, close to GUEDECOURT. -That day we had 17 wounded and 3 missing. - -Following great activity by our artillery, the 164th Brigade attacked -in the afternoon of the 27th, the Battalion being in support. The 8th -Irish captured the part of GIRD SUPPORT still occupied by the enemy, -and in the course of the evening we relieved the Irish in the captured -trench, one Company occupying a sunken road running into GUEDECOURT. -The casualties were very slight, but Second Lieutenant R. Forrest was -killed and Second Lieutenant G. Duerden and 4 Other Ranks were wounded. - -The following morning mist hung low over the battlefield, and when -it cleared a large enemy party was observed to be digging-in along a -line rather more than half a mile away. Rifle and machine gun fire -was directed at them, and they ceased work abruptly after suffering -a number of casualties. During the afternoon the enemy artillery -retaliated, killing 6 men and wounding 30. - -The 10th Royal West Kents relieved us on the 29th, and we went into -billets at DERNANCOURT. Thus ended an eventful month, in which the -Battalion had suffered somewhat heavily, the total casualties being -3 Officers and 33 Other Ranks killed, 9 Officers and 211 Other Ranks -wounded, 82 Other Ranks missing, and 2 Officers and 54 Other Ranks -sick. - - - - - CHAPTER V. - - TRENCH WARFARE IN THE SALIENT: October 1st, 1916, to July 14th, 1917. - - -On the 1st October we left MANANCOURT and entrained at EDGE HILL, -arriving in billets at L’ETOILE at 11 p.m. The following day we marched -to LONGPRE, where we entrained for POPERINGHE, where we were billeted -for the night. The next day we marched to BRANDHOEK, where we were -in huts for the next few days, furnishing a daily working party to -dig a cable trench near RIGERSBERG CHATEAU. During this period Second -Lieutenant G. Duerden joined us again, and the following Officers as -reinforcements:--Captain A. Walsh, Second Lieutenants G. Tong, F. C. -Jenkinson, V. Mather, A. O. Knight, I. Haworth, F. L. Vernon, E. G. -Faber, A. Bardsley, A. Ashton, E. E. Tweedale, H. Holden, H. Swaine, R. -V. Reed, B. H. Williams, J. E. Ordish, R. Bissett, J. H. Ogden, and H. -K. Vipond. - -During these days we did Company training, in preparation for our debut -in the SALIENT. - -THE SALIENT! How can one hope to describe it so as to bring home its -realities to those who have never seen it? Yet without some such -description the history of the next few months would be about as -informative as the stereotyped official bulletin, “On the rest of the -Front there was nothing to report.” - -Picture then POPERINGHE, a typical Belgian town, with here and there -a house partly demolished by shell fire, crawling with troops of -all kinds, with shops, restaurants, and estaminets, sprinkled with -English notices, such as “Divisional Headquarters,” “Wind Dangerous,” -“Officers’ Club,” “Divisional Canteen,” and so on. This was our centre -of civilisation. Beyond it stretched eastwards the YPRES road, fringed -at first with tall trees and a sprinkling of houses, and peopled with -troops, lurries, guns, limbers--coming and going, twelve kilometres of -it, with deep ditches on either side, and beyond them fields which had -once been cultivated but were now given over to “dumps,” camps, battery -positions, and so on, a few fields being still under cultivation by -women and old men. - -After six kilometres we come to VLAMERTINGHE, badly knocked about, -but with a certain number of houses still standing and used by our -troops; a thin slice of the tower of the church remaining to give the -Hun a range mark; from this point the road is under enemy observation, -and one begins to notice shell holes and broken trees becoming more -frequent as we near YPRES railway station, to which trains still -run, but only at night with all lights out, drawn very slowly and -silently by a mysterious engine which shuts off steam and proceeds by -electricity or something of the kind as it nears YPRES. - - [Illustration: Map No. 2 - - THE YPRES SALIENT] - -Standing on the “platform” at YPRES station at night, you see the enemy -flares going up all round you except on the west, and you realise that -you are indeed in “The Salient.” - -The city of YPRES itself, which at first sight seems like a jumble of -ruins, you find presently to contain hiding-places for dozens of guns -and hundreds of troops; whole streets of houses remain standing, mostly -minus windows or doors. By day, the streets are almost deserted; by -night, though no lights are shown, the city is alive with parties of -troops, mule-drawn limbers, waggons, and motor lurries, bringing up -rations and ammunition and the baggage of incoming Battalions. - -All these come along the road from VLAM after dusk, and when things -are in full swing the road is a wonderful sight--mile after mile of -mixed Army vehicles tightly packed along both sides, the middle full of -marching troops. Sometimes motionless, sometimes crawling cautiously -on in the dark, sometimes disturbed by a shell falling and killing a -few men or a mule or smashing up a lurry in its crashing burst, hour -by hour the stream goes on, the very life-blood of the Infantry in the -Salient. - -From YPRES to the front line was at this time about two miles, first by -road, then tracks, then trenches or breastworks, through wrecked and -ruined country, weedgrown and desolate. - -Each Battalion held a “sub-sector” of the line, Battalion Headquarters -being in some group of dugouts or ruined chateau about a mile behind -the front line with the reserve and support Companies somewhat nearer, -and two front line Companies. In addition to the Infantry Battalions, -there were posts held by machine guns, this weapon having been taken -out of the hands of the infantry, trench mortar sections, and other -details doing various jobs. - -The country in general is rather like HUNDRED END, the soil being like -the Lancashire clay, but wetter and stickier. - -On the 15th we moved up to YPRES, where we were billeted in the -RAMPARTS. These RAMPARTS billets merit a special description. The city -is guarded on the east and south by a rampart and moat, the rampart -being about 50 feet high, and of equal thickness and formed of earth -taken out when the moat was dug, faced with brick on the outside and -crowned with trees. - -Under this mines had been made, stuffy, cramped places full of frames -and props and dimly lit with electric light, generally overcrowded and -always damp and rat-infested, but still places where the Battalion -in Brigade reserve could lie down and sleep in comparative safety, -except for the danger of gas. To the south of the MENIN GATE, an ugly -gap in the ramparts through which the MENIN ROAD issued from the city -and where it was never safe to linger, was one of such mines usually -occupied by two Companies, to the north a similar one and the Officers’ -dugouts, Battalion Headquarters being further back in the city. On the -night of a relief, men would arrive in small parties in the pitch dark -and stumble along the street, which was always a foot deep in mud, till -they found the gas sentry, when they would disappear within the dark -entry with a grunt of relief. - -During the next few days working parties went up the line every night, -and on the evening of the 19th we relieved the 1/4th King’s Own in the -RAILWAY WOOD sector. - -RAILWAY WOOD had once been, as the name implies, a wood beside the -MENIN railway; when we made its acquaintance it was just a churned-up, -slimy bit of rising ground, approached by a decent communication trench -called WEST LANE crossing the muddy BELLEWARDEBEEK, beyond which were -the breastworks and dugouts and cookhouses forming BEEK Trench, a mass -of slime and rotten sandbags which it was part of our job to drain, -duckboard, and rivet with corrugated iron. As nearly every trench in -the Salient was in a like state, and repairs were soon spotted and -strafed by the Hun, and as every available man was daily employed in -repairs, et cetera, it will be seen that “Old Bill’s” opinion, that -the war would only end “when the whole of Belgium had been put into -sandbags,” had much to justify it. - -Going up to the front line from BEEK Trench on a dark night was no -picnic. You started along a narrow alley winding uphill, your hands -feeling the slimy sandbag walls, your feet wary for broken duckboards; -now and again a hot, stuffy smell, a void space in the wall, and the -swish of pumped-up water under foot proclaimed the entrance to a mine. -Gradually the sandbag walls got higher and the alley narrower, and -in places you stumbled into daylight where the trench had been blown -in and got covered with blue slime wallowing across the block; round -corners you dived under narrow tunnels two or three feet high, finally -emerging into the comparative open of the front line trench. - -When we were in Brigade reserve in YPRES, the working parties sent -out at night often had this journey to do, after a two mile tramp and -heavily laden with shovels, duckboards, barbed wire, and so on, but -there was no falling-out, and little grousing. - -A feature of this sector was the craters and shell-hole posts out in -the open in front, garrisoned by small parties of men; there they -lay--cold, wet, and sleepy--for hours on end, visited at intervals by -an Officer or N.C.O. - -On the 20th Captain Ord was appointed Commandant of the 164th Brigade -Officers’ School, and Major A. H. Haslam joined us. On the 22nd 16 -“Minnies” fell on our front line, wounding Second Lieutenant J. F. -Walmsley and J. H. Ogden; the following night we were relieved by -the 1/5th King’s Liverpool Regiment and went back to YPRES to the -PRISON and MAGAZINE billets. These two buildings had not been greatly -damaged, and the MAGAZINE was fairly shell-proof. We sent the usual -nightly working parties up the line till the 27th, when we relieved -the 1/4th King’s Own in WEILTJE sector, to the north of RAILWAY WOOD; -here the Hun was further off and things were a bit more comfortable.[F] -Second Lieutenants Reed, Tong, Vipond, and Vernon were posted to -other Battalions on the 29th. The tour was quiet on the whole, and on -the 31st a piece of the enemy’s parapet fell in, giving our snipers -a splendid chance--they claimed three certain hits. That night we -were relieved by the 1/5th King’s Own and marched back to C Camp, -a collection of wooden huts distributed in a roadside copse near -BRANDHOEK, a little bit of Heaven to weary and sodden men coming out of -the line. Here we could sleep and feed in peace, do refitting, physical -jerks and parades, and play football. - -During the month no less than three Officers and 55 men had gone sick -and been sent to Field Ambulance (also known as “Fanny Adams”)--for -which the change to the Flanders clay was no doubt largely responsible. - -We remained at C Camp till the 8th November, when we moved up to YPRES -again and were billeted in the RAMPARTS and the SCHOOL; the latter was -a large building on the MENIN ROAD outside the city and made a decent -billet till the gunners put a large gun in it, with the usual sequel. - -During the next three days we sent a working party of 250 up the line -every night. Major Crump rejoined the Battalion on the 11th. - -On the 12th we relieved the 1/4th King’s Own in the RAILWAY WOOD -sector, B and C Companies being in the front line, A and D in support -in BEEK Trench. Captain Houghton rejoined the Battalion. - -On the night of the 13th the moon shone beautifully and disclosed our -wiring party to the Hun about 100 yards off. Second Lieutenant Higson -was hit; the next night our Lewis guns retorted on Hun working parties. - -Every day brought its ration of “Minnies,” shells and bullets, and -someone got hit; Second Lieutenant Walton was killed by a sniper’s -bullet on the 16th. The sniper was promptly shot by one of ours. - -On the 17th, at 11 p.m., for half an hour, we strafed the Boche with -guns, heavy and Stokes’ trench mortars and rifle grenades, to stir him -up--the usual tactics of the 55th Division; he retaliated feebly and -wounded only one man; a fighting patrol then went out, but found no Hun -about. - -On the 18th, at 8 45 a.m., 18 heavy “Minnies” fell on B Company, -wounding two men; our guns retaliated--they always did for -“Minnies”--to discourage them. I think we all hated and feared the -“Minnie” more than anything, chiefly on account of the deafening, -nerve-shattering effect of the explosion; if you watched you could see -them coming over like an oil-drum describing slowly a parabola in the -air--and could dodge them and watch the fall from a safe distance, then -a pause, then CRRRAAASH! and up went sandbags, earth, wood, iron, and -sometimes men, leaving a crater of raw crumbly earth to be dealt with -as soon as might be. - -In the evening we were relieved by the 1/5th King’s Liverpool Regiment, -and straggled systematically back to YPRES--billeted this time in the -Prison and Magazine. - -The Officers now with the Battalion were as follows:-- - - Lieutenant-Colonel R. Hindle, Commanding. - Major Crump, Second in Command. - Second Lieutenant R. N. Buckmaster, Adjutant. - Second Lieutenant Burnside, Transport. - Lieutenant Bardsley, Quartermaster. - Second Lieutenant Lowe, Lewis Guns. - Second Lieutenant Mather, Bombs. - Second Lieutenant Williams, Sniping and Intelligence. - - Captain A. T. Houghton } - Captain A. Walsh } - Second Lieutenant Tyldesley } A Company. - Second Lieutenant Bissett } - Second Lieutenant Cooper } - - Captain F. S. Baker[G] } - Second Lieutenant Agostini } B Company. - Second Lieutenant Robinson } - Second Lieutenant H. Holden } - - Captain Hore } - Lieutenant Tautz } C Company. - Second Lieutenant R. Hall } - Second Lieutenant Ashcroft } - - Captain Matthew } - Lieutenant Howarth } - Second Lieutenant Holmes } D Company. - Second Lieutenant Brown } - -The next five days were spent in cleaning up and bathing--a ceremony in -which a whole Company filed into an old building labelled “Divisional -Baths,” handed in their underclothing, stood in tubs under a trickle of -warm water and washed as best they might, receiving “clean” clothes in -return, and came away cleaner and fresher men. The inverted commas in -the last sentence are a tribute to the longevity and indestructibility -of the louse, or “chat,” and her eggs; no process was ever discovered -by which they could be extirpated, except “handpicking.” (Some people -may think this reference a little indelicate, but this is a truthful -record.) - -The usual nightly working parties went up the line, until, on the -24th, we relieved the 1/4th King’s Own in the WIELTJE Sector. A and D -Companies were in the front line, C Company in support in “New X Line,” -and B in reserve, Battalion Headquarters being at POTIJZE CHATEAU. - -The relief started badly, a “Minnie” strafe during the morning having -blown in the front line in several places, incidentally blowing -a Company Commander out of his dugout; the strafing went on all -afternoon, but luckily ceased at dusk, and the relief passed off -without incident. - -This sector was a distinct improvement on RAILWAY WOOD. The Hun was -about 400 yards away, and there was consequently hardly any trench -mortar activity and no mining, but the wire was thin, the drainage bad, -and the Company Headquarters mere shanties, while most of the sentry -posts had to make shift with a groundsheet for sleeping accommodation, -the old traverses and dugouts having been knocked in and never -repaired. The reserve Company in CONGREVE WALK was more comfortable, -being well hidden in dead ground, and their trench was clean and dry--a -nice change after their tour in the worst bit of RAILWAY WOOD. - -That night was quiet, and our patrols and wirers were busy in No Man’s -Land; rain fell during the night, and breakfasts were very late in the -morning. - -The following description of a typical day in the front line is for the -edification of those who have never been there; how we longed to bring -some of our stay-at-home acquaintances out there and rub their noses in -Flanders mud--the real stay-at-homes, the profiteer, C.O., agitator, -striker--the folk who, in accordance with what Lewis Carroll called -“the glorious British Principle of Political Dichotomy,” were doing -their best to nullify our efforts in the fighting line! - -The day begins at “Stand to,” about an hour before dawn, when -the Officer and N.C.O. on duty go round rousing every one with a -hoarsely-whispered, “Wake up, there--Stand to!” reinforced by a shake -as each man comes slowly up out of the wells of sleep and stumbles to -his feet, rubs his eyes, grabs his rifle, and mounts the fire step. The -Company Commander rouses the signaller, or vice versa, and every one -sniffs the cold night air and hopes that “Jerry” won’t come over this -morning. - -Slowly the darkness thins; faces become visible, then sandbags, then -duckboards, then the screwposts supporting the wire in front; suddenly -a lark stirs, mounts up and bursts into his fervent song--the dawn has -come, and the Company Commander gives the word “Stand down,” which -is passed along and acted on promptly, so that in a minute only the -sentry on each post is left on duty. For we no longer hold the line -continuously--our numbers are too small--but with a certain number -of sentry posts, each consisting of an N.C.O. and, when possible, -six men--more often four--some posts being Lewis gun posts, others -bombing posts, others riflemen only. This line of posts, weak as it -is, is strung out between and in front of a series of “strong points” -containing machine guns and an infantry garrison lodged in deep mines, -while behind us is the support Company ready to come up in case of -need, and reserve troops further back; in addition we have the guns, -which we can always switch on in a few seconds by telephone or sending -up a rocket; all these things give us confidence, weak though we feel -ourselves to be. - -About this time there appears in the trench an Officer from the reserve -Company, followed by sweating men carrying knapsack food-containers -and dixies. The word “Breakfast up” is hardly needed, as already a -man from each post is waiting with both hands full of mess tins to -draw the bacon and tea for his post--bread and dry stuff was issued by -the Company Quartermaster-Sergeant the night before. The sentries are -excluded from the ensuing munching until such time as a chum, his meal -swallowed, is available for relief; never for an instant, by day or -night, must that vigilant watch over No Man’s Land cease. - -The Officers crowd into the Company Headquarters or crawl into their -own “caboosh” and eat their food in privacy, the same food as the rest -but on a plate, sometimes with porridge and eggs, privately purchased, -in addition--the Army issues the same ration to all ranks, but extras -can be bought at canteens in YPRES. - -After breakfast comes cleaning and inspecting rifles, while the Company -Commander, who has already had a look round and detailed the day’s -work to the Company Sergeant-Major, completes and sends down by runner -to Battalion Headquarters his Trench State and account of ammunition -expended; then adjusting his tube helmet and box respirator and -tightening his belt carrying his revolver and glasses (it is a standing -order that everyone must wear his equipment all the time in the front -line), he sets out to inspect his lines, finding, if he knows his job, -a cheery word for all and sundry, and receiving often better than he -gives, taking stock of everything, strafing slackers, and generally -tuning up for the day, well knowing that, if he misses anything, the -Commanding Officer or, worse still, the Brigadier, will spot it and -strafe him! - -Each sentry post has its standing orders pinned up on a board, with a -duty roster showing each man’s work through the 24 hours, and ensuring -that each gets eight hours in which he may try to sleep, and a sheet -for intelligence, which is collected by the Intelligence Officer every -morning when he visits the sniping posts. - -“Dinners up” is the signal for a general break and a repetition of the -breakfast scene, but the food is stew or roast meat and potatoes or -rissoles. At 1 30 p.m. casualty returns and special indents have to be -at Battalion Headquarters, and at 3 30 p.m. a report on the situation -and direction of wind (this latter with reference to possible gas -activities). Having to render this report in the middle of a strafe, -some sorely-tried Officer is said to have written, “Situation----, Wind -vertical!” - -Long before this we have all washed (or dabbed) our hands and faces in -shell-hole water and shaved as best we can, and an inspection of box -respirators has been carried out by the Officer on duty; feet are also -inspected and rubbed with whale oil to guard against trench-feet, then -work is resumed till tea, after which it is time to stand-to again for -another hour. - -Then the night routine begins; the men who have worked all day -“get down to it,” while the wirers begin to slide over the parapet -with their rolls of barbed wire and posts; the patrol puts on -boiler-suits and cap-comforters--each man leaving behind any possible -identification, and slides off into the waste, fitfully lit by enemy -flares, in front of us. - -The Officer and N.C.O. on duty start their tour of the line, candles -are lit in Company Headquarters and correspondence is dealt with, while -the Company Commander has another good look round while waiting for -the patrol to return; when they come in the leader’s report has to be -reduced to writing--often no easy matter when an unfortunate reference -to “enemy seen” raises a perfect hail of questions from higher -authority, truculently asking why they were not instantly gone for and -spitted! Picture Second Lieutenant Snooks, on patrol for the first or -second time with three men, sent out to examine enemy wire, shivering -and squirming his way across NO MAN’S LAND, all eyes and ears, suddenly -hearing guttural voices and seeing six or more figures looming big in -the haze. Of course, he ought to bluff them and bring them in--that is -what you would do, Reader, wouldn’t you?--but he doesn’t; he remembers -that he was told to examine wire, not to make trouble, so he crouches -motionless in the mud till they pass, and thinks he has done the right -thing--till he sends in his report. Then, all at once, the Brigadier, -the Colonel, the Company Commander send for him, and ask him abruptly, -and with degrees of rudeness befitting their respective ranks, what -the ---- he meant by letting those Boches escape! Needless to say, he -never repeats the mistake! And in time he learns that in the Division -and the Battalion it is a criminal offence to let slip any opportunity -of killing, capturing, or annoying Boche! - -About 10 p.m. is “tea up,” and the rum issue is mixed with this or -with the breakfast tea at the discretion of the Company Commander. -The patrol and other men coming in cold and wet need theirs at once, -followed by a walk down to the Brigade drying room, where they can -sleep in blankets before a brazier while their clothes are dried. - -With the patrol’s return operations usually close for the night, and -about midnight, having dealt with the last batch of chits which a -thoughtful and zealous runner has seen fit to pick off the Adjutant’s -table and deliver, asking searching questions about the “number of -sandbags laid” or “the number of screw posts, long, salved” the day -before, or the name of a man used to operating an electric light plant -or minding pigeons or mixing cocktails (“nil returns to be rendered!” -which means “If none, say so”), the Company Commander, who alone has -no allotted sleeping time, takes off his tin hat, loosens his belt, -and sleeps. At 3 a.m. the Officer on duty, who does a four-hour spell, -sends in another “situation and wind report,” and waits for the hour -when he can stir up everyone else for “stand-to,” strolling from one -post to another and keeping an eye on things in general and the Boche -in particular. - -It is very quiet, probably raining a little; nothing on the move, -except rats. What brutes they were, those rats of the Salient! huge -mangy brutes the size of a cat, a few patches of fur on their otherwise -bare pink bodies; getting under your feet, running over your face as -you lay trying to sleep, eating through haversacks to get the biscuits -within, scurrying, scratching, gnawing all night long! - -To resume the thread of the story:--The following extracts from a -Company Commander’s diary, given under the dates on which they were -written, help to give life to an otherwise bald narrative:-- - -25th. “This dugout is very poor and the roof is leaky--my canvas bucket -catches most of the drip, however.... Have just been entering up -Logbook sitting in the dugout with a candle for company--caked in mud, -sandbags over my boots--feet cold, raining outside, but quite cheerful, -as I am expecting some hot stew before long. The old skin-lined coats -are no longer issued; instead we have leather jerkins lined with -fleece, very warm and comfy.” - -26th. “To-day is apparently Sunday, but out here one can’t tell it -except by the calendar; the daily hate goes on much as usual--in fact -to-day we have been hating the Boche rather extra much. Our guns have -been slowly and deliberately knocking his front line to blazes all -day, but if I know anything of him he will be about half a mile behind -down a hole of some sort--we all go to ground in these days: ‘They -shall go into the caves and dens of the rocks, they shall say unto -the mountains, “Fall on us” and to the hills “Cover us,” men’s hearts -failing them for fear and for looking for those things which are coming -on the earth’--a wonderful book, the Bible!... One of the men said -to-day, ‘The Boche isn’t here, Sir; he’s gone to the Somme and left his -missus to look after this place!’ ... How nice a change of boots will -be!” - -27th. “A fighting patrol under Second Lieutenant Agostini went out but -encountered no enemy. At 7 30 p.m. we were relieved by the 1/5th South -Lancashires; they were very strong and all arrived together instead -of post by post and the narrow trench was jammed with men so that -our fellows had a struggle to get out. However, we got out without a -casualty, assembled at YPRES station, and trained to BRANDHOEK, whence -we marched to C Camp for a rest.” - -28th. “‘Cleaning and inspection of kit,’” says the War Diary. We always -lay long on the morning after relief, no one worried anyone else till -noon at least. “To-day I had a bath! Oooooooh! Nothing can describe -the utter luxury of it when for several days you haven’t even had -your revolver off! A real one and lie down in it! I feel another man -already! Nothing of special interest, very busy inspecting, cleaning -up, repairing, and generally getting ready for the trenches.... It’s -still very cold and difficult to keep warm; these huts have no glass -in the windows, but horn, sacking or linen, so one always writes by -candle-light. We have a gramophone in the Mess which plays all day -and cheers us much. ‘O, Cecilia! Don’t make those eyes at me!’ is a -great favourite, especially with the Padre, who says the sentiment is -exceedingly proper!” - -The following days were devoted to Company training, and on Sunday -December 3rd, 1916, there was a Church Parade. Our Diarist writes: -“We are still in rest, and it’s still freezing--coke is bad to get -in quantity--to-day we are very short; food is plentiful, there are -Y.M.C.A. huts and canteens and places about where one can buy baccy, -biscuits, fruit, etc.--the important thing is that all eatables must -be in tins, otherwise the rats get the lot.... In spite of cold, dirt, -and discomfort, it’s a good life on the whole, and one’s conscience -is at rest; we’re part of an Army--and a fine Army--and the Army is -abundantly cheerful.” - -Our numbers at this time were very low, three more Officers and 37 -Other Ranks having gone sick during the month. - -On 6th December, we were inspected in mass by the Corps Commander, an -amusing inspection which rather showed up the lack of horsemanship of -some Company Commanders. As a result a Battalion riding school was -started, and carried on whenever we were in “rest.” The following day -we moved up to YPRES (RAMPARTS and SCHOOL), and on the 8th relieved the -1/6th King’s Liverpool Regiment in RAILWAY WOOD. The following day our -artillery was active, strafing the enemy front line; we received some -“Minnies” in exchange. During the night our field guns and machine guns -fired on enemy communications; he retaliated with shells and “Minnies.” - -In the support trench (BEEK) were many home-made weather vanes, -somewhat out of adjustment, and one day, in directing a stranger to -Company Headquarters, someone said, “Keep along the trench and you’ll -see several weather-cocks.” “Yes,” broke in a humorist, “to show the -various Norths!” - -On the 11th the activity on both sides was renewed, but without -serious damage. Of course trenches were blown in and there were many -narrow escapes, but only two men were wounded in the three days. It -was always a standing wonder that so much metal could fly about in -horrid, jagged bits, knocking trenches about, missing men by inches, -demolishing dugouts, and yet cause so few casualties. For example, -three men were lying in a low dugout with an iron roof; a shell struck -the front edge, burying the men and at the same time saving them from -its own explosion, which took place simultaneously! Men are sometimes -literally struck dumb at these times, as witness the following true -story:--Scene--a slight shelter; Officer inside, Private at entrance; -three shells fall in quick succession, the first and second miss the -shelter by a foot or two and make the usual noise and mess, the third -hurtles down and buries itself at the very entrance--a long pause, then -a small, unnatural voice, “That’s a dud, sir!” Another pause, another -voice of like quality, “Yes, I see it is!” - -The 12th was very quiet. A drizzling rain fell all morning, mixed with -snow later. The following day we were told to prepare for relief, and -had the satisfaction of seeing, during the afternoon, our heavies -putting some really big stuff on the Hun lines; in the evening we -returned to our YPRES billets. - -14th. YPRES was shelled fairly heavily and we had one casualty; our -guns were also very active. “What an awful row these big guns make when -they go off; if you’re anywhere near them the noise seems to box your -ears and make you deaf for some seconds.” - -15th. “Our guns were making a fair old row last night and this morning, -celebrating the Kaiser’s peace proposals, I suppose--what a difference -from the old RICHEBURG days! To-night, about 4 30, the Hun suddenly -started shelling this place to some tune and kept it up for half an -hour; quite a lot burst near our dugout and there was a good bit of -stuff flying about, but no one was hit.” During these days the usual -nightly working parties filed through the MENIN GATE and went up the -line to shovel slime for a few hours. - -On 17th December, 1916, we moved to PRISON billets and into the line -again--WIELTJE--on the 18th. - -On the 19th a dozen “Minnies” fell on our front line--again no one -was hurt; on 20th December, 1916, the Hun shelled us all day; no -casualties, bitter wind and snow, aeroplanes active, a Hun machine -being brought down over their lines at 1 15. - -21st December, 1916. Great artillery activity. Our front line trenches -were cleared with the exception of a few Lewis guns from 8 a.m. to 4 -p.m. Our heavies bombarded the enemy trenches from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. -The field guns cut wire opposite our front line from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., -after which the heavies resumed operations. In the evening a patrol -located an enemy sentry post in the Long Sap. On the 22nd the artillery -programme was repeated; the enemy retaliated and caused one casuality. -On the 23rd the 1/4th King’s Own raided over our heads, entering the -enemy trenches and finding them deserted; the enemy retaliated heavily, -causing three casualties, one man (Duerden) being killed in the front -line by a bit of shell. As the front line was simply plastered with -shells, we were lucky not to have more. - -“There was a pretty heavy strafe this morning early,” writes the -Diarist; “it went on for about an hour and left one kind of dazed and -sleepy.” - -Christmas Eve was very quiet; the great question was, “Were we to stay -in the line over Christmas or not?” Our joy on hearing that we were to -go out was tempered by pity for the King’s Own, who relieved us. - -Christmas Day. “Out of trenches! Came out last night and forthwith -had a shave and partial wash. We sent an Officer on, and when we -landed here (YPRES) the men found candles lit and fires going in their -billets, and we had ditto in ours. To-day we gave the men a decent -Christmas dinner, and are now about to have one ourselves--a roaring -fire, plenty of candles, turkey stuffed with _the_ stuffing, beer, vin -ordinaire, pudding, and sundries have the promise of a very pleasant -evening in them, if the Boche will refrain from throwing stuff over--he -peppered this place some to-day! To-morrow, work--pulling things -together--refitting, cleaning, reorganising; to-night, Christmas Day, -home thoughts, comfort and God bless everyone, especially those at -home, who are always with us in thought--what we owe to their prayers -no man knows.” - -Second Lieutenant Tyldesley was largely responsible for the success -of the dinner referred to. The Battalion dined in the MAGAZINE, two -Companies at a time, on hastily-made tables and waited on by the -Officers; there was pork and goose mixed (Tyldesley’s tunic bore the -marks of goose-grease for long after), and trimmings, plum pudding -and dessert and fruit and beaucoup beer, and we drank “The King” and -everyone enjoyed themselves. - -26th. “Everyone in splendid form after a day’s rest and a good feed, a -sort of cheery, alert look on everyone’s face that I haven’t seen for a -long time.” 220 men were on working parties that day, and on the 27th -we were relieved by the 1/5th South Lancashires and went back to C -Camp, this time by train--‘the Midnight Choo-choo’ as some wit dubbed -it. The silent assembly of troops at YPRES Station, the entraining, -and the gradual withdrawal of the train from that stricken area into -cultivated country, are some of the things we shall never cease to -recall with complete vividness. The following days were devoted to the -usual cleaning and inspections, etc. - - [Illustration: - - CHRISTMAS 1916. - - BEST WISHES _from_ - - “We’re here because we’re here”. _SHAKESPEARE._ - - Battalion Christmas Card, 1916. - - _Drawn by 2nd-Lieutenant Ashton._] - -“To-day I have had all my men inspected for deficiencies and paid them; -I find an excellent plan is to require a man to produce a chit from his -Platoon Commander stating that he has been fully inspected before he is -paid; by adopting this plan I get all sorts of people up for inspection -who would otherwise probably have been missed. To-morrow I get my -Company on parade for a whole morning--a most unusual occurrence and -one to be made the most of.” - -The 31st December found us still at C Camp--clean, fresh, and ready for -another year of war, though fervently hoping for peace. - -Our total casualties for the year were as follows:-- - - Officers. Other Ranks. - Killed 9 69 - Wounded 23 434 - Missing 1 190 - Do. believed killed 2 0 - Drowned 0 1 - Sick to F.A. 16 204 - -- --- - Totals 51 898 - -The New Year started with a Brigade holiday, and in the Church Army -hut the men were given a dinner followed by a cinema performance; the -Sergeants and Officers also had dinners in their respective messes. “A -dinner of stew, mixed pork, and goose, and plum pudding, and beer in a -mess tin, means more to the men to-day than all the elaborate spread we -had at SEVENOAKS, which cost £150.” - -During this period reinforcements of Officers and men kept turning up, -and were rapidly assimilated; on the other hand, almost every day some -Officer or man went sick, the weather on the whole being mild and damp. - -On 3rd January, 1917, we were inspected by the Brigade Commander, and -were complimented on the turnout, also on the camp; in fact at this -time Brigade were rather fond of us and let us alone quite a lot. - -On the 5th the Lewis gun detachments with their handcarts were -inspected by the Divisional Commander; he caused great mirth by -wheeling a handcart violently at a ditch, to demonstrate how easily the -shafts broke! At this time the Lewis gun was in a transition stage and -the favourite toy of the staff; it was finding its feet as a Company -weapon, and masses of orders about it were coming in every day, to the -joy(?) of all concerned. - -On the 6th we returned to YPRES, and on the 7th relieved the 1/6th -King’s Liverpool Regiment in RAILWAY WOOD, where we were badly shelled -the following day, six men being wounded. This relief was accomplished -without a casualty, although Platoons had some narrow escapes. We were -singularly lucky that way; we were always hearing that such and such a -Battalion had had a Platoon blown to bits in the Square, but it never -happened to us; if an Officer lost men by taking a known dangerous -road when a safer was available, it was not counted unto him for -righteousness! - -On the 8th the enemy shelled us all day, especially BEEK TRENCH -and BATTALION HEADQUARTERS, and six men were wounded; the 9th was -quieter--one man wounded. - -On the 10th, after a quiet morning, our artillery bombarded enemy lines -opposite B Company, who had their Company Headquarters blown in in the -retaliation which followed--no casualty. - -After a quiet day on the 11th, the Battalion was relieved on the 12th, -except A Company, by the 1/4th KING’S OWN, A Company being left behind -to do a special job--wiring in close support and support lines--the -rest going back to YPRES, whence they provided the usual nightly -working parties till the 16th, when they were relieved by the 12th -ROYAL SUSSEX REGIMENT and marched to P Camp north of POPERINGHE. The -next day we marched to ROUSSEL FARM, about a mile east of ELVERDINGHE, -the Drums, recently re-formed, playing on the march for the first time. -A Company turned up, dead beat, at 5 a.m. Second Lieutenant Faber -went sick from sheer overwork; as Lewis gun Officer he had tried to -do everything himself and broke down. We were sorry to lose such an -excellent Officer. - -During the next few days, except when snowed off, a party of nine -Officers and 300 Other Ranks, under Captain Houghton, was employed -daily in making the formation for doubling a railway track, supervised -by an R.E. Officer. As our party included a Civil Engineer, a Railway -Engineer, and a Municipal Engineer, there was enough technical skill -to have laid the whole railway! During this period another party, D -Company under Captain Matthew, were repairing dugouts in CANAL BANK, -YPRES, and after the first day were billeted there to save marching. - -On the 22nd Captain Harris returned to the Battalion and took over the -Bombing Company, an experimental organisation which did valuable work -during its short existence. We were glad to leave this place with its -thin huts (the weather was bitter) and march to D Camp on the 23rd, -where, on the 24th, we were inspected by the Army Commander, General -Sir Herbert Plumer. - -On the 1st February our shooting team were winners in the -inter-Battalion competition and were chosen to represent the Brigade. -On the 3rd we were relieved in D Camp by the 1/5th NORTH LANCASHIRE -REGIMENT, marched to POPERINGHE, and trained to BOLLEZEELE. - -The train was a sort of miniature affair, and the railway ran, mostly -by the roadside, at about three miles an hour. What a treat it was to -get out of the sound of the guns for a bit, and to be in a pleasant -little Flemish town, outwardly untouched by war! It consisted of a -cheerful-looking market square lined with small shops, with a Church -in the middle--quite a treat to see a Church untouched by shells--with -a sort of openwork spire, to let out the sound of the carillons which -played every hour and half-hour; how sweetly and peacefully it floated -out over the open country on a still, frosty night! There was also -a good inn, the “Lion d’Or,” known as the “Brass Cat!” The men were -mostly billeted in enormous barns; the Officers in houses round the -square. Here, it was rumoured, we were to have a month’s rest, but no -one believed it; we actually _got_ 16 days. - -On the 4th, being Sunday, of course orders for an immediate move were -received at 11 30 a.m., and the Battalion packed up and concentrated -at 2 15 p.m. and marched to ESQUELBECQ, a distance of five miles; -this march will long be remembered by the Lewis gunners, who had to -carry their guns there and back again--for this turned out to be a -“camouflage” march; much hostile aerial activity had recently been -displayed in the back areas, so large columns of troops were made to -march eastwards during the day and back at dusk. - -It was bitterly cold, snow on the ground and freezing hard--this -weather continued all the time we were there. The time was devoted to -training--Company, Battalion, and Brigade schemes, and in the intervals -we smartened up and overhauled our interior economy. - -On the 16th we moved back to C Camp, where we relieved the 14th -Hampshires. - -On 17th February, 1917, we sent an Officer and 20 men to attend -an investiture of French soldiers by the Army Commander, as -representatives of the 55th Division--rather a compliment. - -On the 18th the Brigadier presented Military Medal ribbons to Company -Sergeant-Major Heywood, Corporal Bamber, and 1147 Private Ainscough, -T. On the 24th we moved into billets in CANAL BANK, YPRES. These -were large elephant dugouts on the bank of the canal north of YPRES, -comfortable and fairly safe, but we were only there for a night, -relieving the 1/5th South Lancashires in the LA BRIQUE sector the next -night. This was a rotten sector, badly neglected by previous Divisions; -even the main communication trench was about two feet deep in water -when we first saw it, and BILGE TRENCH well deserved its unsavoury -name. It is only fair to say that when we left it it was fairly -comfortable. On the 26th the line was rearranged, and we returned to -CANAL BANK, whence we sent up the usual nightly working parties. - -On the 4th March YPRES was heavily shelled during the day, but we -relieved the 1/4th King’s Own in the line in the evening without -casualties; at 7 5 p.m. the enemy sprung a mine on our right Brigade -front and our artillery opened a heavy bombardment; one man was wounded -in YPRES. - -The 5th was a quiet day; at night a patrol went to examine CANADIAN -DUGOUTS in the middle of NO MAN’S LAND and found them occupied. - -On the 8th we were relieved by the 1/4th KING’S OWN and went back to -CANAL BANK, where some artist did the Regimental Crest in bits of tile -in front of a dugout. One wonders if it is still there! - -On the 13th we sent a strong fighting patrol up the line to raid two of -the CANADIAN DUGOUTS. The party consisted of one Officer, one N.C.O., -and 12 men, who constituted the dugout party, and two complete Lewis -gun teams. - -Presumably the Hun got wind of the enterprise--he always did--for Nos. -1, 2, and 3 dugouts were empty and the wire round them destroyed. That -evening we relieved the King’s Own again. On the 15th YPRES was shelled -throughout the day, and again the following day; a patrol of ours had a -scrap with a Hun patrol in NO MAN’S LAND, but suffered no casualties. - -The 17th was a quiet day; the Battalion was relieved by the 1/5th -KING’S OWN and went back to C Camp, where we remained till the -28th. During this period important reorganisation was carried out, -the bombing sections rejoining their Companies, thus “washing out” -the Bombing Company, the Lewis guns being placed finally under -Company Commanders; Companies reorganised their Platoons into four -sections--one of bombers, one of riflemen, one of Lewis gunners, and -one of rifle grenadiers. As a matter of fact we had ourselves suggested -and partially adopted this about a month before, but it was now -officially sanctioned. Second Lieutenant H. Lonsdale joined us during -this period. - -On the 28th we moved back to CANAL BANK, YPRES; on that day we made 272 -barbed wire concertinas and carried 100 up the line. We remained here a -few days, supplying nightly working parties--chiefly carrying wire up -to the front line; two men were wounded on the 1st April. - -During February and March we lost 98 men through sickness alone--our -monthly average being between 40 and 60 during the following months -also. - -On the 2nd April we relieved the 1/4th KING’S OWN in the LA BRIQUE -sector without casualties; Second Lieutenant Fullerton joined us. The -next day was quiet, with slight shelling on the front line, but on -the following night a patrol of ours ran into a strong enemy party, -who tried to cut them off, but a Lewis gun team being sent for, they -thought better of it and retired, covered by two machine guns; we had -three killed and one wounded that day. - -On the 6th we had a man wounded, and again on the 7th; on the latter -day the 165th Brigade on our right carried out a hurricane bombardment -on the enemy’s front line with Stokes’ mortars. The enemy sent up red -flares, which, being our S.O.S. signal, brought our artillery into -action, and 600 shells were fired on the enemy front line opposite us. -Our relief that night by the 1/4th KING’S OWN was carried out, with one -casualty, in bright moonlight, and we went back to CANAL BANK. - -The 8th, Easter Sunday, was a lovely day, and very quiet. The Padre -held four Communion services in one of the dugouts, and a large number -of us went. - -The next few days we spent in doing a certain amount of training on -the Canal Bank, with nightly working parties; on the 12th Second -Lieutenant R. A. Hall was accidentally wounded in the arm during -bombing practice; the same evening we relieved the 1/4th KING’S OWN in -LA BRIQUE sub-sector. - -On the 13th, during some slight shelling, a Lewis gun post on our right -Company front had the misfortune to get hit, one man being killed and -three others wounded, and on the following day, though “quiet,” two -more men were wounded. On the 17th we sent out a large fighting patrol, -with Bangalore torpedoes, to capture an enemy sentry post in a sap -head, but, as usual, “when they got there the cupboard was bare,” and -they came away empty. - -On the 17th we were relieved by the 12th ROYAL SUSSEX (39th -Division)--the relief was not complete till 1 30 a.m.--and we entrained -at YPRES at 2 30 a.m. and arrived at POPERINGHE station at 3 25 a.m. -and marched to Z Camp, where we snatched a few hours’ sleep. At 2 30 -p.m. we marched via WATOU to HOUTKERQUE, where Companies were billeted -in scattered farms; here our Medical Officer, Captain A. W. Uloth, -R.A.M.C., went sick, and Captain R. W. Shegog, R.A.M.C., came in his -place. Here we remained for three days, cleaning up and training, till -on the 22nd the whole Brigade concentrated at 9 a.m. one mile south -of HERZEELE and marched, with first line transport, to billets in -ARNEKE, where we arrived at 1 45 p.m., leaving again early next morning -to concentrate at 9 a.m. four and a half miles west of ARNEKE, and -march via WATTEN (locally known as “WAT”) to HOULLE, where we arrived -at 2 p.m. These marches, though a stiff trial to men fresh from the -trenches, with slack muscles and tender feet, were interesting; we were -seeing new country: HOUTKERQUE and HERZEELE were nice little towns, -though the latter had more troops than it could properly hold; ARNEKE -was still better--the people, who seemed delighted to see us, had a -curiously English look, probably due to the fact that Marlborough’s -troops were once billeted all round this part; just as the Scotch blood -in Lancashire is traced to the presence of the Pretender’s following. -HOULLE is in the midst of the hilly country near ST. OMER--strongly -reminding one of parts of Kent--an ideal country to train in. Here were -large ranges, like the Aldershot Ranges, for musketry, and every day -we marched out of billets and up on to the hills for training of some -kind, taking our cookers with us and having dinners up there, every -day getting fitter and improving in morale--shaking off the trench -staleness and thinking more of open fighting--getting more of the -“offensive spirit.” Second Lieutenant Hall rejoined us on the 26th. The -Diarist writes at this time: “Still in the same place”--that in itself, -you see, is sufficiently remarkable to be chronicled. “There are real -hedgerows here, just bursting into leaf, and the fritillaries are out -all along the lanes, in fact I am in the middle of real Spring. A lilac -in front of my window shows half out, covered with bloom, and the -currants are quite green. All this makes one long more than ever for -England. The people round here are much better farmers and gardeners -than we are--nothing is wasted, and everything done thoroughly and -carefully. As I look out of the window a thrush is singing and the view -is an English view. Oh, to be in England now that April’s here!” - -30th. “The cuckoo is at it and the nightingale, in fact it is Spring, -cloudless day, glorious sun, everything as it should be, only one thing -wrong, I’m not where I ought to be, in England--Spring in a foreign -land is a painful pleasure to an Englishman.” The point of these -extracts is that they express what each of us felt at that time--and -many other times--an intense longing, carefully smothered, for Home and -Peace; few individuals, if any, went abroad, or stayed there, because -they _liked_ it. - -Until the 6th we remained at HOULLE training; it would serve no useful -purpose and would bore the general reader to set down the programme -of training carried out; enough to say that it was a fresh and merry -column that marched back to ARNEKE on the 6th of May, leaving again by -train at 11 45 a.m. for POPERINGHE. Here we were met by the Divisional -Band, which played us to L Camp, where we spent the night, returning to -POPERINGHE the next morning and up by train to the PRISON billets at -YPRES. - -During the next five days bathing was carried out, and the usual -nightly working parties went up the line. YPRES was distinctly livelier -than before, but only one man was wounded during the period. - -On the 14th we relieved the 1/4th KING’S OWN in the right sub-sector, -POTIJZE. The sectors had been rearranged. D Company had two Platoons in -the front line and two in close support; A Company was in reserve and -held MILL COTTS, GARDEN OF EDEN, PROWSE TRENCH, and ST. JAMES’ TRENCH. -B and C Companies, in Brigade Reserve, were billeted in houses on the -POTIJZE ROAD. - -On the 18th the enemy was very active with his artillery, the front -line Company, D, calling for retaliation five times during the morning; -we had one man killed and one wounded. A fighting patrol had gone out -the previous night to try to capture an enemy party, and were supported -by an artillery barrage--as usual, the enemy had withdrawn. - -At 9 15 that evening the enemy placed a shrapnel, trench mortar, and -howitzer barrage on our front line first, then on our support line, and -an S.O.S. being sent up by the Battalion on our left was repeated by -us; as soon as the barrage started our front Company stood to and fired -rapid over the parapet. No one in the front line saw the enemy leave -his trenches, but two snipers, who had been out in NO MAN’S LAND all -day and were waiting for it to get dark to come in, saw the enemy place -a machine gun on his parapet, the team of which they proceeded to knock -out; they also saw Huns entering the trenches of the Battalion on our -left. Our trenches were badly damaged in places, one man was killed, -one missing, and Second Lieutenant Francis and four men wounded; B -Company relieved D that evening. - -“It is curious to notice the different effects intermittent and -concentrated shelling have on one--intermittent shelling takes people -different ways--on the whole it makes you angry; concentrated shelling, -such as a barrage, you rise above altogether by some curious effort of -will. I think it is that in the first case one hears each one coming -hissing along in a descending scale, and speculates where it will fall, -while in the second there is simply a terrific medley of bangs and -crashes which you can only accept as a perfect inferno of noise, and -leave it at that.” - - [Illustration: Aeroplane Photo of Opposing Trench Lines, YPRES.] - -The following night we hit back; Major Crump, who was in command in the -absence of Lieutenant-Colonel Hindle, who was commanding the Brigade, -organised a raid, carried out under an artillery barrage by Second -Lieutenant Tautz, three N.C.O.’s, and 20 men, who entered the enemy’s -lines and bombed dugouts. The party had great difficulty in getting -through the wire, and our casualties were two men wounded of the party -and one in the trench; three of the raiders were at first reported -missing, but Private Metcalfe turned up at dawn, having got entangled -in the wire and badly wounded, and in the evening another, Private -Cooper, came in, having spent the day in a shell hole. - -That day, the 20th, leave reopened, having been closed since January, -and everyone began to calculate their chances. - -About this time we were encouraged to use our Lewis guns against -hostile aircraft, and special mountings and fittings were issued to -us for that purpose--it was impossible for people behind to deal with -machines flying low over our front line. This aeroplane shooting was -rather good sport, and though very few were actually brought down by -Lewis gun fire, they soon learned to keep out of range. At this time -the aeroplane activity in the SALIENT was great on both sides--on a -fine day machines swarmed like midges in the sky. - -On the night of the 20th we were relieved by the 1/4th KING’S OWN, -and on relief we marched to A Camp, just behind VLAMERTINGHE, leaving -Captain Harris and 200 men of B and D Companies in YPRES as a working -party. They had rather a lively time, as YPRES was being heavily -shelled daily--a shell actually entered a cellar where several men were -sleeping, ricochetted and buried itself in one of the walls without -exploding or touching anyone. During the next few days five men were -wounded. - -On the night of the 26th we relieved the 1/4th KING’S OWN in the -POTIJZE sector, C and A Companies in front, B in support, and D in -reserve, and began at once a series of works designed to mislead the -enemy and make him think an attack was intended on our front. How much -he was deceived appeared from the amount of attention we received from -this time onward until the battle of MESSINES. - -The opposing sides gained much of their knowledge of the other’s -intentions from aeroplane photographs, which show up with great -clearness any newly-dug earth. It was our task then to open up all the -disused trenches on our sector, placing along the top a row of new -sandbags, and to dig saps out into NO MAN’S LAND, at the same time -annoying the Hun by every means in our power. Two were killed and three -wounded during the next four days, during which we kept throwing things -at the Hun--trench mortars, grenades, bullets, etc.--and we really did -stir him up. Then came the news that we were not to be relieved, so -Companies changed over. - -On 1st June the gas strafe started; our people started it with a -discharge of 500 gas drums on enemy reserves. We heard afterwards that -so sudden and concentrated was the attack that a whole Company were -poisoned where they stood. The enemy retaliated on us, killing one man -and wounding three, using everything he had; then he began to bring up -gas shells and use them, chiefly at night on lines of communication. -The sighing of gas shells going over never ceased during three -successive nights before the show, yet the damage done was very slight. -But the Companies in the trenches kept getting odd ones, and the -veering breeze kept clouds of various gases drifting about for quite a -long time, and we had a few anxious vigils. The Hun was very angry and -horribly afraid and therefore shelled everything he could think of, and -we appeared to occupy some of his thoughts, for we certainly got our -full share and he took his toll of us. - -On the 2nd we sent over more gas drums, and again the Hun retaliated, -doing a lot of damage to trenches and killing two men and wounding five -others. - -On the 3rd we treated him to a combined smoke, artillery, and machine -gun barrage, and he replied, but more feebly, killing one man and -wounding two; but during the night, from 10 p.m. to 4 a.m., he drenched -YPRES with gas shells, our transport suffering slightly. He also, on -the following day, put 67 “Minnies” on to B Company, killing one man -and wounding Second Lieutenants Hall and Johnson and 11 others. We -were glad to learn that Lieutenant-Colonel Hindle had been awarded the -D.S.O. in the Birthday Honours List. - -That night a minor enterprise by the 1/5th NORTH LANCASHIRE REGIMENT -on our right caused some shelling on our right front Company, and a -party digging saps in front escaped by a miracle; he also sent a few -Granatenwerfer over into the middle of another party engaged in sap -digging, causing several casualties, the total being 14 wounded for -the two days. On the 14th both sides were active. We were preparing -an elaborate programme of smoke and other bombs, to be discharged at -the same hour as the MESSINES battle was timed to start, also putting -scaling ladders against the parapet--this work was under Captain -Harris. The Hun shelled YPRES pretty heavily in the evening, and set -two large dumps on fire. - -At 3 10 a.m. on the 7th the Messines battle started with a literal -earthquake--19 mines being blown up at once, the barrage starting at -the same time on our front among others. The enemy shelled us for about -half an hour, by which time he found out that we were bluffing him and -stopped. Our casualties were five killed, Second Lieutenant Agostini -and 10 others wounded. - -On the 8th the enemy shelled the roads with 5.9’s and gas shells in the -early morning, our guns doing wire cutting with the 106 fuse, a very -sensitive fuse which bursts on graze without burying itself; a good -many “shorts” fell on our trenches due to defective ammunition, which -was just as dangerous to the gunners as to us, as muzzle-bursts were -not infrequent. A gunner Officer going round the line was at a loss for -words when he saw a shell case, which had fallen short, stuck up over -a dugout with the inscription, “A present from the R.F.A.!” Sergeant -Thompson was killed by a nosecap from one of these “shorts,” and -during the day four men were wounded. - - [Illustration: Oblique Aeroplane Photograph Showing Trench Lines at - YPRES. Taken April 23rd, 1917.] - -In the afternoon A and C Companies relieved B and D in the front line. - -At 11 9 p.m. the 39th Division on our left sent over gas from -Projectors; we caught some of the retaliation on POTIJZE ROAD--5.9’s -and gas shells. - -On the 9th we had a fairly quiet morning, but the artillery livened up -in the afternoon; the 1/4th KING’S OWN carried out a successful raid -on our front, bagging six unwounded prisoners, who seemed glad to be -taken. The enemy was taken by surprise in mid-relief. We had six men -wounded during the day. - -Things remained lively during the next two days, five men being -wounded, but on the 11th the blessed word “Relief” was whispered. -Imagine the joy of men who had never had their clothes off for nearly -three weeks--more, in some cases. The relieving Battalion, the 1/9th -King’s Liverpool Regiment, did not arrive till after 3 a.m., so relief -had to be carried out in daylight in very small parties, but it went -off without a casualty, and we marched to a canvas camp behind YPRES, -where we rested till noon on the 12th, when we marched by Companies to -POPERINGHE, leaving by train at 2 45 p.m. and reaching ESQUELBECQ at 4 -45 p.m.; here we were joined by part of the transport, and after dinner -had been eaten we marched on to BOLLEZEELE, where we occupied our old -billets. - -The next three days were spent in cleaning up, bathing, and a little -training. - -On the 16th the Brigade marched via Watten to BOISDINGHEM; it was a -broiling day and the sky was like brass, and as the march started -at 9 a.m., when the sun was high up, and was mostly uphill, a large -number of men were affected with sunstroke and fell out, but the -9th Wing R.F.C. were very good to us and lent us lurries to bring -in the stragglers. Here we found the accommodation poor and totally -inadequate, but we crowded in somehow, many preferring to bivouac in -the open fields rather than occupy the buildings allotted to them: -the village lay on the top of the downs not many miles from our old -area HOULLE, almost out of the sound of the guns. About this time the -Diarist, reviewing recent events, writes:-- - -“To be within two or three yards of a big shell when it bursts sounds -like sudden death, but it isn’t--necessarily; it happens daily to lots -of people who survive; I have been several times as close as that, -closer in one case; the shock and noise absolutely deafen one for some -minutes afterwards, but it seems to pass off; but there must be a good -solid bulwark of earth between you and the shell! if there isn’t, -well--shell-shock is the best you can hope for!” - -On Sunday, the 17th, we had a Church of England parade out of doors, -the cornet player of the Drums leading the hymns. Second Lieutenants -Easterby and Rigby joined us. The following day we were inspected in -mass by the Brigadier, who gave us a good rating about Saturday’s -march. We thought this a little unkind, as it might have occurred to -the Staff to make a start early in the morning and get it over in the -cool of the day, instead of expecting men who were weak from a long -spell of trenches to march 15 miles heavily laden in the middle of a -hot June day; however, we had no doubt that those responsible would be -duly ticked off, so we swallowed the rating with outward calm; after -all, the men who fell out had in some cases done so without asking -leave, being long past caring what happened, and this was a breach of -march discipline. - -The remaining days of the month were spent in training; we received a -large number of reinforcements, including Second Lieutenant Brooke. -Captain Houghton, who had picked up trench fever during the last tour, -was sent to Field Ambulance, Captain Harris taking over A Company. - -On the 2nd July we marched to LUMBRES, thence we went by rail to -BRANDHOEK, and marched from there to DERBY CAMP. At dusk D Company -moved forward to a post called L 4 on the YPRES Road, A and C Companies -to a strong point called P 1, and two Officers and 50 Other Ranks to -YPRES for water duties. Second Lieutenant H. Whitehurst joined us as -a reinforcement. Two men were wounded on the 3rd and one on the 5th, -on which day Captain Ord rejoined us from the Divisional School, Major -Crump leaving the following day for a three months’ course at the -Senior Officers’ School, Aldershot. - -On the 9th we relieved the 1/4th KING’S OWN in the line; there was -considerable enemy activity during the night, and we had one killed and -one wounded. - -On the 10th, although considered “quiet,” we had three men wounded, -while on the 12th, though he put two of our Lewis guns out of action -with Minenwerfers and shelled our trenches intensely, we had no -casualty. At 11 p.m. he began to shell Battalion Headquarters steadily -and went on till 8 30 a.m.; a wiring party from our left front Company -had three men wounded by “Minnies,” and had to come in. - -One man was killed and eight wounded during the day, one of the wiring -party being missing. On the 13th two men were wounded during desultory -shelling of our lines, and five on the next day, which started quiet, -but things on both sides woke up at dusk, our guns bombarding enemy -batteries, the Hun sending gas shells on to us, and barraging the front -line, stopping all work, wounding three men and gassing two others -that day. In the early morning 20 yards of the front line parapet was -knocked in, one man killed and five wounded. Things were getting very -hot indeed, and our strength was daily being whittled down, but relief -was not yet. - -The casualties at this time would have been far heavier than they -actually were but for the fact that the N.C.O.’s in the front line had -learnt that NO MAN’S LAND was the safest place in a bombardment and -used to take their posts out in front of our wire as soon as the Hun -opened out. - - [Illustration: Oblique Aeroplane Photograph Showing Objectives in the - 3rd Battle of YPRES.] - - - - - CHAPTER VI. - - THE THIRD BATTLE OF YPRES. - - 15th July, 1917, to 1st August, 1917. - - -On the 17th July, 1917, the preliminary bombardment of the enemy lines -by our guns commenced. In the early morning ten shells from a Hun high -velocity gun landed on Battalion Headquarters, one actually entering -the Colonel’s dugout and exploding there without injuring him! - -On the night following, a fighting patrol of ours had a brush with a -Hun patrol in NO MAN’S LAND, and did good work, bringing back a dead -German, who turned out to belong to the 449th Infantry Regiment, who -were expected to be opposite to us. On the 20th Second Lieutenant -Vincent took a raiding party of 20 in to the enemy lines and found a -post of four men; two fled, one was bayonetted, and one taken prisoner. -During these days artillery had been active, and our casualties were 6 -killed, 13 wounded, 2 gassed. - -On the 21st we suffered rather heavily from enemy artillery, a single -shell hitting 9 men, our total casualties on that day being 11 killed -and 14 wounded, of whom 2 afterwards died--our worst day since the -SOMME. The Quartermaster, Lieutenant March, was wounded but remained -on duty. In the evening we were relieved by the 1/5th King’s Liverpool -Regiment, and went back to a canvas camp near POPERINGHE, where all had -a bath, and then marched on to WATOU, resting there for three days and -returning to the canvas camp on the 25th. Captain L. Duckworth rejoined -us here, and Second Lieutenant Holmes reported for duty. - -During the night of the 27th enemy aeroplanes dropped bombs near our -camp. - -The following Operation Order and the details of the attack are -taken verbatim from the War Diary, the official record, and are -very complete, but a few prefatory words are necessary to make them -intelligible to the general reader. - -The 55th Division was at this time in the 19th Corps of the 5th Army, -which, with the 2nd Army and the 1st French Army, were to attack the -enemy’s GHELUVELT-LANGEMARCK line; the task allotted to our Brigade -(164), was to pass through the other two Brigades of the Division when -they had taken their objectives and capture the third-line system, -mostly consisting of concrete blockhouses, which we were to meet for -the first time. - -The barrage is officially stated to have been the most intense which -had ever been put down up to that time, and largely contributed to the -success of the attack. Another novelty for us was “B team,” a nucleus -of Officers, Warrant Officers, N.C.O.’s and men who were kept out of -the attack so that the Battalion could be reorganised as quickly as -possible afterwards; the Order had been issued by the Higher Command -some months before, and to it was largely due the wonderful speed with -which units recovered from battles which in earlier years would have -taken nearly all their leaders and specialists and rendered them unfit -for action for at least six months. - -The following Officers actually went up with the Battalion for the -battle, the remainder being on B team. Of those that went up, only the -Commanding Officer, Adjutant, Transport Officer, and Second Lieutenant -Higson came through unwounded. - - Lieutenant-Colonel R. Hindle Commanding. - Captain Ord Second in Command. - Captain Shegog, R.A.M.C. Medical Officer. - Captain Caley Chaplain. - Lieutenant Buckmaster Adjutant. - Second Lieutenant Ashcroft Signalling Officer. - Second Lieutenant Williams Intelligence Officer. - Second Lieutenant Bardsley Transport Officer. - - Captain A. L. Harris } - Second Lieutenant Ordish } A Company. - Second Lieutenant Tyldesley } - Second Lieutenant Macsweeny } - - Lieutenant Ogden } - Second Lieutenant Vincent } B Company. - Second Lieutenant Easterby } - Second Lieutenant Rigby } - - Captain Hore } - Second Lieutenant Higson } C Company. - Second Lieutenant Mather } - - Lieutenant Ostrehan } - Second Lieutenant Fullerton } D Company. - Second Lieutenant Holden } - -The aeroplane photograph read in conjunction with the map will help -to give the reader some idea of the country as it actually was, for -though July as a whole had been fine, there was a heavy thunderstorm -on the 29th, which turned the tracks and roads into morasses and -filled the shell holes with water. “The succeeding days were dull and -heavy, making the completion of the artillery preparation peculiarly -difficult, and typical Flanders weather prevailed on the morning of the -31st--the moment chosen for the attack. - -“Low-lying clouds which made aerial observation and co-operation as -difficult as could be imagined; a dampness of atmosphere, threatening -rain at any moment; a half-sodden ground, greasy and depressing--such -was the luck of the weather when the barrage opened.”[H] - -The Operation Order for the attack is set out below practically in -full. It is impossible to summarize it without losing some detail which -may be of interest to readers. - - [Illustration] - -THE OPERATION ORDER. - -1. On Z Day, the 55th Division will take part in a general attack. - - Battalion on the right--6th Cameron Highlanders. - - Battalion on the left--2/5th Lancashire Fusiliers. - - 165th Brigade will capture the FREZENBERG line before the - advance of the 164th Brigade begins. - - Brigade support--1/8th Liverpool Regiment, who will, after the - capture of final objectives, consolidate the general line K of - KEIR FARM--SCHULER FARM. - - Brigade reserve--1/4th Royal Lancaster Regiment, who will, - after the capture of final objectives, consolidate the general - line GALLIPOLI--SOMME--HINDU COT. - -2. At ZERO plus 4hrs. 40mins. the Battalion will advance in artillery -formation from the position of assembly and deploy as necessary, at the -discretion of the Platoon Commanders, before crossing the Black Line. - -The attack will then be made behind a creeping barrage, in four waves. - -The BLACK DOTTED LINE will be captured and held as an outpost line, the -GREEN LINE being consolidated. - -3. Distribution and Formation for Attack. - - Right Front Company D. - Left Front Company A. - Right Support Company C. - Left Support Company B. - -Between Assembly Line and Black Line, the formation will be four lines -of Platoons in file or fours, at 50 yards’ distance. - -After crossing the Black Line the formation will be four waves at 50 -yards’ distance. - -The second wave will close up to the first, and the third wave to -the second, before the first and second waves reach their respective -objectives. - -4. Machine Guns. - -One sub-section will move in rear of each supporting Company. They -will occupy the outpost line, one gun being placed in each of the four -strong points that will be constructed, upon receiving orders from the -O.C. Battalion. - -5. Objectives of Waves and Commanders. - -The first wave will capture the line of trenches D 20 a 33 90--D 14 a -10 20 and all buildings north-west of KANSAS CROSS within the Battalion -boundary and on the south-west side of the ZONNEBEKE--WINNIPEG road. A -special party will be told off to bomb forward along the trench leading -towards the Green Line from D 14 c 30 70. This line will be under -command of O.C. D Company. - -The second wave will capture the Green Line; this line will be under -the command of O.C. A Company. - -Third wave will pass through first and second waves, and will capture -BLACK DOTTED LINE and will be under command of O.C. C Company. - -Fourth wave will collect Nos. 4, 5, and 6 mopping-up parties and will -help in the consolidation of the Green Line. This wave will be prepared -to assist the third wave in the capture of its objectives. - -6. Consolidation. - -The consolidation, which will commence at once, will be carried out in -depth and will take the form of three lines of strong points, namely, -those held by Nos. 1, 2, and 3 waves. - -These strong points will ultimately be joined up to form trenches. - -One Company of the 1/8th Liverpool Regiment will be available to assist -in digging. - -It is essential that artillery shelters for the Garrison should be -constructed before dawn on Z plus 1 day. - -Strong points will be constructed at the following places:-- - - D 14 d 05 30.--By the second wave, where touch will be gained - with Battalion on right. - -Also at-- - - D 14 b 20 05. } - D 14 a 9 5. } By the third wave, and touch gained with the - D 8 c 7 1. } Battalion on our left. - -One machine gun will move up into each of these strong points as soon -as the ground has been gained and consolidation begins. - -7. Battalion Headquarters. - -Prior to advance will be in the mined dugout in CONGREVE WALK. - -During advance Battalion Headquarters will move between the two rear -Companies. - -A temporary headquarters will be established about POMMERN CASTLE. - -8. Assembly. - -The Battalion, with machine guns, trench mortars, and mopping-up -parties, will occupy CONGREVE WALK between POTIJZE road and LONE -street. Order from right to left:-- - - 15 Platoon. - Mopping-up party No. 1. - 9 Platoon. - 16 Platoon. - Right sub-section machine guns. - 13 Platoon. - 12 Platoon. - Mopping-up party No. 5. - Mopping-up party No. 4. - 14 Platoon. - Trench mortars. - Battalion Headquarters. - 3 Platoon. - Mopping-up party No. 2. - 6 Platoon. - 1 Platoon. - Left sub-section machine guns. - 7 Platoon. - 2 Platoon. - 5 Platoon. - Mopping-up party No. 6. - Mopping-up party No. 3. - 4 Platoon. - -9. Mopping-up Parties. - -For during the attack will follow: - - 1. Trenches north-west of IBERIA and dugouts at - D 19 b 10 65 15 Platoon. - 2. Gallipoli dugouts and trenches as far west as - Somme exclusive 3 Platoon. - 3. Somme and trenches north-west as far as Battalion - boundary 4 Platoon. - 4. Works at D 14 c 1 2 14 Platoon. - 5. Keir Farm 14 Platoon. - 6. Buildings 100 yards west of Kansas Cross 4 Platoon. - -Parties 1, 2, and 3 will be furnished by 1/4th Royal Lancaster Regiment. - -Parties 4 and 5 by C Company 1/4th North Lancashire Regiment. - -Party 6 by B Company 1/4th North Lancashire Regiment. - -These parties will merge into the waves immediately in front of them -before reaching their objectives. - -Parties found by the 1/4th Royal Lancaster Regiment will be absorbed by -their own unit as soon as it reaches them. - -Parties found by the 1/4th Loyal North Lancashire Regiment will be -furnished from fourth wave, and upon completion of their task will be -absorbed by that wave as it passes over them. - -Each mopping-up party will consist of one Platoon. - -10. Trench Mortars. - -One sub-section of trench mortars will assemble in CONGREVE WALK, close -to the mined dugouts, and will move near Battalion Headquarters in the -attack, ready to deal with any points of resistance that may hold out. -They will take up position on the line D 14 Central--Toronto Farm, -after all objectives have been taken. - -11. Medical. - -Aid post prior to advance I 4 a 6 4. - -During the advance, the Medical Officer will move in rear of the centre -of the Battalion and will establish an aid post in the vicinity of -POMMERN CASTLE. - -12. Communications. - -During the advance, communications will be by runner--visual being -established whenever halted. Second Lieutenant ASHCROFT will -establish:-- - - 1. A Battalion command post, about D 19 a 4 4, and will - arrange telephonic communication with 164th Brigade office - near Rat Farm. - - 2. An advance command post about Hill 35, and connect up by - telephone with Brigade forward station, near Somme Farm. - - 3. Runner relay post about D 19 a 2 8. - -13. Dress and Equipment. - -Dress:--Fighting order with packs. - -Ammunition:--120 rounds S.A.A on every man except-- - - (1) Signallers. - (2) Scouts. - (3) Runners. - (4) Lewis Gunners. - (5) Bombers. - (6) Rifle Grenadiers, carrying No. 20 grenades. - All of whom will carry 50 rounds S.A.A. - -In addition, every N.C.O. and man will carry:-- - - (1) In the pack.--Towel and soap, spare oil tin, holdall, - rations (see para. 14), extra water bottle (containing cold - tea without sugar or milk), groundsheet, and mess tin. - - (2) In each top pocket of the jacket.--One No. 23 rifle - grenade complete with rod and cartridge (except Rifle - Grenadiers carrying No. 20 grenades). - - (3) In each bottom pocket of the jacket.--One aeroplane flare. - - (4) Under the braces of the pack.--Three sandbags. - -In addition to the above-- - - (a) Each bomber will carry eight No. 23 grenades in bomb - buckets. - - (b) Sixteen extra pairs wirecutters will be issued to each - Company and will be equally distributed amongst Platoons. - - (c) S.O.S. signals will be issued at the rate of five per - Company. - - (d) All Rifle Grenadiers wearing grenade carriers will carry - six No. 20 grenades. These will not be detonated until the - Battalion arrives at CONGREVE WALK. - - Rifle Grenadiers will carry their 50 rounds of ammunition in a - bandolier and will discard their S.A.A. pouches. - - Orders re carrying of heavy tools will be issued later. - - Men carrying heavy tools will not carry entrenching tool. - -All the stores mentioned above will be issued in the concentration area -on X/Y night. - -14. Supply. - -(a) Rations. - - (1) Rations for consumption on Z day will be delivered to - Companies from Quartermaster’s Stores on X day. - - (2) Rations for Z plus 1 day will be drawn at the - concentration area on the night X/Y. - - (3) Rations for Z plus 2 day will be at the Brigade Dump, - near junction of Milner Trench and Congreve Walk, and will - ultimately be brought forward by pack transport. - -Scale of rations for Z, Z plus 1 and Z plus 2 day will be as follows:-- - - Preserved Meat 1lb. - Biscuits 1lb. - Sugar 2oz. - Tea 5-8oz. - Jam 3oz. - Solidified Alcohol One 8oz. tin for eight men. - -(b) Water. - - 800 gallons of water will be held in reservoirs for 164 - Brigade on the line Liverpool Trench--Congreve Walk, and water - bottles will be filled from this source on Y/Z night. - - On Z day, 800 gallons of water for the Brigade will be sent - forward in petrol tins for use on Z plus 1 day. - -15. Dumps. - -Brigade dumps will be formed as follows:-- - -Advanced dump on road at about D 13 c 1 8. - -Right Forward dump--GALLIPOLI. - -The advanced dump will be formed and maintained by transport with the -following stores:-- - - S.A.A. - Lewis gun drums. - No. 23 grenades. - No. 20 grenades. - Flares. - Blank Cartridges. - Verey Lights. - -1/4th Royal Lancaster Regiment will be responsible for carrying from -the advanced dump to the forward dump and will provide one Platoon for -carrying from the forward dump to Companies. - - -EXTRACTED FROM WAR DIARY. - - -POPERINGHE. - -28th July. Announced to be W day in connection with forthcoming -operations. Bombs again dropped during night fairly near our camp. - -Second Lieutenant W. Young and three Other Ranks to Field Ambulance -sick. - -29th July. X day in connection with forthcoming operations. -Preparations made for moving into concentration area. At 9 p.m. the -Battalion (less party of 100 Other Ranks and seven Officers who were -being left out of the attack) marched off from camp by Platoons at -300 yards’ distance. There was comparatively little shelling, and -the concentration area was reached (H 10 c) without casualties. It -consisted of camouflaged trenches and bivouac sheets erected under -hedges. Battalion Headquarters was established in a ruined farm with -a siege battery of R.G.A. at 2 30 a.m. The Battalion was fitted out -with rations for Y, Z, and Z plus 1 days, bombs, wirecutters, aeroplane -flares, S.O.S. signals, sandbags, etc. - - -VLAMERTINGHE. - -30th July. Y day. Strict orders had been issued with regard to -restricting movement, so as to preclude the possibility of the -concentration being made known to the enemy. As a matter of fact, it -was a very dull day, and visibility was never even fair. During the -late afternoon, the Brigadier and Divisional Commander visited the -Battalion and wished us good luck. At 9 25 p.m., in drizzling rain, the -first Platoon moved off towards the trenches, followed by the remaining -Platoons at intervals of 200 yards. The mopping-up parties (three in -number) provided for our Battalion by 1/4th Royal Lancaster Regiment -moved with us into such positions as to arrive in their correct -position of assembly. - -30th July. The route taken was the main VLAMERTINGHE--YPRES road to -the WATER TOWER I 7 c 85 95, thence by tramline to where it joined -No. 5 track, running parallel and in between the YPRES--POTIJZE road -and YPRES--ST. JEAN road, joining CONGREVE WALK, our assembly trench, -at about I 4 a 45 90. On arrival here, Battalion Headquarters was -established in the mined dugout at the VINERY I 4 a 65 80. CONGREVE -WALK was reached without a casualty, not a shell being fired during the -whole time the Battalion was on the roads and tracks. Our artillery -was very active, raining gas shells on the enemy continuously for four -hours from about 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. At one time--about 11 30 p.m.--the -enemy sent a few mustard-gas shells, in the vicinity of CONGREVE WALK, -causing momentary sneezing and a temporary cessation of the work of -drawing tools. After tools had been drawn there was nothing further to -do except have hot tea--two cookers being concealed near ST. JEAN with -this end in view. - -Two Other Ranks wounded. - -31st July. Z day. At ZERO hour (3 50 a.m.) the 55th Division assaulted, -taking part in a general attack of the 5th Army, part of the 2nd Army, -and the 1st French Army. - -At ZERO the 165th and 166th Infantry Brigades attacked and captured -the Blue Line. The artillery barrage commenced at ZERO. It did not -provoke any reply in the neighbourhood of CONGREVE WALK until about 4 -15 a.m., when a few 4.2’s and 5.9’s fell in the trench and caused a -few casualties. From 4 30 a.m. onwards, German prisoners came past -in continuous streams, in many cases being utilised to carry down our -wounded. From the Blue Line the 165th and 166th Brigades moved on to -the Black Line; the artillery provided a protective barrage to cover -consolidation. At ZERO plus 4 hours 40 minutes, the 164th Infantry -Brigade moved off in artillery formation from CONGREVE WALK, 1/4th -Loyal North Lancashires on the right, with 1/4th Royal Lancaster -Regiment in support and 2/5th Lancashire Fusiliers on the left with -1/8th (Irish) Liverpools in support. - -Second Lieutenant Ashcroft (Signalling Officer) was killed by a nosecap -as we started off, otherwise everything went off satisfactorily. -The enemy were dropping shells, both high-explosive and shrapnel, -promiscuously between CONGREVE WALK and our original front line, but -there was no difficulty in eluding the areas to which attention was -being paid. It was a dull misty morning, and so there were neither -aeroplanes nor balloons in the air to detect the advancing troops. As -we passed over NO MAN’S LAND, Companies were well shaken out into their -various squares and the direction was being well kept. The enemy wire -in front of his first line system was practically non-existent and -provided no obstacle. The trenches appeared very badly smashed in and -in places obliterated, though here and there appeared small concrete -dugouts apparently still intact. - -The advance continued to go well, and the Platoon Commanders with the -help of their compasses maintained their direction. The enemy were -apparently pre-occupied finding out exactly where their own infantry -were and also in moving back some of their guns. Consequently, we -were very little troubled by shells, but machine gun fire caused us -considerable annoyance. It was mostly coming apparently from our right -flank, perhaps from some strong point which had not been sufficiently -mopped-up. However, although bullets were flying everywhere, the -range had not been correctly estimated, and so we suffered very few -casualties in this way before reaching the Black Line. - -At ZERO plus 6hrs. 20mins. (10 10 a.m.) the 164th Infantry Brigade -formed up under the protective barrage, which stood about 200 yards on -the enemy’s side of the Black Line, and moved forward to attack and -consolidate the Green Line. Just before forming up under the barrage, -we were caused a little trouble by some snipers who had apparently been -swept over by the barrage and were lying out in shell holes. From now -onwards the artillery barrage was rather thin, owing to the fact that -it was out of range for some of the guns which had fired during the -initial assault and because it was being provided by batteries who had -moved forward since ZERO to positions in the vicinity of the original -NO MAN’S LAND. When the 1/4th Loyal North Lancashires moved off from -the Black Line, touch had been obtained with the 2/5th Lancashire -Fusiliers on the left and the 6th Cameron Highlanders (45th Infantry -Brigade, 15th Division) on the right. During the subsequent advance -from the Black Line to the Green Line the casualties, which were -particularly heavy amongst Officers, were again principally caused by -machine gun fire. Reports were received from several Officers giving -their location, and those machine guns immediately in our line of -advance were effectively dealt with, but we were still troubled by -guns firing from high ground beyond the Green Line and also by guns -enfilading us from our right flank. - -Several strong points had to be dealt with in the course of the -advance, particular mention being made of SOMME FARM, GALLIPOLI, and -KEIR FARM. SOMME FARM provided us with 60 prisoners; it consisted of -several concrete dugouts, one being an aid post, and had evidently been -used as a Battalion Headquarters. There were also concrete dugouts at -KEIR FARM and GALLIPOLI, each of which provided us with prisoners. - -The Green Line was reported captured at 11 40 a.m., and consolidation -was at once put in hand. While this was in progress, hostile machine -guns again proved troublesome, especially from NILE FARM. During the -advance to the Green Line six batteries--77mm.--were encountered. The -gunners continued to fire them until our advancing waves were within -about 200-250 yards, and then withdrew. On arrival at the Green Line -difficulty was experienced in husbanding the available resources of -ammunition until a further supply could be brought up. Demands were -received from all parts of the line, but they were unable to be met for -some considerable time, owing to the fact that the pack animals, which -were bringing up supplies, were experiencing difficulties owing to the -unexpected quantity of uncut wire. - -Meanwhile, while the GREEN LINE was being energetically consolidated, -the third wave moved on to take the BLACK DOTTED or OUTPOST LINE. This -was established along a line running about 200 yards in front of the -GREEN LINE. Our own barrage appeared to fall a trifle short at this -point, and consequently our line was held up slightly and could not be -established on the intended line. Fifty prisoners were captured and -sent back by the Platoons comprising the outpost line. A message timed -11 41 a.m. stated “enemy in full flight.” - -At 12 10 p.m. our protective barrage ceased. Meanwhile the outpost line -was being put into a state of defence by the construction of a series -of strong points, though considerable difficulty was being experienced -in maintaining touch on the left. On the right we appeared to be in -touch, but it was obvious that the right flank Company of the 6th -Camerons was not up to its alignment, and, consequently, their line was -swung back. - -The difficulties about ammunition continued to increase. Many Lewis -guns were used until every round had been expended, but there was -still none available for issue at Battalion Headquarters. Things went -well until 2 30 p.m., when a report was received that the enemy were -forming up for counter-attack in the vicinity of BOETLEER. At 2 35 p.m. -a strong counter-attack developed on the right, and the 6th Camerons -on our right were seen to be withdrawing. This attempt on the part of -the enemy was immediately followed by an attack on our left. With the -enemy advancing on both flanks and closing together in the centre, our -outpost line, seriously weakened, particularly on the left, withdrew, -and was absorbed into the GREEN LINE. This line in turn then had to -withdraw as there was no touch on the right, and the 2/5th Lancashire -Fusiliers had had to fall back well behind the GREEN LINE owing to the -GREEN LINE not having been taken by the Divisions on their left. - -The withdrawal was carried out in perfect order, the troops fighting as -they moved back. By this time our supporting Battalion, the 1/4th Royal -Lancaster Regiment, had merged itself into our line, and the combined -forces of the two Battalions formed a line of resistance just in front -of the BLACK LINE. Posts of Lewis and machine guns were thrown out as -soon as it was dark, and our protective barrage and S.O.S. line was -withdrawn to conform with our new line. - -In the evening, about 10 p.m., a warning order was received to the -effect that the Brigade would be relieved by units of the 165th Brigade. - -Further general observations will be made under date August 1st. - -Casualties during operations on the 31st July.:-- - - Officers:--Killed--Captain A. L. Harris (commanding A Company), - Second Lieutenant G. Ashcroft (Signals), - Second Lieutenant B. H. Williams (Intelligence - Officer), Second Lieutenant V. Mather, Second - Lieutenant F. Fullerton, and Second Lieutenant - J. H. Ogden (Commanding B Company). - - Died of Wounds--Captain R. W. Shegog, R.A.M.C. - - Wounded and Missing--Lieutenant D. H. Ostrehan (Commanding D - Company), and Second Lieutenant C. Rigby. - - Missing--Second Lieutenant D. H. MCSweeney and Second - Lieutenant H. S. Holden. - - Wounded--Second Lieutenant H. Tyldesley, Second Lieutenant - H. C. Vincent, Second Lieutenant F. C. Jenkinson, - Second Lieutenant E. M. Easterby, Captain R. Ord, - Captain W. L. B. Caley, Second Lieutenant L. - Howarth (with 164th T.M.B.), and Second - Lieutenant J. E. Ordish. - -Other Ranks:--Killed 44, Wounded 179, Missing 77. - -Total Casualties:--Officers 19, Other Ranks 300. - -1st August, 1917. Following message has been received:-- - -“Well done, one-six-four. I am very proud of what you did to-day. It -was a fine performance, and no fault of yours you could not stay.” - - GENERAL JEUDWINE. - -“I congratulate all units on having earned this praise, which I know to -be well deserved.” - - C. I. STOCKWELL, - Brigadier-General, - Commanding 164th Infantry Brigade. - -The above account may now be amplified and illuminated by a short -summary of the adventures of each Company and Platoon--taken from the -original narratives of the Battalion, which, written in most cases from -the account of surviving private soldiers, are now in the custody of -Colonel C. F. Coop, D.S.O., at Liverpool. - -A Company lost its Commander, Captain Harris, soon after passing -the Black Line--he was shot by a sniper; C.S.M. Dudley was later on -wounded and taken prisoner; No. 1 Platoon had its Commander (Sergeant -Entwistle) and the Lewis Gun Corporal wounded when leaving CONGREVE -WALK. It came under machine gun fire just before reaching the BLACK -LINE, and by the time it reached KANSAS CROSS only eleven were left. - -“About 12 45 p.m. a heavy machine gun barrage started on our line, and -about 2 p.m. the enemy were seen counter-attacking over ridge on our -right, and I saw the Highlanders withdrawing. This was immediately -followed by an attack on our left. We held on for fully half an hour, -when the order came down from the right, ‘Go back, one by one.’ Only -six of our Platoon were left. We withdrew to shell holes 50 yards back, -though the people on our left and right had fallen farther back. The -enemy were then very close to us, and I think he captured one or two -prisoners. - -“At this point we lost touch on both flanks, because we were in advance -of the rest of the line; we therefore withdrew as well as we could, -fighting and firing as we went. We managed to rejoin our own line -just before dusk, and found a few more of our Platoon who had become -separated.” - -No. 2 was held up in front of SOMME FARM, a machine gun playing on it -from there; a tank came up and reported to Second Lieutenant McSweeny -and moved to attack. - -No. 2 rushed the machine gun and took 60 prisoners. The position -consisted of about six very strong concrete dugouts, one of which was a -Regimental Aid Post and contained several wounded enemy. - -At the GREEN LINE they came under heavy shell fire. The enemy could be -seen in full flight, and our Lewis gunners fired on them. There were 15 -or 16 of the Platoon left, and they began to dig in; they were in touch -on both flanks. - -Later they saw the enemy advancing to counter-attack over the ridge -in front, in several waves, extending to about one and a half yards -between each man, and Second Lieutenant McSweeny was taken prisoner. - -Second Lieutenant Tyldsley, commanding No. 3, was wounded just after -passing the BLACK LINE, when it came under very heavy machine gun fire -but advanced to the GREEN LINE without ever being held up. - -No. 4 Platoon had ten killed and three wounded by one shell before -leaving Congreve Walk, and Second Lieutenant Ordish was wounded during -the advance. - -They were held up by SOMME and by a further line of strong points 150 -yards beyond, from which they got about 20 prisoners. - -Lieutenant Ogden, Commanding B Company, was killed. - -No. 5 went through SOMME, and most of the garrison gave themselves up. -A few tried to run away, and were fired on. - -They went through to the outpost line and began to dig in. Second -Lieutenant Mather was siting the trench when he was killed by a -sniper’s bullet, and Sergeant Nabb took over the Platoon. - -No. 6, after A Company had dealt with SOMME, moved on to a line of -posts about 500 or 600 yards farther on, which they passed on the flank -and moved on to the outpost line. - -No. 7 Platoon, except Lewis gunners, were detached to carry trench -mortar ammunition for the 164th Trench Mortar Battery. Eighteen men -were detached for this purpose. Ten became casualties before leaving -CONGREVE WALK, one shell hitting the lot. The remaining eight carried -up their loads, but quickly became casualties; only two arrived at the -GREEN LINE, carrying four rounds each. - -Sergeant Ward was killed. - -No. 8 Platoon was detached to mop up Kansas Cross, and was formed up in -rear of No. 4 Platoon, A Company. It suffered ten casualties from shell -fire before leaving CONGREVE WALK, all the bombers being knocked out, -and had a few more casualties before reaching the BLACK LINE, and when -it got to KANSAS Cross it was only about eight or nine strong. “There -were a few concrete dugouts and a trench just on our side of KANSAS -CROSS, also a few ruined buildings. We captured 50 prisoners here, all -of whom gave themselves up without a fight--slightly wounded men taking -them back. After completing the mopping-up, we moved on to assist in -consolidation. Here Second Lieutenant Rigby was wounded.” - -No. 9 Platoon suffered many casualties from machine gun traversing -fire, but went on to the OUTPOST LINE. Second Lieutenant Jenkinson was -badly wounded just before getting to the GREEN LINE, and four Germans, -who gave themselves up, carried him down. Prisoners were coming in in -20’s and 30’s. - -No. 10, under Second Lieutenant Higson, mopped up KEIR FARM, where -two concrete dugouts were found and a number of prisoners taken, also -documents, some of which were taken from an enemy Liaison Officer. They -advanced to the GREEN LINE, and commenced to consolidate. “No British -contact ’planes flew over; we only saw three enemy ’planes, who flew so -low that they fired at us; also an observation balloon ascended from -ABRAHAM HEIGHTS. - -“About two hours after reaching the GREEN LINE the enemy were observed -to be forming up on the heights in front of us, and eventually -counter-attacked on our right against the 15th Division, who commenced -to retire. We formed a defensive flank on our right to get enfilade -fire on the enemy and so cover the retreat of the 15th Division, but -they retired behind us and could give us no assistance when we were -compelled to retire. By this time the enemy had got a machine gun -barrage on our front, also enfilading us on our left, and caused a -number of casualties; we fought a rearguard action along with the rest -of the Battalion until we reached the BLACK LINE. - -“S.O.S. signals were sent up from the GREEN LINE, but they all failed -to burst.” - -No. 11, under Lieutenant Lonsdale, got held up by the belt of wire -running down the left of Hill 35. This wire had hardly been touched, -but they cut a way through after some time and managed to catch up the -barrage. - -“From SOMME FARM came a lot of machine gun fire, so we hung back a bit -and waited for our left flank to come up; we trained our Lewis gun on -to the farm to assist the people on our left. When they approached -fairly close about a dozen of the enemy attempted to make off, but were -either caught by our fire or gave themselves up. From the trenches -running through D 13 central, the enemy began to retire. We opened fire -on them and caused some casualties; some got away and seemed to have -left their equipment and rifles. GALLIPOLI held out for some time, but -we engaged it with the Lewis gun while the remainder worked round it. -The garrison surrendered--about 25 in number. Men went in the rear -side and reported strong machine gun emplacements. From KEIR FARM I -saw about six men run without tunics, but a lot held out until we got -round them; about 20 men gave themselves up from here. The point D 14 c -1 2 was searched and found to be a battery position--as far as I could -make out, three guns. A Corporal and two men were told off to search -for papers, documents, etc. I pressed on with the Platoon, and at a -line in front and to the left of MARTHA HOUSE we came under point-blank -artillery fire from near KANSAS CROSS, but did not stop our advance; it -only seemed to be from one or two guns. At D 14 c 38 we found a battery -position, two guns untouched but several damaged, and an Officer gave -himself up with several men. We then pushed on to the GREEN LINE and -got in touch with the people on our right and sent out patrols to the -left, but could not get in touch. Some of the King’s Own then came up -and were sent on to the left. Having pushed Lewis guns forward with -patrols, we commenced to consolidate, and put in a good two and a half -hours. At 2 30 p.m. the patrols reported a counter-attack on the right -and left. We stood to and opened a heavy rifle and Lewis gun fire on -them, sending up two S.O.S.’s, but neither of them worked. - -“In the meantime three enemy aeroplanes flew over our lines, dropping -flares and opening machine gun fire on us. The machine gun fire from -the left began to account for a lot of our men. The enemy appeared -in strength, being in open order. I counted six lines, and yet there -were more following. The sections on our right began to retire across -our rear, and the enemy was beginning to get well behind us. The left -were also pressing, so we decided to retire from the left, covering -the retirement with rifle and Lewis gun fire. We then took up a line -running from Approx. D 20 a 89 to D 14 c 72 in shell holes. We formed a -defensive flank of three Lewis guns along a small ridge to our right. -The enemy pressed on, although we were accounting for a large number -with our rifle fire and the enfilade Lewis gun fire on the right. The -Lewis guns ran short of S.A.A. After we had made a stand for about an -hour, the S.A.A. for the rifles ran short; we collected as much as we -could from the dead and wounded, but it was only about ten rounds per -man. The enemy again succeeded in working round our right, so we had to -retire, fighting a rearguard action on to the old FREZENBERG LINE.” - -No. 12 ran into two strong points, and in each case the garrison -gave themselves up. Fifty prisoners came out of one. Both consisted -of concrete dugouts, with trenches in front, and behind one of them -there was a concrete gun emplacement. Sergeant Whiteside, the Platoon -Commander, was wounded. “When the enemy counter-attacked on our right -the Scots retired, and Lieutenant Hore sent some of our party to form a -defensive line on the right flank. We held on for about three-quarters -of an hour, and then we withdrew, dropping in shell holes and firing -as we went back. They fired machine guns on us as we withdrew. A good -number of our wounded were captured, but no unwounded prisoners, as far -as I know.” - -No. 13 got to the GREEN LINE and consolidated this, but got mixed up -with other Platoons. “None of us know what happened to Sergeant Yates. -We saw him just before the withdrawal, and he was then unwounded. -Nobody saw him again.” - -Second Lieutenant Easterby, Commanding No. 14, was wounded twice, -the second time being just beyond the BLACK LINE. “Two snipers who -caused trouble near GALLIPOLI were captured. The Platoon consolidated -the GREEN LINE until 2 30 p.m., when the enemy counter-attacked on -the right. The Scots on the right were seen to withdraw, and Second -Lieutenant Fullerton, who had taken over command of the whole line, -shouted to us to hang on. He himself established a defensive flank on -our right, but was shortly afterwards killed.” - -No. 15, after going 500 or 600 yards, ran into a strong point. “The -barrage had knocked out a machine gun which had been playing on us, -but rifle fire continued to come from this place. We went straight on, -and when we neared the place they gave themselves up. There were about -three dugouts--connected--and about 20 prisoners were taken.” - -“On reaching our objective we dug in under machine gun fire from our -left. About 1 15 p.m. we saw the smoke of an engine on the other side -of the ridge. About half an hour after this the enemy appeared over -the ridge, and advanced towards us. We opened on him with Lewis guns. -He was covering his advance with machine guns on the left. The 6th -CAMERONS were seen retiring, and took up a position in a strong point -about 150 yards behind our trench. We hung on to our trench for 20 -minutes or half an hour. Second Lieutenant Fullerton acted with great -gallantry during this trying period. He persuaded the whole of our line -to hang on--he was the only Officer left in the GREEN LINE--and it was -a great loss when he was killed, just before we withdrew.” - -Only seven of this Platoon survived. - -No. 16 was first held up at GALLIPOLI, but continued the advance, -and 150 yards further on found another strong point, consisting of -a trench and a few dugouts. The garrison of the post--about 25 in -all--gave themselves up immediately. They then moved on to the GREEN -LINE, and commenced to dig in. They had been digging for over an hour -when the enemy counter-attacked on the right. “Twenty minutes previous -we had seen the smoke of a train. For a time he was disorganised by -our machine guns and Lewis gun fire; then he advanced on the front of -the Battalion on our right, which withdrew immediately, and the enemy -followed. Second Lieutenant Fullerton ordered us to line the hedge on -our right, and we held on there for half an hour. Meanwhile the enemy -tried to get round behind us, and to a certain extent succeeded. - -“Our position was then so bad and our ammunition supply so small -that we had to withdraw, moving back step by step in small parties. -Gradually we worked back to the BLACK LINE, though some of our -men--including Lieutenant Holden--were captured.” - - -EXTRACT FROM WAR DIARY--Continued. - -At 12 midnight, July 31st/August 1st, the Battalion held a line of -resistance just in front of the Black Line. At 1 15 a.m. completion of -relief by the 165th Infantry Brigade was reported, and the remnant of -the Battalion were ordered to concentrate in our original front line -between Warwick Farm and Lone Street. This was done, and Battalion -Headquarters was established at the mined dugouts in Oxford Trench. At -10 a.m. Headquarters was transferred to the mined dugout at WIELTJE. - -Meanwhile an effort was being made to collect our stragglers. During -the withdrawal a great many men had become separated from their -Platoons, and by 2 p.m. on the 1st of August only 90 of our men had -assembled in the old front line. In ones and twos they were eventually -brought in, though some remained behind with the 165th and 166th -Brigades in the Black Line till 24 hours or more after the Battalion -had been relieved. - -The weather was desperate; rain was pouring down all day, and the -trenches were in a terrible state. Four or five derelict tanks could -be counted, stuck deep in the mud, either in our old front line or in -the German original front line. The day was fairly quiet, and there was -only a little shelling in the vicinity of WIELTJE. - -About mid-day the enemy counter-attacked on the front of the Division -on our right, and succeeded in making a small breach in the Black Line. -In the evening of this day a cooker was brought up with hot tea, etc., -for the men. - -Lieutenant G. J. Fismer, R.A.M.C., reported for duty vice Captain R. W. -Shegog, R.A.M.C., died of wounds. - -Casualties:--Officers: Lieutenant C. L. Hore, M.C., to Field Ambulance -sick; Other Ranks: Nil. - -With reference to the attack in which the Battalion took part, the -following points are of interest:-- - -1. Ammunition ran short in every Company, a proof of the fact that the -rifle has again come to its own as the chief weapon of the infantryman. - -2. It is estimated that quite 90 per cent. of the casualties were -caused by machine gun fire and snipers. - -3. Casualties amongst Officers were exceedingly heavy, and great -responsibility devolved upon N.C.O.’s. This fact emphasised the -necessity for careful preparation, by means of daily lectures and -demonstrations to all Platoon Sergeants and Section Commanders. - -4. It is generally agreed that on this occasion the men were far too -heavily laden. It is thought that in an attack of this kind, when a -distance of several thousand yards has to be traversed, it is far -better to go lightly equipped, and to trust to the probability of being -able to get additional supplies of water and rations from the rear as -soon as darkness falls. - -5. All systems of communication, except runners, broke down. Visual was -impossible owing to the dull mist which prevailed, and wires, when once -laid, were soon broken. - -6. Tanks were a failure (except possibly in one case), the ground being -far too wet and heavy. One tank is said to have done useful work in -co-operation with the infantry in reducing Somme Farm. - -7. Aeroplanes for some reason failed us, the R.F.C. evidently -considering the bad visibility sufficient reason to cancel flying. -This was particularly unfortunate, as the enemy were not slow to -take advantage accordingly, and three hostile machines are reported -to have been flying over our positions practically all the time that -consolidation was in progress. In one case a machine gun was fired at -our troops. - -8. Lastly, many acts of extreme gallantry and devotion to duty were -reported after the fighting of the 31st July, on the part of all ranks -of the Battalion. - -In fact the 55th Division as a whole, and particularly the 164th -Brigade, will ever be remembered for its share in the attack which -started the third battle of YPRES. The 164th Infantry Brigade in -particular can ever be proud of the advance from the Black Line to the -Green Line. - -Copies of the following messages and letters are attached:-- - - (1) From Major-General H. S. JEUDWINE, C.B., G.O.C. 55th - Division, to Brigadier-General C. I. STOCKWELL, D.S.O., - Commanding 164th Brigade. - - (2) 55th Division Special Order of the Day. - - (3) Letter from 5th Army Headquarters to XIX. Corps. - - (4) 5th Army Commander’s Congratulations. - - Fifth Army. - 2nd August, 1917. - - - Appendix to D.R.O.’s of 7th August, 1917. - - Army Commander’s Congratulations. - -1. The Army Commander wishes to offer his heartiest congratulations to -the troops under his command on the success gained by them on July 31st. - -2. For a fortnight prior to the attack the enemy has maintained a -heavy and continuous artillery fire, including an unprecedented use -of H.V. guns against back areas and a new form of gas shell, all of -which caused severe casualties. Despite this and the fact that the -forward area was dominated by the enemy at all points, the necessary -preparations for the battle were completed and the difficult forward -march and assembly of nine Divisions successfully carried out and the -assault launched. This alone constitutes a performance of which the -Army may well be proud. - -3. As a result of the battle, the enemy has once again been driven by -the 1st French Army and ourselves from the whole of his front system on -a front of about eight miles, and we are now firmly established in or -beyond his second line on a front of seven miles. - -4. We have already captured 5,448 prisoners, including 125 Officers. Up -to date the capture of eight guns, 10 trench mortars, and 36 machine -guns has been reported. - -5. In addition we have inflicted extremely heavy casualties on the -enemy. Owing to losses during our preliminary bombardment, he was -forced to bring up six fresh Divisions. Since then three more Divisions -have been withdrawn shattered. Thus, in a fortnight, we have disposed -of seven or eight Divisions and severely handled 10 more, several of -which must be shortly withdrawn. - -6. The 2nd Army on our right and the 1st French Army on our left have -been as successful as ourselves. The French captures to date number 157 -prisoners and three guns. The 2nd Army have also taken 390 prisoners -and several machine guns. - -7. Despite the weather on the day of the battle, we shot down five -enemy machines and one balloon, losing only one machine ourselves. - - (Signed) R. T. COLLINS, - Lieutenant-Colonel, - For Major-General, G.S. - - * * * * * - -55th (West Lancashire) Division. - -Special Order of the Day. - - 3rd August, 1917. - -To All Ranks of the 55th (West Lancashire) Division. - -Before you went into action on the 31st July, I told you how confident -I was that the Division would do its duty and maintain its reputation -and the reputation of the grand Regiments to which you belong. - -You have done more than that. - -The attack you made on the 31st is worthy to rank with the great deeds -of the British Army in the past, and has added fresh glory to the -record of that Army. - -The courage, determination, and self-sacrifice shown by Officers, -Warrant Officers, Non-Commissioned Officers, and men is beyond praise. -It is a fine exhibition of true discipline, which comes from the mutual -confidence of all ranks in themselves, their comrades, their leaders, -and those under them. This in its turn is the product of hard training. -Your doings on the 31st show how well you have turned this training to -account. - -You captured every inch of the objectives allotted to you. It was not -your fault that you could not hold all you took. You have broken and -now hold, in spite of weather and counter-attacks, a line that the -enemy has strengthened and consolidated at his leisure for more than -two years. - -This will, I believe, be the beginning of the end. When your turn comes -to go forward again you will know your own strength and the enemy will -know it too. - -I am proud of what you have done and am confident that with such troops -ultimate victory is certain. - - H. S. JEUDWINE, - Major-General, - Commanding 55th (West Lancashire) Division. - - * * * * * - - Fifth Army. - 3rd August, 1917. - -XIX. Corps. - -The Army Commander wishes to convey his thanks and congratulations to -the G.O.C. and all ranks of the 164th Brigade on their fine performance -on July 31st. They carried out their task in a most gallant manner and -fought splendidly to retain their hold on the ground won. All Officers -showed energy, courage, and initiative in dealing with the situation, -and the men under their command, in spite of heavy losses, did their -utmost, by carrying out their orders, to ensure our success and the -enemy’s defeat. - -Great credit and praise is due to the G.O.C. 164th Brigade for the -magnificent behaviour of the troops under his command. - - (Signed) N. MALCOLM, - Major-General, G.S. - - -The Brigadier-General commanding has much pleasure in forwarding -the above remarks of the Army Commander and directs that these be -communicated to all ranks. - -He considers that all the credit and praise is due to the Officers and -men of the Brigade. - - Captain, - Acting Brigade Major, - 164th Infantry Brigade. - -6th August, 1917. - - - - - CHAPTER VII. - - REORGANISATION, AND THE BATTLE OF THE MENIN ROAD. - - -On the 2nd August, 1917, the remnant of the Battalion was relieved by -the 9th Royal Irish Rifles (36th--Ulster--Division), and assembled at -a camp near VLAMERTINGHE, where they found the members of B team and -food, and had a good sleep. At 10 p.m. that night we moved in motor -’buses to the WATOU area, where we took over our old camp. Lieutenant -G. M. Fismer, R.A.M.C., and one Other Rank had been wounded in coming -out of the line, and Lieutenant J. E. Ratcliffe reported as Medical -Officer; on the following day Lieutenant W. L. Price and Second -Lieutenants R. Grisdale and A. P. Smith and 108 Other Ranks reported as -reinforcements. - -On the 5th we marched to ABEELE, where we entrained and travelled via -ST. OMER and WATTEN to AUDRUICQ, arriving there about 5 p.m. Here we -found lurries waiting to take us to our new billeting area, AUDREHEM, a -pleasant village just big enough to hold us. - -On the 7th, Second Lieutenant Holden came back from attachment to the -R.E.’s with 23 Other Ranks, and Captain C. M. Denton and 34 Other Ranks -reported as reinforcements. During the next few days Captain Houghton, -Second Lieutenant Vincent and Second Lieutenant Swaine rejoined us and -Major de Wend Fenton. Second Lieutenant F. Shippobottom and Second -Lieutenant A. B. Fergie reported for duty along with nine Other Ranks, -while on the 18th Second Lieutenant J. Hailwood and A. Martin, and on -the 21st Second Lieutenants A. H. Doleman, S. A. H. Pruden, and Iners -joined us, followed by Second Lieutenants H. W. C. Griffiths, H. Dance, -and J. Oldham on the 22nd. - -The following honours were announced for gallantry in action in the -recent battle:-- - - BAR TO D.S.O. Lieutenant-Colonel R. Hindle, D.S.O. - MILITARY CROSS Second Lieutenant H. C. Vincent, B Company. - Second Lieutenant H. Lonsdale, C Company. - D.C.M. 24908 Lance-Corporal E. Ashton, A Company. - 201260 Lance-Corporal T. Butcher, A Company. - MILITARY MEDAL 200057 Sergeant J. Heaps, Headqrs. - 201530 Lance-Corporal P. Norris, B Company. - 200643 Sergeant J. E. Cookson, D Company. - 34879 Sergeant J. Cosgrove, C Company. - 200809 Corporal F. Pitcher, B Company. - 200414 Lance-Corporal W. H. Clarkson, Headqrs. - 202761 Private J. Spencer, D Company. - 200146 Private J. Bates, Transport. - 200357 Private J. H. Parkinson, Transport. - 12910 Private D. Rathbone, C Company. - 31987 Lance-Corporal J. Walmsley, A Company. - -It is fashionable among fighting men to belittle the honours which -they themselves have earned, knowing as they do that many individuals -employed at bases have received decorations which were never meant to -be conferred for anything except gallantry in action, while others -who have abundantly deserved them have either died before they were -granted or have had no witness surviving to report their conduct; it is -therefore only fair to mention that when “immediate awards,” such as -the above, are made to fighting men, it is as a result of reports sent -in by eyewitnesses, which, in our Battalion at any rate, were tested by -cross-examining those mentioned in them as to the deeds of others, the -resulting list of recommendations being further checked and often cut -down by Brigade. - -We enjoyed our stay at AUDREHEM, knowing that our last battle -had raised us to the status of Storm Troops, and that when we -moved up again it would be for another attack and not back to the -demoralising influences of trench life. With this in view we carefully -reorganised and trained, all ranks working together keenly with one -end in view--efficiency, with the result that in six weeks a tired, -straggling, muddy, shaken remnant was transformed once more into a -smart Battalion, well organised and equipped, and trained with special -reference to attacking concrete blockhouses. Officers daily attended -lectures by one of their number on some phase of the attack, and -Company Commanders held daily conferences of their N.C.O.’s and senior -Privates, so that however heavy might be the casualties among leaders, -someone might remain with the necessary knowledge to carry on. Every -fine day Companies marched with their cookers to the training area at -GUEMY, and remained there all day doing progressive field training; -there was football, boxing, a Divisional horse show, and other -delights, as well as Brigade days, and the Commander-in-Chief himself -came one day to see us at work; so the days slipped by until the 14th -September. Captain Duckworth went as Second in Command to the 1/8th -King’s Liverpool Regiment, and various other Officers left us sick or -to other units, so that when B team had been detailed the following -Officers moved up to take part in the attack:-- - - Lieutenant-Colonel R. Kindle, D.S.O. Commanding. - Captain A. T. Houghton Second in Command. - Captain R. N. Buckmaster Adjutant. - Lieutenant Bardsley Transport Officer. - Second Lieutenant Brooke Intelligence Officer. - Second Lieutenant Whitehouse Signalling Officer. - Lieutenant Radcliffe, R.A.M.C. Medical Officer. - Lieutenant E. G. Baker } - Second Lieutenant A. P. Smith } A Company. - Second Lieutenant H. Dance } - Second Lieutenant J. Oldham } - - Captain F. W. S. Baker } - Major Fenton } B Company. - Second Lieutenant Holmes } - Second Lieutenant Fergie } - - Captain R. H. Tautz } - Second Lieutenant Pruden } C Company. - Second Lieutenant Grisdale } - - Lieutenant Holden } - Lieutenant Price } D Company. - Second Lieutenant Martin } - Second Lieutenant Myers } - -On the 14th the Battalion, including B team, marched to AUBRUICQ, -proceeding thence by train to a point near YPRES, where we took over -a bivouac camp near GOLDFISH CHATEAU--a muddy field with pits dug all -over it, each just big enough to shelter two or three men, and covered -with sheets of corrugated iron. - - [Illustration: Aeroplane Photo taken 9th September, 1917, from a point - near Pond Farm.] - -Since 31st July, 1917, the ground along the STEENBEEK captured by us -on that day had been the scene of bloody fighting, two attempts by -other Divisions to advance beyond the Black Line of the previous attack -having been made and having failed, so that with small variations the -front taken over by us on 15th September was identical with that held -when we had come out six weeks before. - -The ground over which we had to pass was commanded by two spurs--the -GRAFENSTAFEL SPUR half a mile to the north, and the GALLIPOLI SPUR, -part of which was within our frontage, to the south; and apart from the -concrete blockhouses on our own front, every yard of our advance was -raked by machine gun bullets from innumerable others on our flanks, so -that until these were put out of action no advance was possible without -appalling losses. Add to this the total absence of landmarks in that -amorphous wilderness, where no trees, no blade of grass remained, every -square yard of ground having been churned up by our shell fire--the -extreme difficulty of distinguishing one blockhouse from another--the -fact that Companies had been reduced to three Platoons and Platoons -to only 20 men owing to lack of sufficient reinforcements--and when -you have studied the maps and photographs and tried to visualise the -ground, you may form some idea of what the Battalion had to do on the -20th September, 1917. The GRAFENSTAFEL ROAD was our one hope of keeping -direction--the road which, as the photographs clearly show, became -utterly indistinguishable from the surrounding mire within 200 yards of -our starting point; when this failed, general direction was only kept -by use of the compass. - -The material paragraphs of the Operation Order and the official account -of the battle are as follows:-- - - THE OPERATION ORDER. - -1. - - (a) The 55th Division will attack on Z day. The 9th Division - will be on the right, and the 58th Division on the left. - - (b) The 165th Infantry Brigade will be on the right, the 164th - Infantry Brigade on the left, the 166th Brigade less two - Battalions will be in reserve. - - (c) The 1/4th Royal Lancaster Regiment and the 1/4th Loyal - North Lancashire Regiment will be in the right or KEIR - sector. - - The 2/5th Lancashire Fusiliers in the centre or COTTS sector. - - The 1/8th Liverpool Regiment in the left or SCHULER sector. - - The 1/5th Royal Lancaster Regiment will be attached to the - 164th Infantry Brigade and be available for the - countering of enemy counter-attacks. - -2. On the night 13th/14th the (German) 2nd Guards Reserve Division came -into the line opposite to the 55th Divisional front and is reported -to be holding the line with all three regiments up, one Battalion of -each Regiment being in the line, one in support, and one in immediate -reserve. - -Those in reserve are located west of the PASSCHENDALE RIDGE. - -3. - - (a) First pause of the barrage RED DOTTED LINE. - First objective in YELLOW LINE. - Final objective in GREEN LINE. - -4. It is the intention to capture and occupy as a line of resistance -the GREEN LINE. - -The attack will be made in stages under cover of a creeping barrage. - -There will be a pause of at least half an hour on the RED DOTTED LINE -and again on the YELLOW LINE. - -5. The plan of attack and objectives will be as follows:-- - -In the KEIR sector: - -The 1/4th Royal Lancaster Regiment will attack at ZERO in four waves, -the first two waves extended and the second two in columns. - - Objectives:--First two waves Red Dotted Line. - Second two waves Yellow Line, - -after which they will support the capture of the Green Line. - -In the COTTS sector:-- - -The 2/5th Lancashire Fusiliers will attack at ZERO, in four waves. - - Objectives:--First wave Red Dotted Line. - Second wave Yellow Line. - Third wave Green Line, an advanced strong - point established at Green House. - -In the SCHULER sector:-- - - Two Companies 1/8th Liverpool Regiment will attack at ZERO in two - waves. - - Objectives:--First wave Red Dotted Line. - Second wave Yellow Line. - -Two Companies will be in the hands of the Officer Commanding 1/8th -Liverpool Regiment. - - [Illustration: - - _I. 15^{th} June 1917._ - - _II. 16^{th} June 1917._ - - _III. 27^{th} July 1917. Three days before - the 3^{rd} Battle of YPRES._ - - _IV. 13^{th} August 1917._ - - _V. 13^{th} September 1917. - Seven days before the battle - of the MENIN ROAD._ - - Five Aeroplane Photographs showing the gradual disappearance of - all features and landmarks in Map square D.13.c., between June and - September, 1917.] - - [Illustration: - - Map No. 3 - - OBJECTIVES in the BATTLE of the MENIN ROAD Sept. 20th, 1917] - -6. The Battalion will assemble in three lines at 20 yards’ distance, -the leading line being about 150 yards west of the assembly line of the -1/4th Royal Lancaster Regiment in the following order:-- - - First wave, from right to left--14 Platoon, 13 Platoon, 1 - Platoon, 2 Platoon. - - Second wave, from right to left--9 Platoon, 10 Platoon, 11 - Platoon, 5 Platoon, 6 Platoon, 7 Platoon. - - Third wave, from right to left--15 Platoon, machine guns, 3 - Platoon. - -Captain Houghton will be responsible for the taping of these lines and -supplying two guides to each Company to lead them to their position of -assembly. - -7. Distribution of Companies during the advance:-- - - First wave, from right to left--Two Platoons D Company, two - Platoons A Company. - - Second wave, from right to left--C Company, B Company. - - Third wave, from right to left--One Platoon D Company, one - Platoon A Company. - -The first wave will form two lines of extended order before crossing -the Yellow Line. - -The objective of the first wave will be an outpost line passing through -FOKKER FARM--D 14 c 9 9 and D 14 d 1 5. - -Garrisons will be detailed in advance:--For FOKKER FARM by A Company, -and dugouts D 14 d 1 6 by D Company. - -Strong points will be constructed at these points and others in between -should it be found necessary, the principle being that the whole front -should be:-- - - (a) Covered by enfilade machine gun or Lewis gun fire. - - (b) Under observation. - -The objective of the second wave will be approximately the Green Line. - -The garrison will be detailed beforehand for the dugouts D 14 c 4 9 by -B Company. - -The objectives of the third wave will be to ensure that the first and -second waves reach their objectives. - -Garrisons will be detailed beforehand for dugouts D 14 c 4 4 and MARTHA -HOUSE by D Company. - -Dugouts at D 14 a 2 O and KANSAS HOUSE by A Company. - -8. Unexpected concrete defences encountered during the advance will be -garrisoned and consolidated, as soon as the final objective is taken, -on the following principle: Each wave will be responsible for all -ground between itself and the leading line of the wave in its rear. -Should any pockets of the enemy still remain, they will be mopped up as -this is taking place. - -12. The reserve Battalion (1/5th Royal Lancaster Regiment) will arrive -in the area AISNE--HINDU COT--POND FARM about the time that the Green -Line is taken. - -The role of this Battalion will be to deliver an immediate -counter-stroke against any hostile counter-attack. - -13. Prisoners’ escorts, messengers, etc., when returning to their -Companies from the rear, will take back six bandoliers of S.A.A. from -the forward dumps. - -14. Dress:--Fighting order, with packs instead of haversacks. Every -N.C.O. and man will carry:-- - - 1 No. 23 rifle grenade. - 2 Aeroplane flares. - 4 Sandbags. - 1 Bandolier extra S.A.A.--Carried in the pack. - 1 Lewis gun magazine - -Parties of men specially selected to deal with dugouts will carry two -No. 23 rifle grenades. - -Every rifle grenadier will carry six Hales No. 24 rifle grenades. - -Shovels will be carried by every man, less runners, signallers, -stretcher-bearers, and Nos. 1 and 2 of Lewis gun teams. - -Men carrying shovels will not carry the entrenching tool. - -Bayonets will not be fixed until immediately before leaving the -assembly line. - -15. The Battalion will be fitted out on the early morning of Y day. -Bombs and S.A.A. will be drawn from the St. Jean dump by small parties -from each Company. At the same time parties will draw shovels and -sandbags from the Divisional R.E. dump, St. Jean--Wieltje Road, 600 -yards west of Wieltje. These carrying parties must have returned to -Congreve Walk--Liverpool Line by 5 30 a.m. on Y day. After that hour -there must be no movement over the open. - -16. The Brigade main dump is at C 23 c 3 1 (old German front line). -Advanced Brigade dumps are established at Spree Farm (C 18 d 5 3) and -at dugouts C 18 d 7 5. - -17. All ranks will carry during the attack the iron ration and the -unexpended portion of Z day’s rations. - -Rations for Z plus 1 day will be dumped as far forward as possible. -Water bottles will be filled from the water-carts on the evening of Y -day. - -18. Barrage map will be issued later. - -19. Points for Liaison:-- - - With 2/5th Lancashire Fusiliers KANSAS HOUSE. - D 14 a 0 2. - With 1/6th Liverpool Regiment D 14 c 5 4. - D 14 c 95 40. - -20. Headquarters 164th and 165th Infantry Brigades will be the Wieltje -dugout. Battalion Headquarters will be at the commencement Capricorn -Keep and dugouts C 18 d 8 6; subsequent moves will be notified. - -21. Aid Post:--Pond Farm, C 18 b 8 0. - -22. ZERO HOUR will be 5 40 a.m. - - Watches will be synchronised. - -23. Communication between Companies and Battalion Headquarters will be -by runner and visual. - -All messages will be duplicated by a second means of transmission. - -Two pigeons will be carried by D Company and two by A Company, moving -in the leading wave. - -Second Lieutenant Whitehurst will be responsible for:-- - - (a) Laying a wire from Battalion Headquarters to Brigade - forward station at Pond Farm, and from Battalion - Headquarters to Battalion forward command post. - - (b) Establishing visual between Battalion Headquarters - and Battalion forward command post about D 13 central, - if practicable. - - (c) Establishing relay runner posts about D 13 c 2 6, D 13 d 1 - 6, and Keir Farm. - - [Illustration: Oblique Aeroplane Photograph showing our objectives in - the Battle of the MENIN ROAD--(Contrast the condition of the - foreground and the middle distance).] - -Contact ’plane can be recognised by a rectangular attachment on both -lower planes and a white dumb-bell on either side of the body. - -Whenever the ’plane calls for signals by sounding the klaxon horn or -firing a white Verey light, the most advanced lines of infantry will:-- - - (a) Light flares in the bottom of a shell hole. - - (b) Show Watson fans--white and coloured sides alternately 30 - seconds. - - The ’plane will call for signals at ZERO plus 1 hour. - ZERO plus 2 hours. - ZERO plus 2½ hours. - -and at such other times as may be necessary. - -S.O.S. signal is a rifle grenade bursting into two red and two green -lights. - -24. Second Lieutenant Brooke will be responsible for:-- - - (a) Keeping liaison with 1/4th Royal Lancaster Regiment during - their advance to the Yellow Line. - - (b) Establishing a Battalion forward command post about D 13 - central and keeping the whole front under close - observation. - -25. Acknowledge in writing. - - 18th September, 1917. (Signed) R. N. L. BUCKMASTER, - Issued at 8 a.m. Captain and Adjutant, - 1/4th Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. - - * * * * * - - EXTRACTED FROM WAR DIARY. - - -YPRES. - -15th September. Fairly quiet day. - -One Other Rank reinforcement. One Other Rank to Field Ambulance sick. - -16th September. About 10 45 a.m. 10 enemy aeroplanes dropped bombs in -the vicinity of the camp, causing one casualty. Road near camp heavily -shelled at dusk. - -Two Other Ranks wounded. - -17th September. Situation normal. Reconnaissance of forward area -carried out. W day in connection with forthcoming operations. - -One Other Rank killed in VLAMERTINGHE. - -18th September (X day). Day spent in fitting out, etc. On the evening -of this day the Battalion moved forward to the Congreve Walk--Liverpool -Trench line, running through the village of St. Jean. Our artillery -were very active throughout the night. - -Two Other Ranks wounded. One Other Rank died of wounds. - - -ST. JEAN (TRENCHES). - -19th September. Commencing at dawn, our artillery opened the 24 hours’ -bombardment preparatory to the attack. The enemy’s reply during the day -was exceedingly feeble. - -Commencing 9 30 p.m., the Battalion moved off from ST. JEAN by Platoons -at 200 yards’ distance, via the WIELTJE--GRAVENSTAFEL road. The night -was quiet, and there was practically no hostile shelling. - -Battalion Headquarters were established at CAPRICORN KEEP (C 18 d -55 65) at 11 p.m. The KEEP consisted of six very strong dugouts of -reinforced concrete. Three were taken over as headquarters by this unit -and three by the 1/4th Royal Lancaster Regiment. - -Casualties:--Two Other Ranks killed; three Other Ranks wounded. - -20th September. The Battalion was reported in position of assembly at -1 a.m. The lines to be taken up by the various waves were marked by -tape, which had been laid as soon as darkness permitted. When once in -position the assaulting troops lay in shell holes until ZERO hour. A -continuous drizzling rain made the ground sticky and the going bad. -The line of assembly was a north--south line running through SOMME (D -13 c 50 25). During the night things were fairly quiet, though lively -artillery fire developed on our right soon after 3 a.m. - -ZERO hour was at 5 40 a.m., at which time the artillery barrage opened. - -The 1/4th Loyal North Lancashire Regiment moved forward from the -assembly position in rear of the 1/4th Royal Lancaster Regiment. The -1/4th Royal Lancaster Regiment had for its objective (1) the RED DOTTED -LINE and (2) the YELLOW LINE, and it was intended that the 1/4th Loyal -North Lancashire Regiment should “leap-frog” at the YELLOW LINE and -capture and consolidate the GREEN LINE. - -The enemy barrage was promptly opened on the approximate line of our -assembly position--a proof that the enemy were fully prepared for the -attack. This caused the three rear waves, i.e., the four Companies of -the 1/4th Loyal North Lancashire Regiment, to close well up on to the -1/4th Royal Lancaster Regiment, and it appears that in a good many -cases this was overdone, causing the two units to be intermingled and -considerably undermining the principles of organisation. - -The creeping barrage was being governed by two new principles, tried -for the first time and designed to combat and counteract the enemy’s -new system of defence:--(1) there were two definite pauses in the -barrage, during which it was intended that Companies should replace -casualties from the rear and generally reorganise; (2) the barrage -started to move forward at the rate of six minutes every hundred yards -and later at the rate of eight minutes every hundred yards. - -The attack to commence with went well, though a great many casualties -were inflicted by enemy machine gun fire, which from the start was -very well directed. AISNE FARM was reported taken at 6 5 a.m., though -a Platoon of the 1/4th Loyal North Lancashires had to give assistance -in the attack on this strong point. A message timed 8 17 a.m. stated, -“Attack appears to be going well.” - -The first pause was made on the RED DOTTED LINE, though apparently -very little reorganisation was found practicable. Soon after moving -forward again considerable trouble was caused by hostile machine guns -on the flanks bringing enfilade fire to bear on our advancing troops. -According to reports received, this was particularly the case on the -right, where the left Battalion of the 165th Infantry Brigade was held -up before GALLIPOLI, as a result of which an enemy machine gun on Hill -37 was playing havoc with the waves in the valley through which we were -advancing. - -The result of these obstructions on either flank was that the men of -this Battalion in many cases inclined outwards, leaving an exceedingly -thin line facing the original objective. In some cases whole Platoons -found themselves attacking strong points on the frontage of other -Battalions. Particularly was this so in the case of GALLIPOLI, in -the ultimate capture of which men of this Battalion very materially -assisted. - -Very few of our men reached the YELLOW LINE, though a message from the -Battalion O.P., timed 8 45 a.m., stated that it appeared to be taken -and consolidation commenced. Finally, therefore, a line of resistance -was sited and consolidated about mid-day between the RED DOTTED and -YELLOW LINE, with posts of Lewis gun teams thrown out 50 to 100 yards -to the front. - -The enemy was not finally dislodged from the vicinity of GALLIPOLI and -the adjoining SUVLA until after 10 a.m., by which time the barrage was -of no further assistance. - -20th September. At 10 50 a.m. the enemy was reported massing for a -counter-attack in the vicinity of NILE and FOKKER FARMS, but nothing -except heavy shelling materialised on our front. Soon after 1 p.m. -various S.O.S.’s were sent up, and apparently local counter-attacks, -without any success, were launched on both our flanks. - -In the afternoon an effort was made to reorganise the Battalion, which -was now reported to consist of only four Officers and 60 rifles in -the firing line. The right Battalion frontage was now being held by a -mixed line of the 1/4th Royal Lancaster Regiment and the 1/4th Loyal -North Lancashire Regiment, stiffened by two Companies of the 1/5th -Royal Lancaster Regiment, who, as Battalion in Brigade reserve, and -detailed to assist in the capture of the objective and to deal with any -hostile counter-attack, had dug themselves in on a line in rear of our -consolidated positions. - -About 7 p.m. an Officers’ patrol went forward to reconnoitre KEIR FARM -and discover whether it was held by the enemy. This patrol, however, -did not succeed in its objective and lost its way, and the project had -to be postponed till the following morning. - -As soon as darkness allowed, an effort was made to examine our -positions and to find out whether measures for defence were complete. -They were found to be held by at least six Lewis guns, while there were -in all four machine guns, two of which were German, and proved very -useful against the enemy. - -During the night patrols were sent out, and a further effort made to -find the defences of KEIR FARM. KEIR FARM was not identified, and it -was therefore assumed that it no longer existed as a concrete defence. -No signs of the enemy were seen. The night passed without incident, -though shelling on both sides was maintained fairly consistently. - -Casualties:-- - - Officers:-- - - Killed--Captain F. W. S. Baker (Commanding B Company), - Second Lieutenant A. B. Fergie. - - Wounded--Captain R. H. Tautz, M.C. (Commanding C Company), - Second Lieutenant E. G. Baker (Commanding A - Company), Second Lieutenant A. P. Smith, Second - Lieutenant H. Dance, Second Lieutenant J. Oldham, - Second Lieutenant R. Grisedale, Second - Lieutenant A. Martin, Second Lieutenant B. Myers, - Second Lieutenant C. B. Holmes (died of wounds, - 28th September, 1917). - - Other Ranks:--Killed 23, Wounded 161, Missing 11; Total 195. - - Four Other Ranks reinforcements from base. - -The following notes by an Officer who was present are added to complete -the account:-- - -At about 10 p.m. the Battalion began to arrive by Platoons, each -Platoon coming up in silence, knowing we were close up to the enemy -outposts, winding in single file over the uneven ground, being shown -its tape, filing along it and lying down to wait for the dawn; the -assembly was completed by 1 a.m.--the hour fixed, and apparently -unknown to the enemy. - -At this hour, to add to the discomfort, a steady drizzle set in, but a -tot of rum was served out and most of the men were soon asleep, to be -waked at dawn by the crash of our opening barrage. - -Battalion Headquarters retired to CAPRICORN KEEP, while the Medical -Officer and his men settled in POND GALLERIES. Both these blockhouses -had been built of concrete by the Boche to shelter his reserves from -our shelling in earlier days--during the days that followed they were -severely tested, but never failed us. - -At ZERO, 5 40 a.m., while it was still dark, down came our creeping -barrage, and the King’s Own began to advance. Our men had been told -to give them a good start and, full of eagerness as they were, would -have done so had the answering enemy barrage not come down on their -tails; this had been foreseen and its position judged from previous -registration, and the assembly position was just in front--but only -just--and the “shorts” got some of our men, causing the rest to hurry -and close up on the King’s Own, who were already passing AISNE FARM. We -had to complete the capture of this, and lost heavily in the process. - -Under terrific machine gun fire from the front and both flanks, causing -casualties at every step, the two Battalions struggled forward to get -to grips with their unseen enemies, and soon arrived at the two groups -of blockhouses, LOOS and GALLIPOLI, with four others lying between them. - -These two groups, though the latter was off the allotted front, at -once became the immediate objectives--the left hand Companies took the -LOOS blockhouses one by one, nine in all, with bomb and bayonet; the -Companies on the right swung round and joined the King’s Liverpool -Regiment in storming GALLIPOLI; in the centre small parties of men, -their Officers having been hit, took the other four and so reached the -RED LINE. - -Lieutenant Brooke went forward, and, with a few signallers, established -a forward command post near LOOS; our machine gunners came up and -turned five of the newly-taken Hun machine guns round on the enemy, and -things seemed to be going well, but the hour-long pause of the barrage -was too long, the hail of cross-fire from more distant machine guns -still continued, and the men, who had sought cover in shell holes, were -out of sight and scattered, though strenuous efforts to reorganise were -made by the few leaders who remained, and with a certain amount of -success. But the line had lost its cohesion, and when the barrage went -on only a portion of the line saw it and attempted to follow. - -Lieutenant Brooke had notified the capture of the Red Line to Battalion -Headquarters, but no further message coming through, the Second in -Command went forward to clear up the situation; on reaching the Red -Line he could at first see no one, but soon stumbled into a shell hole -full of men, and was able, running from one hole to another, to locate -the whole line up to the flanks of the adjoining Battalions, and to -estimate the casualties. - -The barrage had already passed the Green Line and the machine guns in -the blockhouses were active. Their crews could see every movement, and -the troops on both flanks were stationary, so that at the moment no -further advance was likely to succeed--moreover, everyone had had time -to feel the reaction. So the order was given to dig in and to send out -small patrols to try to occupy the ground immediately in front, and by -this means the line was advanced still further. - -Lieutenant Holden took charge of one of these, while Second Lieutenant -Pruden supervised consolidation. - -About this time the Hun seems to have realised the position, for he -opened out with every gun he had, shelling the captured pillboxes and -putting a very heavy barrage all round the aid post and Battalion -Headquarters, but his attempt at counter-attack was beaten off by -machine gun, Lewis gun, and rifle fire. - -We afterwards found out that SUVLA and THE CAPITOL had not been taken, -nor had CROSS COTS--had they been the cross-machine gun fire on us -would have been much less intense. - -No praise is too high for our stretcher-bearers, who--all through that -day and the succeeding days--toiled without intermission bringing in -wounded; the aid post was in the line of the Hun barrage, a concrete -structure, with a passage two feet wide on the enemy side with chambers -opening off it; the stretcher cases had to be dressed out in the open, -while the passage was crowded with walking wounded, some of them -Huns--the look of utter weariness and dejection on the faces of the -latter was a thing not easily forgotten. - -The runners did splendid work; a few were killed as they made their way -over the shell-tossed ground--the wonder is that any escaped. - -For five days the Battalion remained in those shell holes, beating off -one counter-attack after another with the help of our gunners, who were -truly magnificent. At first it was impossible to reorganise properly -owing to the mixing of Battalions, but ultimately a definite frontage -was allotted to us by Brigade, and that night we sorted ourselves out -from the King’s Own and Companies were picked out and given a definite -bit of line--A and B in front, C and D in close support. At the same -time the line was advanced considerably, especially on the right, the -posts on HILL 37 having been taken by the right Brigade. - -Getting rations up to the line was a terrible business--runners and -guides kept losing their way, and more than one party nearly entered -Hun territory; but guide wires were laid to Companies, the C.Q.M.S.’s -did their work splendidly, and the men were fed and kept going. - -About 25th September we were relieved by the 59th Division, a genial -lot--full strength--who seemed to expect to find trenches and dugouts! -Thanks to the tapes and wires which had been laid, relief was quick, -and we all dribbled back to ST. JEAN, where Companies assembled by -the cookers and had hot tea and rum served out. They were actually -singing--the revulsion, I suppose. - -After a lot of delay we got into trucks on the DECAUVILLE railway (a -metre gauge affair). The Commanding Officer was balanced on the back -of the little engine, and as we started, some wit shouted out, “Don’t -move, sir! You might upset her!” - -Additional light is thrown on the course of the battle by the Platoon -narratives:-- - -Lieutenant E. G. Baker, Commanding A Company, was hit in the head -during the advance. No. 1 Platoon Commander, Lieutenant Smith, was -badly wounded in the thigh before the first strong point was reached. -Private Wyre fired some rifle grenades into it, after which the Platoon -rushed it with men of other units, and bombed and bayonetted the enemy -out. Sergeant Beaumont then led them towards SCHULER GALLERIES, when he -was shot through the head about 50 yards behind the Red Line. About 16 -men under Private Wyre found their way to the Red Line; others, with an -Officer of the King’s Own, went forward on the left. He said he would -take them to the Yellow Line, but was killed by a sniper. They were -willing to go on, but had no leader till Sergeant Knowles of No. 3 came -up and took a small party out under heavy cross-machine gun fire to the -domed strong point on the road. - -No. 2 got on all right till Lieutenant Dance was hit in the arm. They -took a small strong point on the right with others helping, and also -helped to take AISNE FARM, where one Hun Officer and eight men were -taken. - -Sergeant Knowles took eight men to the left to take the strong point in -the road, but there were about 30 enemy in a trench in front of it, and -he was compelled to fall back again for lack of support. Two sections -helped to take the strong point in front of LOOS. - -Captain Baker, Commanding B Company, was wounded at 6 30 a.m., but -continued to advance; he was killed at 7 a.m. at a strong point about -150 yards to the right of LOOS. At this same point five out of the -Lewis gun team of seven were put out of action (one killed and four -wounded). Sergeant-Major Roberts bombed the strong point. - -Sergeant Pitcher, of No. 6, with five men, assisted in the attack -on the strong points at LOOS and was severely wounded. Second -Lieutenant Fazackerley, during the pause in the barrage, advanced with -Lance-Corporal Clayton and four men to a point on a ridge to find a -possible position for Lewis gun. Here they were subject to intense -enfilade machine gun fire from the right flank in the direction of -GALLIPOLI, which made it impossible to advance further until the right -flank had advanced. - -Second Lieutenant Martin, Commanding No. 11, was badly wounded -immediately after zero, and Sergeant Murphy assumed command. This -Platoon assisted in the capture of AISNE HOUSE; at least 20 Germans -were taken there. - -In No. 10 Lance-Corporal Charnley was wounded immediately after zero, -and during the pause Mr. Myers and one or two others were sniped, and -when they moved forward again only one bomber remained. - -In No. 9, at nightfall, Mr. Fergie, Mr. Holmes, and two Sergeants went -forward to reconnoitre a forward position. The two Officers were struck -by a shell and were both very badly wounded. Lance-Corporal Anderton -took over command. Private Pendlebury was wounded on the afternoon of -the 23rd for the third time. C Company Commander (Captain Tautz) was -wounded at the first pause. - -No. 13, owing to the darkness, got mixed up with the 1/4th King’s Own -on the left flank, and helped the Lancashire Fusiliers to carry SCHULER -GALLERIES. - -D Company Headquarters Lewis gun team, when near GALLIPOLI, was shot -down by machine gun fire, but Corporal Prescott retrieved the gun. -Visual communication with the Battalion forward signalling post was -opened from behind a dugout at D 13 b 1 0 by Private Roocroft, Company -Signaller, and Private Parkinson, of B Company, and was maintained -by shutter and lamp until the night of the 21st. On the morning of -the 21st, Corporal Prescott and Private Goodwin, Company Runner, went -forward of the line and shot some enemy snipers who had been annoying -the troops in the line. On the evening of the 23rd, during an intensely -heavy bombardment, Corporal Prescott volunteered and kept observation -all the time, though wounded in the shoulder by shrapnel, and refused -to go to the aid post until the troops were relieved. - -No. 14 attacked the strong point at D 13 d 2 6 in conjunction with -a party of the 1/4th King’s Own, then Second Lieutenant Holden and -the remaining men of his party moved to attack GALLIPOLI, which was -holding up the advance. This fight lasted about an hour. - -On the 21st September, Second Lieutenant Holden, who was patrolling to -KEIR FARM, was writing a message to send by pigeon when he was killed. -There were four other casualties, and the pigeons were killed. - -No. 15. At 10 a.m. on 21st September, Second Lieutenant Pruden took a -small patrol to KEIR FARM. During the night an advanced post held by -Lance-Corporal Gorton and five men with two Lewis guns was buried. One -gun was in action again immediately, and the other after six hours. - - * * * * * - - EXTRACTED FROM WAR DIARY. - -TRENCHES. - -21st September. There was fairly lively shelling at dawn, but the -situation was reported quiet at 7 30 a.m. The front was continually -patrolled before daylight and no signs of the enemy found. During the -morning a further Officers’ patrol worked forward to KEIR FARM and -confirmed the previous report that it was practically non-existent. On -the afternoon of this day the strength of the Companies in the line was -reported at 90, though it was known there were still many more men of -this unit who had become merged in the Battalions on either flank. - -At about 4 40 p.m. the 1/8th King’s Liverpool Regiment, on the left of -the 2/5th Lancashire Fusiliers, attacked and occupied SCHULER FARM. -Owing to the small amount of resistance encountered it was decided that -the 2/5th Lancashire Fusiliers should take CROSS COTTS and that then -the 1/4th Loyal North Lancashire Regiment should conform by moving -forward to the new alignment. The attack on CROSS COTTS, however, -never materialised, as at 6 30 p.m. heavy enemy counter-attacks were -launched on Hill 37 on our right, and on the London Division on our -left, the front held by this unit simply being subjected to an intense -bombardment. Our artillery promptly replied to the S.O.S., and no enemy -succeeded in reaching our lines. - -During the ensuing night a further effort was made to complete the -reorganisation by separating the 1/4th Royal Lancaster Regiment and the -1/4th Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. This unit took over the south, -viz., 200 yards of the KEIR sector, extending approximately from D 13 -d 23 32 to D 13 d 23 75. By this means a few more men were collected -together. The Battalion was then organised on a two-Company frontage -with two Companies in support, and the whole line was straightened and -pushed forward an average depth of 50 yards. It was found that the only -practicable way of doing this was by arranging a system of guide wires -of a fixed length, which were taken out by posts in advance and, after -their direction, etc., had been checked, the rear wave advanced along -them by Platoons and took up the new alignment. It was intended that -this process should be repeated by leap-frogging the two waves until -the YELLOW LINE was reached, but owing to the still imperfect state -of organisation, it was decided to postpone this movement until the -following night. - -During this night, however, guide wires were laid from the main line -to the isolated Lewis gun posts 100 yards in front. This ensured -cohesion and gave the most forward men confidence. Guide wires were -also made from the main line of resistance to Battalion Headquarters to -facilitate the work during the night of carrying parties bringing up -S.A.A. and food. - -The enemy’s artillery was quiet during the night, but our own was very -busy, apparently with gas shells, upon the enemy’s batteries. - -Killed:--Second Lieutenant H. Holden and two Other Ranks. - -Wounded:--Two Other Ranks. - -22nd September. There was a certain amount of shelling about dawn, -otherwise the day was quiet. - -As soon as it was dark, the right of the Battalion was advanced 150 -yards and connected with a machine gun in a shell hole near KEIR FARM -about D 13 d 60 55. This movement, which was successfully carried -out with the help of guide wires, brought our line round in such -a way as to face the enemy, whose position now ran approximately -north-west--south-east. Connection was also maintained with the 165th -Brigade on our right, but in view of the fact that the latter were -being relieved, it was not considered advisable to carry out any -further advance, so as to avoid any possibility of bringing down an -enemy S.O.S. barrage. - -The usual posts were pushed out in advance of the new line. - -Owing to the exhaustion of several Officers in the line, two were -brought down for a rest to Battalion Headquarters, and the Signalling -and Intelligence Officers took over control of the Companies. The night -was quiet. Two Companies of the 2/6th North Staffordshires came into -support to our Brigade. - -Casualties:--Two Other Ranks wounded. - -23rd September. The day passed without incident. Patrols before dawn -saw nothing of the enemy. An S.O.S. was sent up on our right at 3 50 -p.m., but nothing materialised. - -At 5 p.m. the enemy heavily bombarded our positions, and our front -line system and the vicinity of Battalion Headquarters were heavily -bombarded for three hours. By 8 15 p.m. all was quiet again and the -relief was begun. The relieving unit was the 2/6th North Staffordshires -(59th Division), who took over our frontage with one Company. Relief -was completed without casualties about 11 p.m. - -A special effort was made to secure identifications before being -relieved, and a patrol that went out with this object in view returned -with two prisoners, who were encountered in NO MAN’S LAND. The capture -of these prisoners proved the presence of the third German Division -opposite this part of the line since the attack was launched on the -20th. - -Upon relief, Companies concentrated at St. Jean, where, after hot tea -had been supplied from the cookers, a train was provided to take the -Battalion to VLAMERTINGHE. - -24th September. The Battalion arrived at camp south of VLAMERTINGHE -at 4 30 a.m. Morning was spent in resting, etc. At 3 p.m. the Brigade -entrained and travelled from VLAMERTINGHE to POPERINGHE, detrained at -POPERINGHE, and boarded ’buses at a point about one mile south-west of -the town. By this means we went to WATOU area, and were accommodated in -tents at Hill Camp (K 12 d 7 8). - -143 Other Ranks from reinforcement camp. - -11 Other Ranks from base. - - * * * * * - -TELEGRAMS: - -“Please convey to all ranks 55th Division the Army Commander’s -congratulations on the fine record of the Division during the hard -fighting of the past two months. The Army Commander wishes specially -to thank all ranks for their splendid efforts, which have contributed -greatly to the success of the last attack and to wish them all good -luck and success in the future. Despite their long period in the line -prior to commencement of operations they have well maintained and -increased their high reputation. - - “FIFTH ARMY.” - -“Brigadier-General Stuart and all ranks West Lancashire Reserve Brigade -send heartiest congratulations to West Lancashire Division on their -splendid success.” - -“Well done, 55th West Lancashire Division! Accept my most hearty -congratulations. I sincerely trust your losses are not heavy. - - “DERBY.” - - * * * * * - -To All Ranks of the 55th (West Lancashire) Division. - -I regret that owing to the move of the Division I have not been able to -see all units since the fight on 20th September. I hope to do so later -as opportunity offers. - -The messages received from higher Commanders and others since the -battle have been published from time to time as received and have no -doubt been read by all ranks, who will see from these messages how well -the higher Commanders have appreciated the work of the Division. - -In addition, I have recently been allowed to see the reports on the -Division rendered to General Headquarters by the Army and the Corps in -which we served. In these reports the Division is spoken of as “a good -fighting Division possessing the right spirit” and as “a first-rate -Division.” I know that all ranks throughout the Division will share the -pride that I feel myself in reading those opinions of the Commanders -under whom we have served. - -I have also had the advantage of reading scores of stories of -individual courage, determination, endurance, and self-sacrifice, -narrated by Commanding Officers in bringing the services of individuals -of all ranks to notice for recognition. These stories increase my pride -in the Division and my confidence in it. - -The West Lancashire Division had a good reputation before the recent -fighting in front of Ypres. You have now won for it a reputation second -to none in the Expeditionary Force, and every soldier in the Division -may well be proud of belonging to it. That reputation I feel confident -you will cherish and maintain. We are now in an easy part of the line, -but ordinary trench duties demand constant alertness, endurance, and -conscientious observance of orders; besides it is up to us at all times -to take advantage of any opportunities for aggressive action which will -cause loss or damage to the enemy. It is by such action, as well as -by smartness and good discipline when out of the line, that the great -reputation of the West Lancashire Division can, and I am sure will, be -kept up by each soldier in it, of every rank. - - H. S. JEUDWINE, - 55th Division Headquarters, Major-General, - 10th October, 1917. Commanding 55th Division. - - * * * * * - -The following decorations were awarded in respect of the battle and -announced on 11th November:-- - - MILITARY CROSS Captain A. T. Houghton. - Second Lieutenant S. A. H. Pruden. - Second Lieutenant L. Brooke. - - D.C.M. 200051 C.S.M. Roberts, H. - 200077 Corporal Prescott, S. - - MILITARY MEDAL 200782 Private Parks, T. - 201197 Corporal Thompson, J. - 200682 Private Coupe, F. - 200895 Lance-Sergeant Knowles, R. - 12154 Lance-Corporal Cayton, R. - 290665 Private Pendlebury, T. - 202967 Private Yates, W. - 291178 Private Goodwin, H. - 201350 Corporal Robinson, J. - 29679 Private Parkinson, T. - 34304 Private Jones, T. - 16940 Private Cunningham, D. - 202099 Private Wyre, F. - 200756 Lance-Corporal Gorton, F. - 201542 Sergeant Bell, H. - 6693 Lance-Sergeant Murphey, J. - 200352 Private Thistleton, T. - 238002 Private Roocroft, W. - - - - - CHAPTER VIII. - - CAMBRAI, 25th September, 1917 to 6th December, 1917. - - -At WATOU we began once more to pull the Battalion together and bring it -up to strength, and reinforcements began to come in. Captain Duggan, -M.C., from the 10th Battalion, joined us here, also Second Lieutenants -J. O. Firth, J. H. Livesey, H. Ramsbottom, and P. Adamson, and 18 Other -Ranks. - -On the 26th we marched to HOPOUTRE, where we entrained and moved -out at 9 30 a.m., travelling in cattle trucks via ARRAS to BAPAUME, -where we arrived about 7 p.m. Thence we marched through desolate and -ruined country to a pile of ruins labelled YTRES, where we shared a -canvas camp with a Battalion of the Buffs for the night; they left the -following morning. - -Major Crump rejoined us from England on the 30th. - -We stayed at YTRES resting, bathing, reorganising, and training, till -3rd October, when we left the 4th Corps area and marched to a canvas -camp at AIZECOURT-LE-BAS in the 3rd Corps area; the camp was on a hill -top, and it was bitterly cold. From here reconnaissances of the new -forward area were carried out, the 164th Brigade being in Divisional -Reserve. - -Second Lieutenant Easterby came back on the 5th, and on the 10th -Second Lieutenants J. L., W. H. F., and F. C. Smith, D. Carmichael, J. -E. F. Nicholson, R. B. Wilkinson, and C. Taylor joined us as Officer -reinforcements, followed by Second Lieutenants L. Frost, F. G. Green, -and C. Milne on the 13th. - -On the 12th we marched to VILLERS FAUCON into billets; the following -day Companies moved forward to LEMPIRE, where we became support -Battalion to the right Brigade. - -The country in which we now found ourselves was a pleasant change from -FLANDERS; the soil was chalk like the south-east of England, and the -scenery was, or had been, similar; but the Germans in their retirement -had systematically destroyed everything--cut down every tree, blown -up every house and structure down to the very telegraph poles, and -poisoned the wells--it was a desolate and dead country. Curiously -enough, he had left the cellars intact, and as these, even under -wattle-and-daub houses, were solidly built of brick, with arched brick -roofs, they made excellent, if rather dark, hiding-places and billets. - -We never quite understood these cellars, so much better than the houses -to which they belonged; some said they were specially built as wine -cellars, that being once a wine country; others favoured the theory -that they were specially designed as refuges in war time. - -From LEMPIRE, which corresponded to YPRES in this sector, we sent -working parties up the line every night. A Company had four posts, -known as LEMPIRE CENTRAL, LEMPIRE EAST, YAK and ZEBRA POSTS, which were -manned day and night, the garrisons showing no movement during the -daytime. - -On the 18th we relieved the 1/4th KING’S OWN in the right Battalion -sub-sector of the Brigade front. The line was in truth no line, but a -string of posts connected by trenches apparently freshly dug in the -stiff clay which here overlay the chalk; each post provided with a -mined dugout for the garrison--rather a pleasant place, we thought, on -first acquaintance, as we were told that horses could be ridden (and -were, just at first) right up to the front line! - -On this occasion Companies were disposed as follows:-- - -GILLEMONT POST, the only place which showed signs of wear, was held -by D Company, with one Platoon of A, as Left Front Company; CAT POST -by C as Right Front Company; DUNCAN and DOLEFUL POSTS by A as Support -Company; and KEN LANE, a sunken road lined with dugouts, by B, the -Reserve Company, and Battalion Headquarters. - -Of course, previous to our taking over the sector, the Divisional -artillery had begun to wake up the Hun by concentration shoots, which -were continued at intervals--the retaliation was mostly in the shape of -Minenwerfer on GILLEMONT POST, which reminded us, on that account, of -RAILWAY WOOD. - -During the five days we had plenty to do in becoming acclimatised and -establishing the old trench routine again with a new set of Officers -and men; very few were left now of the June lot, and many of the -N.C.O.’s had never seen a trench before. Here Second Lieutenants W. -G. E. Taylor, C. A. Rush, Hornby, and 12 Other Ranks reinforced us. -A perpetual source of joy to the old ones these drafts were; first -they had to be taken down and “put through it,” and then taught how -to behave, if they didn’t know, but somehow or other at the end of a -fortnight, they seemed to have settled down and become part of us. - -The 1/4th KING’S OWN relieved us on the 23rd, and we went back to ST. -EMILIE, whence, during the next few days, we provided working parties -for the front line, going into the line again on the 29th, when we -relieved the 1/5th South Lancashires in the BIRDCAGE sector--the relief -was completed without casualties by 8 30 p.m. The Medical Officer, who -had had a pretty stiff time on 20th September, went sick that night, -and Captain E. Watson Williams, R.A.M.C., took over his duties. - -On the 30th October the enemy trench-mortared our front line, killing -three and wounding nine men; otherwise the tour was quiet, and on 1st -December we were relieved by the 1/9th King’s Liverpool Regiment and -went by light railway to HAMEL or TINCOURT--it was a double village, -and usually known by this latter name. It was stated above that every -village in the area had been destroyed--this place was an exception, as -some of the civil population had been left there by the Hun, so that we -found it almost intact. The Companies’ billets had wire beds in them, -and we added to these while we were there. Our total strength at this -time was 39 Officers and 777 Other Ranks--the fighting strength -being 24 Officers and 546 Other Ranks, so that in numbers, at any rate, -we had partly recovered from our losses in the SALIENT. - - [Illustration: Map No. 4 - - GILLEMONT FARM SECTOR - - November, 1917] - -We had a very pleasant time at HAMEL till the 16th, when we returned to -ST. EMILIE; during the period Captain Buckmaster assumed command of B -Company and Second Lieutenant Pruden became Adjutant of the Battalion, -a position he retained till the Armistice. Lieutenant-Colonel Hindle -had been at Brigade since the 13th, commanding the 164th Brigade during -the absence of Brigadier-General Stockwell on leave, afterwards going -on leave himself, and Major Crump had been in command of the Battalion. - -On the 16th we moved back to ST. EMILIE, and on the 17th we relieved -the 1/5th King’s Liverpool Regiment in the GILLEMONT sector. - -On the morning of the 18th November, the Battalion was disposed as -follows (see map):-- - - Front line--D Company, under Lieutenant Shippobottom, in CAT POST. - C Company, under Lieutenant Lonsdale, in GILLEMONT FARM - sector. - Supports B Company, under Captain Buckmaster, in DUNCAN and - DOLEFUL POSTS. - Reserve A Company, under Captain Houghton, in KEN LANE with - Battalion Headquarters. - -Major Crump was in command of the Battalion, and attached to A Company -was a raiding party of 19 in training for a raid, under Lieutenant -Adamson. At 5 30 a.m. the Boche opened a hurricane bombardment on -the GILLEMONT FARM sector with trench mortars, including 80 heavy -minenwerfer brought up the night before, and reduced the front trench -to a shapeless mass of craters: out of 12 posts[I] only Sergeants -Hartley and Hogg and half-a-dozen men were left alive; all the rest, -with the Officer (Lieutenant Firth) and Sergeant on duty, who were -found at the head of the communication trench under two feet of earth, -were killed and buried. - -About 200 Huns entered our line in three places, equipped with spades -and rations, and worked forward bombing, and things looked serious; but -Lieutenant Lonsdale, though badly shaken, kept his head, organised his -Headquarters details into a firing line who held up the enemy advance, -and managed to telephone to Battalion Headquarters, and A Company was -ordered to counter-attack. - -The barrage which had been put down on KEN LANE was by this time -falling off, and, as the men were standing to, Lieutenant Adamson -was able to push off at once with his raiders and one Platoon of -A, followed by the rest of A under Captain Houghton, with very few -casualties. As soon as the enemy saw the first wave come over the hill -he began to retreat rapidly, but not before the counter-attackers and -the gallant remnant of C had bayonetted a score or so. Some of the Huns -had entered D Company’s line and caused a few casualties there, among -others Lieutenant Shippobottom, a very promising young Officer, who was -caught by a bomb as he came out of Company Headquarters. - -This affair was reported in “THE TIMES” as follows:-- - - 9 30 p.m.--At dawn this morning a strong hostile raiding party - attacked our trenches in the neighbourhood of GUILLEMONT FARM, - south-east of Epehy [north-west of St. Quentin], and effected - an entry at certain points. Our troops counter-attacked across - the open, and after sharp fighting, in which we captured a few - prisoners, ejected the enemy. - -Lieutenant Adamson received the M.C. for his excellent leadership--the -way he worked round the flanks of the hill was pretty to watch, and -Sergeants Hartley and Hogg also received the M.M. for their stout fight -with a few men against overwhelming odds. - -It fell to A Company to clear up the mess, and they took over the -sector that night; the men were dead beat, the front line blown to -bits, and lateral communication interrupted to such an extent that four -Officers were on duty simultaneously the whole night through. - -The following day was spent in making further clearance, and special -parties from Battalion Headquarters and Pioneers carried on through the -night. - -The raiders who went to CAT POST did not enter our trenches, but bombed -them from the parapet, doing some damage and causing a few casualties. -They then returned to their own lines. - -The enemy left two unwounded prisoners in our hands, two wounded -prisoners, and about ten dead were left in our trenches. - -Our casualties were:--Second Lieutenant J. A. Firth, killed; Second -Lieutenant F. Shippobottom, wounded, died of wounds in hospital; Second -Lieutenant R. Hornby, slightly wounded, remained at duty; 11 Other -Ranks killed, 21 Other Ranks wounded, 48 Other Ranks missing--many of -these being buried in the destruction of the trench. - -The following extracts from the War Diary refer to our share in the -CAMBRAI attack:-- - -19th November. The work of reorganisation was completed, and the -repairing of the trenches went on. At 1 p.m. orders were received that -it was Y day, and the preparation for the attack to be made on Z day -started at once. Our artillery and trench mortars completed their wire -cutting programme. Enemy shelled our supports with 5.9’s and 4.2’s -during the day. - -D Company, who were holding CAT POST sector, were ordered to remain -there and to push posts into the GILLEMONT sector when the assaulting -troops moved forward. - -At 2 30 p.m. A Company sent 50 Other Ranks to the 164th Trench Mortar -Battery as carrying parties for guns moving forward, and 20 Other -Ranks to the 164th Machine Gun Company as carriers to their guns -moving forward. Between 11 p.m. and 12 midnight the remainder of A and -C Companies, who were holding the GILLEMONT sector, were relieved by -the 1/4th Royal Lancaster Regiment, who were to assault the GILLEMONT -defences of the enemy in the morning. On relief these Companies -proceeded to KEN LANE and were held in Battalion reserve. - -B Company, who were in support at DUNCAN and DOLEFUL posts, took up -dispositions as follows during the night:-- - - One Platoon as permanent garrison FLEECEALL POST. - One Platoon as permanent garrison GRAFTON POST. - One Platoon as permanent garrison ISLAND TRAVERSE. - -Owing to our losses in Lewis gun personnel, sustained in the raid on -the 18th, we were unable to carry out a programme of Lewis gun fire for -barrage purposes that had been allotted to us. This was taken over by -the 1/5th King’s Liverpool Regiment, with the assistance of two Lewis -gunners from the Platoon of B Company in FLEECEALL POST. - -The evening and night was very quiet; there was no enemy activity -whatever. - -Two Other Ranks to Field Ambulance sick. - -20th November. Z day. At 2 a.m. the Battalion was disposed as follows:-- - - Headquarters KEN LANE. - D Company CAT POST SECTOR. - B Company Headquarters and one Platoon, FLEECEALL - POST; one Platoon, GRAFTON POST; - one Platoon, ISLAND TRAVERSE. - A and C Companies 70 Other Ranks detached as carrying parties; - remainder at KEN LANE, with one Platoon - organised to occupy DOLEFUL POST if - required. - Aid Post DUNCAN POST. - ZERO hour was at 6 20 a.m. - -The duty allotted to us was permanently to hold the Brigade front and -on no account to move forward in support of the assaulting Battalions. - -The attack on GILLEMONT was at first successful, but by 1 p.m. all our -troops were driven back to our original front line. The attack on the -KNOLL was unsuccessful owing to the wire not having been cut. - -Our garrison in the original line stood fast all through. - -The enemy heavily shelled our front and support lines, especially -DUNCAN POST, throughout the day and succeeding night. - -Our casualties were:--One Other Rank killed, eight Other Ranks wounded, -three Other Ranks missing. - -At 8 p.m. the posts at FLEECEALL, GRAFTON, and ISLAND TRAVERSE were -relieved by the 1/8th King’s Liverpool Regiment and 2/5th Lancashire -Fusiliers, and on relief proceeded to DUNCAN POST. At midnight the -entire Company (B) was organised into a wiring party, and commenced -wiring in front of the GILLEMONT sector. - -The carrying parties attached to the Trench Mortars and Machine Guns -were returned to A Company at KEN LANE by 10 p.m., except one party of -20 Other Ranks which did not arrive till the 22nd. At 10 p.m. A and C -Companies commenced to relieve the 1/4th Royal Lancaster Regiment in -the GILLEMONT sector. - -Two Other Ranks to Field Ambulance sick. - -21st November. At 1 p.m. the relief of the 1/4th Royal Lancaster -Regiment was completed. The 1/4th Royal Lancaster Regiment proceeded -to KEN LANE and SART FARM. The day was quiet; the work of clearing -the trenches and reorganising was continued. At 2 p.m. one Platoon B -Company relieved a Company of the 1/5th King’s Liverpool Regiment in -DOLEFUL POST. - -22nd November. The day was abnormally quiet. Three daylight patrols -were sent out to discover any signs of an enemy retirement. Enemy -front line was found to be held in force. At 8 p.m. the Battalion -was relieved by the 1/7th King’s Liverpool Regiment, and on relief -proceeded to VAUCELLETTE Camp X 13 c, and came under command of the -B.G.C. 166th Infantry Brigade. C Company did not go to VAUCELLETTE, but -proceeded to billets in ST. EMILIE. - -The Battalion was present in billets at VAUCELLETTE Camp by 11 p.m. - -Three Other Ranks to Field Ambulance sick. - -The next few days were spent in repairing billets and replacing -equipment lost in the recent battle, and on the 28th we marched back to -billets at VILLERS FAUCON; Major Crump left the Battalion to take over -command of the 1/10th King’s Liverpool Regiment. - -On the 29th, after a Warning Order, which was afterwards cancelled, we -marched to VAUCELLETTE Camp, just behind the ruins of a farm of that -name. Apparently the Divisional Commander had noticed, while making a -tour of the forward area on the 28th, that the enemy was reconnoitring -with low-flying aircraft as well as registering targets with his -artillery, and knowing that movement behind the enemy’s lines was above -normal, he suspected an attack on our front, hence our move. - -In order to make clear the events that followed, which were by no means -clear to us at the time, it is necessary to quote in extenso from the -“History of the 55th Division”:-- - -“The Division was at this time holding a front of 13,000 yards, -supported only by two Brigades of Field artillery! - -“This wide frontage could not of course be continuously held; it -consisted of Platoon posts, connected by travel trenches, and -distributed in depth so far as circumstances allowed. But with such a -wide front an effective distribution in depth was impossible with the -troops available. On the morning of the attack, the portion of the -line extending from BANTEAUX RAVINE to WOOD ROAD was held by the 1/5th -South Lancashires. South of them in the HONNECOURT sector were the -1/5th North Lancashire Regiment, and in the OSSUS sector the 1/10th -King’s Liverpool Regiment. The 1/5th King’s Own were in support. The -165th Infantry Brigade on the right was disposed as follows:--1/6th -King’s Liverpool Regiment from OSSUS WOOD to HEYTHROP POST; 1/5th -King’s Liverpool Regiment from GRAFTON POST to EGO POST; and 1/7th -King’s Liverpool Regiment southwards from this point to CAT POST and -NEW POST. The 1/9th King’s Liverpool Regiment were in support. The -164th Infantry Brigade were in Divisional reserve. - - [Illustration: Map No. 5 - - The - - VAUCELLETTE FARM AREA - - Nov. 30th, 1917] - -“At seven o’clock on the morning of the 30th, in thick fog, a very -heavy bombardment broke out upon the whole Divisional front, and all -tracks and roads were heavily shelled. Almost simultaneously a message -was received at the Headquarters of the 166th Brigade in EPEHY, from -the 35th Brigade, which was on our immediate left, stating that the -1/5th South Lancashires were being heavily trench-mortared and that -the S.O.S. had gone up. Communication with this Battalion was at once -attempted, but without result, and save for a visual signal message -received at 7 43 a.m. stating, ‘We know nothing yet, O.K.,’ nothing -further was heard from the 1/5th SOUTH LANCASHIRES, nor did a man of -that Battalion return. - -“It was presently, however, to be made clear that the enemy had broken -through somewhere on the left of the 1/5th South Lancashires, and was -pushing forward in large numbers and with great rapidity on VILLERS -GUISLAIN. Between 7 38 a.m. and 7 45 a.m., Germans in considerable -force were seen on VILLERS RIDGE, and a few moments later large numbers -of British troops, not of our Division, were seen to be falling -back from the direction of GONNELIEU ... just north-west of VILLERS -GUISLAIN. Very shortly after eight o’clock enemy machine guns were -firing on our batteries from the high ground south of GAUCHE WOOD, and -enemy aeroplanes, flying as low as 100 feet, were subjecting VILLERS -GUISLAIN and the ground in its vicinity to heavy machine gun fire. - -“At 8 15 a.m. the enemy were seen to be advancing in strong force -southwards from the north of the cemetery--i.e., on the western side of -VILLERS GUISLAIN. The position of the village was precarious. - -“Meantime, as late as 7 57 a.m., the 1/5th North Lancashire Regiment -had reported: ‘No Infantry action,’ but at 8 15 a.m. a message was -received from the Liverpool Scottish on their right, stating that the -enemy was advancing from his trenches at OSSUS 2. A quarter of an hour -later an indistinct message from the 1/5th North Lancashire Regiment -was received at the Headquarters of the 166th Brigade, to the effect -that the enemy was through on the left--the line was then cut. - -“By 8 20 a.m. the enemy were reported to have penetrated our lines at -HOLT’S BANK, and a few moments after large bodies of the enemy were -seen in PIGEON QUARRY--north of the Liverpool Scottish and between -them and the 1/5th North Lancashire Regiment. Almost simultaneously -the enemy were reported to be coming over in extended order and in -large numbers, wave after wave, to EAGLE QUARRY, on the 165th Brigade -front, and also to be advancing on FLEECEALL POST on the south. By 9 -15 a.m. the enemy had penetrated the Divisional front from the BIRDCAGE -northwards for about 800 yards, and were even reported to have been -seen in GLOUCESTER ROAD. VILLERS GUISLAIN, turned from the north -and eventually surrounded, was reported at 9 30 a.m. to be in enemy -hands, and a little over half an hour later the enemy had succeeded in -progressing to within a few hundred yards of VAUCELLETTE FARM. He got -no further, for there he met the 1/4th Loyal North Lancashires.” - -All Press accounts are strangely silent about the work the Battalion -did at VAUCELLETTE FARM on the 30th November, 1917. - -The scene of the action was the col or ridge at the head of the valley -which runs along the northern edge of VILLERS GUISLAIN and up towards -the south-east (see map); this ridge commanded the railway for a -considerable distance, and by holding on to it we were able to keep the -Hun off CHAPEL HILL; had he occupied this feature and mounted machine -guns there, most of the area of open grass land between HEUDECOURT and -PEIZIERE would have been under direct fire, with obvious consequences, -whereas its retention by us kept this covered, and also covered the -flank of the Guards when they counter-attacked and drove the Boche back -out of GOUZEAUCOURT. - -The front had been very quiet and the possibility of trouble seemed to -most of us very remote, but all precautions were taken, and before we -turned in on the night of the 29th, Colonel Hindle’s orders as to the -issue of bombs, extra bandoliers, haversack rations, and filling of -water-bottles were carried out to the letter. At the same time Company -boxes, gramophones, etc., were with us, and we spent a cheery evening, -with little thought for the morrow. - -At dawn the next day heavy firing was heard to the north, but at -first we put this down to the aftermath of the CAMBRAI push and paid -little attention to it; by degrees it increased in violence, and the -Commanding Officer gave the order to stand-to, but carry on with -breakfasts, which were just ready--this was at 7 50 a.m. Soon after he -sent Lieutenant Fazackerley (Intelligence Officer) forward to find out -what was going on, and Lieutenant Johnson to 166th Brigade for orders, -our own Brigade Headquarters and three Battalions being still back at -HAMEL resting. - -About 8 30 a.m. information was brought by Lieutenant Fazackerley -that the enemy was advancing all along our immediate front, and the -Commanding Officer at once sent for Company Commanders at the double; -one of us, who knew him well, afterwards said it was the first time the -Commanding Officer had ever been in a hurry. In a few words he made -his dispositions: A Company to hold the left under Captain Houghton; -B Company, under Captain Buckmaster, the centre in front of the farm; -and D Company, under Captain Matthew, to the right at the head of the -LINNET VALLEY. By this time straggling remnants of the Division on our -left were to be seen crossing the railway; a few were collected and -taken forward by A Company. - -The Companies standing in readiness were at once led forward by their -Commanders, and took up positions as shown on the map, gaining the -crest at the moment when a party of Huns was in the act of crossing -the railway just south of CHAPEL CROSSING; A Company caught them before -they reached dead ground and wiped them out, while a Lewis gun mounted -on the railway and a Platoon beyond it secured the approach up the -valley. It is difficult to estimate the number of Huns shot down by -this Company alone in the first five minutes--the countryside was alive -with them, advancing in small patrols with light machine guns. - -The enemy had also stationed heavy machine guns in various buildings, -especially a Beet Factory to our front, and during the whole action our -troops were subjected to continuous and accurate traversing fire from -these, and to a certain amount of shelling. - -From this point our War Diary will speak for itself:-- - -30th November, 7 40 a.m. “Stand-to” order received from 166th Infantry -Brigade. Intelligence Officer and scouts sent forward to reconnoitre. - -9 a.m. Our infantry and artillery observed retiring on our left in -the direction of HEUDECOURT. Artillery reported they had abandoned -guns in VILLERS GUISLAIN. Battalion Headquarters, under R.S.M., sent -forward to form line on north-east side of VAUCELLETTE FARM, where they -immediately came under machine gun fire from the enemy advancing from -VILLERS GUISLAIN. - -A Company were ordered up on their left, and had to fight hard to reach -their position; the enemy had already seized Chapel Crossing. All the -Officers of this Company eventually became casualties. - -B and D Companies were ordered to continue the line on the right of -Headquarters on the east side of VAUCELLETTE FARM. All Companies were -quickly in position; fire was opened, and the enemy ceased to advance -and took up a position on a line running from the BEET FACTORY to -CHAPEL CROSSING. At the time there were no troops in position on our -right or left flanks. This state of things prevailed until dusk, when -the Canadian Mounted Brigade arrived. - -11 a.m. Orders were received from the 166th Infantry Brigade to clear -enemy from VILLERS GUISLAIN. Battalion ordered to advance in extended -order to clear enemy from VILLERS HILL. This they proceeded to do, led -by Lieutenant-Colonel R. Hindle, D.S.O. - -The men were firing from the hip as they advanced, and the foremost -line of the enemy began to retire. The advance was successful until the -centre of the line reached a point about 200 yards from the crest of -the hill, when ammunition ran short. At this time fresh enemy troops -advanced over the hill in considerable strength. - -The Colonel was killed, and all three Company Commanders became -casualties. The Adjutant took command of the Battalion and ordered a -withdrawal to VAUCELLETTE FARM. This was carried out slowly, under -covering fire from the left flank. - -A defensive line was established on the east side of VAUCELLETTE FARM, -and the men commenced to dig themselves in with their entrenching -tools, under cover of Lewis gun fire. A supply of ammunition was -brought up by stretcher-bearers returning from the Aid Post. - -11 30 a.m. At this time Major Crump, who was reconnoitring under orders -from the G.O.C. (166th Infantry Brigade) established a post on the -EPEHY--VILLERS--GUISLAIN ROAD, consisting of one Vickers gun and team, -one Officer and 30 Other Ranks of various units. The gun in this post -did great execution amongst the enemy in LEITH WALK, and effectually -prevented him from advancing further. - -12 15 p.m. A composite Battalion of the 12th Division arrived as -reinforcements, one Company being sent to strengthen our garrison in -front of the farm, two Companies continued our line northwards, and one -Company was kept in the camp as local reserve. Touch was obtained on -the left with the 9th Essex Regiment. - -12 55 p.m. Major Crump having completed reconnaissance and reported to -166th Infantry Brigade, was ordered by the G.O.C. to assume command -of the Battalion and to take with him two Vickers guns and teams and -supply of ammunition for LONE TREE POST (EPEHY--VILLERS--GUISLAIN -ROAD). One gun was sent to right flank of the post to command the -LINNET VALLEY, the other to VAUCELLETTE FARM. Soon afterwards touch was -obtained with 1/4th Royal Lancaster Regiment on our right. - -1 30 p.m. C Company arrived as reinforcements and were sent into -the trench south of the farm, in front of the railway. After this -the consolidation of the line was carried on by the men with the -entrenching tool, only a few picks and shovels being available. This -was eventually remedied by the arrival of the Battalion mobile reserve -of S.A.A. and tools, so that, with the help of the composite Battalion -(12th Division), a fire trench was dug across the whole front of the -farm, and a considerable amount of wire put out soon after dark. - -5 p.m. The Canadian Cavalry Brigade, under Brigadier-General Seeley, -arrived at rear line of VAUCELLETTE Camp. One regiment dismounted -and reinforced our line. One Regiment dug a support line west of the -farm. C Company were relieved at 11 p.m. by the 1/8th King’s Liverpool -Regiment, and went into the line east of the farm to assist in the -consolidation of the position. - - Our casualties were:--Killed: Lieutenant-Colonel R. Hindle, - D.S.O.; Second Lieutenant J. H. Livesey. - Wounded and Missing (afterwards reported - killed): Captain R. N. L. Buckmaster. - Wounded: Captain A. T. Houghton, M.C.; Captain - F. K. Matthew, Second Lieutenant E. M. - Easterby, Second Lieutenant R. B. - Wilkinson, - Second Lieutenant P. Adamson, Second - Lieutenant F. G. Green, Second Lieutenant - J. E. P. Nicholson. - Other Ranks: Killed 11, Wounded 84, Missing - 15. - -Writing to express his sympathy with Alderman R. Hindle, Chorley, -on the loss of his son, the late Lieutenant-Colonel Hindle, D.S.O., -Major-General H. S. Jeudwine said:-- - -“Lieutenant-Colonel Hindle’s death was a great blow to all of us. To -his Battalion it seemed irreparable. His never-failing keenness, his -courage and determination, were of inestimable value, and had made his -Battalion one of the finest, if not the finest, in the Division. His -cheerfulness and modesty endeared him to everybody. His Battalion did -splendid work under his leadership in the attack in front of Ypres. -There he came safely through great dangers, though he never spared -himself. - -“The last action was quite unforeseen,” the letter continues. “When -the German attack appeared probable it fell to him and his Battalion -to occupy a position of great importance. I saw him on the day -preceding the attack and gave him orders which he carried out most -loyally, as I had the utmost confidence he would. He was killed almost -instantaneously at the head of his men, where he always was when there -was danger.... It will, I am sure, be some consolation to you to -know that the fine fight he made with his Battalion was the means of -definitely checking the German advance in that part of the field, and -of preventing their reaching a position which would have endangered -large forces.” - -VAUCELLETTE CAMP. - -1st December. At 1 a.m. the Battalion was relieved by the composite -Battalion of the 12th Division, and on relief went into Brigade -reserve at the railway dugouts (W 23 b) 57 c S E. The day was spent in -reorganising the Battalion. At 11 p.m. the Battalion was relieved by -the King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry, and proceeded by route march -to billets at HAMEL, arriving at 3 a.m. - -Second Lieutenant J. Johnson wounded. One Other Rank to Field Ambulance -sick. - -Extract from a letter received by the G.O.C. 164th Infantry Brigade -from the G.O.C. 55th Division:--“I saw the Corps Commander to-day, and -he said that they (i.e., the 1/4th Loyal North Lancashire Regiment) had -saved the situation. He had seen the Commander-in-Chief, and he had -agreed.” - - - - - CHAPTER IX. - - THE GIVENCHY PERIOD, 7th DECEMBER, 1917, to 3rd SEPTEMBER, 1918. - - -On the 6th December, 1917, the remnant of the Battalion marched back -from TINCOURT to Canvas Camp, FLANICOURT, arriving there at 12 30 p.m. - -The next day we spent in putting up more tents and cleaning up. Captain -Duggan, M.C., and Captain Hore, M.C., rejoined us from England and 22 -Other Ranks from the reinforcement camp. - -On the 8th we entrained at 10 a.m. and were taken to MAROEUIL, and -marched in pouring rain to billets at LATTRE ST. QUENTIN, arriving -there at 2 30 a.m., where we rested all the following day. - -On the 10th we marched to TINCQUES, and the following day to BRYAS. - -On the 11th we marched to HENCHIN, and the following day to DELETTE, -where 11 Other Ranks reported as reinforcements. Here we entered on a -long course of training. - -On the 22nd news came that Lieutenant-Colonel J. A. Crump had been -mentioned in despatches. - -On Christmas Day, after Church Parade, we had a splendid Battalion -Dinner in the local hall and a concert in the evening. - -Snow fell on the 26th and interfered with training. - -Our total casualties for the year 1917 are recorded in the War Diary as -follows:-- - - Wounded & Died of Sick to - Killed Wounded Missing Missing Gassed Wounds to F.A. - Officers 14 31 2 2 0 1 19 - Other Ranks 137 627 159 0 11 1 520 - --- --- --- - -- - --- - Totals 151 658 161 2 11 2 539 - -JANUARY, 1918. - -On New Year’s Day we found ourselves still at DELETTE, where we had -an excellent dinner. Congratulations were received from the King, the -Commander-in-Chief, the Army Commander, and the Divisional Commander. -The following days were spent in Company training and bathing. There -was a snowstorm on the 8th. There were good ranges here, and one of the -Companies was on the range every day. - - [Illustration: W.O.s and N.C.O.s, DELETTES, 1918.] - -On the 14th the New Year’s Honours List came out. The Military -Cross for Captain Matthew; Captain Buckmaster, Corporal J. Collier, -Lance-Corporal J. Baker, and Private J. Maher being mentioned in -despatches. Second Lieutenant Ramsbottom joined us as a reinforcement. - -On the 19th the Brigade was inspected at COYAQUE by the Army Commander, -General Horne, who took the opportunity of welcoming the Brigade to his -Army. The following Officers joined for duty:--Captain T. D. Collett, -Second Lieutenants H. A. Latham, J. Dawson, W. Hughes, N. Smith, and T. -Stanley. - -On the 20th the award of a Bar to the Military Cross to Captain Pruden -and the Military Cross itself to Second Lieutenant H. Fazackerley were -announced. - -There were regular lectures during the period on a variety of subjects, -and many keen football matches were played. - -On the 25th another batch of Officers--Lieutenant G. B. Wardle and -Second Lieutenants O. R. Cooper, R. Hodgson, G. H. Frost, E. H. -Studdard, and L. O. Halliwell--joined us, followed, on the 30th, by -a draft from the 1/5th North Lancashires, consisting of:--Captains -R. W. B. Sparkes, M.C., and B. J. Phillips, Second Lieutenants J. S. -Hampson, T. H. Scott, W. E. Pasley, J. H. Friar, F. Greaves, A. James, -T. McLachlan, M.C., J. T. Taylor, and 163 Other Ranks. - -On the 31st the total strength of the Battalion was 56 Officers -(including the Medical Officer and the Padre) and 942 Other Ranks, -there being actually 43 Officers and 631 Other Ranks serving with the -Battalion. - -Two more Officers, Second Lieutenants Beresford and Horsfall, and two -Other Ranks arrived on the 2nd February, and Second Lieutenants Symes -and G. Haworth came on the 3rd, Second Lieutenant R. Smith on the 4th, -and Second Lieutenants G. Kirkby and H. Bailey on the 6th. - -We had never been so strong in numbers since the battle of FESTUBERT, -and the rest and daily training had improved our morale, so that when -we moved away from DELETTE on the 7th February we presented a very -different spectacle to the handful of survivors who had mustered after -the VAUCELLETTE FARM affair at the end of November, 1917. - -Esprit-de-corps is a wonderful thing, and has been noticed by many -people during the war. Officers and men rejoining their Companies after -perhaps two years’ absence would find awaiting them the same Company -they had left, although perhaps no Officer and only half-a-dozen men -remained of it, and though on this date the Commanding Officer was the -only Officer still present who had left England with the Battalion, and -there were probably not more than 20 of the originals with him, yet in -some indefinable way the Battalion was the same one. Not perhaps so -thoroughly grounded in some ways as it originally had been, but with -all the cumulative experience of three years of war governing its every -move. - -On the 7th February, escorted by the Divisional Band (which was -generally considered an ominous sign), we marched to ESTREE-BLANCHE, -and arrived there very wet about 12 noon. Six men were sent to Field -Ambulance sick. - -The following day we marched on to CANTRAINNE, arriving there at 3 -p.m., again very wet, and on the 9th on to FONGUIERES, where all were -present and billeted by 1 p.m. - -Sunday was devoted to Church Parade and cleaning up, the strength of -the Battalion being recorded as 51 Officers and 708 Other Ranks. Second -Lieutenant P. Adamson, M.C., rejoined us here. - -The next three days were spent in training and preparations for the -trenches and reconnaissance of the forward area, in this case the LA -BASSEE CANAL sector. - -On the 14th we relieved the 1/8th Lancashire Fusiliers by daylight. -Companies marching via BETHUNE and the canal bank. Relief was completed -by 4 30 p.m. - -Here we found civilians living in the “village line,” and small shops! -Our dispositions were on a different principle to those which obtained -at YPRES, all Companies being in the front line, in the order, from -right to left--C, B, A, and D, each Company being disposed in depth. -C Company was on the south of the canal, the remainder on the north. -Battalion Headquarters was at KINGSCLEARE. - -Here we took up again the old trench routine, nightly patrols, working -on the trenches, and so forth. - -The position itself was a curious one. GIVENCHY, the scene of so much -desperate fighting in 1914, was a village completely destroyed, some -few remnants of walls and a mass of bricks, the remains of a large -church, being all that remained of a fair-sized village; it lay on the -western slopes of a small knoll, which formed the southern and western -extremity of the FROMELLES--AUBERS ridge. The opposing trenches had -been dug in 1914, so that the actual crest of the knoll was in No Man’s -Land, and the opposing trench lines were out of sight of one another. - -In the intervening years of warfare, GIVENCHY had been one of the most -active mining centres on the British front, with the result that by the -time the 55th Division took over, the front line on the crest of the -knoll consisted of a continuous line of craters 800 yards long. - -Both sides occupied the high tops of the craters, but the view was -practically limited by the top of the crater opposite. The position was -one of great importance--if the Germans gained possession of the whole -of GIVENCHY HILL they would command the whole of LA BASSEE CANAL from -where it passed through our lines to BETHUNE, as well as a large area -in close proximity to what remained to France of its great northern -coalfield. - -The country to the north of the spur was dead flat for miles, and the -roads were all overlooked from the crest of the hill. Every effort had -been made to strengthen the position by the construction of a series -of tunnels for shelter during bombardments, but the exits from these -were not of the best. A certain amount of cementing had also been done. -By April 9th the GIVENCHY--FESTUBERT area was a mass of apron fencing -stretching back in depth for several thousand yards. - - [Illustration: Map No. 6 - - GIVENCHY AREA - - April, 1918] - -The dangers of this tunnel system and the difficulties of negotiating -the mass of wire in this area necessitated careful practice in the -action of the troops holding it. Posts were manned daily from the -tunnel system, this action being timed and every Officer, N.C.O., and -man thus learnt his way about the whole system of defence. - -The action of the Battalion in support was definitely laid down. No -counter-attack across the open was to be made on account of the number -of apron fences; in the event of the enemy penetrating at any point -into the line, further penetration was to be stopped by the supports, -and when the enemy was pocketed he was to be cut off by movement along -the trench system against his flanks and rear. All posts and strong -points were wired in all round, and had orders to fight to the last -even if surrounded. All this careful preparation bore fruit later, on -April 9th, which was, as a battle, a most remarkable example of the -value of taking the British soldier into your confidence and making him -understand _why_ he was ordered to do something. - -On the 15th, seven Other Ranks joined us as reinforcements. - -On the 17th, at 3 15 a.m., a silent raiding party of enemy rushed -the crater post of D Company, under cover of smoke bombs. The enemy -were quickly ejected, and left two dead in our lines. Our casualties -were:--Second Lieutenant Westwood and two Other Ranks wounded, three -Other Ranks missing. - -The next day we hit back, sending a patrol into the enemy’s front line, -who searched it for 200 yards without finding anybody. The attempt was -repeated on the following day, and an enemy wiring party was rushed. - -On the 20th the 1/4th King’s Own relieved us by daylight, and we moved -into support, Headquarters and A, B, and C Companies being in the -village line and D Company in LE PREOL. The following days were quiet, -and we were busy repairing the defences. Seven men went sick. - -On the 25th we relieved the 2/5th Lancashire Fusiliers in the right -sector, by daylight, the dispositions being similar but Companies from -right to left being--D, B, C, and A. Our patrols found enemy machine -gun fire very active. Second Lieutenant W. H. F. Smith went to Field -Ambulance sick. - -The following day was quiet, and at night our patrols were very active -trying to get into the enemy’s lines to secure a prisoner. Ultimately -the enemy got so “windy” that they sent up their S.O.S., and their -barrage came down on our support lines. After 40 minutes’ retaliation -by our guns everything became normal. Second Lieutenant James-Alfred -was wounded. Thirty-two Other Ranks reinforcements joined us. - -The next day was quiet, but the night was lively, four patrols being -in No Man’s Land searching for enemy all night. From enemy machine gun -fire we had the misfortune to lose Second Lieutenant Adamson, M.C., who -was killed. Second Lieutenant Hulme was sent to Field Ambulance sick. - -On the 28th there was the usual amount of artillery activity during the -day. At 7 30 p.m. a raiding party, consisting of Second Lieutenants -Taylor and Cooper and 28 Other Ranks, raided an enemy machine gun post -but found it empty, and could not penetrate further owing to machine -gun fire. - -On March 21st the long-expected attack against the Allied front -commenced. The 5th Army, on the right of the 3rd Army, were driven -back, and the enemy almost reached AMIENS. In order to fill the hole -thus made, the 1st and 2nd Armies were denuded of reserves, and as -a direct result of this the 164th Brigade, which was in Divisional -reserve, was constantly being rushed up to points of concentration -at night in case the Boche attacked, and all ranks learnt thoroughly -to dislike the code word “Bustle.” On about April 1st, at the Corps -Headquarters, it was decided that the Division must risk all on the -line GIVENCHY--FESTUBERT, supporting Battalions of Brigades being close -up behind their battle line. The establishment of the main line of -defence on the line of FESTUBERT VILLAGE made the position of GIVENCHY -difficult, as the line of defence of the right Brigade holding the -position was 800 yards in front of the left Brigade. - -THE BATTLE OF GIVENCHY. - -At about 7 a.m. on the 9th April, in thick fog which made observation -impossible, the enemy appears to have attacked the left brigade of -the 2nd Portuguese Division in strength and to have broken into their -trenches. - -Shortly after 7 a.m. an attack had developed on the right Brigade of -the 40th Division, and soon afterwards the attack opened on our front. -Map No. 7 is a copy of the German map which was captured by us in -the course of the battle, from which the German plan can be clearly -gathered. - -The 164th Infantry Brigade was holding GIVENCHY, with the 1/4th Royal -Lancaster Regiment on the right and the 1/4th North Lancashire Regiment -on the left, 2/5th Lancashire Fusiliers in support with three Companies -in the Village line (a continuation of the FESTUBERT line) and one -Company and Headquarters at GORRE, some distance back. On the left of -the 164th Infantry Brigade, the 165th Infantry Brigade held the Village -line (FESTUBERT) in strength; north of the 55th Division were the -Portuguese; the 166th Infantry Brigade was in Divisional reserve; south -of the canal the 1st Division held the line. The 164th Infantry Brigade -and the 165th Infantry Brigade were covered by the 276th and the 275th -Artillery Brigades, or rather groups. - -The amount of artillery available was not great for the frontage to be -covered. At 4 15 a.m. the enemy opened a heavy bombardment, reaching as -far back as GORRE; this was largely a gas bombardment, but all reports -showed that no mustard gas was being used, which was suspicious, as -previous experiences further south had shown that, when the enemy -really intended to attack, he did not use mustard gas for fear of -getting into it himself. - -At this time the front line Companies reported by wire that the -situation was normal, but that all ranks were standing to. The morning -was extremely foggy, the limit of vision being about 30 yards at the -best. About 5 a.m. the code word “Bustle” was received from Brigade, -and at 6 a.m. a very heavy bombardment of our front line system -commenced--some of the heaviest shelling ever experienced by the -Battalion. - - [Illustration: Map No. 7--Facsimile of German Map, - showing Plan of Attack, Captured April 9th, 1918] - -The enemy’s procedure so far had been exactly the same as that used -against the 5th Army on March 21st. The shelling of the front line -system increased in intensity, many trench mortars being in action. - -At 8 45 a.m. the front line Companies reported that the enemy was -advancing, and the S.O.S. went up from the Companies and Battalion -Headquarters (SOUTHMOOR VILLA), though doubts were freely expressed -as to the rockets being seen on account of the thick fog, which was -accentuated by the smoke and dust of the bombardment; they were seen, -however, and the artillery and machine gun barrages opened promptly. -From this time onwards till midnight savage fighting went on in the -front line system. - -The German Divisional orders, captured during the course of the day, -showed that the 4th Ersatz Division, which had been made up to strength -and re-equipped, had been brought into the line for the purpose of -making this attack. This Division had been specially selected for this -attack, as it had for many months held the GIVENCHY--FESTUBERT front -and was supposed to know the ground well. It was strengthened with -storm-troops and heavy machine guns. The general plan was to attack the -GIVENCHY salient on the flanks, striking towards WINDY CORNER on the -north, and forwards and through SPOIL BANK to PONT FIXE on the south; -each of these attacks was to be carried out by one Regiment of three -Battalions, strengthened with storm-troops and heavy machine guns. - -On reaching the objectives WINDY CORNER and PONT FIXE, these two -attacks were to join hands, and thus cut off the main GIVENCHY position. - -No direct frontal attack was to be made across the craters, but machine -guns were to be mounted on the commanding crests which were to engage -the garrison while the encircling attacks were in progress. - -One Battalion of the northern attack had orders on gaining the position -WINDY CORNER-LE PLANTIN SOUTH to turn north along the FESTUBERT VILLAGE -line and clean up in co-operation with an attack by one Battalion of -the Reserve Regiment. - -As soon as these actions had been successful, a general advance was to -be made on GORRE. - -The attacking Boche had been carefully instructed that “the 55th -Division is a tired Division, only fit to hold a quiet section of the -line.” Before nightfall he found out his mistake. Owing to the thick -fog and the amount of wire, the fighting from the commencement of the -Boche attack until the afternoon consisted of isolated fights carried -on all over the area by small parties of Officers and men, but all -acting on a preconceived plan. - -The garrisons of the strong points located the enemy by means of -patrols, so that when the fog lifted at about 11 a.m. they instantly -opened heavy fire with rifles and machine guns. - -The enemy succeeded in getting into one half of the concrete pill box -in CAVAN LANE, but the crew fought him through the gas curtain while -the machine gun continued its fire northwards with excellent results, -until a counter-attack, led by Captain Lonsdale, M.C., from BUNNY HUTCH -tunnel entrance, freed the crew. - -The enemy actually entered our lines at several places, notably -GIVENCHY KEEP, PICCADILLY TRENCH, WARE ROAD, MOAT FARM, BATTALION -HEADQUARTERS, HITCHEN ROAD, and WINDY CORNER, but he was very quickly -driven out, except at GIVENCHY KEEP, BATTALION HEADQUARTERS, and WINDY -CORNER; the situation at these three points was not really satisfactory -until after mid-day. - -The enemy’s northern attack failed to take any strong points covering -the north flank of the GIVENCHY salient; it did succeed in taking LE -PLANTIN SOUTH and in penetrating into WINDY CORNER, but was then held -up by the garrison and Battalion Headquarters details in HERTS REDOUBT -and SOUTHMOOR VILLA. - -The enemy looted the Divisional Canteen and established his Battalion -Headquarters there, thus being immediately in rear of the Battalion -sector. A counter-attack by the 165th Infantry Brigade re-took LE -PLANTIN SOUTH, and a local counter-attack organised by Battalion -Headquarters, restored the situation at WINDY CORNER, but not before -the enemy had captured our Aid Post and some 50 prisoners, including -the Padre, and had sent small patrols forward toward LONE FARM, who, -however, were destroyed by our advanced 18-pounders, which blew them to -pieces at close range, bits of Boche being scattered on the trees and -hedges in the vicinity. - -Ultimately the German Battalion Commander and 120 Boches were captured -in HITCHEN ROAD. These men were all found to be loaded with the -contents of our Divisional Canteen; needless to say, they were quickly -relieved of their loot. - -The Boche continued to press his troops forward into the angle between -GIVENCHY HILL and the LE PLANTIN--FESTUBERT LINE, suffering very -severe losses from our heavy and continuous fire on his flanks; in -many instances his own machine guns, manned by our Lewis gunners, were -turned against him with excellent results. He could get no further and -was completely disorganised by the fog and wire, and the situation on -this flank became stabilised for the moment. The 1/4th King’s Own, who -were holding the right sector of the Brigade front, had suffered very -heavy losses from the preliminary bombardment, owing to the lack of -shell-proof cover, the trench system having been practically destroyed. - -The enemy, advancing over the flat between the southern crater and the -canal, overran the main line of defence, but failed to take the most -advanced sap, “Death or Glory,” situated on the bank of the canal. -The garrison of this sap, consisting of one Platoon, about 18 strong -(of the 1/4th King’s Own), maintained a heavy enfilade fire on the -advancing enemy, causing him very heavy casualties. Though cut off for -five hours, this garrison most gallantly held its position, and later -in the day sallying forth, captured a machine gun and crew. - -Despite the losses incurred from “Death or Glory” sap, the Boche -pushed on and captured ORCHARD KEEP, the garrison of which had been -destroyed by shell fire, and penetrated into GUNNERS’ SIDING, at its -junction with the main communication trench, ORCHARD ROAD. He, however, -failed to take either MARIE KEEP to the north or SPOIL BANK KEEP to -the south. His further progress beyond GUNNERS’ SIDING was checked by -supports pushed up by the 2/5th Lancashire Fusiliers. His endeavours -to push north of GUNNERS’ SIDING were checked by the few men of the -garrison and the anti-tank 18-pounder gun in the trench. This gun, -though damaged by shell fire to such an extent that the breach had to -be opened with a pick, fired no fewer than 150 rounds at a range of 200 -yards at the enemy. Time after time the enemy tried to rush it across -the open or along the trench, but were beaten off by the infantry -covering the gun. - -At about 10 45 a.m. the situation had stabilised on the front of our -Brigade, and was as follows:-- - -A large number of the enemy were in the low ground in the angle -between the north face of the GIVENCHY salient and the LE PLANTIN -SOUTH-FESTUBERT line. Another large force were on the flat plateau -between MARIE KEEP, GUNNERS’ SIDING, SPOIL BANK KEEP, and DEATH -AND GLORY SAP. In other words, the enemy were divided into two, -and contained in two deep pockets. At 11 a.m. the fog cleared, and -there was a very marked increase in the rifle and machine gun fire, -as all along the front small parties of troops, acting on their own -initiative, began at once to attack the nearest Boche in flank and -rear, forcing him to maintain his position in the pockets. - -Orders were then issued to push every available man up to close the -mouths of the two pockets. The forces available were divided into two -parties, the northern of which was to seize GRENADIER ROAD, thereby -closing the mouth of the northern pocket and cutting off all the enemy -in it. - -This force acted with great vigour, and not only gained GRENADIER -ROAD, but also re-took the commanding saps on the northern craters, -giving valuable observation over the flat ground to the north and the -approaches to the Portuguese front. - -The southern force (“King’s Own” and Lancashire Fusiliers) was -ordered to move up CHEYNE WALK, regain the front line, and then move -northwards, closing the mouth of the southern pocket. - -This force succeeded in freeing DEATH AND GLORY SAP and regaining the -main line of defence, but could not regain its crater posts owing to -the complete destruction of the trenches leading to them. - -These movements commenced at 11 30 a.m., and were covered by a -concentrated barrage fire by our artillery on CANAL RESERVE, in which -the enemy were believed to have their reserves massed. During the -progress of the operations no enemy supports came up, and direct -evidence is now available that this was due to the artillery barrage. - -It will be remembered that early in the morning about 50 Officers -and men were captured by the enemy round the First Aid Post at WINDY -CORNER, among them being the Rev. L. N. Forse, Chaplain to the 4th -Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. This Officer was many weeks in -Germany, and on his return to the Brigade on release stated that he -and ten other prisoners were taken off by the Boche to one of the -trenches north of the craters. The ground in this area was covered with -enemy dead, and our rifle and machine gun fire was very heavy. Later -the party were moved southwards behind the craters, making for CANAL -RESERVE trench. At about 11 30 a.m. the party were thirty yards or so -from the trench, which was packed with about 500 enemy massed three -deep. Our barrage opened and fell right in the trench, doing tremendous -execution, unfortunately knocking out 23 of the Chaplain’s party. After -half an hour the barrage ceased, and the remnants of the party made for -the trench, but found it quite impossible to move along it owing to -the Boche dead in it. The massed enemy reserves appeared to have been -completely destroyed by our artillery fire. - -The mouths of the pockets being closed and the enemy surrounded, it was -only a matter of time before he was forced to surrender in groups. - -There were many acts of bravery on the part of individual Officers and -men, and many honours were won. - -The outstanding features of the action were: (_a_) absolute -preparedness for action, (_b_) the sending out of scouts to locate -the enemy, (_c_) the prompt initiative shown by all ranks, which was -responsible for the breaking up of the enemy’s attack and his complete -defeat. - -By 3 45 p.m. we had regained the whole of our defensive system, with -the exception of the saps on the southern craters. As soon as darkness -came on, an attack was organised by the Royal Lancaster Regiment to -recover the crater saps in their area. This was very successful, a -large number of prisoners being taken. - -At 2 45 a.m. on April 10th, the Brigadier was able to inform the -Division that the Brigade held its line intact, including the forward -saps, as it had been held on April 8th. - -During the afternoon of April 9th two Companies of the South Lancashire -Regiment came up, one being allotted to each Battalion in the line. The -Company allotted to the 4th Loyal North Lancashire Regiment was posted -in GRENADIER ROAD, with one Platoon at LE PLANTIN SOUTH, and they did -yeoman service in relieving our tired men. - -Throughout April 9th the action of our artillery had been admirable. -Two 18-pounder batteries of the 11th Division which could fire on -our front were handed over to the Brigade, and two heavy batteries -belonging to the Corps placed themselves under the orders of the -Brigade. - -As soon as darkness permitted, all guns north of the canal were -withdrawn south of the canal, and the guns came out of their -emplacements and took up positions in the open. - -The 165th Infantry Brigade had maintained its main line intact, but -had given up its advanced posts. No touch could be obtained with the -Portuguese on the left, and early in the morning of April 10th the -enemy were pushing through clear of and north of the 165th Infantry -Brigade. - -The 165th threw back its left flank at right angles, the defensive -flank being continued by all units of the Division. - -After 4 p.m. the rest of the day was spent in reorganising the posts -and mopping up the few remaining enemy left in the sector. Our -communication trenches were continuously shelled. At about 4 p.m. B -Company, 1/5th South Lancashires, came up as reinforcements and manned -our left flank from NEW CUT to WINDY CORNER. - -Our casualties were:-- - - OFFICERS--Killed: Second Lieutenant L. Brooke, M.C. - Wounded: Second Lieutenant R. E. Horsfall, G. C. Horner, - C. Haworth, and P. B. Beresford. - Missing: Chaplain L. N. Forse (prisoner of war) and - Lieutenant W. H. Jenkins, Medical Officer. - OTHER RANKS--Killed 43, Wounded 100, Missing 50. - -No further attacks were made on our front. - -On the 10th, although enemy guns and aeroplanes were very active, an -attempt was made to clear out the trenches and bury the dead. - -Captain A. A. Turner, R.A.M.C., reported for duty as Medical Officer. - -Captain Collett was wounded on the 11th by enemy shelling, which was -heavy, especially on Headquarters in the afternoon and a barrage on our -lines at 6 p.m. - -Second Lieutenant Vincent, M.C., was wounded by artillery fire on the -12th. - -During the 10th and subsequent days, the artillery with the 164th -Infantry Brigade played a big role in breaking up many enemy -concentrations against the thrown-back flank. The enemy was unable to -move his men forward without coming under the observation, and very -often the close fire of, our northern posts and flanks. - -Thus ended a highly-successful action, in which the Battalion played an -important part. Had the day gone against the Division, the Allies might -have had to abandon the Pas de Calais. A glance at the map will show -the seriousness of such a step. - -The Brigade continued, despite heavy artillery bombardment, to hold the -line until the Division was relieved by the 1st Division. - -During the action of the 9th of April, and the night of the 9th and -10th, the following casualties were incurred by the Brigade:--Killed, -wounded, and missing: 35 Officers, 659 Other Ranks. - -The enemy lost about 600 killed in our lines and NO MAN’S LAND. No -estimate can, however, be made of his casualties in his own lines, -but, judging from the reports of returned prisoners of war, these were -exceptionally heavy. - -The following captures were made:--Prisoners: 641, including many -Officers and two Battalion Commanders; 100 light and heavy machine -guns, and one Regimental Band. In addition, on April 11th, an Austrian -artillery Officer was killed on the Red Dragon Crater, and the -identifications obtained from him were the first direct evidence of the -presence of Austrians on the Western Front. A very fine range-finding -instrument was captured at the same time. This instrument was presented -by the Battalion to the West Lancashire Field Artillery. - - [Illustration: The Remnant of GIVENCHY KEEP, 1920.] - -On the 13th the communication trenches were practically cleared of -blocks. The keeps were heavily shelled in the afternoon. Fourteen men -arrived from the reinforcement camp. - -On the 14th enemy artillery was still very active, and all preparations -were made to meet further attacks. - -On the 15th the enemy annoyed us by persistent harassing fire -throughout the day. - -Second Lieutenant Westwood was killed and one Other Rank wounded. - -The new Padre, Captain R. R. Schofield, arrived. - -On the 16th, amidst active enemy artillery fire, the 1st Black Watch -relieved us, the relief being completed with three casualties. We -marched back to BEUVRY, where we em-’bussed and were taken to LOZINGHAM. - -Captain Hore, M.C., went to England sick, and Second Lieutenant E. M. -Studdart to Field Ambulance. - -127 Other Ranks arrived from reinforcement camp. - -The Battalion was not billeted until 4 a.m. - -The next few days were spent in reorganising and training. Captain -Carmichael and Second Lieutenants Greaves and Taylor and five Other -Ranks going sick. - -On the 22nd we went en masse to the Divisional Theatre. - -On the 23rd we em-’bussed at 7 a.m. for VAUDRICOURT, where we arrived -at 9 30 a.m. - -An advance party was sent to take over the Support Battalion area of -the GIVENCHY sector. A “B team” of seven Officers and 110 Other Ranks -went to VURBURE. We em-’bussed again at 8 p.m. and went to ARMEGUIN, -whence we marched to relieve the 1st Northamptons in support. - -C Company were at WINDY CORNER and D Company at PONT FIXE, A, B, and -Headquarters being on the canal bank. We had one man killed and one man -wounded. - -The next day on the whole was quiet. There was some shelling at WINDY -CORNER with 4.2’s One Other Rank was killed. - -The 25th was quiet up to 9 p.m., when a heavy barrage was placed on our -support lines. The whole Battalion was on working parties by night. Our -support lines were again bombarded at 2 20 p.m. on the 26th. - -Platoons were detached and sent to the Lancashire Fusiliers and the -King’s Own in case of need, and A Company remained in the VILLAGE LINE -all night. - -Eight Other Ranks were wounded on this and the following day. - -The following are extracts from various telegrams, letters, and Press -cuttings referring to the Battle of GIVENCHY:-- - - (SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTARY DESPATCH.) - - THE 55th DIVISION AT GIVENCHY. - - Headquarters, France, Monday, 1 15 p.m. - -On the morning of the German attack on April 9th, 1918, the 55th (West -Lancashire) Division (Territorial) was holding a front of about 6,000 -yards, extending from the LA BASSEE CANAL to just south of RICHEBOURG -L’AVOUE, where its line joined that held by the Portuguese. The enemy’s -attack on the southern portion of this front was delivered by all three -Regiments of the 4th Ersatz Division, which was well up to strength. -A captured Divisional Order issued by the General Staff of this -German Division, and dated April 6th, 1918, shows that its objectives -were “the ground and the British position in the triangle formed by -GIVENCHY--FESTUBERT--GORRE.” The following passages from this captured -order are of special interest:-- - - In our attack our three Regiments will be opposed by at most - six Companies in front and at most two Reserve Battalions in - FESTUBERT and GIVENCHY. One Battalion in Divisional Reserve is - south of the LA BASSEE CANAL in LE PREOL. It will be prevented - by our powerful artillery fire from taking part in the fight - for FESTUBERT and GIVENCHY. The troops are elements of the - English 55th Division, which, after being engaged on the - SOMME, has suffered heavy losses in FLANDERS and at CAMBRAI, - and was described by prisoners in March, 1918, as a Division - fit to hold a quiet sector, that is below the average quality. - -The order containing the passages quoted above was distributed among -all Officers and Under-Officers of the 4th Ersatz Division down to -Platoon Commanders, presumably with a view to encouraging the troops -prior to their attack, and in the belief that the opposition met with -would not be very serious. If this was his expectation the enemy was -most signally disappointed. - -Throughout the early part of the morning of April 9th, the 55th -Division beat off all attacks on its forward zone, and maintained its -line intact. Later, when the German infantry had broken through the -Portuguese positions on its left, the Division formed a defensive flank -facing north-east on the line GIVENCHY--FESTUBERT to the neighbourhood -of LE TOURET. This line it maintained practically unchanged until -relief, through six days of almost continual fighting, in the course of -which it beat off repeated German attacks with the heaviest losses to -the enemy, and took nearly 1,000 prisoners. - -At one time, on the first day of his attack, the enemy’s troops -forced their way into GIVENCHY and FESTUBERT. Both villages were -shortly afterwards regained by the 55th Division as the result of a -highly-successful counter-attack, in which several hundred Germans -were captured. All further attempts on the part of the enemy to carry -these positions broke down before the resolute defence of the 55th -Division. Though he succeeded on April 11th in entering a post north -of FESTUBERT, he was thrown out again by a counter-attack, and on the -night of April 12th the 55th Division improved its position in this -neighbourhood, capturing a German post and taking several prisoners. - -Next day, during the afternoon, the enemy heavily bombarded the whole -front held by the Division between GORRE and the LAWE CANAL, and -subsequently attacked in strength. He was once more repulsed with heavy -loss by the most gallant and successful defence of a Division which he -had been pleased to describe as consisting of second-class troops. - - - TELEGRAMS RECEIVED. - - From Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig, K.T., G.C.B., G.C.V.O., - K.C.I.E., April 10th, 1918:-- - - “Please convey to General Jeudwine and to all Officers and men of the - 55th Division my congratulations on their splendid fighting yesterday, - especially at FESTUBERT and GIVENCHY.” - - From General Sir H. Plumer, G.C.B., G.C.M.G., G.C.V.O., - Commanding 2nd Army, April 9th, 1918:-- - - “Many congratulations on your success at GIVENCHY from the 2nd Army.” - - From Lieutenant-General Sir H. S. Horne, K.C.B., K.C.M.G., - Commanding 1st Army, April 9th, 1918:-- - - “Sincere congratulations to you and all ranks of the 55th Division on - your splendid defence to-day.” - - From Lieutenant-General Sir R. Haking, K.C.B., K.C.M.G., - Commanding XI. Corps, April 10th, 1918:-- - - “I wish to thank you, your Brigade, Battalion, and Company Commanders, - for the splendid manner in which you have repelled the enemy’s attack - along your whole front and formed a very wide flank on your left when - the Division there was driven back. - - “The fine offensive spirit displayed by Officers and men on this - occasion reflects the highest credit upon the whole Division. Although - heavily attacked along your whole front and your left flank turned, you - have been successful in maintaining your original line and even gaining - some ground and capturing over 700 prisoners. - - “The co-operation of the Artillery, Engineers, and Pioneer Battalion - was excellent throughout, and it will be a great pleasure to me to - report the matter to the Army Commander.” - - From the Earl of Derby, K.G., Secretary of State for War, - April 10th, 1918:-- - - “Well done, 55th! You have done splendidly, as you always do.” - - From the XI. Corps, April 11th, 1918:-- - - “The Corps Commander wishes his congratulations conveyed to all ranks - of the 55th Division on again beating off German attacks.” - - From G.O.C. 1st Division, April 11th, 1918:-- - - “On behalf of the 1st Division I wish to convey to you and all ranks of - the 55th Division our admiration of your stout fight at GIVENCHY and - FESTUBERT.” - - From the 42nd Division, April 20th, 1918:-- - - “All ranks of the 42nd East Lancashire Division most heartily - congratulate the 55th West Lancashire Division on their magnificent - defence of GIVENCHY. They are glad to be able to think that the work - and plans commenced by them stood their Lancashire brothers in good - stead.” - - From the 51st Division, April 10th, 1918:-- - - “Heartiest congratulations from all ranks 51st (Highland) Division on - the fine victory won by you yesterday.” - - From the 57th Division:-- - - “All ranks 57th Division congratulate 55th Division on their fine - fight.” - - From the Mayor of Preston, April 13th, 1918:-- - - “I have heard with greatest admiration of the splendid work of the - Officers and men of your Division. We are very proud of them.” - - - EXTRACTS FROM NEWSPAPERS. - -“The Times,” April 11th, 1918:-- - - - 55th DIVISION’S FINE FIGHTING. - - (From our Special Correspondent.) - -“The breach made by the Portuguese retirement threw an enormous strain -on the British 55th Division on the extreme right, which held the -positions about GIVENCHY. The Lancashire men threw back their left to -make a flank on that side, and then began the defence of GIVENCHY, -which will be remembered as one of the brilliant incidents of this -war. The ground here was of some importance, as being almost the only -exception to the general flatness of the battle area. Three times, -it is said, at least, the German masses succeeded in breaking a way -into GIVENCHY, once during the course of the day, and twice during the -evening and night, only to be thrown out again by the most dashing -counter-attacks. This morning GIVENCHY and all our original line -remained in our hands, and I believe it still remains, and, out of the -prisoners taken, over 700 were captured by the Lancashire men.” - -[Note.--Of these, 560 were taken by the 1/4th North Lancashire -Regiment.] - -“The Times,” April 12th, 1918:-- - -“The section of attack was delivered in great strength, some eleven -or twelve Divisions being used on not more than 17,000 yards, and the -weight of the impact drove back the Portuguese front at the centre. It -was the magnificent stand of the 55th Lancashire Division at GIVENCHY -which prevented what might have been a rather serious disaster. Of the -behaviour of our men in this fighting round GIVENCHY nothing could be -said in too high praise. This morning the Germans were still attacking -here, and in vain.” - -“Daily Mail,” April 15th, 1918:-- - -“For the work of such Divisions as the 9th, 51st, and 55th no praise -can be too high, no words of laudation extravagant. With their backs to -the wall they have shown that they are capable of reaching new heights -of heroism, as great as any the glorious past has known.” - -“Daily Mail,” April 16th, 1918:-- - -“They have fought with a gallantry and endurance worthy of their race, -and the heroism of the 55th (Lancashire Territorial) Division is -worthily celebrated by Sir Douglas Haig in a special despatch. Their -country may indeed be proud of these men who are so lavishly giving -their blood on her behalf, and she will follow their efforts with her -love and prayers.” - -“Le Petit Parisien,” April 12th, 1918:-- - -“At the beginning of the attack, after the Portuguese had been forced -back, the plan of the German High Command was checked thanks to -the indomitable resistance which was offered by the British right -flank. There the enemy found established a Lancashire Division--the -55th--which will certainly be mentioned in the communique. It is the -least that can be done for this Division. For ten hours three German -Divisions tried in vain to dislodge it.” - -“Le Matin,” April 13th, 1918:-- - -“It was there that the 55th Division--as I have already told you--held -on and triumphed. I wanted to see with my own eyes some of these -bravest of the brave. But before seeing them I had already seen their -prisoners.... - - “‘One should be almost proud to have been beaten by such men,’ - said one prisoner who belonged to the German nobility. - -“An Officer of the highest rank said to them (the 55th): - - “‘You have accomplished one of the finest - feats-of-arms--perhaps the finest of the whole war.’ - -“It is true. They had fought to the limit of the impossible.” - -On the 28th we moved into the right sector and relieved the 1/4th -King’s Own--A Company to MAIRIE REDOUBT, B Company to DEATH OR -GLORY SAP, C and D to GUNNERS’ SIDING. The sap had been heavily -trench-mortared before we took over, and parts of it were blown in. One -Other Rank was killed and four wounded. The award of the French Croix -de Guerre to Sergeant J. Cookson was announced. - -On the 29th, DEATH OR GLORY SAP was heavily “minnied.” Two Other Ranks -were killed and three wounded. On the 30th, there was some heavy -shelling, though only one man was wounded, but we lost one man killed -and one wounded from minenwerfer the following day. On the 2nd we were -relieved by the 1/5th King’s Liverpool Regiment, 12 men being wounded -in the course of the day, and went back to rest. - -This rest was thoroughly enjoyed by the whole Battalion, being the -first real rest since the battle of GIVENCHY. The billets were good, -and the canteen well stocked. - -On the 8th, we moved back to the line, Major Duggan, M.C., being in -command, and relieved the 1/7th King’s Liverpool Regiment in the right -sector. - -Wiring and working under difficult conditions continued until the 12th, -three men being killed and eight wounded, two missing, and seven sick -during the tour. We were relieved on the night of the 12th by the 2/5th -Lancashire Fusiliers, and moved back to support. - -On the 14th, A Company carried out an operation against the enemy’s -front line post in WILLOW DRAIN, penetrating his line at one point -and establishing a block which they held till about 10 30 p.m., being -then obliged to withdraw by strong counter-attack. The front and -support lines were heavily bombarded from 6 15 p.m. till about 11 p.m., -harassing fire being kept up until 2 a.m. - -The raiding party sustained heavy casualties. Going across No Man’s -Land--a mass of shell holes--Second Lieutenant Ibbotson was wounded and -then killed by a shell; Second Lieutenant Milne was killed by a bomb -while passing through the enemy wire; and Second Lieutenant Cooper was -wounded by a bullet in the throat, causing the loss of his voice, but -gallantly went on writing his orders in his pocket book and carrying -on until killed by a second bullet[J]. There is no record of the other -casualties, but they numbered about 50. - -This raid was supported by a creeping barrage, the ground in the -neighbourhood being blanketed throughout by artillery and Stokes’ -mortars. - -On the 17th we relieved the 1/4th King’s Own in the left GIVENCHY -sector, A Company at PLANTAIN SOUTH, B Company left front Company, C -Company right front Company, D Company holding the KEEPS. Four Other -Ranks were killed and Second Lieutenant Chapman and 19 Other Ranks -wounded during the tour, which came to an end on the 20th, when the -1/6th King’s Liverpool Regiment relieved us at 2 10 a.m. - -The Battalion then moved back to rest billets. - -The period now under review was known as the “bustle” period, as that -was the code word on receipt of which all kinds of moves were to take -place which cannot here be detailed. - -In our rest billets at VAUDRICOURT we went through the usual training -and bathing routine until the 26th, when we relieved the 1/7th King’s -Liverpool Regiment in the GIVENCHY left sector. During the rest Second -Lieutenant Hampson was killed and four men wounded. - -At this time a stringent order was issued that anyone damaging crops -was to be court-martialled (rather a contrast to the same period in the -previous year, when the fields which formed our training grounds being -covered with young corn, we had been ordered to disregard the crops -entirely. Obeying this order went literally against the grain!). - -On the 25th May the following honours were announced:-- - -Bar to Military Medal:--Corporal Pendlebury, M.M., and Lance-Corporal -P. Wyre, M.M. - -Military Medal:--Sergeants R. Parkinson and A. Lowe, Corporal J. -Gradwell, Privates A. Hommans, G. Rotherham, T. Marsh, W. Goodram, J. -Meadows, R. Williams, F. Lloyd, J. Read, L. Cunliffe, and T. Farnworth. - -We had five men wounded on the 27th. - -On the 28th, described in the War Diary as “a quiet day,” a small party -of the enemy entered one of our posts in PICCADILLY at 12 30 a.m. It -was immediately bombed out without casualties to us. The attempt was -repeated the following day, but frustrated by our Lewis gunners and -rifle grenadiers. Thirteen men were wounded in the next three days. - -On the 1st June, the enemy bombarded us heavily with mustard gas shells -and shrapnel for two hours, killing Second Lieutenant Greaves and -wounding Captain Lonsdale and 10 Other Ranks. - -On the 2nd, also described as “a quiet day,” six Other Ranks were -killed and Second Lieutenant Dawson and 23 Other Ranks were wounded, -and on the following day two killed and 15 wounded. The Battalion was -relieved in the evening by the 1/4th King’s Own, when we went back to -support. Working parties occupied us for the next few days, three men -being killed, one missing, and five wounded during the period. - -On the 8th, on relief by the 1/6th King’s Liverpool Regiment, we moved -back to rest billets at VAUDRICOURT. - -The following appeared in the King’s Birthday Honour List:-- - -Mentioned in Despatches:--Lieutenant-Colonel J. A. Crump, Privates R. -Worden and J. Bates. - -Distinguished Service Order:--Lieutenant-Colonel J. A. Crump. - -Bars to Military Cross:--Major Duggan, M.C., Captain Lonsdale, M.C., -Second Lieutenant H. Fazackerley, M.C. - -Military Cross:--Captain D. Carmichael, Lieutenant A. Bardsley, Second -Lieutenants H. Bailey and C. Milne. - -Distinguished Conduct Medal:--Company Sergeant-Major Ireland, Sergeants -J. Miller, M.M., and A. Atkinson, Privates F. Reddish, J. Livesey, and -T. Parkes, M.M. - -Companies were thoroughly reorganised. Training was carried out and -sports were held. - -On the 14th June, Major T. G. Williams, M.C., 1/7th King’s Liverpool -Regiment, took over command of the Battalion. On the same day the -Battalion relieved the 1/7th King’s Liverpool Regiment in the right -GIVENCHY sector. The usual routine was carried out during the tour. The -enemy bombarded the sector on the 19th and again on the 20th at 3 a.m., -when he put down a severe barrage of 4.2’s and some mustard gas. We -were relieved on the night of the 23rd by the 1/4th King’s Own. During -the tour our casualties were:--Second Lieutenant Pasley and eight Other -Ranks killed, and 17 Other Ranks wounded, Lieutenants Hyndson and -Pierce, Second Lieutenant Boddington, and 16 Other Ranks going sick to -hospital. - -Our bombing post in HALF-MOON TRENCH was not more than 20 yards -distant from a bombing post in the enemy’s sector, and after a careful -reconnaissance had been made under the supervision of the Officer -Commanding B Company (Captain R. H. Smith, M.C.), Second Lieutenant -Weatherhill volunteered to take out a patrol the following night and -raid the enemy’s trenches. The night was a particularly dark one, but, -unfortunately, the enemy discovered the patrol getting out of the -trenches, and the attacking party was subjected to a heavy fire from -machine guns and bombs. The patrol remained out for about an hour, but -finally they returned to the trenches, and it was found that Second -Lieutenant Weatherhill was missing and two Other Ranks wounded. Another -patrol was immediately sent out by the Officer Commanding B Company to -find out what had happened to Second Lieutenant Weatherhill, but this -and other subsequent patrols met with no success. - -On the 27th, on relief, we went back into support, and at 5 a.m. on the -following day to rest billets at VAUDRICOURT. Here the G.O.C. presented -medals and ribbons to Officers and men of the Battalion on the 30th. - -On the 1st July, at the Brigade Horse Show, the Battalion did very -well, carrying off the Championship Cup and six first prizes, which -in itself was sufficient reward to the Officer Commanding Transport -(Lieutenant A. Bardsley, M.C.) and all Other Ranks. It might here be -mentioned that, under the supervision of Lieutenant A. Bardsley, the -Battalion Transport did very well in the Division Show and later on -obtained first prize at the Corps Transport Show. - -On the 3rd we moved up in position to the line and relieved the 1/7th -King’s Liverpool Regiment in support in the GIVENCHY sector, one man -being killed and four wounded, and two more wounded the following day. - -On the evening of the 7th we relieved the 2/5th Lancashire Fusiliers on -the left sector--a very difficult relief, Companies having to move up -their sectors through a heavy bombardment of 4.2’s, 5.9’s, whizzbangs, -and minenwerfers. This was the enemy’s retaliation for our bombardment -in connection with a raid carried out on our flank by the 1st -Cameronians. One Other Rank was killed and six wounded. The next few -days were spent in the usual routine and working and wiring parties, -and were fairly quiet, our casualties for the tour being:--Seven Other -Ranks killed and eight wounded. - -On the 16th we were relieved by the 1/6th King’s Liverpool Regiment, -and moved back to LE PREOL, where we stood-to for the night, moving -back to VAUDRICOURT the following morning. - -On the 20th a dance for Officers and men took place in the Recreation -Hut. - -On the 22nd we relieved the 1/5th King’s Liverpool Regiment in the -right GIVENCHY sector. - -No prisoners having been captured by the Corps for about a fortnight, -the Divisional Commander was very anxious that prisoners should be -obtained for the purpose of identification, and with this end in view, -on the 27th, two reconnaissances by Second Lieutenant Archibald on -the old British Line opposite ORCHARD ROAD during the morning, and by -Second Lieutenant Dawson opposite FINCHLEY ROAD SAP in the afternoon, -found both enemy posts unoccupied. It was therefore decided that -these two Officers should take part in a silent daylight raid, and on -the following day both Officers took over patrols. Second Lieutenant -Dawson’s patrol met with no success, but Second Lieutenant Archibald’s -patrol succeeded in capturing three of the enemy and one machine gun -and returned to our trenches with no casualties and without a single -shot having been fired by either side. - -Congratulatory telegrams were received by the Officer Commanding and -Second Lieutenant Archibald was awarded for his gallantry the Military -Cross and the Non-Commissioned Officer who accompanied him was awarded -the Military Medal. - -On the 29th, at his own request, Second Lieutenant Dawson again tried -to effect an entry into the enemy’s line, and was successful in finding -three men and a strong working party, which the patrol promptly bombed. -Our casualties were nil, and from documents subsequently captured from -the enemy it would appear that these raids had a depressing effect on -the enemy’s morale. - -On the 30th, Second Lieutenant Archibald and two Other Ranks again -entered the post and reconnoitred the trench, finding quantities of -bombs. Later in the day they returned to the enemy’s trench, collected -all explosives in a dugout, and blew it up. We were relieved that night -by the 1/4th King’s Own, and went back into support. The casualties -during the tour were eight Other Ranks wounded. - -On the 1st August we found ourselves in the GIVENCHY VILLAGE Lines. - -On the 3rd we tried to select a shooting team for the Army competition, -but had to give it up owing to hostile shelling. That night we moved -back to rest billets at VAUDRICOURT. Boxing, cricket, dances, and -Divisional Horse Shows were the chief events of the next few days. - -The Battalion relieved the 1/6th King’s Liverpool Regiment in the -left GIVENCHY sector on the 9th. All ranks of the Battalion, with -the exception of those actually on sentry posts, were employed -during the day on wire carrying and making “concertinas” with a view -to strengthening the defences, and during this tour the Battalion -accomplished a great improvement in the wire defences. - -Things were quiet, except for wire-cutting by our artillery, up till -the 15th, when we had two hours’ shelling by yellow cross gas shells, -projected from trench mortars. We moved back to support in the evening, -being relieved by the 2/5th Lancashire Fusiliers. During the tour, -Second Lieutenants Archibald, Cowan, and Shell were wounded, and four -Other Ranks were wounded and 14 Other Ranks were gassed. The next few -days in support were occupied by bathing, working and carrying parties, -the casualties being:--Three Other Ranks killed, 18 wounded, and Second -Lieutenants Dixon, Dawson, and 61 Other Ranks gassed. - -On the 23rd, we moved in to hold the right and left sub-sectors during -the capture of the craters by the 1/4th King’s Own and the 2/5th -Lancashire Fusiliers, which operation was successfully accomplished. - -There was a good deal of shelling during these days, Second Lieutenant -Fazackerley, M.C., and one Other Rank being killed, one Other Rank -gassed, and Second Lieutenant Pride and 10 Other Ranks wounded. The -loss of Second Lieutenant Fazackerley, M.C., was keenly felt by all -ranks of the Battalion. - -On the 27th we went back to rest billets at VAUDRICOURT. - -On the 3rd September we relieved the 1/6th King’s Liverpool Regiment in -the GIVENCHY left sub-sector. The craters were heavily shelled between -4 and 6 p.m. with 5.9’s and blue and yellow cross gas. Reconnoitring -patrols pushed out at daylight and established posts on the west edge -of CHAPPELLE ST. ROCHE. Second Lieutenants Tennant, Kershaw, and Scott, -and 21 Other Ranks were gassed, 1 killed, and 1 wounded. - -The change of mental attitude in this chapter and in the next is very -noticeable. No longer do we take part in costly attacks on a wide front -or beat off similar attacks by the enemy, nor do we sit still and -merely harass him. We feel ourselves winning at last--the game becomes -more exciting as we begin to press, and then to follow, a beaten enemy. - - - - - CHAPTER X. - - THE ADVANCE. - - -On the 1st September, 1918, orders were received that Infantry Brigades -in the line must be prepared to follow up the enemy rapidly should -he commence to withdraw on the Divisional front, fighting patrols to -make good what ground they could; this was consequent upon reports of -fires and explosions behind the enemy’s line and information from enemy -prisoners. - -On the 4th, patrols having reported the evacuation of the enemy’s front -line trenches, Battalion Headquarters moved up from WINDY CORNER to -GIVENCHY KEEP TUNNEL. D Company secured a prisoner. One of our night -patrols encountered enemy at ROCHE ALLEY, and a sharp fight ensued; we -left one man severely wounded, who was brought in by a daylight patrol. -Lieutenant King and 38 Other Ranks were gassed, one Other Rank killed, -and Second Lieutenant Davies and two Other Ranks wounded. - -The following day, daylight patrols continued to push up ROCHE ALLEY -and CUPOLA ALLEY, and established outposts, our own line being in -advance of the right Battalion. The enthusiasm of all ranks to push -forward was much marked, and the respective Companies vied with each -other in their endeavour to establish posts farthest east of any in -the Battalion or in the Division. Four Other Ranks were wounded and 12 -Other Ranks gassed. - -On the 6th there was a little scattered shelling; we were relieved -in daylight by the 1/4th King’s Own, and went into support. The next -two days were occupied with carrying parties, which involved hard and -continuous work owing to the state of the trenches and the increasing -distance between the front line posts and the reserves. We had one -Other Rank killed, seven wounded, and three gassed. - -On the 9th we relieved the King’s Own again, and patrols located the -enemy at APSE HOUSE. The following night a patrol attacked him, but -without success. - -The 11th was very wet, and on the 12th we were relieved by the 2/5th -Lancashire Fusiliers and moved back to support. The casualties during -the tour were: 5 Other Ranks killed, Second Lieutenants Jones, Daniels, -Marsden and Thomas and 18 Other Ranks wounded, 1 Other Rank gassed. - -The weather began to improve. The enemy carried out as usual the daily -strafe on the craters on the 13th. Two Other Ranks were killed, one -wounded, and two gassed. - -On the 14th, four Platoons from A and C Companies were detailed for -carrying parties to the 2/5th Lancashire Fusiliers, who were attacking -CANTELEUX TRENCH at 1 30 p.m. The operation was classed as unsuccessful -owing to strong counter-attack and heavy shelling, but they secured 10 -prisoners. Second Lieutenant L. B. Smith was killed whilst assisting -the attack of the Fusiliers, and six Other Ranks were wounded. The -1/7th King’s Liverpool Regiment relieved us, and we were taken back by -’buses to VAUDRICOURT, where we rested, trained, and carried out the -usual recreational programme. - -On the 20th, Lieutenant-Colonel T. G. Williams, M.C., went on leave, -and the Battalion was then under the command of Major A. E. Entwistle. - -On the 21st, the Divisional boundaries having been altered, we relieved -the 18th Gloucesters on the CANAL, A Company taking over the outpost -line north of the CANAL, B Company the outpost line south of the CANAL. -The relief passed off without incident. - -On the 22nd, B Company pushed their forward posts out about 400 yards. -Much enemy harassing fire on this and the following days. The weather -broke on the 23rd. On the 25th, Companies changed over. - -On the 28th, we were relieved by the 1/4th King’s Own, and went into -support at BARGE HOUSE. The casualties during the tour were: 5 Other -Ranks killed, Second Lieutenant Kirkby and 10 Other Ranks wounded. - -On the 30th, B and D Companies attacked the DISTILLERY, capturing 58 -prisoners, but were forced back to their original line later in the -day. Second Lieutenant Bryne and three Other Ranks were killed. Second -Lieutenant Cairns and 46 Other Ranks were wounded, and two Other Ranks -missing. - -On the 1st October, Major H. J. G. Duggan returned from the Senior -Officers’ Course, Aldershot, and took over command from Major -Entwistle. On the same day, at 6 15 a.m., B and D Companies, each -reinforced by two Platoons of C Company, attacked and captured -the DISTILLERY and machine gun posts on the right and left of it; -23 prisoners and four machine guns were taken; Second Lieutenant -Griffiths, Parkinson, Haworth, and Bowler and six Other Ranks were -wounded and 13 Other Ranks killed. At night we were relieved by six -Platoons of the King’s Own, and moved back into support. - -On the 2nd, early morning patrols having reported that the enemy was -retiring along his whole front, we moved forward, Headquarters being in -MARIE KEEP. The movement was continued on the following day, 2 Other -Ranks being killed and 5 Other Ranks wounded and missing. - -On the 4th, we went back to positions of assembly in LA BASSEE, going -into reserve billets on the 5th. - -On the 5th, Lieutenant-Colonel T. G. Williams returned from leave and -resumed his command. - -On the 8th, we marched to billets at BETHUNE, and were comfortably -billeted by 4 p.m. Here Second Lieutenant W. E. Crossley, M.C., M.M., -Captain R. J. Cross (Chaplain), and Second Lieutenants Blount, Towers, -and Kennett joined for duty. - -On the 12th, we went up in lurries and relieved the 1/5th King’s Own -as outpost Battalion on the left Brigade front, Battalion Headquarters -being at LATTRE. - -On the 13th, our patrols at dawn found the enemy very alert, and -located several machine gun posts west of the HAUTE DEULE CANAL. Some -harassing fire on our forward posts during the day. Two Other Ranks -were killed, Second Lieutenant Taylor and nine Other Ranks missing, and -Second Lieutenant Crossley and one Other Rank wounded. - -On the 14th, the enemy artillery became more active, and our patrols -were heavily engaged by machine guns. The marshes were found almost -impassable, the water being eight feet deep in places. Our sentry -posts located in the marshes were unremitting in their attempts to -push forward, and the spirit of all ranks, despite the conditions, was -excellent. Seven Other Ranks were killed and 11 Other Ranks wounded. -Second Lieutenant R. G. Latham joined for duty. - -On the 15th the harassing fire continued. Our patrols were very active, -but did not advance. Captain W. L. Price and five Other Ranks were -wounded. Second Lieutenant H. C. Saville joined for duty. - -On the 16th, patrols reported some of the enemy posts unoccupied. At -12 noon D Company and two Platoons of B Company crossed the HAUTE -DEULE CANAL at LES ANSCRUILLES, and proceeded to attack from the flank -the strongly-held bridgehead at BAC DE WAVRIN, A and C Companies -attacking frontally at the same time. The attack was under the personal -supervision of Major H. J. G. Duggan, M.C. The bridgehead was taken at -9 p.m., and patrols pushed on to the SECLIN CANAL. Pontoon bridges were -thrown across the Canals. Lieutenant Bury and Second Lieutenant Taylor -and one Other Rank were wounded. - -On the 17th, the 2/5th Lancashire Fusiliers and the 1/4th King’s Own -passed through our outposts at 5 a.m. The Battalion reorganised and -assembled at WAVRIN. At 4 p.m. we moved to NOYELLES, and were billeted -by 11 p.m. Second Lieutenant Taylor died of wounds. Second Lieutenant -Hailwood and two Other Ranks were killed and seven Other Ranks were -wounded. - -On the 18th, at 3 a.m., we moved into the main outpost line of -resistance east of D’ENCHEMONT. - -On the 19th, at 7 a.m., the Battalion passed through the outpost line -held by the King’s Own on the LAMARQ RIVER, and advanced--A and C -Companies in front and B and D in support. The enemy resistance was -practically nil, and the villages of CYSOING, BOURGHELLES and WANNEHAIN -and ESPLECHIN were captured. At night we took up outpost positions, -with B and D Companies along the line of resistance, on the high ground -east of WANNEHAIN; A Company found the outposts to the east. One Other -Rank was wounded. - -On the 20th, the 2/5th Lancashire Fusiliers marched through our outpost -lines and we moved into Brigade reserve. One Other Rank was wounded. - -On the 21st, in the afternoon, we moved into billets at FROIDMONT. At -2 a.m. on the 22nd, we relieved the 1/4th King’s Own in the outpost -line--C Company on the right, D on the left, A and B Companies in -support. We attempted to advance, but were unable to do so owing to -heavy machine gun and artillery fire, five Other Ranks being killed, -14 wounded, and one missing. Our daylight patrols found the enemy was -holding a strong line with many machine guns. At the time of relief it -was understood that the enemy had been cleared out of the wood in O 33 -b and d, but when the Officer Commanding D Company (Captain Montague -Smith) attempted to enter the wood he was met by strong machine gun -fire. - -The Officer Commanding D Company planned two attacks on the wood, but -the enemy were so strong as to make these unsuccessful. Artillery -assistance was asked for, and at 4 30 p.m., under an artillery barrage, -D Company attacked and was completely successful in capturing the wood, -taking 18 prisoners and four machine guns. Outposts were pushed up in -front of the wood, and at dusk the Company was relieved by B Company -(Captain R. H. Smith, M.C.). - -At 2 a.m. on the 23rd, we drove off an enemy counter-attack, but at -4 30 a.m. a strong counter-attack delivered from the flank with the -strength of about two Companies forced our posts to withdraw from -the wood. There was a thick fog at the time of the attack, and, -communications having broken down, no assistance was forthcoming from -our artillery. The Officer Commanding B Company, however, immediately -organised Company Headquarters and a Platoon of A Company and delivered -a quick counter-attack, which, whilst it was not successful in -regaining the wood, effectually managed to establish us some little -distance our side of the wood. We were relieved by the 2/5th Lancashire -Fusiliers about midnight. Second Lieutenants Chambers and Blount and -33 Other Ranks were missing, one Other Rank killed, and 25 Other -Ranks wounded. We moved into billets at FROIDMONT, where Battalion -Headquarters had to change their location, being shelled with mustard -gas. Seven Other Ranks were wounded. - -On the 25th, we relieved the 1/4th King’s Own in the main line of -resistance, Battalion Headquarters being at FERME DU BARON, C Company -on the right, D Company in the centre, A Company on the left, and B -Company in support. Lieutenant King rejoined us here. The next two days -were occupied in working parties. - -On the 28th, we were relieved by the 1/7th King’s Liverpool Regiment, -and moved to billets at WANNEHAIN, where we bathed and rested. -Two Officers and 59 Other Ranks had gone sick during the month. A -Divisional Paper Chase was attended by the mounted Officers on the 1st -November. - -On the 9th, the enemy having retired further, we moved on to ESPLECHIN, -and on the 10th to BARRY, marching to VILLIERS ST. AMAND on the 11th. - -The Armistice at 11 o’clock on that day put a stop to further -operations. Whilst nobody could be sorry that the War had come to an -end, it was annoying to be stopped when we had at last really got going -and the fox was in sight. - -Many of us thought at the time, and still think, that we might have -gone on a little further, and that it was a mistake not to push the -advance and really rout the enemy. - -At eight o’clock on Armistice night the Battalion Band attended a dance -given by the Brigadier, General C. B. Stockwell, C.B., C.M.G., D.S.O., -and the first social function after the Armistice at which the Officers -of the Battalion were represented was a great success. - -Captain M. Smith was awarded the Military Cross for his gallantry and -initiative displayed in the successful attack on the wood O 33 b and -d. Captain R. H. Smith was awarded a Bar to his Military Cross for his -personal bravery and initiative in organising a prompt counter-attack -after we had lost the wood O 33 b and d. Major H. J. G. Duggan, M.C., -was awarded the D.S.O. for personal bravery and leadership displayed at -BAC DE WAVRIN and the attack on the wood O 33 b and d. - - [Illustration: The Colours Marching Past the King of the Belgians, - Brussels, 3rd January, 1919.] - - - - - CHAPTER XI. - - AFTER THE ARMISTICE. - - -Although fighting was now over, the “War” was not. Working parties and -training still continued at LEUZE, whither we marched on the 14th, -and on the 25th the “Education Period” commenced. We moved to WATTINE -(Chappelle) on the 26th, and on the 2nd December sent an escort, -consisting of Captain S. H. Pruden, M.C., and Lieutenant Bulling, -Company Sergeant-Major Roberts, and two Sergeants, to England to bring -out the Colours, which were handed to them on the 7th in Preston by the -Mayor. The same day the Battalion lined the main road on the occasion -of the King’s visit to LEUZE. - -The Colour Party rejoined us on the 10th, and the Colours paraded with -the Battalion for the first time on the 13th. On the 15th we moved to -ATH. On the following days we moved to EUGHEHEIM, LEMBECQ, and UCCLE, -where we prepared for a long stay in good billets. Second Lieutenant A. -Livesey was awarded the Military Cross. - -The total casualties for the year 1918 were as follows:-- - - Killed Wounded Missing Gassed D. of W. W. & M. - Officers 10 31 6 4 1 25 - Other Ranks 140 514 101 154 0 595 - --- --- --- --- - --- - Totals 150 545 107 158 1 620 - Officers 77. Other Ranks 1,504. - -The Battalion marched past the King of the Belgians in BRUSSELS. - -The total casualties of the Battalion for the whole of the War are set -out in the War Diary as follows:-- - - M. believed - Killed Wounded Missing W. & M. Killed Gassed - Officers 37 95 11 2 2 4 - Other Ranks 376 1846 596 10 0 165 - --- ---- --- -- - --- - Totals 413 1941 607 12 2 169 - - Died of Sick - Wounds Dwnd. to F.A. - Officers 4 0 65 - Other Ranks 1 1 1496 - - - ---- - Totals 5 0 1561 - Officers 220. Other Ranks 4,301. - -Most of those entered as “Missing” were afterwards reported “Killed in -Action;” many were reported “Prisoners of War,” and it is a matter of -history now these were kept alive by the weekly parcels which reached -them from the Prisoners of War Committee in Preston, to which our -grateful thanks are due. - -The process of demobilisation and disintegration of the Battalion now -set in, and our numbers steadily dwindled until nothing but the Cadre -was left. - -The Cadre returned to Preston on the 12th June, 1919. Only short notice -was received, but there was a good turnout of Officers and men who -had served with the Battalion, and an entertainment was given by the -Corporation. - -With this function the War History of the unit comes to an end. -Practically all of us are now back in civil life, a few not much the -worse for wear, others maimed or with impaired faculties, but 870 -Officers and Other Ranks rest in France and Belgium, and to their -memory it is hoped to erect a memorial over there. - - [Illustration: The telegraph post at which the Padre is standing marks - the site of the Battalion Memorial, with the broken trees surrounding - Vaucellette Farm about 200 yards behind.] - -As the 55th Division Memorial is to be put on GIVENCHY HILL, the scene -of the Battalion’s best-known exploit, another site has had to be -fixed upon. This has been found on the crest of the ridge on which -VAUCELLETTE FARM stood, where the Battalion on 30th November, standing -alone, stemmed the advancing tide of Huns. To the Maire of VILLERS -GUISLAIN and to M.M. Henri and Leon Nolin, the owners of the ground, we -owe the gift of a small square plot by the roadside there, on which to -erect a memorial to our comrades. - - “These gave up the years to be - Of joy and work, and that unhoped serene - That men call age; and those who would have been - Their sons, they gave, their immortality.” - -Although many graves have been marked and identified, there are -countless others which never can be; hence the necessity of a single -monument to include all. - -Those graves which can be identified have been marked with the -Divisional Cocarde, a representation (about six inches in diameter) in -colour, on enamelled iron, of the 55th Division badge. - - [Illustration] - - - - - APPENDIXES - - -A.--List of Honours and Distinctions earned by the Battalion. - -B.--Casualties. - - - - - APPENDIX A. - - 1/4th LOYAL NORTH LANCASHIRE REGIMENT. - - A LIST OF HONOURS AND DISTINCTIONS EARNED BY THE BATTALION. - - - DISTINGUISHED SERVICE ORDER. - - Lieutenant-Colonel R. Hindle, D.S.O., June, 1917. Bar to D.S.O., - September, 1917. - Lieutenant-Colonel J. A. Crump, D.S.O., June, 1918. - Major H. J. G. Duggan, D.S.O., January, 1919. - Lieutenant-Colonel T. G. Williams, D.S.O., June, 1919. - Major H. Parker, D.S.O., June, 1919 (Brigade Major, 42nd Division). - - - MILITARY CROSS. - - 2nd Lieut. P. Parker 1915 - Capt. J. O. Widdows 1915 - 2nd Lieut. H. Lindsay 1915 - 2nd Lieut. H. Lonsdale 1917 - 2nd Lieut. S. A. H. Pruden 1917 - Capt. A. T. Houghton 1917 - Capt. D. Carmichael 1918 - 2nd Lieut. J. Adamson 1917 - 2nd Lieut. H. Vincent 1917 - 2nd Lieut. L. Brooke 1917 - 2nd Lieut. R. H. Tautz 1917 - Capt. F. K. Matthew 1917 - Lieut. A. Bardsley 1918 - 2nd Lieut. H. Fazackerley 1917 - 2nd Lieut. C. Milne 1918 - 2nd Lieut. S. B. Westwood 1918 - 2nd Lieut. H. Bailey 1918 - 2nd Lieut. C. L. Hore 1916 - 2nd Lieut. E. Fairclough 1916 - 2nd Lieut. D. Archibald 1918 - Capt. J. A. Burnside 1918 - 2nd Lieut. H. Brown 1918 - 2nd Lieut. J. M. Caie 1918 - 2nd Lieut. J. Cairns 1918 - 2nd Lieut. J. Levesley 1918 - 2nd Lieut. J. Dawson 1918 - 2nd Lieut. R. S. Hulme 1918 - Capt. H. H. Smith 1918 - Capt. H. S. P. Walmsley (R.F.C.) 1917 - - - BAR TO MILITARY CROSS. - - Capt. D. Carmichael 1918 - Capt. S. A. H. Pruden 1917 - 2nd Lieut. H. Fazackerley 1918 - Capt. H. Lonsdale 1918 - Major H. J. G. Duggan 1918 - - - MENTIONED IN DESPATCHES--OFFICERS. - - Lieut.-Col. R. Hindle (twice) - Major J. A. Crump (3 times) - Major H. Parker - Capt. R. N. L. Buckmaster - Lieut. F. W. S. Baker - 2nd Lieut. F. K. Matthew - Capt. L. Duckworth - Lieut. W. March - Capt. E. M. Rennard - Lieut. H. Whitehurst - Lieut. H. Lindsay - - MENTIONED IN DESPATCHES--OTHER RANKS. - - 1818 Pte. Clarkson, W. A. January, 1917 - 2411 Pte. Foley, T. January, 1917 - 200158 Pte. Cookson, J. January, 1917 - 1689 Lance-Cpl. Parkinson, T. January, 1917 - 200182 R.Q.M.S. Corns, R. June, 1917 - 200128 C.S.M. Dudley, J. June, 1917 - 202826 Pte. Tyldesley, W. June, 1917 - 200379 Pte. Maher, J. November 7th, 1917 - 200048 Pte. Worden, R. April 7th, 1918 - 201078 Cpl. Collier, J. November 7th, 1917 - 200088 Pte. Yates, J. November 7th, 1918 - 200387 Sgt. Dunn, R. June, 1919 - Lance-Cpl. Baker, J. 1917 - - - DISTINGUISHED CONDUCT MEDAL. - - 288716 Pte. Cowburn, W. January 14th, 1916 - 200012 Sgt. Lester, E. January 14th, 1916 - 200204 Pte. Moore, W. January 14th, 1916 - 1330 Sgt. Pye, J. R. January 14th, 1916 - 200002 C.S.M. Lindsay, C. January 14th, 1916 - 3975 R.S.M. Farnworth, J. E. January 14th, 1916 - 804 C.S.M. Edwards, T. J. January 14th, 1916 - 200388 Sgt. Fletcher, J. January 14th, 1916 - 200450 Pte. Ward, T. July 30th, 1916 - 200392 Sgt. Hogg, J. July 30th, 1916 - 201697 Sgt. Farnworth, H. January 19th, 1917 - 24980 Sgt. Ashton, E. September 17th, 1917 - 200081 C.S.M. Roberts, H. October 3rd, 1917 - 200077 Sgt. Prescott, S. October, 1917 - 202703 Sgt. Atkinson, A. September 3rd, 1918 - 28064 Pte. Reddish, F. September 3rd, 1918 - 201336 Pte. Livesey, J. September 3rd, 1918 - 200293 Sgt. Miller, J. September 3rd, 1918 - 200575 C.S.M. Ireland, J. October 3rd, 1918 - 241584 Pte. Harris, W. November 2nd, 1918 - 201260 Lance-Cpl. Butcher, T. July 31st, 1917 - Pte. Parkes, T. 1918 - - - MILITARY MEDAL AND MERITORIOUS SERVICE MEDAL. - - 8 Sgt. Entwistle, T. M.M. August 23rd, 1916 - 1984 Sgt. Lancaster, J. M.M. August 23rd, 1916 - 301 Cpl. Bettley, B. M.M. September, 1916 - 2859 Cpl. Osbaddeston, J. M.M. November 16th, 1916 - 34325 Sgt. Goodridge, D. M.M. January, 1917 - 200293 Pte. Miller, J. M.M. November, 1916 - 200875 Pte. Seed, T. M.M. November, 1916 - 200090 Sgt. Yates, R. T. M.M. July, 1917 - 34979 Sgt. Cosgrove, J. M.M. September, 1917 - 202761 Pte. Spencer, J. M.M. September, 1917 - 200489 Cpl. Homer, A. M.S.M. September, 1917 - 31987 Cpl. Walmsley, J. M.M. September, 1917 - 201390 Lance-Sgt. Robinson, J. M.M. October, 1917 - 200682 Pte. Coupe, F. M.M. October, 1917 - 200352 Pte. Thistleton, T. M.M. October, 1917 - 201197 Cpl. Thompson, J. M.M. October, 1917 - 200756 Lance-Cpl. Gorton, F. M.M. October, 1917 - 200895 Sgt. Knowles, R. M.M. October, 1917 - 291178 Pte. Goodwin, C. J. H. M.M. October, 1917 - 16940 Pte. Cunningham, J. M.M. October, 1917 - 34304 Pte. Jones, T. E. M.M. October, 1917 - 238001 Pte. Roocroft, W. M.M. October, 1917 - 6693 Sgt. Murphy, J. M.M. October, 1917 - 202099 Pte. Wyre, P. M.M. October, 1917 - 201683 Cpl. Dring, A. M.M. August 11th, 1918 - 200541 Sgt. Turner, F. M.S.M. August 29th, 1918 - 240966 Lance-Cpl. Davenport, T. M.M. September 9th, 1918 - 202467 Lance-Sgt. Holt, A. M.M. October 26th, 1918 - 30479 Lance-Cpl. Bamford, W. M.M. October 26th, 1918 - 40834 Pte. Lee, S. N. M.M. October 26th, 1918 - 30471 Lance-Cpl. Davies, G. J. M.M. October 26th, 1918 - 202640 Pte. Cunliffe, L. M.M. October 26th, 1918 - 29405 Pte. Goldstraw, J. M.M. October 26th, 1918 - 26006 Cpl. Summers, E. M. M.M. November 29th, 1918 - 200056 R.Q.M.S. Aspden, J. M.S.M. December, 1918 - 200568 Sgt. Ryan, T. M.S.M. 1918 - 20540 Sgt. Birch, R. M.S.M. 1918 - 290177 C.S.M. Porter, R. M.S.M. 1918 - 200864 Cpl. Bell, W. M.M. - 240412 Pte. Farnworth, T. M.M. October, 1918 - 2046 Sgt. Leach, J. M.M. July, 1916 - 184 Pte. Gent, C. M.M. July, 1916 - 200081 C.Q.M.S. Roberts, H. M.M. July, 1916 - 200222 C.Q.M.S. Heywood, J. W. M.M. July, 1916 - 2553 Pte. Latham, E. M.M. July, 1916 - 200174 Lance-Cpl. Bamber, J. M.M. July, 1916 - 274 Sgt. Bates, A. M.M. July, 1916 - 165 Sgt. Board, J. H. M.M. July, 1916 - 4948 Pte. Gent, F. M.M. July, 1916 - 200240 Pte. Ainscough, T. M.M. January, 1917 - 29679 Pte. Parkinson, T. M.M. September, 1917 - 200057 Sgt. Heaps, J. M.M. September, 1917 - 200357 Pte. Parkinson, J. H. M.M. September, 1917 - 200143 Cpl. Finnerty, T. M.M. September, 1917 - 200782 Pte. Park, T. M.M. September, 1917 - 201356 Lance-Cpl. Norris, P. M.M. September, 1917 - 12154 Lance-Sgt. Cayton, T. M.M. September, 1917 - 201542 Sgt. Bell, H. M.M. October, 1917 - 202967 Pte. Yates, W. M.M. October, 1917 - 200541 Sgt. Turner, F. M.M. January, 1918 - 200218 Sgt. Parkinson, T. R. M.M. September 3rd, 1918 - 200643 Sgt. Cookson, J. E. M.M. September, 1917 - 36204 Pte. Read, J. M.M. October 7th, 1918 - 202072 Pte. Meadows, J. M.M. October 7th, 1918 - 202814 Pte. Rotherham, G. M.M. October 7th, 1918 - 200661 Cpl. Gradwell, J. M.M. October 7th, 1918 - 32211 Pte. Williams, R. M.M. October 7th, 1918 - 240239 Sgt. Lowe, J. M.M. October 7th, 1918 - 200809 Cpl. Pitcher, F. M.M. August, 1917 - 200237 Lance-Sgt. Sharples, W. M.M. October 7th, 1918 - 243878 Sgt. Threadgold, W. M.M. October 7th, 1918 - 36729 Pte. Goodram, W. M.M. October 7th, 1918 - 202702 Sgt. Kelly, H. M.M. October, 1918 - 202881 Sgt. Aspden, J. M.M. October, 1918 - 29342 Sgt. Payne, W. M.M. October, 1918 - 34075 Lance-Cpl. Norris, H. M.M. October, 1918 - 290665 Pte. Pendlebury, T. M.M. October, 1917 - 12910 Pte. Rathbone M.M. August, 1917 - 200146 Pte. Bates, J. M.M. August, 1917 - 200414 Pte. Clarkson, W. H. M.M. August, 1917 - Pte. Hornmans, A. M.M. 1918 - Pte. Marsh, T. M.M. 1918 - Pte. Lloyd, F. M.M. 1918 - Sgt. Hartley M.M. 1917 - Sgt. Hogg M.M. 1917 - - - BAR TO MILITARY MEDAL. - - 12154 Sgt. Cayton, T. January, 1918 - 290665 Cpl. Pendlebury, T. June, 1918 - 202099 Cpl. Wyre, P. October 7th, 1918 - 201683 Cpl. Dring, A. October 26th, 1918 - 202640 Pte. Cunliffe, L. October 26th, 1918 - 200293 Sgt. Miller, J. October 26th, 1918 - 202647 Sgt. Holt, A. October, 1918 - - - CROIX DE GUERRE (FRENCH). - - 230 Sgt. Lester, E. June, 1915 - 200158 Sgt. Cookson, J. August 17th, 1918 - 201683 Cpl. Wilkinson, J. S. January, 1919 - - - MEDAILLE MILITAIRE (FRENCH). - - 301 Cpl. Bettley, B. September, 1916 - 202752 Cpl. Wilkinson, J. August 29th, 1918 - - - MEDAILLE MILITAIRE (BELGIAN). - - 200077 Sgt. Prescott, S. January, 1919 - - - - - APPENDIX B. - - THE CASUALTY LISTS. - - -These lists, originally compiled in Battalion Orderly Room as the -casualties were reported, have now been checked with Records. It is too -much to hope that they are absolutely correct, but the compilers have -done all they can to correct mistakes. - -The following signs and abbreviations have been used:-- - - +K. in A. --Killed in Action. - +D. of W. --Died of wounds received in action--the first date that - of the wounds; the second the death. - R.P. of W.--Prisoner of war (returned)--the date being that of - capture. - W. --Wounded. - N.T. --An entry in the Battalion Roll which the Record Office - cannot trace--probably owing to the number being - that by which a man was known in another Battalion. - - - 1/4th LOYAL NORTH LANCASHIRE REGIMENT. - -A list of all casualties sustained by the Battalion between April, -1915, and November, 1918 - - - Rank and Name. No. Coy. Nature of Date. - Casualty. - Pte. Abraham, T. 28206 A W. 18/11/17 - and 2/6/18 - Pte. Abram, P. 3636 D W. N.T. 8/8/16 - 2nd Lieut. Absolom, W. -- - W. 22/6/16 - Pte. Acult 27904 B R.P. of W. 9/4/18 - Pte. Adams, E. 2813 A W. 15/8/15 - Pte. Adams, F. 30915 B W. 9/9/18 - +2nd Lieut. Adamson, J. -- - W. 30/11/17 - K. in A. 27/2/18 - Pte. Addison, A. 1945 A W. 8/8/16 - Pte. Addison, E. 1465 D W. 15/6/15 - Pte. Affleck, G. H. 203598 A W. 31/4/17 - 2nd Lieut. Agostini, -- - W. 7/6/17 - H. F. S. - Pte. Ainscough, G. 290044 C W. 20/9/17 - Pte. Ainscough, J. R. 25789 B W. 16/7/17 - Pte. Ainsworth. A. 203142 B W. N.T. 9/4/18 - +Pte. Ainsworth, J. 2055 D K. in A. 15/6/15 - Pte. Ainsworth, T. 4554 B W. N.T. 9/9/16 - +Lance-Cpl. Alcock, T. 28201 A D. of W. 14/5/18; - 24/5/18 - Lance-Cpl. Alcock, T. 30477 B W. 1/6/18 - Lance-Cpl. Aldridge, T. F. 3444 C W. N.T. 8/8/16 - +Pte. Alexander, J. 17912 B K. in A. 3/7/18 - Pte. Alker, T. 4328 B W. 9/9/16 - Pte. Allan, W. 3356 C W. 15/6/15 - +Pte. Allen, J. 202880 D D. of W. 15/7/17; - 15/9/17 - Cpl. Allen, M. 2501 B W. 28/6/16 - Pte. Allen, P. 34829 C R.P. of W. 20/9/17 - Pte. Allen, R. 5640 B W. 31/7/17 - +Lance-Cpl. Allen, R. 202611 B K. in A. 31/7/17 - +Lance-Cpl. Allen, S. 202890 D K. in A. N.T. 16/9/17 - Lance-Cpl. Allen, T. 202829 B W. 10/4/18; - 3/7/18 - Pte. Allcock, U. F. 27895 B W. 3/8/18 - Sgt. Allen, W. 5694 A W. 30/7/17 - Sgt. Allen, W. 202665 A W. 31/7/17 - +Pte. Allison, G. 2819 B K. in A. 15/6/15 - Pte. Allison, H. 37257 A W. 27/9/18 - +Pte. Almond, E. 41616 D K. in A. 8/7/18 - Pte. Almond, J. 3016 B W. 31/10/15 - Lance-Cpl. Almond, R. 27895 C W. N.T. 9/7/18 - +Pte. Almond, T. 201200 C K. in A. 18/11/17 - Pte. Alker, T. 4832 B W. N.T. 9/9/16 - Pte. Alsopp, A. 4858 A W. 8/8/16 - +Pte. Alty, T. 202135 B K. in A. 31/7/17 - Pte. Amatt, J. 235052 A W. 31/7/17 - Pte. Amers, J. 30751 B W. 30/9/18 - +Sgt. Anderson, A. 18387 A K. in A. 1/10/18 - Sgt. Anderson, J. T. 41695 A W. 15/8/18 - +Lance-Cpl. Anderton, J. 23156 C K. in A. 18/11/17 - Pte. Anderton, J. H. 30663 C W. 6/9/18 - Pte. Anderton, W. 16988 B W. 31/7/17 - Pte. Andrew, J. 30607 B W. 19/8/18 - Sgt. Anglezarke, J. 1334 D W. 15/8/15 - Lance-Cpl. Anyon, T. 306 C W. 28/10/15 - and 9/9/16 - +Pte. Anyon, W. 3959 C D. of W. 17/11/15 - +Pte. Annes, W. 28202 - D. of W. 19/11/17 - +Pte. Archer, E. H. 241234 B D. of W. 17/6/18 - +Pte. Archer, J. 41614 D K. in A. 8/7/17 - Pte. Archer, W. 28203 A W. 30/10/18 - 2nd Lieut. Archibald, D. -- - W. 5/8/18 - +Pte. Arkwright, F. 24074 C K. in A. 20/9/17 - +Lance-Cpl. Armer, E. 201750 - K. in A. 31/7/17 - +Pte. Armitage, E. 202831 B K. in A. 18/11/17 - Pte. Armitstead, J. 201371 D R.P. of W. 9/4/18 - Pte. Armstrong, H. 2451 D R.P. of W. 9/4/18 - +Pte. Armstrong, W. F. 3232 C K. in A. 15/6/15 - +Lance-Cpl. Arnold, F. G. 238005 A K. in A. 9/4/18 - +Pte. Arstall, J. H. 202575 A K. in A. 19/9/17 - +2nd Lieut. Ashcroft, G. -- - K. in A. 31/7/17 - +Pte. Ashes, H. 20505 B K. in A. 9/4/18 - Sgt. Ashton, A. 24980 B W. 9/4/18 - Pte. Ashton, E. 2937 B W. 6/11/15 - Cpl. Ashton, J. 238011 C W. 16/4/19 - Lance-Cpl. Ashton, T. J. 36384 D W. 24/8/18 - Pte. Ashton, W. 4569 B W. 31/7/17 - Pte. Ashton, W. 20237 B W. 31/7/17 - +Cpl. Ashton, W. 202704 - D. of W. 20/4/17 - Lance-Cpl. Ashworth, A. 41696 C W. 5/9/18 - Pte. Ashworth, A. 41696 C W. 3/9/18 - Pte. Ashworth, A. 200552 A W. 24/10/18 - +Pte. Ashworth, J. 2622 C K. in A. 15/6/15 - +Pte. Ashworth, J. 4035 - K. in A. 29/5/16 - +Pte. Ashworth, J. R. 28205 B K. in A. 29/5/18 - Pte. Ashworth, R. 6210 B W. 9/9/16 - Pte. Ashworth, T. 2556 A W. 15/6/15 - Pte. Ashworth, W. 202792 A W. 20/9/17 - +Cpl. Askew, A. 2244 C K. in A. 9/9/16 - Pte. Aspden, J. 202881 D W. 31/7/17 - Pte. Aspden, J. 6267 D W. 31/7/17 - Pte. Aspinall, A. 6322 D W. 8/8/16 - Lance-Cpl. Aspinall, J. 202681 B W. 11/6/17 - Pte. Aspinall, J. 5710 B W. 11/6/17 - Pte. Astin, J. 6265 D W. 15/7/17 - Lance-Cpl. Astley, F. 242524 A W. 14/5/18 - Pte. Astley, H. 7627 C W. 8/8/16 - Lance-Cpl. Astley, J. 146 B W. 8/8/16 - Pte. Astwood, G. W. 6231 D W. 9/9/16 - +Pte. Atherton, W. 201744 B D. of W. 3/12/17 - Pte. Atherton, W. 2685 A W. 31/7/17 - Pte. Atherton, W. 4483 B W. 9/9/16 - Sgt. Atkinson, A. 202703 A W. 10/4/18 - and 23/10/18 - +Pte. Atkinson, F. 2615 C K. in A. 15/6/15 - Pte. Atkinson, G. W. 3159 B W. 9/9/16 - Pte. Atkinson, H. 4449 D W. 9/9/16 - Pte. Atkinson, J. 2065 D W. 15/6/15 - Pte. Atkinson, L. 28204 A W. 30/11/17 - Pte. Atkinson, T. 10701 B W. 19/7/17 - - - Pte. Baxendale, W. 2032 C W. 15/6/15 - Pte. Battersby, A. 2273 B W. 15/6/15 - Pte. Baker, A. 2407 B W. 30/5/15 - +Pte. Ball, S. J. 2312 - K. in A. 15/6/15 - +Pte. Baldwin, J. 1731 - K. in A. 21/11/15 - +Pte. Bamber, A. J. 2806 - K. in A. 15/6/15 - +Pte. Banister, R. 202637 - K. in A. 31/7/17 - Pte. Bamber, J. 3 B W. 15/6/15 - Pte. Banks S. E. 33215 C R.P. of W. 18/11/17 - +Lance-Cpl. Baker, J. T. 23493 D K. in A. 22/10/18 - +Lance-Cpl. Baron, J. E. 13520 B K. in A. 1/10/18 - Pte. Barrett, J. R. 29087 A W. 30/9/18 - Pte. Bassett, C. 35677 - W. 1/10/18 - Pte. Barry, J. 242209 D W. 1/10/18 - Sgt. Bamford, M. S. 203018 B W. N.T. 13/10/18 - +Pte. Barnes, F. 30608 D D. of W. 10/11/18 - Lance-Cpl. Bates, F. W. 202793 A W. 23/10/18 - Pte. Bailey, H. 24818 B W. 23/10/18 - Pte. Ball, H. 1412 D W. 15/6/15 - and 1/4/16 - +Lance-Cpl. Bamber, E. H. 1648 B K. in A. 15/6/15 - Pte. Bamber, R. H. 1653 A W. 15/6/15 - Lance-Cpl. Ball, F. 1775 A W. 15/6/15 - Pte. Baines, J. G. 2250 B W. 30/5/15 - Pte. Bamford, J. 3503 C W. 20/5/16 - Pte. Barlow, F. 4860 B W. 30/7/16 - Sgt. Bates, A. E. 274 A W. 3/8/16 - Pte. Bamford, T. 3074 A W. 5/8/16 - Cpl. Batty, F. 238 B W. 8/8/16 - Pte. Banks, J. 3938 C W. 8/8/16 - Pte. Barton, A. 3971 D W. N.T. 8/8/16 - +Pte. Baxendale, G. 3914 D K. in A. 8/8/16 - Pte Barnes, J. 4523 B W. N.T. 8/9/16 - +Pte. Baines, L. 4000 B K. in A. 9/9/16 - +Pte. Ball, E. 4439 C K. in A. 9/9/16 - +Pte Baines, T. 4029 A K. in A. 9/9/16 - Pte. Barnes, J. 4828 B W. N.T. 8/9/16 - Pte. Barlow, W. H. 2267 D W. 28/9/16 - +Pte. Bamish, W. 4002 C K. in A. 8/8/16 - +Pte. Barlow, F. 1055 - K. in A. 15/6/15 - +Pte. Barnett, H. L. 3321 - K. in A. 15/6/15 - +Pte. Bateson, W. 2621 - K. in A. 15/6/15 - +Pte. Bath, F. 16896 - K. in A. 20/9/17 - +Pte. Baxendale, J. 141 - K. in A. 15/6/15 - Pte. Barton, A. 3231 B W. 29/9/16 - Pte. Baxendale, R. 201726 C W. 13/5/17 - Pte. Bamber, W. 200536 A W. 23/5/17 - Pte. Battersby, W. 202658 D W. 12/7/17 - Pte. Bamber, W. 201251 D W. 14/7/17 - Pte. Barron, H. 36907 C W. 18/7/17 - Pte. Barton, A. 200995 B W. 31/7/17 - Pte. Bancroft, L. 202884 D W. 31/7/17 - Lance-Sgt. Batty, F. 200116 B R.P. of W. 31/7/17 - Lance-Cpl. Barnes, A. 202115 B W. 31/7/17 - Pte. Backhouse, L. 202970 C W. 31/7/17 - Pte. Bates, G. W. 36159 B W. 27/5/17 - Pte. Barrow, J. 201121 B W. 3/6/18 - Pte. Barrett, W. 38678 A W. 7/7/18 - Pte. Barnes, F. 30608 D W. 16/8/18 - Pte. Balmer, R. W. 28220 B W. 5/9/18 - Pte. Baron, H. 30921 A W. 8/9/18 - Pte. Baron, J. W. 24769 - W. 13/9/18 - +Pte. Barlow, A. 36808 A W. 2/6/18 - K. in A. 23/9/18 - Pte. Barker, W. 36158 D W. 29/7/17 - 2nd Lieut. Baker, E. G. -- - W. 20/9/17 - +Capt. Baker, F. S. -- - K. in A. 20/9/17 - Pte. Barton, R. 290194 B W. 20/9/17 - +Pte. Baines A. 290200 D W. 20/9/17 - K. in A. 4/4/18 - +Lance-Cpl. Ball, R. 13057 B K. in A. 20/9/17 - Pte Barker, W. 202971 C W. 20/9/17 - +Pte. Baxendale, J. 202607 A K. in A. 30/10/18 - Pte. Balding, B. J. 290630 C R.P. of W. 18/11/17 - +Pte. Baxter, C. E. 34907 C K. in A. 20/11/17 - Pte. Bamber, W. 201209 B W. 20/11/17 - Pte. Burscough, A. 201646 D W. 30/11/17 - Pte. Battersby, J. W. 202658 D W. 30/11/17 - +Pte. Ball, J. 201506 B K. in A. 9/4/18 - +Cpl. Bamber, J. 200174 A K. in A. 11/4/18 - Pte. Barlow, S. 13618 D W. 9/4/18 - Pte. Bamish, J. 201447 D W. 9/4/18 - +Pte. Baines, A. 290200 D K. in A. 12/4/18 - Pte. Bailey, J. 27910 D R.P. of W. 12/4/18 - Pte. Balmforth, C. 290631 C W. 15/4/18 - +Cpl. Bailey, J. 30459 A K. in A. 14/5/18 - +Pte. Bamford, H. 24675 D K. in A. 15/5/18 - Pte. Bates, J. 200146 C W. 19/5/18 - Lance-Cpl. Bates, J. 30472 C W. 19/5/18 - Cpl. Bateson, F. 19622 B W. N.T. 27/5/15 - Pte. Bennett, R. 200453 A W. 15/6/15 - Cpl. Bennett, J. 261 C W. 15/6/15 - +Pte. Bentham, J. 278 C Died 27/10/18 - Pte. Bennett, J. 318 D W. 15/6/15 - +Pte. Beaver, D. 2299 A D. of W. 8/8/16 - Cpl. Bennett, E. 202620 B W. 30/9/18 - Pte. Beardsworth, A. 1439 D W. 15/6/15 - and 9/9/16 - Sgt. Bell, T. B. 1003 C W. 30/5/15 - and 7/9/16 - +Lieut. Best, F. R. -- - K. in A. 1/1/16 - +Pte. Benson, H. 2130 B K. in A. 4/6/16 - Pte. Berry, E. 4864 B W. 2/8/16 - Pte. Bell, R. 4853 B W. 4/8/16 - Pte. Bennett. J. 2006 B W. 8/8/16 - +Cpl. Beesley, R. H. 200189 - K. in A. 31/7/17 - +Pte. Berry, W. 2904 - D. of W. 19/9/15 - +Sgt. Bent, A. 3033 - Died 27/1/15 - Cpl. Belfield, J. 264 B W. 9/9/16 - +Sgt. Bettley, W. B. 301 B D. of W. 26/9/16; - 12/10/16 - Pte. Beetham, A. 3221 B W. 26/9/16 - Lance-Sgt. Bell, T. 5601 C W. 3/11/16 - Pte. Bevins, G. S. 202506 C W. 1/6/17 - Pte. Bennett, C. H. 202623 B W. 4/6/17 - Pte. Berry, B. 202885 - W. 31/7/17 - Pte. Beck, W. 29401 C W. 1/6/18 - +Pte. Beardwell, W. H. 30215 D K. in A. 16/6/18 - Pte. Berrington, J. 26492 B W. N.T. 5/9/18 - Pte. Beardsworth, A. 200276 D W. 7/9/18 - +Pte. Berry, W. E. 32681 A K. in A. 11/9/18 - Pte. Berry, E. 202040 B W. 23/9/18 - +Pte. Bennett, W. 21342 B D. of W. 17/9/17 - Pte. Bennett, J. T. R. 290692 C W. 21/9/17 - Pte. Berrington, E. 24919 B W. 20/9/17 - +Lance-Sgt. Beaumont, W. 265280 A K. in A. 20/9/17 - Pte. Beardwood, H. 200011 C W. 20/9/17 - Pte. Bean, H. 202614 C R.P. of W. 18/11/17 - Pte. Belgin, F. 28217 D W. 18/11/17 - +Pte Best, J. 37744 B K. in A. 9/4/18 - Pte. Bennett, H. 35300 D W. 11/4/18 - +Sgt. Beechey, T. J. D. 202933 C D. of W. 14/4/18; - 17/4/18 - 2nd Lieut. Beresford, G. G. -- - W. 9/4/18 - Pte. Beaman, G. E. 34332 B W. 9/4/18 - Pte. Billington, S. 2029 A W. 15/6/15 - Pte. Birch, R. 2235 A W. 15/6/15 - Sgt. Birtwistle, H. 238023 A R.P. of W. 13/10/18 - +Pte. Billington, R. 3169 B K. in A. 15/6/15 - Pte. Bibby, J. 784 B W. 30/10/15 - +Pte. Bilsborough, R. 4400 A K. in A. 2/8/16 - Pte. Billington, W. 3190 A W. 8/8/16 - Sgt. Bibby, J. 208 C W. 8/8/16 - Pte. Billington, E. 3351 B W. 8/8/16 - 2nd Lieut. Bigger, T. A. -- - W. 8/8/16 - +Pte. Bingham, H. 200600 A D. of W. 8/4/17 - Pte. Binks, W. 235019 C W. 13/4/17 - Lance-Cpl. Billington, T. 201622 B W. 12/7/17 - Pte. Birmingham, J. 202466 D W. N.T. 14/4/17 - Pte. Bickerstaffe, R. 200695 B W. 31/7/17 - +Pte. Bishop, A. 202794 A K. in A. 31/7/17 - +Pte. Bibby, R. 202705 B K. in A. 31/7/17 - +Pte. Bibby, T. 200271 D K. in A. 31/7/17 - Pte Birch, L. 201814 D W. 3/6/18 - +Pte. Bibby, J. W. 23691 A K. in A. 20/9/17 - Pte. Birchenough, H. E. 202904 C W. 18/11/17 - Sgt. Bishop -- A W. 20/11/17 - Pte. Bibby, J. 200190 B W. 30/11/17 - Pte. Bibby, C. 28065 B W. 30/11/17 - Lance-Sgt. Bingham, J. 200606 D W. 30/11/17 - Pte. Bibby, J. 238012 B W. N.T. 21/3/18 - +Pte. Billington, R. G. 29078 B K. in A. 13/4/18 - Pte. Birch, A. 28212 D W. 12/4/18 - +Pte. Birch, F. 37572 B W. 20/9/17 - D. of W. 10/5/18 - Pte. Birmingham, J. 244766 D W. 25/5/18 - Pte. Bleasdale, C. 200576 A W. 15/6/15 - Pte. Blackshaw, J. 262 C W. 15/6/15 - 2nd Lieut. Blount, G. A. -- - Missing 23/10/18 - +Cpl. Blackledge, H. 1469 D K. in A. 15/6/15 - +Pte. Bland, R. 1453 C K. in A. 15/6/15 - Pte. Blundell, J. 13434 C W. N.T. 3/7/16 - Pte. Blakeley, W. 4558 C W. 13/8/16 - Lance-Cpl. Bloom, H. 202574 B W. 31/7/17 - +Lance-Cpl. Blackledge, A. 1393 - K. in A. 15/6/15 - Pte. Blaylock, G. F. 202883 D W. 17/8/18 - Lance-Cpl. Bland, W. 21051 C W. 4/9/18 - +Pte. Blackledge, M. 22904 C K. in A. 31/7/17 - Pte. Blackhurst, J. 203012 D W. 20/9/17 - Pte. Blackburn, R. 202343 A W. N.T. 20/9/17 - +Pte. Bleasdale, J. 203865 D K. in A. 30/11/17 - Pte. Blackborough, W. 235004 D W. N.T. 30/11/17 - +Pte. Bloy, A. 35565 B K. in A. 9/4/18 - +Pte. Blakeley, W. 201784 C K. in A. 9/4/18 - Pte. Blackborough, W. H. S. 28218 D W. 18/5/18 - Pte. Bowling, J. 2076 D W. 15/6/15 - Pte. Bond, F. 2531 B W. 15/6/15 - Pte. Bolan, J. 2741 C W. 15/6/16 - Pte. Boardman, J. 235048 C W. N.T. 23/7/18 - Capt. Bolingbroke, C. B. -- - W. N.T. 9/9/16 - Pte. Bolton, C. A. 29402 D W. 30/9/18 - Sgt. Bolton, W. 392 A W. 15/6/15 - Cpl. Booth, R. 1362 D W. 15/6/15 - Lance-Cpl. Boardman, G. 1427 D W. 15/6/15 - Sgt. Boardman, G. 1427 D W. 26/9/16 - +Pte. Bonny, J. C. 2012 C K. in A. 31/5/15 - Pte. Bowker, T. 2784 B W. 9/9/15 - Pte. Bolton, J. 1760 A W. 21/10/15 - Sgt. Board, A. 165 D W. 5/8/16 - Pte. Booth, J. 1498 A W. 4/8/16 - Pte. Bootle, S. 3867 C W. 8/8/16 - Pte. Bowes, T. 4586 C R.P. of W. 8/8/16 - Lance-Cpl. Boyle, W. 2403 B W. 9/9/16 - Pte. Bond, G. 235051 D W. 17/5/17 - +Sgt. Boothroyd, F. 202730 D K. in A. 18/5/17 - +Pte. Booth, W. 203794 A K. in A. 31/7/17 - +Pte. Boast, W. R. 19 - K. in A. 15/6/15 - +Pte. Bolton, C. 1381 - K. in A. 15/6/15 - +Pte. Bond, H. 201644 - K. in A. 31/7/17 - +Pte. Bone, W. 1616 - Died 25/1/16 - +Pte. Braithwaite, F. J. 2557 - K. in A. 15/6/15 - +Pte. Briggs, J. 2225 - K. in A. 18/8/16 - +Pte. Booth, W. H. 203564 A K. in A. 31/7/17 - Pte. Bond, R. 235139 A W. 31/7/17 - Pte. Bottoms, F. 203610 C W. 3/6/18 - Pte. Booth, H. 39947 B W. N.T. 16/6/18 - Pte. Bourne, W. 34878 A W. 14/9/18 - 2nd Lieut. Bowler, F. C. -- - W. 30/9/18 - Pte. Booth, S. G. 202577 D W. 20/9/17 - +Pte. Bolton, J. T. 31907 A K. in A. 20/9/17 - +Pte. Boyle, J. 35575 C K. in A. 20/9/17 - +Pte. Bond, J. 37599 A W. 20/9/17 - K. in A. 30/11/17 - Pte. Bostock, E. 28213 B W. 30/11/17 - Pte. Bott, A. J. 12175 D W. 30/11/17 - Pte. Bond, A. 28208 D R.P. of W. 17/2/18 - +Pte. Bolan, J. 200712 C K. in A. 9/4/18 - Pte. Boon, T. 34868 C W. 9/4/18 - Pte. Bounds, J. H. 28214 B W. 13/4/18 - +Pte. Booth, F. 36387 C K. in A. 10/5/18 - Pte. Bolton, J. 240906 C W. 11/5/18 - Pte. Brindle, G. 1906 A W. 29/5/15 - Pte. Brooks, E. 2821 C W. 31/5/15 - Pte. Brierley, T. 48 B W. 15/6/15 - Pte. Bretherton, E. 89 B W. 15/6/15 - 2nd Lieut. Brindle, J. L. -- - W. 15/6/15 - +Capt. Brindle, J. L. -- - Died at Home 13/3/18 - Pte. Brandwood, G. 201626 A W. 2/8/17 - +Pte. Brooks, C. 28215 A K. in A. 30/11/17 - Pte. Brindle, W. 13294 - W. 30/9/18 - +Pte. Bradshaw, E. 30923 A K. in A. 13/10/18 - Pte. Bromilow, J. 30913 B W. 13/10/18 - Pte. Brown, A. 235498 B W. N.T. 17/10/18 - +Pte. Bury, R. 2857 - K. in A. 15/6/15 - Pte. Bretherton, E. 1675 B W. 15/6/15 - Pte. Brindle, G. 1906 A W. 29/5/15 - Pte. Brooks, E. 2821 C W. 30/5/15 - 2nd Lieut. Bryce-Smith, H. -- - W. 30/5/15 - Lance-Cpl. Brennan, J. 1292 C W. 8/11/15 - Pte. Brown, J. 4852 C W. 28/6/16 - +Pte. Brierley, W. 1946 B K. in A. 28/6/16 - Pte. Bradley, A. 3436 C W. 6/8/16 - +Pte. Brierley, H. 3913 A K. in A. 8/8/16 - +Cpl. Bridge, H. 1449 C K. in A. 8/8/16 - Pte. Bradshaw, H. 164 B W. 8/8/16 - Sgt. Brown, B. 2292 C W. 9/9/16 - Pte. Brooks, F. 4859 B W. 9/9/16 - Pte. Briggs, F. 4862 A W. 6/11/16 - Lance-Sgt. Brown, A. 5600 B W. 24/11/16 - Pte. Briggs, J. 202071 B W. N.T. 2/6/17 - Pte. Brierley, J. H. 31937 D W. N.T. 31/5/17 - Pte. Briggs, E. 202834 B W. 4/6/17 - Pte. Brooks, F. 202035 B W. 7/6/17 - Cpl. Brooks, B. 202650 C W. 18/7/17 - +Pte. Brown, G. 202601 A K. in A. 18/7/17 - Pte. Brewin, M. 202849 B W. 31/7/17 - Pte. Bradbury, J. 203770 B W. 31/7/17 - Pte. Broad, J. 201576 A W. 31/7/17 - +Pte. Bradley, J. 235031 A K. in A. 31/7/17 - Lance-Cpl. Bradley, C. 201218 B W. 31/7/17 - Cpl. Brennand, F. 200740 B W. 31/7/17 - +Pte. Breakell, R. 203145 B K. in A. 31/7/17 - +Pte. Breckon, G. 242983 D K. in A 2/6/18 - Pte. Bradnum, H. 41621 D W. 16/8/18 - Pte. Bridge, J. 32993 D W. 16/8/18 - Pte. Bradley, J. 41622 B W. N.T. 19/8/18 - Pte. Breakell, S. 201271 D W. N.T. 4/9/18 - 2nd Lieut. Bratton -- - W. 30/10/15 - Pte. Brown, C. 30693 C W. 5/9/18 - Pte. Brown, J. 30957 B W. 14/9/18 - Pte. Bromley. C. 27110 C W. 20/9/17 - Cpl. Briggs, F. 202038 A W. 20/9/17 - +Cpl. Brooks, B. 202650 C K. in A. 20/9/17 - Pte. Bramall, J. 244993 C W. 20/9/17 - Pte. Brown, L. 28222 C R.P. of W. 18/11/17 - +Pte. Bramwell, T. 37632 B K. in A. 18/11/17 - Pte. Brierley, H. 25538 A W. 30/11/17 - +Pte. Brown, R. 15103 D K. in A. 30/11/17 - +Pte. Bradley, E. 201241 D K. in A. 30/11/17 - Pte. Briggs, W. 31589 D W. 30/11/17 - +Pte. Brown, H. 37313 D K. in A. 26/3/18 - Pte. Brown, H. 28224 A W. 28/3/17 - +2nd Lieut. Brooke, L. -- - K. in A. 8/4/18 - Pte. Bradburn, B. 10712 B R.P. of W. 9/4/18 - Cpl. Brindle, A. 202037 B W. 9/4/18 - +Pte. Brown, E. 28155 C K. in A. 9/4/18 - Pte. Brown, T. 25173 C W. 9/4/18 - Sgt. Brough, R. 247009 D Missing N.T. 9/4/18 - Pte. Burgh, H. 2057 D W. 15/6/15 - Pte. Burns, W. 2617 C W. 15/6/15 - +Pte. Bushles, J. 200920 D K. in A. 21/7/18 - +Capt. Buckmaster, R. N. L. -- - K. in A. 30/11/17 - Pte. Butler, L. O. 10604 B W. N.T. 30/9/18 - Lieut. Bury, W. H. -- - W. 9/9/16 - and 16/10/18 - Pte. Burke, T. 29431 B W. 23/10/18 - C.S.M. Burke, J. 2200 B W. 15/6/15 - Pte. Butcher, R. 775 B W. 15/6/15 - +Pte. Burns, F. 2886 B K. in A. 15/6/15 - +Pte. Ball, R. 3520 D K. in A. 3/11/15 - Pte. Ball, H. 1412 D W. 1/4/16 - Pte. Butler, S. 2503 A W. 31/7/16 - Pte. Burt, H. 243188 D W. 5/8/16 - Pte. Burt, J. 3081 C W. 8/8/16 - Pte. Burscough, A. 4293 C W. 8/8/16 - Pte. Bunting, W. 3919 C W. 8/8/16 - Pte. Burke, W. 246 C W. 8/8/16 - Pte. Buttry, R. 1790 B W. 8/8/16 - 2nd Lieut. Bury, W. H. -- - W. 9/9/16 - Pte. Burrows, E. 4425 B W. 9/9/16 - Pte. Buckell, H. 2048 B W. 9/9/16 - Pte. Buckingham, F. 6213 B Missing 9/9/16 - Pte. Baker, J. 19738 C W. 19/5/17 - Pte. Butterworth, H. 200821 B W. 13/7/17 - Pte. Bustin, E. 202758 - W. 31/7/17 - Lance-Cpl. Butcher, T. 201260 B W. 31/7/17 - Pte. Buckley, A. 29718 - W. 31/7/17 - Lance-Cpl. Buckley, F. 238013 D W. N.T. 31/7/17 - Pte. Bulgar, P. 203906 B R.P. of W. 31/7/17 - Lance-Cpl. Buck, J. 18287 D W. 17/8/18 - Pte. Burke, S. 31560 B W. 24/8/18 - Pte. Butterworth, J. 25558 C W. 3/9/18 - Lieut. Bulling, A. E. -- - W. 1/10/18 - Pte. Buth, F. 16896 D W. 20/9/17 - +Pte. Bullough, C. 202168 C K. in A. 31/7/17 - Pte. Burke, E. 32155 C W. 18/11/17 - Pte. Burrows, H. 202616 C W. 18/11/17 - +Pte. Butler, F. 24536 A K. in A. 20/11/17 - +Pte. Budd, W. 28209 C K. in A. 18/11/17 - Pte. Buckley, L. 28223 A W. 30/11/17 - Lance-Cpl. Buck, J. 18287 D W. 21/3/18 - Pte. Burns, J. H. 34925 D Missing N.T. 12/4/18 - Pte. Butler, A. 25219 D W. 12/4/18 - Pte. Burns, H. 21757 B W. N.T. 28/4/18 - +Pte. Butler, S. 200597 A D. of W. 14/5/18; - 19/5/18 - Pte. Bythell, C. T. 243876 A W. 24/3/18 - Pte. Byrom, L. 202781 B W. 31/7/17 - +2nd Lieut. Byrne, W. -- - K. in A. 30/9/18 - Pte. Byrom, S. 41623 A W. 14/5/18 - - - Pte. Cardwell, T. 4612 B W. 9/9/16 - Pte. Cartmell, E. G. 305 C W. 15/6/15 - and 26/9/16 - Pte. Cartmell, W. 336 A W. 15/6/15 - and 26/9/16 - Sgt. Cash, S. 6174 A W. 28/9/16 - Lance-Cpl. Caffery, J. 2106 C W. 28/9/16 - Pte. Caine, F. 26841 D W. 4/6/17 - Rev. Caley, W. L. B. -- Chap- - lain W. 31/7/17 - Pte. Cawham, H. 3395 A W. 31/7/17 - Pte. Callon, W. 3902 D W. 5/8/16 - +Pte. Castle, J. 4539 A K. in A. 8/8/16 - Pte. Calligan, R. 4614 C W. 8/8/16 - Sgt. Carter, T. 322 C W. 13/8/16 - Pte. Cavies, T. 3250 C W. 9/9/16 - Pte. Caddich, J. 4308 C W. N.T. 9/9/16 - +Pte. Carter, G. T. 2953 B K. in A. 14/6/15 - Pte. Catterall, J. 4304 A W. 26/3/16 - and 8/8/16 - +Pte. Catterall, P. 1442 D K. in A. 1/4/16 - +Pte. Carter, W. 1909 C K. in A. 23/4/16 - Pte. Cain, E. 30 B W. 26/5/16 - Lance-Cpl. Caton, J. C. 42 B W. 28/6/16 - +Pte. Calder, J. H. 2995 C K. in A. 28/6/16 - Pte. Caffery, T. J. 1095 C W. 26/6/16 - Lance-Cpl. Calderbank, H. 1645 A W. 3/8/16 - Lance-Cpl. Caffery, J. 2106 C W. 5/8/16 - Lance-Cpl. Cartmell, W. 200173 A W. 2/8/17 - Pte. Carrington, G. 202157 C W. 31/7/17 - +Sgt. Calvert, W. 235007 C D. of W. 26/8/18 - +Pte. Catterall, M. 9244 D K. in A. 20/11/17 - +Pte. Cavanagh, J. W. 204880 - Died 10/7/17 - Pte. Calvert, W. H. 28229 B W. 20/11/17 - Lance-Cpl. Caton, R. 200545 A W. 20/11/17 - Pte. Catterall, G. 28233 A W. 20/11/17 - Pte. Calvert, J. 2654 B W. 15/6/15 - +Pte. Cashmore, H. W. 2917 D K. in A. 15/6/15 - +Pte. Catterall, L. 2665 A K. in A. 15/6/15 - +Pte. Calder, J. H. 2995 D K. in A. 28/6/18 - +Pte. Carney, F. R. J. 28246 A K. in A. 30/11/17 - Pte. Cadd, W. 29263 A R.P. of W. 23/10/18 - Pte. Cass, T. 38883 A W. N.T. 11/9/18 - 2nd Lieut. Cairns, J. -- - W. 30/9/18 - +Pte. Carter, H. 38666 B K. in A. 1/10/18 - Sgt. Cayton, T. 12154 B W. 30/9/18 - Pte. Carroll, E. S. 30959 C W. 1/10/18 - +Pte. Carlill, A. 31006 B K. in A. 4/11/18 - Pte. Cartwright, G. 10274 A W. N.T. 23/5/18 - and 29/10/18 - +Pte. Carr, S. 201436 C D. of W. 24/5/18 - Pte. Cartwright, J. 2320 B W. 16/6/18 - Pte. Carrodus, R. 31874 B W. 3/7/18 - Pte. Cardwell, A. 28225 D W. 9/7/18 - Pte. Carroll, J. 29405 D W. 16/8/18 - Pte. Cartmell, J. 27998 D W. 17/8/18 - +Sgt. Calvert, W. 235007 B D. of W. 25/8/18 - Pte. Cardwell, A. 28225 D W. 21/8/18 - Pte. Carr, C. 3685 B W. N.T. 4/9/18 - Lance-Cpl. Cavies, T. 201009 B W. 31/7/17 - Cpl. Cavies, T. 201009 B W. 4/9/18 - +Pte. Capley, C. 9024 B K. in A. 15/4/18 - Capt. Collett, C. G. -- - W. 15/4/18 - +Cpl. Carson, W. 240177 A K. in A. 9/4/18 - Pte. Carroll, J. 29405 D W. 25/4/18 - Pte. Catterall, J. 201653 A W. 26/4/18 - Capt. Carmichael, D. -- - W. 20/4/18 - Pte. Carpenter, G. 34323 D W. 30/11/17 - Pte. Casson, J. 28227 A W. 2/5/18 - Pte. Chapman, J. 6149 C W. 26/9/16 - Pte. Churm, F. L. 200232 C W. N.T. 21/7/17 - Pte. Chapman, R. 3844 D W. 8/8/16 - +Pte. Charnley, T. A. 4017 D K. in A. 8/8/16 - +Pte. Chapman, C. 3842 D K. in A. 9/9/16 - Pte. Chapman, J. 4746 C W. N.T. 9/9/16 - +Pte. Chadwick, J. 2052 D W. 15/6/15 - D. of W. 31/7/16 - Pte. Charnley, J. 1931 C W. 5/8/16 - +Pte. Charnley, F. C. 11186 B K. in A. 31/7/17 - Pte. Chipperfield, A. F. 34942 C R.P. of W. 18/11/17 - Pte. Chadderton, J. 202578 B W. 21/11/17 - +Pte. Child, J. J. 3001 A K. in A. 15/6/15 - +Pte. Chapple, G. 3360 D K. in A. 16/6/15 - Pte. Christian, J. 4202 A W. 9/9/16 - Pte. Charnley, J. 200422 B W. 12/7/17 - Pte. Chettleburgh, J. W. 29725 C W. 31/7/17 - Pte. Chambers, E. E. 41780 C W. 5/9/18 - Pte. Charlton, J. 31009 C W. 1/10/18 - 2nd Lieut. Chambers, J. -- - Missing 23/10/18 - 2nd Lieut. Chapman, B. R. W. -- - W. 17/5/18 - Cpl. Charlesworth, J. 25487 C W. 19/5/18 - +Pte. Carishem, T. 41086 D K. in A. 2/6/18 - Pte. Charnley, C. 36733 D K. in A. 9/4/18 - Pte. Chorley, J. 235163 B Missing N.T. 13/4/18 - Pte. Chorlton, T. A. 29097 B W. 9/4/18 - Pte. Clayton, G. 1424 C W. 27/9/16 - Pte. Clayton, G. 200270 C W. 13/7/17 - and 2/9/18 - Pte. Clayton, H. 4068 D W. 8/8/16 - Pte. Clarke, E. 4680 B W. N.T. 9/9/16 - Lance-Cpl. Clarke, G. 2240 A W. 9/9/16 - +Pte. Clough, J. 2575 C K. in A. 9/9/16 - Pte. Clement, H. 4319 C W. N.T. 9/9/16 - Sgt. Clayton, S. T. 1284 C W. 15/6/15 - Pte. Clarkson, T. 2657 C W. 26/4/16 - +Pte. Clarke, J. 35 A K. in A. 28/6/16 - +Sgt. Clarke, J. B. 21008 A K. in A. N.T. 28/6/16 - Lance-Cpl. Clough, J. 2575 C W. 1/8/16 - Pte. Clarkson, J. R. 3080 C W. 5/8/16 - Pte. Clark, W. 3297 A Missing N.T. 2/8/17 - Pte. Clarkson, R. 200571 C W. 31/7/17 - Pte. Clay, J. 200660 A W. 20/9/17 - +Pte. Clayton, S. 2059 D K. in A. 15/6/15 - +Pte. Clark, W. 41709 - K. in A. 30/9/18 - +Cpl. Clarkson, L. 1419 D W. 15/6/15 - K. in A. 28/6/16 - Pte. Clarkson, W. H. 1916 A W. 15/6/15 - Pte. Clarke, J. 28158 C W. 4/9/18 - +Pte. Clarke, L. G. 28232 B Presumed Killed 9/4/18 - Pte. Clarke, J. 240241 B R.P. of W. 9/4/18 - Pte. Clarke, J. 201441 D W. 13/4/18 - +Pte. Clarke, R. T. 28231 B K. in A. 14/9/18 - Pte. Clayton, E. H. 28228 C W. 9/4/18 - Pte. Clare, P. 20549 C W. 27/4/18 - +Pte. Clarkson, H. 120 A K. in A. 15/6/15 - +Cpl. Collier, J. 201078 - K. in A. 1/12/17 - +Pte. Collier, S. 202740 - K. in A. 9/9/16 - +Pte. Commons, E. 140 - K. in A. 16/6/15 - Pte. Cottom, W. 3912 C Missing 9/9/16 - +Pte. Corless, H. 3398 C D. of W. 2/10/16 - Pte. Cooper, G. 3046 D W. 26/9/16 - Pte. Corcorn, T. 202043 A W. 2/6/17 - Pte. Collins, A. 202621 - W. 5/6/17 - Pte. Counsell, J. 18740 B W. 10/7/17 - Pte. Cooper, G. 200875 A W. 15/7/17 - Pte. Coley, T. 34336 B W. 15/7/17 - Pte. Coote, W. 200595 A W. N.T. 18/7/17 - R.S.M. Corns, R. 200182 D W. 18/7/17 - +Pte. Coe, S. C. 26005 C K. in A. 21/7/17 - Sgt. Cookson, J. 200158 C W. 21/7/17 - Pte. Coulton, L. 200966 - W. N.T. 31/7/17 - Lance-Sgt. Collins, W. 2239 A W. 8/8/16 - Pte. Cox, T. 4871 C W. 8/8/16 - Pte. Cocker, T. 4629 C W. 8/8/16 - Pte. Collier, T. 5538 C W. N.T. 8/8/16 - Lance-Cpl. Corner, H. 4479 D W. 8/8/16 - Pte. Comber, T. 3664 C W. 8/8/16 - Pte. Cookson, J. 3903 C W. 8/8/16 - Pte. Coxhead, R. 3530 C W. 8/8/16 - Pte. Cowley, C. 5011 B W. 8/9/16 - Pte. Corless, H. 3398 C W. 9/9/16 - Pte. Cocker, W. 3774 C W. 9/9/16 - +Pte. Costello, E. G. 4873 A K. in A. 9/9/16 - Pte. Collins. W. 3790 B W. N.T. 9/9/16 - Pte. Cowell, C. 1487 D W. 9/9/16 - Pte. Cowell, R. 3056 B W. 14/6/15 - Pte. Collinson, W. E. 1373 D W. 14/6/15 - Pte. Cookson, J. 314 C W. 15/6/15 - and 30/5/18 - Pte. Compton, T. 129 D W. N.T. 20/4/16 - +Pte. Connolly, W. 1462 - K. in A. 15/6/15 - +Pte. Connor, C. J. 32142 - D. of W. 26/3/18 - +Cpl. Coupe, R. 2525 - K. in A. 14/7/16 - +Pte. Coupe, T. 6 - K. in A. 11/9/15 - +Pte. Croston, A. 28 - K. in A. 16/10/14 - Pte. Coxhead, R. 3530 C W. N.T. 3/7/16 - Pte. Corless, H. 3398 C W. 4/7/16 - Pte. Cox, T. 4871 C W. 5/7/16 - Cpl. Cowburn, W. 783 D W. N.T. 5/8/16 - Pte. Cottom, R. 200751 C W. N.T. 31/7/17 - and 20/9/17 - Pte. Coulton, L. 202966 A W. 31/7/17 - and 20/9/17 - Lance-Cpl. Cooper, J. C. 202104 D W. 20/9/17 - Lance-Cpl. Conway, J. 26812 A W. 30/10/17 - +Pte. Coupe, T. 4119 C K. in A. 11/9/15 - Pte. Collins, R. 28045 C W. N.T. 18/11/17 - Pte. Cornwell, J. A. 202631 A W. 20/11/17 - Pte. Conlon, R. 28226 A W. 30/11/17 - Pte. Corrie, T. 3061 B W. N.T. 30/11/17 - Pte. Colvin, J. 2400 C W. 15/6/15 - Pte. Coupe, F. 2678 A W. 15/6/15 - Pte. Corry, J. 144 B W. 15/6/15 - +Pte. Cortman, F. 1429 D K. in A. 15/6/15 - +Pte. Cocker, E. 2088 D K. in A. 15/6/15 - Pte. Cookson, J. 3038 C Missing 15/6/15 - Pte. Corfield, J. E. 29403 D K. in A. 17/6/18 - Pte. Cocking, E. 3967 A W. 9/9/16 - Pte. Cockran, A. 30612 B W. 5/9/18 - Lance-Cpl. Coleman, R. 26009 A W. 30/9/18 - Pte. Connolly, J. 41711 B W. 30/9/18 - Pte. Commins, A. S. G. 30362 A R.P. of W. 23/10/18 - Pte. Cones, G. E. 21455 A W. 23/10/18 - +Pte. Cookson, T. 202541 A D. of W. 24/10/18; - 27/10/18 - Sgt. Corns, E. 1435 B W. 15/6/15 - Pte. Cowell, C. 1487 D W. 15/6/15 - Lance-Cpl. Collins, W. 2239 A W. 15/6/15 - Pte. Connors, J. 28238 A W. 14/5/18 - +2nd Lieut. Cooper, W. R. -- - K. in A. 14/5/18 - Pte. Corry, J. 202061 D W. N.T. 14/5/18 - C.Q.M.S. Cosgrove, J. 34979 B W. 14/5/18 - Pte. Coop, F. 61215 A W. N.T. 29/5/18 - Sgt. Cookson, J. 200158 C W. 30/5/18 - Pte. Coleman, E. A. 29912 A W. 1/6/18 - Cpl. Collier, F. W. 202905 C W. 2/6/18 - Pte. Coleman, W. 238027 D W. 2/6/18 - Pte. Coyle, W. 41630 D W. 2/6/18 - 2nd Lieut. Cowan, C. B. -- - W. 5/8/16 - Pte. Cox, E. 26224 C W. 3/9/18 - Pte. Coley, T. 34336 B W. 30/11/17 - Pte. Cook, H. J. 28230 B W. 30/11/17 - +Pte. Colleney, T. 14568 B D. of W. 5/12/17 - Pte. Cooper, G. 290769 C W. 13/4/18 - Pte. Colquhoun, C. W. 35673 D W. 11/4/18 - Pte. Cox, J. 240515 B W. 16/4/18 - Pte. Cox, J. 29404 C W. 1/5/18 - Pte. Crook, G. 3859 A W. 29/9/16 - Pte. Crompton, B. 4672 B W. 10/1/17 - Pte. Crompton, S. 31605 C W. 19/5/17 - Pte. Crook, W. 25634 D W. 27/5/17 - Pte. Craig, J. 235032 A W. 6/5/17 - +Pte. Crook, R. 202530 A K. in A. 31/7/17 - Pte. Crook, P. 4874 C W. 8/8/16 - Pte. Cross, W. 3890 D W. 1/8/16 - and 9/9/16 - Pte. Crane, J. 2829 B W. 9/9/16 - Pte. Crossdale, A. 586 D W. 28/5/16 - Pte. Cross, H. 4854 B W. 3/7/16 - Pte. Crabtree, J. 15 B W. 31/7/16 - K. in A. 21/8/16 - 2nd Lieut. Crone, J. -- - Shock 31/7/16 - Pte. Cross, T. 1746 A W. 3/8/16 - +Pte. Critchley, J. 202666 A K. in A. 31/7/17 - +Pte. Cross, J. 202628 A D. of W. 4/8/17 - +Pte. Crook, R. 202530 A K. in A. 31/7/17 - Pte. Cross, E. S. 261166 C W. 20/9/17 - +Pte. Croft, J. 36961 B K. in A. 20/9/17 - +Pte. Crook, P. 201014 C D. of W. 30/11/17 - Pte. Crane, J. 2829 B W. 15/6/15 - Pte. Craven, E. 2872 B W. 15/6/15 - +Sgt. Cross, E. 735 A K. in A. 15/6/15 - 2nd Lieut. Craven, N. J. -- - W. 15/6/15 - Pte. Cross, S. 26161 C W. 3/9/18 - Pte. Crank, R. A. 30611 B W. 4/9/18 - Pte. Crowther, R. 30691 - W. 9/9/18 - +Pte. Crerar, J. 29092 C K. in A. 9/9/18 - Pte. Croasdale, W. 28886 D W. 30/9/18 - 2nd Lieut Crossley, W. E. -- - W. 13/10/18 - +Pte. Crook, G. 201495 B W. 16/8/18 - K. in A. 14/10/18 - Pte. Cryer, H. 202563 C W. 24/10/18 - +Pte. Cross, T. 200384 A Killed in - Brussels 25/4/19 - Pte. Crossen, J. 1625 C W. 15/6/15 - Pte. Croft, J. A. 290282 A W. 14/5/18 - Pte. Crossley, A. 201635 A W. 23/5/18 - Pte. Crook, S. 203045 B W. N.T. 15/8/18 - Sgt. Crabtree, H. 243874 D W. 16/8/16 - Lance-Sgt. Crougham, J. 201446 B W. 25/3/18 - and 9/4/18 - Pte. Croasdale, E. 200211 D Missing N.T. 9/4/18 - Lance-Cpl. Crompton, J. 265149 D W. 13/4/18 - +Pte. Crossley, A. 28235 C K. in A. 9/4/18 - Pte. Crossley, W. 204945 A W. 9/4/18 - +Pte. Crowe, A. J. 205105 B K. in A. 25/4/18 - +Pte. Crabtree, E. 243857 A K. in A. 14/5/18 - Pte. Cumming, J. 4980 B W. 9/9/16 - Pte. Cunliffe, J. 14318 D W. 1/6/17 - Pte. Curwen, C. 4429 B W. 2/8/16 - Pte. Curly, J. 243651 D W. 31/7/17 - Pte. Curry, J. 202903 C W. 31/7/17 - and 18/11/17 - Pte. Cunningham, D. 16940 D W. 30/10/17 - +Pte. Cuthbert, H. 202579 D K. in A. 18/11/17 - +Pte. Culshaw, J. H. 28073 D D. of W. 10/12/17 - +Pte. Curl, A. J. 242830 D K. in A. 1/10/18 - Pte. Cunningham, W. 1615 C W. 15/6/15 - Pte. Cunliffe, S. 28243 A W. 25/5/18 - Pte. Culshaw, J. H. 3284 A W. N.T. 9/4/18 - Pte. Curtis, T. S. 41632 B W. 11/5/18 - Pte. Cutler, J. 23207 B W. 9/5/18 - Sgt. Cyr, D. -- B W. N.T. 30/11/17 - Capt. Crump, J. A. -- - Shock 15/6/15 - - - Pte. Dainty, G. 1386 D W. 15/6/15 - Sgt. Davenport, J. E. 1545 B W. 26/5/15 - Pte. Darwen, J. 2956 B W. 15/6/15 - Pte. Davidson, C. 3896 D W. N.T. 28/6/16 - Pte. Daisy, T. 7042 C W. N.T. 7/8/16 - Pte. Davies, W. 1905 A W. 8/8/16 - Pte. Davies, C. 3981 C W. N.T. 8/8/16 - Pte. Daley, J. B. 3927 C W. 8/8/16 - Pte. Dalton, A. 1726 C W. 9/9/16 - Pte. Daggers, R. 1518 B W. N.T. 9/9/16 - Pte. Dale, W. 202507 B W. 6/6/17 - Pte. Davies, G. A. 34317 A W. 5/6/17 - Pte. Davies, H. 202567 D W. 30/7/17 - Pte. Davenport, S. R. 235010 C W. 31/7/17 - Pte. Dawson, R. 202483 B W. 31/7/17 - Lance-Cpl. Davies, W. J. 34301 - W. 31/7/17 - 2nd Lieut. Dance, H. -- - W. 20/9/17 - Pte. Dandy, J. 18235 B W. 29/9/19 - Pte. Davies, S. 24465 A W. 20/9/17 - Pte. Davies, A. E. 290644 B W. 20/9/17 - Pte. Davies, S. 202048 A W. 20/9/17 - Pte. Daggers, G. 200210 C W. 20/9/17 - Pte. Davies, W. 28248 B W. 30/11/17 - Lance-Cpl. Davey F. 201380 B W. 9/4/18 - 26/6/18 - and 17/10/18 - +Pte. Davies, O. 39878 - D. of W. 23/4/18 - +Pte. Davies, R. 24124 - K. in A. 20/9/17 - +Pte. Davies, T. 202513 - K. in A. 31/7/17 - +Pte. Davenport, S. 29105 A K. in A. 20/5/18 - 2nd Lieut. Dawson, J. -- - W. 2/6/18 - Pte. Davies, D. M. 41170 D W. 18/8/18 - Pte. Dawson, R. 202483 B W. 3/7/18 - Pte. Davenport, H. C. 37837 C W. N.T. 11/7/18 - 2nd Lieut. Davies, H. -- - W. 5/9/18 - 2nd Lieut. Daniels, H. -- - W. 11/9/18 - Pte. Davies, E. 41075 A W. 14/9/18 - Cpl. Dandy, J. 18235 D W. 27/9/18 - Pte. Davies, E. C. 28420 D W. 30/9/19 - Pte. Davies, W.J. 34301 B W. 14/10/18 - Pte. Dand, M. 41634 D W. 16/8/18 - +2nd Lieut. Davies, W. A. -- - K. in A. 15/6/15 - Sgt. Daggers, H. 16440 C W. 9/4/18 - Pte. Davies, G. 29108 A W. 14/5/18 - Pte. Davies, E. G. 29388 B W. 14/10/18 - +Lieut. De Blaby, R. -- - D. of W. 8/8/16 - +Sgt. Devey, F. 1592 B K. in A. 9/8/16 - Pte. Dennison, R. 1058 C W. 15/6/15 - +Pte. Dewhurst, J. 2554 A K. in A. 16/5/15 - Pte. Dewhurst, F. 4567 B W. 8/10/16 - Pte. Dewhurst, F. 6218 B W. 9/9/16 - Pte. Dempsey, J. 6219 B W. 9/9/16 - +Pte. Dempsey, J. 202838 B K. in A. 7/6/17 - Pte. Dean, C. H. 201599 B W. 6/5/17 - Pte. Delaney, J. 200050 B W. 16/7/17 - Pte. Dewhurst, F. 202837 - W. 31/7/17 - Pte. Dean, J. W. 242452 D W. 20/9/17 - +Pte. Derbyshire, S. 203655 - Died 6/4/17 - +Pte. Dewhurst, H. 203106 - K. in A. 7/6/17 - +Pte. Dinwoodie, D. 28074 C K. in A. 18/11/17 - Cpl. Dearden, W. 202449 A W. N.T. 30/11/17 - +Pte. Dench, G. 235009 B D. of W. 17/12/17 - Pte. Demain, E. H. C. 28251 B W. 9/4/18 - Sgt. Dean, J. 201694 D W. N.T. 13/4/18 - +Pte. Dexter, F. G. 41403 D K. in A. 16/8/18 - Pte. Deardon, W. 202049 B W. 16/8/18 - Lance-Cpl. Dewhurst, J. 25799 D W. 13/7/17 - Cpl. Dewhurst, J. 25799 A W. 12/4/18 - Lance-Cpl. Dickenson, A. 2567 B K. in A. 3/8/16 - Pte. Dixon, R. 2658 B W. 15/6/15 - Pte. Dixon, T. 3982 D W. 31/7/16 - Pte. Dixon, R. 4541 D W. 9/9/16 - Pte. Diggle, W. 3027 C W. 26/9/16 - Pte. Dingsdale, T. 202605 B W. 31/7/17 - +Lance-Cpl. Dickinson, D. 200626 - D. of W. 7/4/17 - Pte. Dickenson, R. M. 202634 - W. 31/7/17 - Pte. Dilworth, A. 22552 B W. 20/9/17 - Pte. Digby, H. L. 282407 C Missing N.T. 18/11/17 - +Pte. Dixon, W. 376537 B K. in A. 8/11/17 - +Pte. Dickenson, T. 290599 C D. of W. 19/2/18 - Pte. Dickenson, T. 23741 D W. 16/8/18 - 2nd Lieut. Dixon, J. G. H. -- - W. 17/8/18 - +Pte. Downing, J. 2981 A K. in A. 16/6/15 - Pte. Dowding, H. 4559 C W. 8/8/16 - Pte. Dobson, H. G. 4535 B W. 8/8/16 - Pte. Doble, E. 243237 B W. 8/8/16 - Pte. Dodgson, J. 2851 C W. 9/9/16 - Capt. Donald, S. B. -- - W. 9/9/16 - +Pte. Doyne, W. 6125 C K. in A. 9/9/16 - +Pte. Dobson, S. B. 202122 A K. in A. 8/8/16 - +Sgt. Donnelly, J. 202900 D K. in A. 19/5/17 - +Cpl. Doran, J. 240607 - K. in A. 7/3/18 - +Pte. Duncan, A. G. 235033 - K. in A. 20/9/17 - Pte. Dodgson, J. 200773 A W. 9/8/18 - Pte. Doult, H. 203334 B W. 7/9/18 - +Pte. Donkin, A. 30999 C K. in A. 24/9/18 - Pte. Dobson, G. 30961 B W. 17/10/18 - +Pte. Draper, F. 6273 D K. in A. 9/9/16 - Pte. Draper, G. 28148 A W. 30/11/17 - +Pte. Drew, W. 204911 D K. in A. 12/4/18 - Pte. Dring, A. 201683 D W. 30/9/18 - Pte. Durham, R. 2618 A W. 15/6/15 - Pte. Duckworth, A. 3403 D W. 12/7/15 - +Pte. Dunn, S. 302 A K. in A. 20/8/15 - Pte. Dugdale, W. 2922 B W. 28/6/16 - +Pte. Dunderdale, E. 200546 B K. in A. 8/8/16 - 2nd Lieut. Ducksbury, O. H. -- - W., R.P. of W. 8/8/16 - Pte. Dudley, J. 3338 C W. N.T. 9/9/16 - Pte. Duerdon, J. 4673 A W. N.T. 9/9/16 - +Pte. Duckworth, H. 6276 D K. in A. 9/9/16 - Pte. Duckworth, S. 6235 C W. 26/9/16 - Pte. Duckworth, E. 6217 B W. 26/6/16 - 2nd Lieut. Duerden, W. -- - W. 26/9/16 - Pte. Duggan, J. 6175 A W. 29/9/16 - +Pte. Duerden, T. 6176 A K. in A. 23/12/16 - C.Q.M.S. Dudley, J. 200128 B W. 24/5/17 - C.S.M. Dudley, J. 200128 A R.P. of W. 31/7/17 - +Pte. Duckworth, A. 201111 D D. of W. 8/6/16 - +Pte. Duggan, J. 202796 D D. of W. 8/6/17 - Pte. Dunne, G. 255025 - W. 31/1/17 - Pte. Dunn, J. 28252 C W. 18/11/17 - Pte. Dunnigan, J. 202423 B W. 30/7/17 - Pte. Duckworth, H. 28249 D W. 17/2/18 - +Pte. Duckworth, A. 243501 A K. in A. 20/5/18 - +Cpl. Dutton, T. 30465 D K. in A. 2/6/18 - Pte. Duxbury, B. 201781 B W. 3/6/18 - and 10/9/18 - Cpl. Durose, F. 39576 C W. N.T. 27/7/18 - Pte. Dunn, J. 32285 D W. 17/8/18 - +Pte. Duddle, T. 30330 B K. in A. 2/10/18 - +Cpl. Duxbury, W. T. 202699 A K. in A. 31/7/17 - Pte. Duckworth, A. 243501 A W. 30/11/17 - Pte. Dyson, J. 202580 - W. 5/6/18 - - - Pte. Eaves, J. 1098 C W. 15/6/18 - Pte. Eastham, J. 3912 D W. 8/8/16 - Pte. Eastham, T. 3118 B W. 8/8/16 - Pte. Eastham, R. 3139 C W. 9/9/16 - +Pte. Eaves, T. 200698 B K. in A. 31/7/17 - +Pte. Eaves, R. 200225 C K. in A. 31/7/17 - Pte. Eastham, R. 200937 C W. 31/7/17 - +Pte. Eastwood, J. A. 41637 A K. in A. 14/5/18 - Pte. Easton, G. H. 28255 B W. 3/7/18 - +Pte. Easthorpe, C. A. 35186 B K. in A. 14/10/18 - Pte. Eales, J. 41638 D W. 4/9/18 - +2nd Lieut. Eccles, W. -- - K. in A. 30/5/16 - Pte. Eckton, J. 2302 A W. 15/6/15 - Pte. Eckersley, A. 243224 A W. 8/8/16 - +Pte. Eccles, F. 4546 B K. in A. 9/9/16 - +Pte. Eckersley, J. 6170 D W. 21/12/16 - K. in A. 10/1/17 - Pte. Eckersley, J. H. 202389 D W. 31/7/17 - Pte. Eccles, T. 201288 A W. 20/9/17 - Pte. Eccleston, I. 341506 (R.A.M.C.) W. N.T. 30/11/17 - Pte. Ecceston, J. 201102 B W. 30/11/17 - Pte. Eckersley, J. 202389 D W. 10/4/18 - and 16/8/18 - C.S.M. Edwards, T. J. 804 C W. 15/6/15 - Pte. Edwards, C. 1617 C W. 15/6/15 - Pte. Edwards, F. D. 4946 C W. 23/12/16 - Pte. Edge, J. 202622 A W. 31/7/17 - Cpl. Edgar, K. V. 201616 B W. 31/7/17 - Pte. Edwards, F. D. 202107 A W. 23/12/16 - and 20/10/17 - Pte. Edge, F. 28275 B W. 9/4/18 - Pte. Edwards. J. W. 235496 B W. 5/9/18 - Pte. Edwards, T. 14541 B W. 30/9/18 - +Pte. Egan, J. 4397 B D. of W. 26/9/16 - +Pte. Egan, L. 242917 B K. in A. 25/4/18 - Pte. Ellison, E. 2991 C W. 5/8/16 - Pte. Elliott, R. 3508 B W. 8/8/16 - Pte. Ellis, F. C. 26574 - W. 10/4/18 - +Pte. Ellemont, E. S. 28453 C D. of W. 16/6/18 - Pte. Ellis, B. 96018 B W. N.T. 4/9/18 - Pte. Ellison, R. 30962 B W. 17/10/18 - Pte. Elgar, H. 260108 B W. 23/10/18 - +Pte. Ellerby, W. 243867 C K. in A. 30/9/18 - Pte. Emmet, J. 3954 B W. N.T. 9/9/16 - Pte. Entwistle, J. 3338 C W. 9/9/16 - Sgt. Entwistle, T. 200025 A W. 9/9/16 - and 31/7/17 - +Pte. Enderby, W. 201642 C K. in A. 18/11/17 - Pte. Entwistle, T. 244828 D W. 11/9/18 - Pte. Entwistle, R. 243340 B W. N.T. 30/9/18 - Pte. Evans, A. 2079 D W. 15/6/15 - Pte. Evans, A. 4607 D W. 8/8/16 - Lieut. Evans, A. J. D. -- - W. 8/8/16 - Pte. Evans, C. 202051 C W. 9/6/17 - +Sgt. Evans, R. 201790 C K. in A. 31/7/17 - Pte. Evans, R. 36201 A W. 31/7/17 - Pte. Evans, G. F. 29389 B W. 3/6/18 - Pte. Evans, A. 4879 C W. 9/9/16 - 2nd Lieut. Easterby, E. M. -- - W. 31/7/17 - and 30/11/17 - - - Pte. Farmer, J. 844 C W. 15/6/15 - Pte. Fairclough, C. 1063 C W. 15/6/15 - 2nd Lieut. Fairclough, E. L. -- - W. 8/8/16 - +Pte. Farrell, T. 2686 B K. in A. 15/6/15 - Pte. Fallown, W. 1994 B W. 28/6/16 - +Cpl. Farrell, W. A. 202030 - K. in A. 8/8/16 - +2nd Lieut. Falby, E. F. -- - K. in A. 9/9/16 - Pte. Fazackerley, W. 3484 B W. 9/9/16 - +Pte. Fairclough, W. 4420 B K. in A. 9/9/16 - Lance-Cpl. Farnworth, H. 201697 C W. 24/5/17 - Pte. Fairbrother, W. 203550 C W. 31/7/17 - +Pte. Farrer, L. 19005 B W. 18/11/17 - D. of W. 13/1/18 - Pte. Farrer, G. 202798 A W. 30/11/17 - Cpl. Faraday, W. 202889 D W. 30/11/17 - Pte. Faulkner, W. 38259 D W. N.T. 23/3/18 - Pte. Fazackerley, T. 201364 D W. 9/4/18 - Lance-Cpl. Fazackerley, T. 201364 D W. 15/8/18 - Pte. Farnell, D. 41643 A W. 25/4/18 - Pte. Fairbrother, A. 20694 B W. 30/4/18 - Pte. Farnworth, T. 240412 A W. 14/5/18 - Pte. Faragher, W. 41642 D W. 2/6/18 - and 17/8/18 - +2nd Lieut. Fazackerley, H. -- - K. in A. 25/8/18 - Pte. Fayen, W. 32080 C W. N.T. 20/7/18 - Pte. Fenton, J. 2580 A W. 15/6/15 - Lance-Cpl. Fenton, T. 24 B W. 1/1/16 - Pte. Fearnley, E. 202654 D W. 15/5/17 - +2nd Lieut. Fergie, A. B. -- - K. in A. 20/9/17 - Cpl. Fenton, T. 200012 B W. 14/4/18 - +Pte. Folown, J. 200458 - K. in A. 28/6/16 - +Pte. Ferrey, J. 41644 D D. of W. 11/9/18; - 12/9/18 - Pte. Fell, H. 30613 D W. 24/9/18 - +Pte. Fell, W. 265331 C K. in A. 13/4/17 - Pte. Fielding, R. 3341 C W. 15/6/15 - Pte. Fishwick, W. 186 D W. 14/9/15 - 2nd Lieut. Firth, E. S. -- - W. 8/8/16 - +Pte. Finch, R. J. 2303 A K. in A. 15/6/15 - Pte. Fishwick, H. 3555 D W. 8/8/16 - Pte. Finney, J. 4299 D W. N.T. 9/9/16 - Pte. Finch, F. 200098 D W. 31/7/17 - Lieut. Fismer, G. J. -- (R.A.M.C.) W. 2/8/17 - Pte. Finney, H. 235167 C R.P. of W. 31/7/17 - Pte. Fisher, W. 13386 C R.P. of W. 18/11/17 - +2nd Lieut. Firth, J. O. -- - K. in A. 18/11/17 - Pte. Finney, J. 202744 D W. 30/11/17 - Pte. Fitzgerald, T. 37649 B W. 10/4/18 - +Pte. Fielding, J. B. 41302 D K. in A. 29/4/18 - Pte. Fiddler, J. N. 38985 C W. 811 - Pte. Fitzgerald, E. 81015 C W. N.T. 6/6/18 - Lance-Cpl. Fisher, W. 28454 B W. 16/8/18 - Sgt. Fisher, W. 28454 B W. 30/9/18 - Pte. Fiori, G. 40688 B W. 4/9/18 - +Sgt. Fisher, J. Y. 22768 D K. in A. 22/10/18 - Pte. Fitzgerald, A. 40185 A W. 23/10/18 - Pte. Finney, F. 29275 A W. 7/7/18 - Pte. Finch, T. 30645 C W. 8/8/18 - Lance-Cpl. Fisher, E. E. 13881 C W. 4/9/18 - +Cpl. Fletcher, J. 1987 B K. in A. 10/4/16 - Lance-Cpl. Fletcher, J. 1755 D W. 15/6/15 - +C.Q.M.S. Fletcher, J. 1755 D K. in A. 31/7/17 - Pte. Flowers, T. 84 A W. 30/5/15 - +Pte. Fletcher, W. 2691 C K. in A. 15/6/15 - +Pte. Forrest, J. 37598 - K. in A. 15/6/15 - Pte. Flannery, L. 3165 C W. 15/6/15 - +Pte. Fletcher, J. 200419 A K. in A. 31/7/17 - +Pte. Flockhart, D. 202566 C K. in A. 31/7/17 - Pte. Fletcher, U. 37668 B W. 20/9/17 - +Pte. Fletcher, H. 290499 A K. in A. 20/9/17 - Pte. Flanagan, L. E. 28264 B W. 25/4/18 - Pte. Flaherty, T. 29117 D W. 26/4/18 - and 25/8/18 - +2nd Lieut. Fullerton, F. -- - K. in A. 31/7/17 - Pte. Fleming, J. W. 28075 A W. 9/9/18 - Sgt. Fowler, E. 1349 D W. 15/6/15 - Pte. Fowler, E. 1374 D W. 15/6/15 - and 8/8/16 - Pte. Fowler, H. 155 D W. 15/6/15 - Pte. Forrest, J. F. 3185 D W. 5/9/15 - +Pte. Foster, E. 1445 D D. of W. 5/8/16 - +Pte. Forshaw, R. 2574 B K. in A. 15/6/15 - +Pte. Fowler, J. 2773 C K. in A. 15/6/15 - 2nd Lieut. Forshaw, C. H. -- - W. 9/9/16 - +2nd Lieut, Forrest, R. -- - K. in A. 27/9/16 - Pte. Forrest, J. 200968 D W. 4/6/17 - Pte. Foreman, R. 200743 B W. 7/6/17 - +Pte. Forsyth J. 201038 D K. in A. 31/7/17 - +Sgt. Foley, W. 200097 D W. 20/9/17 - D. of W. 23/9/17 - Pte. Forrest, 202839 B R.P. of W. 9/4/18 - Pte. Fox, W. H. 28258 B Missing 8/4/18 - +Pte. Ford, W. 235141 C K. in A. N.T. 13/4/17 - +Pte. Fowler, J. 31681 D K. in A. 18/5/17 - Cpl. Foy, J. 200058 B W. 4/6/17 - Cpl. Foulkes, C. 18989 A W. 26/5/18 - Pte. Foster, G. 28758 D W. 3/6/18 - Sgt. Fryer, W. 6074 D W. N.T. 28/6/16 - Rev. Forse, L. N. -- - R.P. of W. 9/4/18 - +Lance-Cpl. Frazer, A. 2690 A K. in A. 15/6/15 - Pte. Freebury, A. 2875 C Missing 15/6/15 - 2nd Lieut. Francis, J. E. -- - W. 18/5/17 - Pte. Frame, A. 202584 D W. N.T. 18/11/17 - Pte. Frame, J. 203453 B W. 9/4/18 - Pte. France, A. 202548 D Missing 13/4/18 - 2nd Lieut. Frost, L. -- - W. 2/5/18 - 2nd Lieut. Fryer, T. H. -- - W. 2/5/18 - Lance-Cpl. Fryer, G. 200618 A W. 27/5/18 - Pte. Francis, W. H. 244708 D W. 22/8/18 - Pte. French, T. W. 28269 A W. 9/9/18 - Pte. Frost, F. H. 35036 D W. 22/10/18 - Pte. Francombe, W. 28268 B W. 23/7/18 - Pte. Frodsham, J. 37681 D W. 14/5/18 - Pte. Fyles, E. 207 D W. 3/8/16 - - - +Pte. Gardner, J. 1091 - K. in A. 15/6/15 - Pte. Galloway, T. 36200 D W. 20/11/17 - +Pte. Garlinge, C. J. 8912 B K. in A. 23/11/17 - Pte. Gartshore, R. 30363 A W. 28/3/18 - Pte. Garrett, F. 28274 B R.P. of W. 9/4/18 - Pte. Gaskin, S. 28300 D W. 29/4/18 - +Pte. Gale, A. G. 19000 D K. in A. 8/6/18 - Pte. Gaunt, R. 282039 B W. N.T. 21/6/18 - Pte. Gardner, R. 2249 B W. 28/9/16 - Pte. Gallagher, J. 1716 B W. 15/6/15 - Pte. Gaskell, J. 7406 B W. 3/8/16 - Pte. Garside, R. C. 4881 A W. 8/8/16 - +Pte. Geldeard, R. 2061 - K. in A. 15/6/15 - Pte. German, A. 29411 A W. 29/5/18 - +Pte. Gent, D. A. 1468 - K. in A. 15/6/15 - Pte. Gent, F. 36888 A W. 2/6/18 - Pte. Gerber, C. 41303 B W. 8/6/16 - +Pte. Gerrard, L. 201739 B K. in A. 31/7/17 - +Pte. Gent, F. 4849 B K. in A. 28/6/16 - +Pte. Gerrish, J. 29282 D K. in A. 3/9/18 - Lance-Sgt. German, G. H. 13393 D W. 4/9/18 - Lance-Sgt. Gerrard, W. 38681 D W. 13/4/18 - Lance-Sgt. George, T. 42040 B K. in A. 14/10/18 - +Pte. Gill, H. 28271 C K. in A. 29/10/18 - Lance-Sgt. Giddens, H. 202772 D W. 30/11/17 - Cpl. Gibson, J. 16200 B W. 9/4/18 - +Pte. Gisby, S. 30368 C K. in A. 10/4/18 - Pte. Gibson, D. 202800 B W. 13/5/18 - +Pte. Gilbertson, R. 29127 A K. in A. 8/7/18 - +Pte. Gidlow, A. 2246 A K. in A. 9/9/16 - Pte. Gibson, T. 202773 D W. 9/9/16 - Pte. Gillibrand, J. 4278 D W. 29/5/16 - and 9/9/16 - Pte. Gilmaur, W. H. 5284 B W. 29/9/16 - +Pte. Ginger, F. 35972 A K. in A. 31/7/17 - +Lance-Cpl. Gillett, N. 210 D K. in A. 28/6/16 - Pte. Gillett, C. 330 B W. 28/6/15 - Sgt. Gillett, T. E. 175 D W. 15/6/15 - Pte. Gill, G. A. 290 D W. 15/6/15 - +Pte. Gillibrand, 152 - K. in A. 3/5/15 - Pte. Gill, I. 4686 A W. 3/8/16 - +Pte. Gilbertson, R. 29127 A K. in A. 8/7/18 - +Lance-Cpl. Gillabrand 2960 B W. 9/9/16 - K. in A. 25/9/17 - Pte. Gillett, J. 25301 A W. 9/6/17 - +Pte. Gidman, A. 29123 B K. in A. 9/4/18 - Pte. Gledhill, W. 242322 C W. 20/9/17 - +Lance-Cpl. Glover, T. 779 D K. in A. 28/5/15 - Lance-Cpl. Gorton, F. 200756 D W. 30/11/17 - Pte. Goddard, E. 27761 - W. 9/4/18 - Pte. Gore, T. H. 23677 C W. N.T. 3/6/18 - Pte. Gore, T. W. 41088 D W. 8/7/18 - Pte. Godfrey, R. 3289 D W. 9/9/16 - Pte. Gorton, H. V. 12235 A W. 18/5/17 - +Pte. Gordon, A. 202731 C K. in A. 18/7/17 - Pte. Goodram, G. 238003 C W. 21/7/17 - and 20/9/17 - Pte. Gore, J. A. 2775 A W. 15/6/15 - Pte. Gorton, J. 195 D W. 5/9/15 - +Pte. Gorton, J. 202853 - K. in A. 31/7/17 - Pte. Gough, R. 105 B W. 31/7/16 - +Pte. Gorst, T. H. 1944 A K. in A. 15/6/15 - +Pte. Gorse, W. 4433 A K. in A. 30/7/16 - Pte. Goodier, L. 28270 D W. 9/4/18 - Pte. Gough, G. 41647 A W. 14/5/18 - +Pte. Goodram, W. 36729 B K. in A. 1/10/18 - Pte. Gornall, E. 36877 B R.P. of W. 23/10/18 - Pte. Goodier, R. 201280 B Missing 23/10/18 - +Pte. Greenhalgh, J. 37290 B K. in A. 18/11/17 - 2nd Lieut. Green, A. -- - W. 30/11/17 - Pte. Griffiths, J. 37259 A W. 9/4/18 - Cpl. Grant, W. 36559 C W. N.T. 9/4/18 - Pte. Graham, E. 29118 A W. 9/4/18 - Pte. Gregson, J. 29124 - W. 9/4/18 - Pte. Gray, J. 235011 A R.P. of W. 9/4/18 - +Pte. Greenwood, H. 201568 D K. in A. N.T. 9/4/18 - Pte. Greenwood, R. 29409 D W. 29/4/18 - +Pte. Gresty, O. F. 39617 B K. in A. 28/4/18 - Pte. Grimshaw, H. 29410 C W. 16/5/18 - +2nd Lieut. Greaves. F. -- - K. in A. 1/6/18 - +Pte. Grinter, W. 27177 D K. in A. 2/6/18 - Pte. Grayson, W. 25592 B W. 19/9/16 - 2nd Lieut. Gray, W. -- - W. 9/9/16 - Pte. Green, F. 2420 D W. N.T. 9/9/16 - Pte. Greenwood, G. 4650 D W. N.T. 9/9/16 - Pte. Gradwell, J. 200661 A W. 6/5/17 - Pte. Greenwood, W. R. 202640 B W. N.T. 11/6/17 - Pte. Grey, W. H. 202642 B W. 12/7/17 - Pte. Gregory, G. 26662 B W. 31/7/17 - Pte. Grey, I. W. 235011 A W. 31/7/17 - +Pte. Green, J. 244966 A K. in A. 31/7/17 - Pte. Green, H. 200841 A W. 2/8/17 - Pte. Gregson, E. 200412 A W. 31/7/17 - Pte. Gregory, G. 26662 A W. 2/8/17 - +Pte. Gregson, W. 2955 - Died 25/7/15 - 2nd Lieut. Gresdale, R. -- - W. 20/9/17 - +Lance-Cpl. Greenhalgh, G. 202475 C K. in A. 20/9/17 - Pte. Grimshaw, A. 10721 D W. 20/9/17 - Pte. Griffiths, J. 7259 A W. N.T. 20/9/17 - Pte. Grinse, T. 25503 C W. 20/9/17 - +Pte. Gregson, H. 200715 C Died 12/4/15 - +Capt. Gregson, E. M. -- - K. in A. 28/6/16 - Cpl. Green, J. 56 B W. 15/6/15 - Pte. Grungy, T. 70 A W. 15/6/15 - Pte. Greenwood, R. 1009 C W. 15/6/15 - Pte. Gregory, W. 1345 B W. 15/6/15 - Cpl. Green, W. 1593 B W. 15/6/15 - Pte. Gregson, G. 1943 A W. 15/6/15 - Pte. Greenwood, C. 3265 B W. 15/6/15 - Pte. Grime, J. 3342 D W. 15/6/15 - and 8/8/16 - Pte. Greenwood, J. 2585 B W. 15/6/15 - Pte. Green, H. 2990 A W. 15/6/16 - Pte. Gregson, E. 1914 A W. 1/8/16 - +Pte. Griffin, W. 200953 - K. in A. 15/6/15 - Pte. Green, H. 2990 A W. 2/8/16 - Pte. Green, J. 4996 C W. 5/8/16 - Pte. Grimes, F. 3604 C W. 8/8/16 - Pte. Gregson, A. 3402 D W. 8/8/16 - Pte. Grime, T. 7775 B W. 8/8/16 - Pte. Greenwood, C. 2265 B W. 13/7/16 - Pte. Greenhalgh, J. 202953 C W. 9/7/18 - Pte. Greenwood, J. W. 28275 B W. 9/9/18 - Pte. Green, C. 240729 D W. 15/8/18 - Pte. Green, C. 30614 D W. 16/8/18 - Cpl. Graham, E. 200386 A W. 31/7/17 - +Pte. Green, J. 244966 A K. in A. 2/8/17 - Cpl. Grimshaw, T. 12924 D W. 5/9/18 - Pte. Griffiths, T. 29412 A W. 9/9/18 - 2nd Lieut. Griffiths, H. W. C. -- - W. 1/10/18 - Pte. Graham, R. 41723 B W. 30/9/18 - Pte. Gregory, H. 240549 B W. 23/10/18 - +Pte. Grimshaw, J. 3375 - K. in A. 15/6/15 - +Sgt. Gunn, A. 202498 B K. in A. 21/4/18 - Pte. Gulloway, E. 28272 D W. 4/9/18 - Pte. Gunn, F. 38667 C W. 17/10/18 - Pte. Guffogg, J. 241216 - W. 9/4/18 - Pte. Gynes, W. 201404 D W. 8/6/17 - - - Pte. Hankinson, W. 16150 B W. 9/4/18 - and 7/7/18 - +Pte. Haworth, W. 29140 C K. in A. 9/4/18 - Pte. Harris, H. L. 26638 D W. 9/4/18 - Pte. Hamer, T. 202062 B W. 18/11/17 - 9/4/18 - and 17/8/18 - Pte. Harold, T. R. 28293 A W. 10/4/18 - +Pte. Haslam, L. 203757 A K. in A. 9/4/18 - Cpl. Hanley, T. 241169 - W. 9/4/18 - Cpl. Hawkins, T. H. 245083 - W. 9/4/18 - Cpl. Harvey, M. 241723 - W. 9/4/18 - +Cpl. Haslam, H. 242279 A Died 18/10/18 - Cpl. Haworth, D. 41654 D W. 2/5/18 - +Cpl. Hampson. W. 29415 A K. in A. 14/5/18 - Lance-Cpl. Hancox, W. 201562 A W. & Missing 14/5/18 - Pte. Hampson, F. 202061 D W. 14/5/18 - Lance-Cpl. Hankinson, J. 202166 A W. 15/5/18 - +2nd Lieut. Hampson, J. -- - K. in A. 21/5/18 - Pte. Hacking, J. 23655 A W. 1/6/18 - Cpl. Harwell, E. J. 33839 D W. 3/6/18 - Pte. Hartley, H. 205006 B W. 18/6/18 - Pte. Hayes, J. 202561 A W. 20/6/18 - Pte. Hall, J. 29729 D W. 15/8/18 - Pte. Haighton, F. 413676 D W. 15/8/18 - Pte. Hayes, F. 235500 D W. 15/8/18 - +Pte. Hargreaves, F. 202803 A K. in A. 9/9/16 - +Cpl. Hartley, A. 1135 A K. in A. 9/9/16 - Pte. Hardy, J. R. 3799 A W. 9/9/16 - Pte. Harrison, J. 5054 A W. 9/9/16 - Pte. Hartley, J. W. 4678 D W. N.T. 9/9/16 - Pte. Haslam, R. 202059 D W. 9/9/16 - Pte. Hacking, T. 4259 D W. N.T. 9/9/16 - Pte. Halley, H. 6105 D W. 9/9/16 - Pte. Hankinson, J. 3175 B W. 9/9/16 - Pte. Hamer, J. 4802 B W. 9/9/16 - Pte. Hargreaves, J. H. 4895 B W. N.T. 9/9/16 - +Pte. Harvey, A. 6301 C K. in A. 25/9/16 - Pte. Hamer, J. 14592 B W. N.T. 26/9/16 - Pte. Harrison, J. 202564 A W. 6/4/17 - Pte. Hargreaves, H. 202939 C W. 24/6/17 - 2nd Lieut. Hall, R. A. -- - W. 4/5/17 - Pte. Halliwell, W. 202725 D W. 12/7/17 - +Pte. Harrison, T. C. 244645 A K. in A. 21/7/17 - Lance-Cpl. Haworth, H. 238931 C W. N.T. 20/7/17 - Lance-Cpl. Haworth, J. 15384 C W. 21/7/17 - Pte. Hardacre, J. 201796 C W. 21/7/17 - +Capt. Harris, A. L. -- - K. in A. 31/7/17 - Sgt. Hall, A. 200587 C W. 31/7/17 - Pte. Hall, C. 202627 D W. 31/7/17 - Pte. Harrison, W. 201588 B W. 31/7/17 - Pte. Hardman, T. 201349 - W. 31/7/17 - Pte. Hargreaves, G. 36822 C W. 31/7/17 - +Pte. Hatton, R. 202525 B K. in A. 31/7/17 - +Pte. Haworth, J. H. 202610 B K. in A. 31/7/17 - +Pte. Halsall, P. 202734 D K. in A. 31/7/17 - +Sgt. Hurley, J. 147 D Died 8/8/16 - Pte. Hall 138 D W. 8/8/16 - +Cpl. Hall, H. 200604 D K. in A. 8/8/16 - Pte. Harrison, W. A. 4055 D W. 8/8/16 - Pte. Hart, F. 4885 C W. 8/8/16 - +Sgt. Harling, W. 161 B K. in A. 15/6/15 - +Pte. Harrison, P. 2198 (R.A.M.C.)K. in A. N.T. 8/8/16 - Pte. Hart, E. 1404 D W. 15/6/15 - Pte. Hague, A. E. 2123 B W. 15/6/15 - Pte. Hayes, W. 2279 B W. 15/6/15 - Pte. Hargreaves, P. 2677 A W. 15/6/15 - +Pte. Hall, G. H. 28092 C K. in A. 18/11/17 - +Pte. Hart, G. F. 28292 B K. in A. 18/11/17 - Pte. Hannah, J. 28291 B R.P. of W. 18/11/17 - Pte. Harvey, W. 28067 A W. 20/11/17 - +Pte. Hardacre, J. 202140 A D. of W. 30/11/17; - 9/12/17 - Pte. Harrison, G. S. 28282 A W. 30/11/17 - Pte. Hankinson, W. 16150 B W. 30/11/17 - Pte. Hart, J. 201250 D R.P. of W. 30/11/17 - Pte. Harrop, W. 16258 D W. 30/11/17 - Pte. Hardman, F. 28289 D W. 30/11/17 - Pte. Halliwell, W. 202725 D W. 30/11/17 - Lance-Cpl. Halsall, W. H. 241351 C W. 9/4/18 - Pte. Hampson, J. P. 28281 B W. 9/4/18 - Pte. Haslam, L. 19372 B W. 9/4/18 - +Pte. Hammond, L. 202979 B K. in A. 31/7/17 - Pte. Hawkland, H. 202168 B W. 31/7/17 - Pte. Hatch, W. 18600 B Missing 31/7/17 - Pte. Hargreaves, A. 13411 D Missing 31/7/17 - Pte. Hardman, E. 200280 D W. 20/9/17 - Pte. Hamer, W. 37637 D W. 20/9/17 - Pte. Hardman, W. 32015 D W. 21/9/17 - and 30/8/18 - Pte. Hackett, F. 14785 D W. 20/9/17 - Pte. Hankinson, W. 6150 B W. N.T. 20/9/17 - Pte. Harrobin, W. 202989 C W. N.T. 18/11/17 - Pte. Haighton, J. 238017 C W. 28/5/17 - and 18/11/17 - Pte. Hartley, T. 3029 C W. 8/8/16 - Pte. Hayhurst, J. T. 1463 B W. N.T. 8/8/16 - C.S.M. Harwood, J. 81 D W. 9/9/16 - +Cpl. Hawkhurst, C. 1618 C K. in A. 9/9/16 - Cpl. Hartley, J. 1664 C W. 9/9/16 - Pte. Halliwell, H. 3986 A W. 9/9/16 - Sgt. Hall, A. 2402 C W. 13/9/16 - +Pte. Harrison, G. 1289 C K. in A. 6/6/15 - Pte. Hall, T. V. 2083 D W. 15/6/15 - Pte. Harrison, W. 4195 A W. 8/7/16 - +Pte. Hardacre, J. 5004 A D. of W. 31/7/17; - 9/12/17 - Pte. Hamer, H. 8883 B W. N.T. 31/7/16 - Pte. Hamer, A. 200489 A W. 2/8/16 - 2nd Lieut. Hague, A. E. -- - Missing 5/8/16 - Pte. Harrison, F. 2964 C W. 15/6/15 - Pte. Hankinson, J. 3175 B W. 15/6/15 - Pte. Harrison, J. 2919 D W. 15/6/15 - Pte. Hartley, T. 3029 C W. 21/10/15 - Pte. Hartley, H. 2558 B W. 29/10/15 - Pte. Hargreaves, A. 3616 A W. 29/10/15 - Pte. Hall, H. 138 D W. 30/10/15 - Pte. Hart, J. 143 D W. 26/4/16 - Pte. Hartley, H. 2558 B W. 26/5/16 - Cpl. Harrison, F. 2964 C W. 28/6/16 - +Pte. Haslam, G. 2538 B K. in A. 14/6/15 - +Pte. Hayes, J. 2771 A K. in A. 15/6/15 - +Pte. Hardickey, M. 2842 B W. 15/6/15 - Died 23/6/15 - +Pte. Haley, J. W. 253 - D. of W. 11/9/16 - +Cpl. Hall, H. 200604 - K. in A. 8/8/16 - +Pte. Hall, H. 200058 - K. in A. 8/8/16 - Pte. Hartley, H. 20330 D W. N.T. 16/8/18 - Pte. Heyes, J. B. 30948 D W. 11/9/18 - Pte. Hazeldine, J. 202760 D W. 12/9/18 - +Pte. Horrobin, W. 29574 C D. of W. 24/9/18 - +Lance-Cpl. Hawitt, W. 29413 - K. in A. 30/9/18 - Pte. Hardacre, A. N. 30492 A W. 30/9/18 - Pte. Hall, H. 30678 B R.P. of W. 2/10/18 - Pte. Hargreaves, G. 36822 C W. 15/10/18 - +2nd Lieut. Halliwood, J. -- - K. in A. 17/10/18 - Pte. Hawkins, F. 260111 B W. 7/10/18 - Pte. Haworth, J. 202651 D W. N.T. 22/10/18 - Pte. Hall, A. A. W. 41650 D W. 22/10/18 - Pte. Harmer, W. 30966 B R.P. of W. 23/10/18 - Pte. Hardman, W. 22628 A W. 23/10/18 - Pte. Hadwin, W. B. 244863 A W. 24/10/18 - Pte. Harrison, F. 29130 D R.P. of W. 22/10/18 - Pte. Hamer, W. 28766 A W. 29/10/18 - Pte. Hall, A. W. W. 41650 D W. 8/6/18 - Pte. Hancox, J. 30497 A W. 16/8/18 - Sgt. Hall, A. 2402 C W. 8/8/16 - Pte. Hayes, A. 202659 A W. 31/7/17 - +Pte. Hartley, J. F. 28062 B K. in A. 30/11/17 - +Lance-Cpl. Hackett, T. K. 202528 A K. in A. 9/4/18 - Lance-Cpl. Halton, A. 1709 - R.P. of W. 8/8/16 - Pte. Hayes, J. 202561 A W. 16/6/18 - Pte. Harvey, J. G. 30965 B W. 14/10/18 - +Pte. Heap, E. 28171 D K. in A. 9/4/18 - Pte. Henthorrie, S. 240906 A W. N.T. 10/4/18 - +Pte. Heeney, W. 28276 - K. in A. 9/4/18 - +Pte. Herd, J. 9609 B K. in A. 25/4/18 - +Pte. Hallows, E. 202656 - K. in A. 31/7/17 - +Pte. Hanson, E. 202687 - D. of W. 31/7/17 - +Pte. Hargreaves, J. H. 6222 - D. of W. 3/10/16 - +Pte. Harrison, J. 16538 - D. of W. 2/8/17 - +Lance-Cpl. Harwood, J. 200558 - K. in A. 31/7/17 - Pte. Heaps, E. 240270 A W. 14/5/18 - Pte. Heaps, J. 201465 A W. 2/6/18 - Pte. Heywood, T. 30496 D W. 2/6/18 - +Pte. Heath, E. W. 27487 B K. in A. 16/8/18 - Pte. Heather, B. 235047 D W. 16/8/18 - Pte. Heap, L. H. 3554 B W. N.T. 9/9/16 - Pte. Hesmondhalgh, H. 4143 B W. 9/9/16 - Pte. Hewarth, W. A. 2319 A W. 27/6/16 - Sgt. Heaney, C. 1704 D W. 15/6/15 - and 8/1/17 - Pte. Heuitt, F. 200146 C W. 5/8/17 - Pte. Heaps, R. 202527 A R.P. of W. 31/7/17 - +Cpl. Heaps, R. 200567 - K. in A. 31/7/17 - Pte. Heald, D. 3539 D W. 8/8/16 - Lance-Cpl. Henderson, J. H. A. 2789 D W. 8/8/16 - Pte. Horn, W. 3968 C W. 9/9/16 - 22/9/17 - and 7/10/18 - Pte. Heskith, H. 2606 C W. 9/9/16 - +Pte. Hey, S. 202856 C K. in A. 9/9/16 - Pte. Heeley, J. 253 C W. 11/9/16 - Cpl. Heywood, E. 199 A W. 9/9/10 - +Pte. Heaps, J. 1788 B K. in A. 15/6/15 - +Pte. Helm, F. 2768 C K. in A. 16/6/15 - +Pte. Hewitt, H. 2863 C K. in A. 15/6/15 - +Pte. Helm, H. 2927 B K. in A. 16/6/15 - Pte. Hewitt, A. E. 2049 A W. 31/7/16 - Pte. Helme, T. 104 B W. 15/6/15 - Pte. Hesketh, J. 3287 D W. 15/6/15 - Pte. Hesketh, P. 2007 C W. 15/6/15 - Pte. Heaton, A. E. 2074 D W. 31/7/16 - Pte. Hewitt, J. 4141 A W. 8/8/16 - +Pte. Heyes, V. 2743 C K. in A. 1/7/16 - Sgt. Heaney, C. 1704 D W. 15/6/15 - +Pte. Henderson, T. O. 202554 - Died 20/2/17 - +Pte. Henley, W. 289 - K. in A. 15/6/15 - +Lance-Cpl. Hesketh, H. 22717 - K. in A. 31/7/17 - Pte. Hewitt, A. E. 2049 A W. 15/6/15 - Pte. Hendy, W. 200488 D W. 8/8/16 - Pte. Heaton, C. 20294 B W. N.T. 18/11/17 - +Pte. Heaps, J. 200057 D K. in A. 30/11/17 - Pte. Heywood, W. H. 290554 A W. 20/9/17 - Pte. Heywood, J. W. 255501 D W. 16/8/18 - Pte. Higginbotham, F. 30097 B W. 14/10/18 - Pte. Heron, S. C. 244871 D W. 22/10/18 - Pte. Helm, E. 29128 B R.P. of W. 23/10/18 - A.R.S.M. Heywood, H. 200222 D W. 24/10/18 - Pte. Heald, A. 201313 A W. 9/7/18 - Pte. Helme, J. E. 29137 D W. 4/9/18 - +Pte. Heath, L. 40395 B D. of W. 9/9/18 - +Capt. Hibbert, C. G. R. -- - Presumed Killed 15/6/15 - +Pte. Higgins, R 29132 B K. in A. 9/4/18 - Sgt. Hindley, F. 240268 A W. 25/4/18 - Pte. Higgins, L. 4787 B W. N.T. 9/4/18 - +Lance-Cpl. Higham, E. 2611 B K. in A. 9/4/18 - +Pte. Hill, H. 28288 - K. in A. 11/3/18 - +Lance-Cpl. Higgins, J. 240083 B K. in A. 8/7/18 - Pte. Hibbert, W. 241553 A W. 7/7/18 - Pte. Hickson, T. 30491 A W. 7/7/18 - Pte. Hilton, W. 28295 D W. 16/8/18 - +Sgt. Hills, H. L. 3785 B K. in A. N.T. 9/9/16 - +Pte. Hitchon, H. 6223 B D. of W. 9/9/16; - 13/9/16 - 2nd Lieut. Higson, F. -- - W. 13/11/16 - Pte. Higham, W. 200877 B W. 31/7/17 - Pte. Hilton, J. R. 17102 - W. 15/5/17 - +Pte. Highfield, J. 200457 B D. of W. 7/6/17 - Pte. Higham, H. 201022 C W. 9/7/17 - Pte. Hill, H. 11513 A W. 16/7/17 - +Pte. Hinsley, A. 202891 - K. in A. 9/9/16 - +Pte. Hirst, E. 30493 - D. of W. 30/5/18 - +Pte. Hodson, G. A. 238041 - K. in A. 2/6/18 - +Pte. Holden, S. 4886 - D. of W. 29/6/16 - +Pte. Horam, C. 4382 - Died 23/2/17 - Pte. Higham, A. 203728 A W. 31/7/17 - Pte. Hilton, T. 242184 C W. 5/8/16 - Pte. Higham, F. 202136 C W. 9/9/16 - Pte. Highfield, J. 1993 B W. 8/8/16 - Pte. Higham, H. 3273 C W. 5/8/16 - Lance-Cpl. Hill, J. 304 C W. 15/6/15 - +Lance-Cpl. Hill, E. 780 C D. of W. 25/8/16 - +Pte. Higgenson, E. 2936 B K. in A. 14/6/15 - Pte. Hicks, F. 1291 C W. 15/6/15 - Pte. Highfield, J. 1993 B W. 15/6/15 - Pte. Hindmarch, W. H. 28297 D R.P. of W. 18/11/17 - Pte. Higham, J. 200451 A W. 30/11/17 - +Lieut.-Colonel Hindle, R. -- - W. 15/6/15 - K. in A. 30/11/17 - +Lance-Cpl. Hill, J. 200186 A D. of W. 21/9/17 - Pte. Hilton, R. 4378 B W. 20/9/17 - +Pte. Higham, B. 21246 A K. in A. 23/10/18 - Pte. Hicks, W. T. 30694 D W. 16/8/18 - Pte. Hinsley, A. 6281 D W. 9/9/16 - +Capt. Hibbert, C. G. R. -- - Presumed Killed 15/6/15 - Sgt. Hogg, J. 200092 C W. N.T. 9/4/18 - Cpl. Hodson, R. 201033 D Missing 9/4/18 - Pte. Howard, C. 240240 A W. 9/4/18 - Pte. Holden, W. 25383 A W. N.T. 14/5/18 - Pte. Hopwood, T. 30480 A W. 14/5/18 - Pte. Holwill, R. H. 27963 D W. 23/5/18 - +Pte. Howard, W. 36702 A K. in A. 20/5/18 - +Lance-Cpl. Horribin, W. 29574 - D. of W. 24/9/17 - +Pte. Hough, J. W. 23246 - K. in A. 31/7/17 - +Pte. Howarth, H. 5247 - K. in A. 27/8/16 - +Pte. Howarth, W. J. 29140 - K. in A. 9/4/18 - Pte. Howson, L. 202057 D W. 31/7/17 - Pte. Hobbs, W. A. E. 33840 C W. 20/5/18 - Pte. Houghton, W. J. 238030 A W. 29/5/15 - Pte. Hodson, J. A. 30495 D Missing N.T. 2/6/18 - +Pte. Holland, L. 28284 D K. in A. 3/6/18 - +Pte. Holmes, J. 240065 B K. in A. 5/6/18 - Pte. Holt, H. 201786 D W. 25/6/18 - Pte. Howard, W. 238031 C W. 27/6/18 - Pte. Hopwood, F. 30489 A W. 7/7/18 - Pte. Hope, F. 243548 D W. 16/8/18 - +Pte. Howarth, J. R. 6279 D K. in A. 9/9/16 - Pte. Howson, R. 6101 D W. 9/9/16 - Lance-Cpl. Holland, W. 1584 B W. 9/9/16 - +Lance-Cpl. Hope, J. H. 4890 B K. in A. 9/9/16 - +Lance-Sgt. Horsefield, T. 3396 C K. in A. 30/6/16 - Lance-Cpl. Harwood, J. 200558 C Missing 31/7/17 - +Pte. Hoilingworth, P. 235013 C K. in A. 29/5/17 - Pte. Hopkins, E. 3283 B W. N.T. 3/5/17 - 2nd Lieut. Holden, H. S. -- - R.P. of W. 31/7/17 - Pte. Hodgkiss, H. 31981 A W. 9/6/17 - +Pte. Horner, A. E. 200646 A K. in A. 9/7/17 - Pte. Holt, A. 202698 B K. in A. 12/7/17 - Pte. Hodson, E. 203265 B W. 13/7/17 - +Pte. Horsefield, R. A. 20280 A K. in A. 21/7/17 - Pte. Homans, A. 36178 D W. 31/7/17 - Pte. Hornby, W. 202060 B W. 31/7/17 - Pte. Houghton, J. 200777 - W. N.T. 31/7/17 - Pte. Holden. W. A. 31834 A W. 31/7/17 - Pte. Howarth, W. L. 202491 B W. 31/7/17 - +Pte. Howlding, W. 203812 A K. in A. 31/7/17 - +Pte. Hoyle, R. 1681 A K. in A. 8/8/16 - Cpl. Houghton, F. 54 B W. 8/8/16 - Pte. Hodgson, F. 1691 D W. 8/8/16 - Pte. Hodgson, J. 4427 D W. 8/8/16 - Pte. Hornby, E. R. 4454 C W. 8/8/16 - Pte. Hogg, J. 4027 D W. 8/8/16 - Pte. Holcroft, G. 6430 B W. 8/8/16 - 2nd Lieut, Holden, J. A. -- - W. & R.P. of W. 8/8/16 - +Pte. Howe, W. D. 4635 A W. 9/8/16 - Pte. Homer, A. 2044 A W. 9/9/16 - Lance-Cpl. Holland, W. 1584 B W. 9/9/16 - +Pte. Holden, W. 3450 C K. in A. 9/9/16 - Pte. Holgate, H. 4460 C W. N.T. 9/9/16 - Pte. Hodgson, J. 1418 D W. 8/8/16 - Pte. Hosker, T. 2962 B W. 8/8/16 - +Pte. Hollinghurst, J. 1646 B K. in A. 16/6/15 - Pte. Hodgkinson, D. R. 1789 B W. 16/6/15 - +Pte. Hogg, J. 2219 B K. in A. 15/6/15 - +Pte. Howard, J. 2513 B K. in A. 16/6/15 - +Pte. Howarth, J. 2597 B K. in A. 16/6/15 - +Pte. Holker, J. 2753 B K. in A. 16/6/15 - +Pte. Holt, W. 300 C K. in A. 16/6/15 - +Pte. Henley, W. 289 D K. in A. 16/6/15 - Pte. Hoggorth, M. 4888 C W. 14/7/16 - Pte. Howson, L. 4887 A W. 16/7/16 - Pte. Holt, T. 4524 D W. 3/8/16 - Pte. Holden, C. 53 B W. 29/5/15 - Pte. Hodgson, J. 204 D W. 15/6/15 - Pte. Howarth, F. 2093 D W. 16/6/16 - Pte. Horsfield, T. 3396 D W. 15/6/15 - +Pte. Houlding, J. C. 78 B K. in A. 15/6/15 - +Pte. Holmes, T. 2843 B K. in A. 6/11/15 - +Pte. Hoyle, R. 1681 A K. in A. 8/8/16 - Pte. Hood, D. 200253 D W. 15/6/15 - Pte. Hodson, W. 1567 D W. 15/6/15 - Pte. Holland, R. 1579 A W. 15/6/15 - Pte. Holland, W. 1584 B W. 15/6/15 - Pte. Hoyle, R. 1681 A W. 15/6/15 - Pte. Hodgson, F. 1691 D W. 15/6/15 - Lance-Cpl. Holden, R. 1740 B W. 15/6/15 - Pte. Howarth, R. 2653 C W. 15/6/15 - Pte. Hodson, E. 2825 B W. 15/6/15 - 2nd Lieut. Houghton, A. T. -- - W. 13/6/15 - Capt. Houghton, A. T. -- - W. 30/11/17 - Pte. Houghton, W. H. 202435 B R.P. of W. 18/11/17 - +Pte. Houghton, A. F. 28285 B K. in A. 18/11/17 - 2nd Lieut. Hornby, R. -- - W. 18/11/17 - Pte. Holland, H. 13644 B W. 30/11/17 - +Pte. Horarth, W. 36077 D K. in A. 30/11/17 - Pte. Holland, W. H. 28286 D W. 9/4/18 - 2nd Lieut. Horsfall, R. E. -- - W. 9/4/18 - 2nd Lieut. Howarth, J. -- - W. 9/4/18 - 2nd Lieut. Homer, G. S. -- - W. 9/4/18 - Pte. Hopkins, E. 32183 B Missing 31/7/17 - Pte. Holgate, H. 200288 D Missing 31/7/17 - Pte. Holland, H. 17484 D W. N.T. 18/9/17 - Pte. Holden, G. B. 37656 D W. 20/9/17 - Pte. Holland, H. 13644 B W. 20/9/17 - +2nd Lieut. Holden, H. -- - K. in A. 21/9/17 - +2nd Lieut. Holmes, C. -- - D. of W. 20/9/17 - Lance-Cpl. Hough, R. 202930 B W. 20/9/17 - Lance-Cpl. Hoggett, A. 201272 B W. 20/9/17 - +Pte. Hodson, R. 36086 D K. in A. 20/9/17 - Pte. Horan, J. 201740 D W. 20/9/17 - +Pte. Howarth, A. 32059 A K. in A. 20/9/17 - +Pte. Howarth, T. 202804 A K. in A. 20/9/17 - Pte. Holt, A. 202647 D W. 30/10/17 - Lance-Sgt. Holt, A. 202647 D W. 18/5/18 - Sgt. Holt. A 202647 D W. 15/10/18 - Pte. Holmes, T. 30620 D W. 4/9/18 - Cpl. Hoole, R. 202982 C W. 10/9/18 - Pte. Horrocks, J. 201986 B W. 14/9/18 - Pte. Howard, T. 28296 B W. 23/9/18 - 2nd Lieut. Howarth, G. -- - W. 1/10/18 - +Pte. Honey, C. 36017 - K. in A. 1/10/18 - Pte. Holt, H. 20176 D W. N.T. 30/9/18 - Pte. Horsley, J. 30964 B W. 14/10/18 - Pte. Howarth, R. 33924 D W. 22/10/18 - 2nd Lieut. Howarth, L. -- - W. 31/7/17 - +Pte. Hockey, F. 202626 D K. in A. 17/10/18 - Pte. Hoodless, L. 28277 A W. 30/11/17 - Lance-Cpl. Hough, R. 202430 B W. N.T. 30/11/17 - Sgt. Hogg, J. 200092 C W. N.T. 9/4/18 - Pte. Hodgson, H. O. 240348 B W. 13/5/18 - +Cpl. Hutchinson, J. 240067 D K. in A. 9/4/18 - Pte. Hughes, F. 28280 D W. 9/4/18 - +Cpl. Hunt, G. N. 202608 A K. in A. 10/4/18 - +Pte. Hutchinson, T. 28299 B K. in A. 9/4/18 - Cpl. Huddart, W. P. 290794 A W. 11/4/18 - Pte. Hunt, J. W. 235026 A R.P. of W. 9/4/18 - +Pte. Hubbard, H. 39396 D D. of W. 2/5/18; - 5/5/18 - +Pte. Hunt, W. 29414 C K. in A. 10/5/18 - Lance-Cpl. Hutchinson. J. 202553 A W. 14/5/18 - Pte. Hulme, W. E. 240092 A W. 14/5/18 - Pte. Hurst, C. 34173 A W. N.T. 30/5/18 - Pte. Hutchinson, W. 4465 B W. 9/9/16 - Pte. Hubbersty, T. 4575 B W. 9/9/16 - Pte. Hudson, G. 6241 C W. 25/9/16 - Cpl. Hubbersty, J. 200544 A W. 21/7/17 - Pte. Humphries, H. 4891 C W. 9/9/16 - Pte. Hunter, J. 171 D W. 15/6/15 - Cpl. Hunter, J. 171 D W. 8/8/16 - Pte. Hudson, E. 1963 B W. 8/8/16 - +Pte. Hutton, A. H. 1083 C K. in A. 16/5/15 - Cpl. Hall, H. 2522 D W. 14/7/16 - Pte. Hurley, J. 20054 D W. 2/8/16 - Pte. Hudson, J. 234 C W. 15/6/15 - Pte. Hall, H. 3983 D W. 1/4/16 - Pte. Hurley, J. 2084 D W. 2/8/16 - 2nd Lieut. Hunt, J. -- - W. 3/8/16 - +Pte. Hunt, R. 2300 A K. in A. 4/6/15 - +Pte. Hunt, D. 4273 - K. in A. 29/5/16 - Pte. Hubbersty, J. 2241 B W. 15/6/15 - Pte. Hughes, J. G. 28287 C R.P. of W. 18/11/17 - Pte. Hulme, S. 202500 B W. 30/11/17 - +Pte. Humphries, H. 4891 C W. 31/7/17 - D. of W. 28/9/17 - Pte. Hulme, W. 235134 D W. N.T. 20/9/17 - Pte. Hunter, T. D. J. L. 244867 A W. N.T. 20/9/17 - +Pte. Huddleston, E. 290729 C K. in A. 20/9/17 - Pte. Hurst, O. H. 243111 D W. 16/8/18 - Pte. Hubbick, A. 26691 C W. 1/10/18 - +Pte. Hudson, F. 34112 D K. in A. 22/10/18 - Pte. Hull, F. 240113 B R.P. of W. 23/10/18 - +Pte. Harrison, J. 16538 - D. of W. 2/8/17 - +Pte. Hunter, W. 201472 - K. in A. 22/4/17 - +Sgt. Hurley, J. 200063 - K. in A. 8/8/16 - - - +Pte. Ianson, R. 201678 D K. in A. 31/7/17 - Pte. Ibbotson, J. 235162 - W. N.T. 5/7/17 - +2nd Lieut. Ibbotson, G. S. -- - K. in A. 14/5/18 - Pte. Ikin, J. 25270 C W. 3/6/18 - +Dr. Inglis, W. 1555 B K. in A. 15/6/15 - Pte. Ince, R. 132 D W. 15/6/15 - +Pte. Ingram, J. 3275 C K. in A. 8/8/16 - +Lance-Cpl. Ingle, H. 202762 C K. in A. 9/9/16 - Sgt. Innes, A. 202937 B W. 31/7/17 - Pte. Ince, W. 203633 D W. N.T. 9/4/18 - Pte. Ince, J. 3895 D W. 4/8/16 - Pte. Ince, J. 39955 D W. 16/8/18 - +Pte. Irving, G. 219 D K. in A. 15/6/15 - Pte. Irving, A. 4573 D W. 8/8/16 - Lance-Cpl. Isherwood, J. 6263 D W. 9/9/16 - Sgt. Isles, R. 993 C W. 15/6/15 - +C.S.M. Isles, R. 200195 C K. in A. 21/7/17 - Pte. Isherwood, A. 202858 C W. 30/11/17 - +Pte. Isherwood, R. 290916 B K. in A. 25/4/18 - - - +Pte. Jackson, S. 1622 B K. in A. 15/6/15 - +Pte. Jackman, J. 217 B K. in A. 15/6/15 - Pte. Jackson, T. 1464 D W. 15/6/15 - Pte. Jackson, W. 1694 A W. 15/6/15 - +Lance-Cpl. Jameson, A. 1069 C K. in A. 16/6/15 - +Pte. Jackson, J. 3419 B K. in A. 8/8/16 - Pte. Jackson, W. 6226 B W. 9/9/16 - Pte. Jackson, J. 202582 B W. 12/7/17 - Pte. Jackson, W. 3183 D W. N.T. 21/7/17 - Pte. James, W. J. 202147 - W. 31/7/17 - +Pte. Jagger, A. 202449 B K. in A. 31/7/17 - +Cpl. Jackson, W. 202651 C K. in A. 31/7/17 - +Cpl. Jackson, H. 202701 C K. in A. 31/7/17 - Pte. Jackson, J. J. 2713 B R.P. of W. 9/4/18 - Pte. Jamieson, H. 28076 D W. 25/4/18 - Pte. Jackson, R. S. 41534 D W. 14/5/18 - +Cpl. Jackson, W. 27792 C K. in A. 8/6/18 - +Pte. Jackson, J. 41738 B K. in A. 22/6/18 - +Pte. Jackson 30696 - K. in A. 11/8/18 - Pte. James, L. M. 42001 A W. 16/8/18 - Pte. Johnson, L. 30920 D W. 4/9/18 - Pte. Jackson, H. 30919 D W. 4/9/18 - Pte. Jones, A. 214364 C W. N.T. 3/9/18 - Pte. Jacobs, M. 245144 C W. 3/9/18 - Pte. Jameson, T. 30967 B W. 30/9/18 - Pte. Jackson, W. 3183 D W. 28/2/18 - 2nd Lieut. Jenkinson, T. C. -- - W. 31/7/17 - Sgt. Jeffries, W. 34300 A W. 14/5/18 - Pte. Jeffrey, E. H. 5280 B W. N.T. 14/5/18 - +Pte. Johnson, R. L. 2406 B K. in A. 15/6/15 - 2nd Lieut. James-Alfred -- - W. 26/2/18 - Lieut. Jenkins, W. H. -- Medical W. 9/4/18 - Officer - Pte. Jolly, J. 1035 A W. 15/6/15 - and 8/1/17 - Pte. Jones, E. J. 1288 C W. 15/6/15 - Pte. Jolly, J. 1969 B W. 15/6/15 - Pte. Joyce, V. 2547 B W. 15/6/15 - Pte. Jones, M. 107 B W. 15/6/15 - +Lance-Cpl. Johnson, W. 2264 A K. in A. 1/8/16 - Pte. Johnson, W. 3568 B W. 8/8/16 - Pte. Jones, J. 4189 A W. 9/9/16 - Pte. Jordan, J. 5342 C W. 14/11/16 - +Pte. Johnston, W. 202583 B K. in A. 2/6/17 - Pte. Jones, W. 202509 B W. 2/6/17 - 2nd Lieut. Johnston, W. H. -- - W. 4/6/17 - Pte. Jordan, J. 202391 C W. 18/7/17 - Pte. Jones, J. O. 205561 B W. N.T. 31/7/17 - Pte. Jones, W. 202509 B W. 31/7/17 - Pte. Johnson, J. 23253 A W. 31/7/17 - and 30/11/17 - Pte. Jones, C. 290797 A W. 20/9/17 - Pte. Jolly, J. 201003 D W. 20/9/17 - Pte. Johnson, F. 37575 B W. 20/9/17 - +Pte. Jones, W. 19744 B K. in A. 20/9/17 - Pte. Jones, G. H. 27571 B W. 20/9/17 - Lance-Cpl. Johnson, J. E. 203780 C W. N.T. 18/11/17 - Pte. Jones, P. 36191 A W. 30/11/17 - +Pte. Johnson, J. 23253 A K. in A. 30/11/17 - Pte. Jones, J. 202581 C W. 30/11/17 - Lance-Cpl. Jones, W. E. 29057 A K. in A. 28/2/18 - +Pte. Jones, T. E. 34304 B K. in A. 9/4/18 - Pte. Jones, A. 36191 A W. 14/5/18 - Pte. John, D. T. 41200 D W. 3/6/18 - Pte. Jones, C. M. 30649 C W. 28/7/18 - Pte. Jones, H. 29417 C W. 4/9/18 - 2nd Lieut. Jones, H. -- - W. 11/9/18 - Lance-Cpl. Jones, F. 6765 D W. N.T. 30/9/18 - Pte. Jones, J. 30655 A Missing 13/10/18 - Pte. Jones, A. 242875 D W. 16/10/18 - +Cpl. Johnson, H. C. 30329 B K. in A. 22/10/18 - Lance-Cpl. Jones, F. 6756 D W. N.T. 1/6/18 - Pte. Jump, J. 202975 - W. 18/7/17 - Pte. Jump, R. W. 36848 C W. 31/7/17 - - - Pte. Kay, C. 2221 D W. 15/6/15 - +Pte. Kay, E. 3040 C K. in A. 15/6/15 - Pte. Kay, F. 4916 D Missing 8/8/16 - Pte. Kay, G. 202064 A W. 9/9/16 - and 18/7/17 - +Pte. Kay, G. 8311 B K. in A. N.T. 20/9/17 - Pte. Kay, J. 37664 B W. 20/9/17 - +Lance-Cpl. Kay, J. 240325 C K. in A. 14/5/15 - +Pte. Kellett, W. 3438 A W. 15/6/15 - Died 30/6/16 - Pte. Kellett, W. 1476 D W. N.T. 15/6/15 - Pte. Kempster, J. 1297 C W. 15/6/15 - Pte. Kellett, F. 2808 A W. 15/6/15 - +Lance-Cpl. Kerfoot, J. 1201 D K. in A. 15/6/15 - +Pte. Kell, T. W. 2659 C K. in A. 15/6/15 - Pte. Kelly, J. 2040 B W. 2/8/16 - Pte. Kelly, P. 5356 D W. 8/8/16 - Pte. Kellett, A. J. 3929 D W. 8/8/16 - Pte. Kent, G. 233 C W. 9/9/16 - Pte. Kelly, W. 4897 D W. 9/9/16 - Pte. Kenyon, F. 6116 D W. 9/9/16 - +Pte. Kenyon, T. W. 202972 - K. in A. 31/7/17 - Lance-Cpl. Kellgariff, J. 2068 D W. 9/9/16 - Pte. Kenyon, W. R. 6185 A W. 29/9/16 - Pte. Kershaw, W. 4619 D W. N.T. 29/9/16 - Pte. Kenyon, F. H. 36192 C W. 9/6/17 - Sgt. Kelly, A. 202202 D W. 9/6/17 - Pte. Kellaway, A. A. 26185 A W. 31/7/17 - Pte. Kershaw, W. 202893 D W. 20/9/17 - Pte. Kelton, A. G. 244920 B W. 7/7/17 - A W. 30/11/17 - Pte. Kershaw, F. 202788 D W. 30/11/17 - Sgt. Kelly, A. 202702 D W. 9/4/18 - Lance-Cpl. Kent, A. E. 29144 A W. 10/4/18 - Pte. Kelsall, A. 202661 A W. 10/4/18 - Pte. Kennedy, N. 29391 B W. 25/4/18 - Pte. Kettley, C. 18841 A W. 2/6/18 - Pte. Kerridge, A. D. 29390 C W. 16/8/18 - Pte. Kerfoot, W. 37248 D W. 17/8/18 - Sgt. Kelly, W. 202702 D W. 16/8/18 - Pte. Kendrick, C. G. 30992 B W. 23/9/18 - Cpl. Keith, D. 30460 A W. 26/5/18 - 2nd Lieut. Kershaw, E. -- - W. 3/9/18 - Cpl. Kent, G. 200113 B W. 27/7/19 - Pte. Killgarriffe, J. 2068 D W. 15/6/15 - Pte. Kirkham, M. 3089 A W. 15/6/15 - +Pte. Kirby, R. 3962 D K. in A. 3/8/16 - Pte. Kippax, J. 4949 C W. 8/8/16 - Lance-Cpl. Killgarriffe, E. 2007 D W. N.T. 8/9/16 - +Pte. Kirk, J. 202859 C K. in A. 9/9/16 - +Pte. Kippax, J. 202108 B W. 9/9/16 - K. in A. 4/6/17 - +Lance-Cpl. Kippax, R. 202108 C W. 4/6/17 - D. of W. 5/6/17 - Pte. Kilby, I. 16878 C W. 31/7/17 - Pte. King, T. 200534 A W. 31/7/17 - Pte. Kilshaw, W. 32037 A W. 31/7/17 - Pte. Kilby, W. 203063 D W. N.T. 20/9/17 - Cpl. Kirkham, A. 200559 A W. 13/4/18 - Pte. Kirkman, J. 242976 A W. 22/8/18 - Pte. Killick, E. V. 42004 D W. 30/9/18 - Pte. King, C. 30946 D W. 30/9/18 - Pte. Kirkham, C. 30681 A W. 20/10/18 - Pte. Kimberley, A. 32092 A W. 8/7/18 - Lieut. King, E. -- - W. 3/9/18 - Pte. Kirkman, J. W. 2274 C W. 8/8/17 - +Pte. Kirkman, J. W. 7721 D K. in A. 8/8/16 - Pte. King, T. 2213 A W. 8/9/16 - Pte. Kirkham, A. 200599 A W. 31/7/17 - Pte. King, J. A. 205083 B Missing 23/4/18 - 2nd Lieut. Kirkby, G. -- - W. 25/9/18 - +Pte. Knott, A. 202757 C K. in A. 9/9/16 - +Pte. Knight, J. 203594 A K. in A. 31/7/17 - Pte. Knox, A. 5632 A W. 30/11/17 - +Sgt. Knowles, R. 200895 A K. in A. 9/4/18 - Pte. Knapper, J. 30622 C W. 16/8/18 - Pte. Knight, W. 235502 B W. 30/9/18 - Pte. Knight, C. 20599 B W. 14/10/18 - +Pte. Knowles, A. 201454 A K. in A. 31/7/17 - Pte. Knight, W. 235502 B W. 23/10/18 - +Pte. Knowles, F. G. 35176 - K. in A. 31/7/17 - - - +Pte. Large, H. 265663 - Died 9/7/17 - Pte. Lapping, G. 28090 C W. 18/11/17 - Pte. Lawrenson, J. 37682 D W. 20/11/17 - +Pte. Lawrenson, W. 201213 A K. in A. 30/11/17 - +Pte. Lawson, F. 27232 B K. in A. 30/11/17 - Pte. Latimer, E. M. 244818 D W. 16/8/18 - Pte. Lawson, T. S. 51638 C W. N.T. 25/9/18 - Pte. Laithwaits, W. 6106 D W. 9/9/16 - Pte. Lawson, M. 4061 B W. N.T. 9/9/16 - Pte. Lawson, T. 4091 B W. 9/9/16 - Pte. Larmour, T. 201760 B W. 31/7/16 - Pte. Larkin, F. 1348 D W. 26/6/15 - Cpl. Lancaster, J. 1984 B W. 15/6/15 - Sgt. Lancaster, J. 1984 B W. 1/8/16 - Pte. Lambert, S. 2588 B W. 15/6/15 - Pte. Larmour, J. 231 B W. 28/7/16 - Lance-Cpl. Latham, E. 2553 B W. 3/8/16 - Pte. Larkin, C. 4865 D W. 8/8/16 - Pte. Latham, T. 4301 D W. 8/8/16 - Pte. Lambert, H. 4369 B W. 8/8/16 - Pte. Latimer, J. 3389 C W. 9/9/16 - Pte. Landston, F. 19232 D W. 30/9/18 - Pte. Lake, R. C. 260129 C W. 28/6/18 - Pte. Law, A. 3252 C W. 8/8/16 - +Pte. Latham, C. W. 30624 B K. in A. 1/10/18 - Pte. Leyland, P. 37254 B W. 20/9/17 - Pte. Lees, R. E. 290875 C R.P. of W. 18/11/17 - Pte. Lewis, P. 202749 C Missing 18/11/17 - +Pte. Leach, H. J. 27967 A K. in A. 30/11/17 - Pte. Lennon, J. 243771 D W. 11/4/18 - +Pte. Leary, A. 17549 - K. in A. 9/4/18 - +Pte. Lewtas, J. 4900 - K. in A. 29/9/16 - Pte. Lee, J. T. 30969 B W. 30/9/18 - Pte. Lewis, W. T. 30625 D R.P. of W. 30/9/18 - Pte. Levitt, F. J. 35647 D W. 15/8/18 - Pte. Leach, F. 2401 B W. 9/9/16 - Pte. Linness, E. 41669 C W. 2/5/18 - +Sgt. Lightbowne, J. 24061 B K. in A. 18/11/17 - +2nd Lieut. Livesey, J. A. -- - K. in A. 30/11/17 - Pte. Lilburn, W. J. 33725 B W. 9/4/18 - Pte. Lipman, S. 29152 C W. 9/4/18 - +Pte. Lightfoot, H. 29154 C K. in A. 23/9/18 - Pte. Lingard, S. 4500 C W. N.T. 9/9/16 - Pte. Livingstone, J. 245 D W. 9/9/16 - Pte. Livesey, R. 202968 C W. 14/4/17 - Pte. Lightfoot, W. B. 36194 B R.P. of W. 31/7/17 - Pte. Livesey, J. 5439 C W. 20/9/17 - Pte. Liddell, W. 243541 A W. 20/9/17 - +Pte. Livesey, J. 202938 B K. in A. 20/9/17 - Pte. Lister, F. 2805 A W. 15/6/15 - Lance-Cpl. Lister, A. 1385 D W. 31/8/15 - +Capt. Lindsay, H. -- - K. in A. 8/8/16 - Pte. Liptrot, J. 202421 D W. 9/4/18 - Pte. Lloyd, F. 202973 B W. 14/6/18 - +Pte. Lloyd, L. 18335 - K. in A. 9/4/18 - Pte. Lloyd, J. G. 41216 D W. 4/9/18 - Pte. Lloyd, W. S. 203832 A W. 23/10/18 - +Pte. Longworth, W. 17838 B K. in A. 30/11/17 - Sgt. Lowe, A. 240239 B W. 9/4/18 - Capt. Lonsdale, H. -- - W. 1/8/18 - Pte. Loud, J. 13866 C W. 16/5/18 - Pte. Lomas, S. W. 29392 B W. 4/9/18 - Pte. Loud, A. 204976 C W. 5/9/18 - +Pte. Lowe, B. 235049 - K. in A. 31/7/17 - Pte. Lofthouse, J. 2318 A W. 15/6/15 - +Cpl. Lofthouse, J. 200583 A K. in A. 29/5/17 - +Pte. Lord, T. E. 203014 C K. in A. 1/6/17 - +Cpl. Lomax, J. -- (R.A.M.C.) K. in A. 31/7/17 - Pte. Lowe, W. 203599 A W. 31/7/17 - Pte. Loftus, J. 4356 C W. 9/9/16 - Pte. Lowe, J. H. 30623 D W. 30/9/18 - Pte. Legan, S. 27552 C R.P. of W. 22/10/18 - +Pte. Lowndes, T. 201532 B K. in A. 31/7/17 - Pte. Lowe, H. 30925 D W. 22/10/18 - Pte. Lund, J. 200688 C W. 9/4/18 - +Pte. Lupton, S. 201788 C K. in A. 9/4/18 - +Sgt. Lucas, E. 201091 A Died while 9/4/18 - P. of W. - +Pte. Lund, J. 2693 C Missing 9/9/16 - Pte. Lund, H. 4373 D W. 9/9/16 - +Pte. Lewtas, J. 4900 B K. in A. 29/9/16 - Pte. Lund, J. 285 C W. 15/6/15 - +Pte. Lucas, W. 2051 D K. in A. 16/6/15 - Pte. Lupton, W. 4090 B W. 8/8/16 - Pte. Lund, J. 4333 B W. 8/8/16 - Pte. Lucas, E. 3374 D W. 9/9/16 - +Pte. Lyons, C. 29060 C K. in A. 9/4/18 - Lance-Cpl. Lythgoe, R. 18346 D W. 7/6/17 - Pte. Lythgoe, S. 1611 C W. 27/6/15 - Pte. Lyon, G. E. 2281 C W. 15/6/15 - +Pte. Lynch, H. 2236 A K. in A. 16/6/15 - +Pte. Leitch, D. C. 36041 A K. in A. 14/5/18 - Pte. Lee, B. 27603 A W. N.T. 14/5/18 - Pte. Lewis, W. P. 30690 C W. 9/9/18 - Lance-Cpl. Leigh, W. 13306 B W. 30/9/18 - Pte. Lewis, C. 4286 C Missing N.T. 9/9/16 - Pte. Lees, C. J. 3132 C W. 9/9/16 - Lance-Cpl. Lewty, F. 3259 D W. 9/9/16 - Pte. Lee, G. 4939 B W. 9/9/16 - Pte. Lever, E. 4186 A W. 28/9/16 - Pte. Leighton, E. 6187 A W. 29/9/16 - +Pte. Leonard, J. 4606 A W. 23/12/16 - D. of W. 30/12/16 - Pte. Lewis, J. 202065 - W. 15/4/17 - and 31/7/17 - Pte. Lee, H. 202437 B W. M. 31/7/17 - Pte. Levingstone, R. 202066 C W. 31/7/17 - +Pte. Leach, F. 202806 A K. in A. 31/7/16 - Lance-Cpl. Leeming, W. 260428 A W. N.T. 31/7/16 - +Pte. Lewis, W. 203940 A K. in A. 31/7/16 - +Pte. Leadbetter, J. 32742 A K. in A. 31/7/17 - Pte. Lee, H. J. 2322 B W. 15/6/15 - Pte. Lees, C. J. 3132 C W. 15/6/15 - Sgt. Lester, E. 230 B W. 29/6/15 - Pte. Legard, E. R. 2112 C W. 30/8/15 - +Lance-Cpl. Leigh, J. 1387 D K. in A. 16/6/15 - +Pte. Leach, T. E. 1633 C K. in A. 16/6/15 - +Pte. Lee, G. 2641 B K. in A. 16/6/15 - Pte. Lee, J. 1295 C W. N.T. 1/8/16 - Pte. Leeming, W. 1941 A W. 2/8/16 - Pte. Leach, J. 4415 C W. 8/8/16 - Pte. Lee, J. 4903 B W. 8/8/16 - Pte. Lees, C. J. 3132 C W. 5/8/16 - Pte. Lewis, J. 4899 C W. 9/9/16 - Pte. Lee, S. N. 40834 B W. 30/9/18 - - - +Pte. Makinson, T. E. 5260 - Died 25/11/16 - Pte. Madhill, T. 4408 A W. N.T. 9/9/16 - Pte. Marsh, T. 4403 D W. 9/9/16 - Pte. Malley, J. 2612 C W. 9/9/16 - Pte. Martin, C. J. 3412 C W. 9/9/16 - Pte. Marsden, J. 4008 A W. 9/9/16 - Pte. May, A. 4662 D W. N.T. 9/9/16 - Pte. Mather, T. 319533 C W. 24/5/17 - and 23/10/18 - Pte. Magnall, E. 202862 C W. 4/6/17 - +2nd Lieut. Mather, V. -- - K. in A. 31/7/17 - Pte. Makinson, J. 31989 B W. 31/7/17 - Pte. Massey, L. 201735 C W. 31/7/17 - Pte. Marchant, J. 12292 B W. 31/7/17 - Pte. Marsh, S. 202556 A R.P. of W. 31/7/17 - Pte. Marsden, F. 42370 C Missing N.T. 31/7/17 - +Pte. Mannion, D. E. 36188 C K. in A. 31/7/17 - +Pte. Mair, J. 26419 D K. in A. 31/7/17 - 2nd Lieut. Martin, A. -- - W. 20/9/17 - Pte. Marsden, R. 202071 C R.P. of W. 18/11/17 - Pte. Marsh, P. 35254 C W. 18/11/17 - Pte. Mather, T. 290822 A W. 30/11/17 - Pte. Makin, R. 202106 B W. 30/11/17 - Cpl. Maher, J. 200379 D Missing 9/4/18 - +Pte. Matthews, T. 1043 C K. in A. 15/6/15 - +Pte. Mawsdley, T. 1486 D K. in A. 2/4/16 - +2nd Lieut. Martin, A. -- - K. in A. 28/6/16 - Pte. Marden, F. 761 B W. 14/6/15 - Pte. Marshall, H. 787 C W. 25/5/16 - Pte. Maymon, J. W. 2576 B W. 15/6/15 - Pte. Macheter, J. 2639 C W. 15/6/15 - Pte. Mather, W. H. 2969 C W. 15/6/15 - +Pte. Mansel, A. E. 35247 - Died 21/5/18 - +Pte. Marsden, J. 201473 - K. in A. 9/9/16 - +Pte. Matsell, J. H. 235012 - K. in A. 31/7/17 - Pte. Maden, S. 3069 C W. 18/11/17 - Pte. McGinnerty, W. 4124 D W. 9/9/16 - Pte. McHugh, J. 21482 D W. 12/7/17 - Pte. McNamara, P. 235410 A W. N.T. 13/7/17 - +Pte. McCartney, H. 202584 C K. in A. 21/7/17 - Pte. McGreal, J. 201829 C W. 21/7/17 - Pte. McKerney, H. 201758 B W. 31/7/17 - Pte. McDougall, T. 200354 A W. 31/7/17 - 2nd Lieut. McSweeny, D. A. -- - R.P. of W. 31/7/17 - +Pte. McGerr, J. 17525 B K. in A. 31/7/17 - Pte. McMahon, J. J. 202494 B W. 31/7/17 - Pte. McDerby, J. 241755 B W. 31/7/17 - Pte. McEwen, R. 34318 A W. 20/11/17 - +Pte. McDonald, R. 200205 C Pres. K. 5/6/15 - Pte. McKeown, J. 2736 B W. 19/4/18 - D. of W. 9/7/18 - Pte. McGunnigle, P. 2269 A W. 15/6/15 - Pte. McDougall, F. 1682 A W. 19/9/15 - Pte. McCarthy, J. 4909 D W. 8/8/16 - Pte. McGovern, J. 2634 C W. 8/8/16 - Pte. McWilliams, H. 4148 D W. 8/8/16 - +Cpl. McCullough, R. 1985 D K. in A. 8/8/16 - Pte. McMahon, J. 1999 B W. 8/8/16 - Pte. McGaughrey, O. 29162 A W. 10/4/18 - Pte. McLacklan, A. 29420 C W. 26/4/18 - Pte. McClure, W. 8731 D W. N.T. 2/6/18 - Pte. McDonald, J. E. 29421 A W. 30/9/18 - +Pte. McCann, J. 242713 B K. in A. 2/10/18 - Lance-Cpl. McNulty, J. 3150 B W. 23/10/18 - Pte. McCormack, J. 203948 D W. 4/9/18 - Lance-Cpl. McDonald, R. 1053 C W. 8/8/16 - Pte. McConnell, J. 365952 C R.P. of W. 18/11/17 - +Pte. May, G. 202679 - K. in A. 31/7/17 - +Pte. Martin, T. 202846 - K. in A. 8/9/16 - Pte. Marsden, H. 151 D W. 15/6/15 - Pte. Makinson, N. 176 D W. 1/6/15 - Pte. Marris, H. 218 D W. 1/6/15 - and 8/8/16 - Pte. Martin, J. T. 1129 A W. 15/10/15 - Pte. Mayman, J. 25761 B W. 19/10/15 - Pte. Martin, R. 181 D W. 1/4/16 - Pte. Marsh, J. 3860 D W. 1/4/16 - +Pte. Marris, L. 1476 D K. in A. 15/06/15 - +Pte. Martin, W. 3003 A K. in A. 16/6/15 - +Pte. Marginson, A. 3368 C K. in A. 16/6/15 - +Pte. Maguire, J. 244 C K. in A. 16/6/15 - Pte. Maries, J. 311 C W. 16/6/15 - +Pte. Marsden, F. 761 B K. in A. 30/10/15 - Pte. Madders, I. 2405 C W. 1/8/16 - +Pte. Mayor, J. 4265 C K. in A. 8/8/16 - Pte. Marsh, S. 4428 D W. 8/8/16 - Pte. Marshall, J. 194 D W. 8/8/16 - Pte. Mayor, R. 3177 B W. 8/8/16 - Pte. Mather, G. 37752 D Missing N.T. 8/4/18 - Pte. Mayoh, I. P. 25569 A W. 10/4/18 - Pte. Marland, J. 19725 A W. 2/5/18 - Pte. Malpas, J. H. 41230 C W. 2/5/18 - Pte. Marsh, T. 243192 A W. 14/5/18 - and 24/9/18 - Pte. Maude, A. 32254 C W. 2/6/18 - Pte. Massey, F. 30627 C W. 20/7/18 - Pte. Massey, E. 30628 D W. 15/8/16 - Pte. Malie, A. 30626 B W. 4/9/18 - Pte. Mansley, J. 22463 B W. 4/9/18 - +2nd Lieut. Marsden -- - Killed 11/9/18 - Sgt. Matthews, A. E. 41068 D W. 22/10/18 - +Cpl. Manson, T. M. 36014 A K. in A. 22/10/18 - +Pte. McHale, E. 202790 D K. in A. 30/11/17 - Pte. Mellis, J. 4242 C W. 9/9/16 - Pte. Metcalf, C. B. 202895 D W. 19/5/17 - Pte. Mellars, C. H. 235028 C W. 31/7/17 - +Sgt. Mercer, A. 1665 B K. in A. 15/6/15 - Sgt. Meredith, R. 4402 C Missing N.T. 4/8/16 - Sgt. Melling, J. 1448 B W. 8/8/16 - Pte. Meadows, J. 202072 A W. 27/5/18 - Pte. Metcalfe, R. 30996 C W. 2/10/18 - Pte. Mellor, A. 34086 D W. 14/5/18 - Pte. Miller, J. 1484 D W. 29/9/16 - Pte. Miller, W. 241745 C W. 5/6/17 - +Lance-Cpl. Middlehurst, A. 265750 B K. in A. 31/7/16 - Pte. Minion, A. 200071 D W. 9/8/16 - and 20/9/17 - Pte. Miller, G. 200815 B W. 20/9/17 - Pte. Mitchinson, D. 2073 D W. 15/6/15 - Pte. Miller, W. E. 2536 D W. 15/6/15 - Pte. Mills, J. 2569 B W. 15/6/15 - Pte. Minnion, A. 159 D W. 15/6/15 - +Pte. Middlehurst, W. 202663 - K. in A. 31/7/17 - Pte. Milward, A. 42008 A R.P. of W. 14/5/18 - +2nd Lieut. Milne, C. -- - K. in A. 14/5/18 - Sgt. Miller, J. 200293 D W. 1/10/18 - Pte. Midgley, A. C. 29486 D W. 30/9/18 - Pte. Minors, S. 30927 B R.P. of W. 23/10/18 - Pte. Mitchell, R. 25152 A W. 14/5/18 - Pte. Morgan, J. 1797 B W. 9/9/16 - +Pte. Moncur, J. 2320 A W. 15/6/15 - K. in A. 9/9/16 - Pte. Molyneaux, J. 4267 A W. 9/9/16 - +Pte. Moore, E. 6286 D Died 2/10/18 - Pte. Moulding, F. N. 1466 B W. 29/9/16 - +Pte. Morris, H. 218 D K. in A. 8/8/16 - Capt. Matthew, F. K. -- - W. 30/11/17 - +Pte. Moore, J. 3486 - K. in A. 1/6/16 - +Pte. Morris, L. 1476 B K. in A. 15/6/15 - +Pte. Mort, N. 203801 - Died 19/2/17 - +Pte. Moscrop, S. 202624 C D. of W. 14/7/17; - 19/11/17 - +Pte. Morgan, E. J. 245090 C K. in A. 18/7/17 - Pte. Moss, R. 201386 B W. 31/7/17 - Pte. Molyneaux, A. E. 201734 C W. 31/7/17 - Pte. Monks, W. 11723 A W. 31/7/17 - Pte. Moulding, F. 200286 B W. 31/7/17 - +Pte. Morley, W. 202495 B K. in A. 31/7/17 - Pte. Monen, M. 28078 A W. 19/9/17 - Pte. Moscrop, S. 202654 C W. 18/11/17 - Pte. Molloy, J. 200654 C W. 18/11/17 - Pte. Moss, O. 202638 A R.P. of W. 9/4/18 - Pte. Morgan, E. H. 245113 B W. 9/4/18 - 2nd Lieut. Moore, K. -- - W. 15/6/15 - +Lieut. Moore, K. -- - K. in A. 26/11/15 - +Pte. Monks, E. 1421 D K. in A. 1/4/16 - +Pte. Morris, R. P. 5195 D Drowned in Somme 28/7/16 - Lance-Cpl. Moore, T. 1350 D W. 15/6/15 - Pte. Morley, T. 1745 A W. 15/6/15 - Cpl. Moss, J. A. 1752 B W. 30/5/15 - Pte. Money, S. 1784 B W. 15/6/15 - Lance-Cpl. Monks, J. 2003 D W. 15/6/15 - Pte. Montague, E. 2833 B W. 15/6/15 - Pte. Morris, F. 4456 A W. 20/4/16 - +Pte. Morris, J. 1294 C K. in A. 15/6/15 - +Pte. Moss, J. 2652 B K. in A. 16/6/15 - +Pte. Morley, S. 4237 C K. in A. 4/8/16 - +Pte. Moss, R. 2972 B K. in A. 5/8/16 - +Pte. Mounsey, J. 4525 D Died 8/8/16 - Pte. Morgan, C. 4374 B W. 8/8/16 - Pte. Morris, T. 4962 B W. 8/8/16 - Pte. Moreton, R. H. A. 2864 - W. N.T. 10/4/18 - Pte. Morton, T. 21344 C W. 6/7/18 - Pte. Molloy, J. 30926 D W. 4/9/18 - Pte. Morgan, L. 4727 B W. N.T. 4/9/18 - Missing 23/10/18 - Pte. Morris, H. 30668 A W. 8/9/18 - +Pte. Moss, B. 30679 A K. in A. 23/10/18 - Pte. Moss, J. 25580 C W. 23/10/18 - Cpl. Mooney, J. 25243 B W. 4/9/18 - Cpl. Murphy, J. 6692 C W. 24/5/17 - Pte. Muin, R. A. B. 36182 B R.P. of W. 31/7/17 - Pte. Murray, P. 2864 D W. 20/9/17 - Missing 9/4/18 - Sgt. Murray, A. P. 283018 B W. 25/3/18 - and 4/9/18 - Pte. Mulliner, E. A. 1602 C W. 15/6/15 - Pte. Murray, W. 2285 B W. 15/6/15 - Pte. Murray, J. 2730 A W. 31/7/16 - Lance-Cpl. Muncaster, R. 200837 A W. 9/4/18 - Pte. Muse, J. 41508 A W. 14/5/18 - Pte. Murphy, J. 6693 C W. 4/9/18 - 2nd Lieut Myers, B. -- - W. 20/9/17 - 2nd Lieut. Munroe, C. S. -- - W. 3/8/16 - - - +Pte. Naylor, A. 2078 D K. in A. 15/6/15 - +Sgt. Nabb, F. 202934 B K. in A. 31/7/17 - +Pte. Nelson, A. 2703 A W. 15/6/15 - D. of W. 20/7/17 - Pte. Nelson, T. 4496 C W. 8/8/16 - Pte. Nelson, G. A. 2909 B W. 8/8/16 - Pte. Neville, J. 202778 D W. 9/6/17 - Pte. Nelson, T. 201321 B R.P. of W. 31/7/17 - +Pte. Newman, J. E. 35311 B K. in A. 31/7/17 - Pte. Newsham, J. 203421 C W. 31/07/17 - +Pte. Nelson, J. 41668 D K. in A. 29/4/18 - Pte. Needham, A. 30632 B W. 16/8/18 - +Pte. Nelson, J. 14939 - K. in A. 31/7/17 - Cpl. Nelson, G. H 240856 D W. 4/9/18 - Pte. Netherwood, W. 39954 A W. 9/9/18 - +Pte. Neilson, R. R 41080 C K. in A. 1/10/18 - +Pte. Nere, L. 29393 B K. in A. 23/10/18 - +Pte. Newbery, H. 29164 C K. in A. 17/6/18 - +Pte. Nickson, R. 2560 A K. in A. 11/7/15 - Pte. Nixon, R. 1467 D W. 15/6/15 - +Sgt. Nixon, R. 1467 B D. of W. 23/8/16 - Pte. Nicholson, J. 2934 B W. N.T. 28/6/16 - Pte. Neild, W. 34562 C W. N.T. 27/2/18 - +Pte. Nightingale, J. 203589 A K. in A. 9/4/18 - +Pte. Nicolls, J. W. 37806 C W. 2/5/18 - K. in A. 1/10/18 - Pte. Nicholson, S. T. 35721 C W. 3/9/18 - +Major Nickson -- - K. in A. 30/10/16 - Pte. Nightingale, T. 203884 C W. 3/9/18 - +Pte. Nichols, J. W. 37806 C K. in A. 1/10/18 - 2nd Lieut. Nicholson, J. E. P. -- - W. 30/11/17 - Pte. Nowell, M. 1417 A W. 15/6/15 - Pte. Norwood, K. 2229 B W. 15/6/15 - Pte. Norris, J. H. 1552 C W. 29/8/15 - 2nd Lieut. Nolan, M. W. -- - W. 30/10/15 - Pte. Norcross, J. 4036 A W. 9/9/16 - Pte. Nowell, M. 200267 D W. 6/5/17 - Pte. Norris, L. 2361 C W. 20/9/17 - Lance-Cpl. Norris, P. 201356 B W. 20/9/17 - Pte. Norris, T. 28165 B W. N.T. 25/4/18 - Cpl. Norris, J. 240026 B W. 2/6/18 - Pte. Norris, A. 34075 B W. 23/10/18 - Pte. Nolan, T. 41532 B Missing 23/10/18 - Capt. and Adjt. Norman, C. C. - (R.W.F.) -- - W. 15/6/15 - Pte. Nutter, W. 4361 C W. N.T. 9/9/16 - +Sgt. Nuttall, J. 1666 A D. of W. 9/9/16; - 11/9/16 - Lance-Cpl. Nutter, H. 20809 A W. 30/11/17 - Pte. Nuttall, H. 29166 C W. 9/4/18 - Pte. Nuttall, J. 30631 C W. 1/8/18 - Lance-Cpl. Nugent, J. E. 29900 C W. 3/9/18 - Pte. Nutter, W. 25397 B W. 4/9/18 - Pte. Nuttall, J. H. 204997 B W. 30/11/17 - and 9/4/18 - +Pte. Nuttall, T. 202690 - K. in A. 31/7/17 - - - Pte. Oakley, C. 34333 - W. 31/7/17 - +Pte. Oates, P. 32251 - D. of W. 20/9/17; - 24/9/17 - Pte. O’Brien, P. 5630 C W. 5/8/16 - +Pte. O’Brian, W. O. 4318 A K. in A. 8/8/16 - Pte. O’Brian, S. 202810 A W. 29/9/16 - Pte. O’Connor, J. 4817 C W. 9/9/16 - +Pte. O’Conner, J. 32142 D D. of W. 26/3/18 - +Pte. Oddie, G. 202826 B K. in A. 9/4/18 - +Pte. O’Flynn, C. E. 203518 B D. of W. 31/7/17; - 1/8/17 - Pte. O’Grady, C. 1970 B W. 15/6/15 - Pte. Ogden, J. 202774 C W. 9/9/16 - Pte. Ogden, B. 202585 D W. 31/7/17 - Pte. O’Grady, C. 200045 B W. N.T. 16/8/18 - Pte. Ogden, W. 42011 A W. 7/9/18 - +Pte. O’Heary, A. 17548 D K. in A. N.T. 9/4/18 - Pte. O’Keife, J. 4912 B W. 8/8/16 - Pte. Oliver, C. 2838 B W. 15/6/15 - Pte. Oldnall, H. 2718 C W. 15/6/15 - and 3/8/16 - 2nd Lieut. Oldham -- - W. 20/9/17 - Pte. Oldfield, A. E. 39516 C W. 5/9/18 - +Pte. Oldfield, J. T. 6261 - D. of W. 20/9/16 - Pte. O’Melia, W. 3870 C W. 8/8/16 - +Pte. O’Neill, T. 3122 C K. in A. 15/6/15 - +Pte. O’Neal, C. F. 6319 C K. in A. 28/9/16 - Pte. O’Neil, G. 201073 C W. 21/7/17 - Pte. Ormerod, G. 2558 B W. N.T. 29/10/15 - 2nd Lieut. Orrell, J. H. -- - W. 31/7/17 - Pte. Ormerod, T. 4913 C W. 8/8/16 - +Pte. Ormerod, O. 202739 C K. in A. 9/9/16 - +Pte. Ormerod, J. R. 6248 C K. in A. 25/9/16 - Major Ord, R. -- - W. 31/7/17 - 2nd Lieut. Ordish, J. E. -- - W. 31/7/17 - Pte. Ormerod, H. 200334 B R.P. of W. 31/7/17 - Pte. Orrell, F. 240710 B R.P. of W. 9/4/18 - Pte. Orr, C. 30672 B W. 4/9/18 - Pte. Orrell, R. J. 242868 B W. 11/9/18 - 2nd Lieut. Ostrehan, R. A. -- - W. 1/1/16 - Pte. Osbalderston, H. 201766 B W. 12/7/17 - +Lieut. Ostrehan, D. H. -- - Presumed K. 31/7/17 - Lance-Cpl. Osgerby, H. 235003 B W. 31/7/17 - +Sgt. Ouldcott, E. 251 D W. 14/9/15 - K. in A. 8/8/16 - Pte. Ousey, S. 29394 B W. 23/6/18 - +Lance-Cpl. Owen, E. 1900 A K. in A. 15/6/15 - Pte. Owen, A. 3444 A W. 3/8/16 - Sgt. Owen, C. F. 200199 C W. 27/4/18 - +Pte. Owen, H. R. 238034 A K. in A. 20/5/18 - Pte. Owen, W. 40770 A W. 23/10/18 - Pte. Oxford, G. 6355 D W. 8/8/16 - +Pte. Oxford, N. 27722 D D. of W. 12/4/18; - 9/5/18 - +Pte. O’Neil, P. 3019 - K. in A. 15/6/15 - +2nd Lieut. Ogden, J. H. -- - W. 22/10/16 - K. in A. 31/7/17 - - - +Pte. Parkinson, R. 1085 - Died at Home 2/11/14 - Pte. Parkinson, J. A. 1690 A W. 15/6/15 - Pte. Parkinson, C. 1926 D W. 15/6/15 - Pte. Park, L. 2663 B W. 15/6/15 - Pte. Park, T. 2877 D W. 15/6/15 - Pte. Parkinson, T. 2876 B W. 15/6/15 - Pte. Park, F. 86 B W. 15/6/15 - Cpl. Parkinson, J. 333 B W. 15/6/15 - Pte. Parkinson, R. 1079 C W. 9/10/15 - Lance-Cpl. Parkinson, R. 1079 B W. 31/7/17 - Pte. Parkinson, H. 2839 B W. 6/11/15 - +Pte. Parr, E. 2584 A K. in A. 15/6/15 - +Pte. Parkinson, J. 70 D K. in A. 15/6/15 - +Pte. Palmer, J. 4101 B D. of W. 3/8/16; - 7/8/16 - C.S.M. Parkinson, E. 332 D W. 8/8/16 - Pte. Parkinson, H. 2839 B W. 8/8/16 - Lance-Sgt. Parkinson, A. 226 C W. 8/9/16 - +Pte. Park, W. 1586 A K. in A. 9/9/16 - Pte. Partington, J. 4915 B W. 9/9/16 - Pte. Parkinson, F. 2515 B W. 22/11/16 - +Pte. Parkinson, W. 202132 D K. in A. 4/4/17 - C.Q.M.S. Parkinson, W. 200178 A W. 31/7/17 - Pte. Parkinson, T. H. 202425 A W. 31/7/17 - Pte. Parkinson, W. 200818 B W. 31/7/17 - Lance-Cpl. Parkinson, W. 200818 B W. 16/8/18 - Lance-Cpl. Parkinson, T. 200259 B W. 20/9/17 - Pte. Park, T. 200782 D W. 20/9/17 - Cpl. Parkinson, W. 200167 C W. 20/9/17 - +Pte. Parker, R. 202606 D K. in A. 20/9/17 - Pte. Parkinson, J. 245161 D W. 20/9/17 - Major Parker, H. -- A W. 20/9/16 - +Pte. Parker, G. 31774 A K. in A. 20/9/17 - Pte. Parkinson, T. 200931 C W. 30/10/17 - +Pte. Parkinson, C. 25343 C K. in A. 18/11/17 - Cpl. Partington, J. 202079 B W. 20/11/17 - Cpl. Parkinson, A. 200111 C W. 30/11/17 - Pte. Paisley, D. 201357 D W. 9/4/18 - Pte. Payne, C. J. 36600 D W. 9/4/18 - Pte. Parkinson, J. S. 19100 D R.P. of W. 12/4/18 - +Pte. Parker, J. 38661 C K. in A. 9/4/18 - Pte. Patterson, H. C. 244807 C W. 29/4/18 - +Pte. Palmer, E. 39677 A K. in A. 14/5/18 - Pte. Parry, R. 13356 B W. 27/5/18 - and 30/9/18 - +2nd Lieut. Pasley, W. E. -- - K. in A. 17/6/18 - Pte. Parkinson, T. 29679 B W. 4/9/18 - Sgt. Parkinson, W. 200167 C W. 4/9/18 - +Sgt. Parkinson, R. 200218 C K. in A. 7/9/18 - 2nd Lieut. Parkinson, H. -- - W. 1/10/18 - Pte. Parker, R. 41252 A W. 30/9/18 - Lance-Cpl. Park, T. 200782 D W. 30/9/18 - +Sgt. Parkinson, R. 200218 C K. in A. 13/10/18 - +Pte. Parker, T. 37647 B K. in A. 23/10/18 - +Lance-Cpl. Parkinson, J. 240117 B K. in A. 16/8/18 - +Pte. Passy, J. 28091 A K. in A. 30/11/17 - Pte. Parry, E. 290815 C W. 9/4/18 - Pte. Palmer, A. 241827 C W. 9/4/18 - +Lance-Cpl. Perry, A. J. 275 A K. in A. 15/6/15 - Pte. Pennington, A. E. 2737 B W. 8/8/16 - Pte. Perry, R. 5029 A W. 8/9/16 - Pte. Pearson, J. 3163 C R.P. of W. 9/9/16 - Pte. Pelzer, W. 6127 C W. 27/9/16 - and 15/11/16 - Pte. Peel, W. E. M. 6250 C W. 18/11/16 - Pte. Pendlebury, J. 202602 A W. 20/9/17 - Pte. Pendlebury, T. 290665 C W. 20/9/17 - Pte. Perry, A. 16836 A W. 20/11/17 - Pte. Pearsley, A. 201369 B W. 24/4/18 - Cpl. Pendlebury, F. 290665 C W. 28/7/18 - Pte. Pemberton, C. 19993 C W. 4/9/18 - Pte. Perry, R. 202156 A W. 15/9/18 - +Pte. Pearce, J. 14299 C K. in A. 23/10/18 - Pte. Perry, R. 200760 B R.P. of W. 23/10/18 - Pte. Pendlebury, W. 19894 B W. 19/8/18 - +Capt. Peak, J. A. -- - Presumed Killed 15/6/15 - Pte. Pendlebury, W. 19894 B W. 9/4/18 - Pte. Phillips, H. 12068 B W. 20/9/17 - Sgt. Pilkington, W. 200291 D W. 15/6/15 - Pte. Pickup, J. 2788 A W. 15/6/15 - Pte. Pickering, G. N. 3239 C W. 15/6/15 - +Pte. Pilkington, G. 145 D K. in A. 15/6/15 - C.S.M. Pilkington, W. 1481 B W. 8/8/16 - Pte. Pickup, J. 2458 A W. N.T. 8/9/16 - +Pte. Pinner, E. 202759 C K. in A. 9/9/16 - Pte. Pimley, R. 1925 B W. 9/9/16 - Pte. Pincock, J. 202969 C W. 31/7/17 - +Pte. Pilkington, J. 36169 B W. 31/7/17 - and 20/9/17 - K. in A. 9/4/18 - +Sgt. Pitcher, F. 200809 B D. of W. 20/9/17; - 22/9/17 - Pte. Pickles, F. S. 202619 D W. 20/9/17 - Sgt. Piper, F. 18004 A W. 14/9/18 - Cpl. Plummer, J. 1649 A W. 9/9/16 - Pte. Pollitt, J. 242087 C W. 8/8/16 - Pte. Potter, R. 4319 B W. 8/8/16 - 2nd Lieut. Pollard, P. -- - W. 9/9/16 - Lance-Cpl. Porter, T. 2537 C W. 9/9/16 - Pte. Porter, W. G. 36906 A W. 17/7/17 - and 20/9/17 - +Pte. Potter, T. 32027 C K. in A. 21/7/17 - Sgt. Porter, J. 266047 C W. 20/9/17 - +Pte. Poole, H. 200686 D W. 30/11/17 - D. of W. 3/12/17 - +Pte. Pomfret. J. 202696 - K. in A. 26/4/18 - C.S.M. Porter, R. 290177 A W. 20/5/18 - Lance-Cpl. Porter. W. 32934 B W. 2/6/18 - +Pte. Porteous, G. 235511 C D. of W. 14/10/18 - +Pte. Power, C. 202129 D K. in A. 21/7/17 - Pte. Price, H. 1690 C W. N.T. 15/6/15 - Pte. Procter, H. 2540 B W. 15/6/15 - Pte. Preston, W. 4515 C Missing N.T. 9/9/16 - Pte. Preston, A. 4914 C W. 9/9/16 - +Pte. Preston, J. 12760 - K. in A. 9/4/18 - +Lance-Cpl. Procter, J. 4067 B K. in A. 9/9/16 - Lance-Cpl. Procter, A. 201663 A W. 31/7/17 - +Sgt. Price, T. R. 33176 A K. in A. N.T. 31/7/17 - Pte. Priebe, W. O. 35399 B W. 31/7/17 - Lance-Cpl. Procter, A. 202811 A W. 31/7/17 - +Lance-Cpl. Preston, T. 200621 D K. in A. 20/9/17 - Cpl. Prescott, S. 200077 D W. 23/9/17 - Sgt. Prescott, S. 200077 D W. 2/6/18 - Lance-Cpl. Prince, F. 29172 A Missing 14/5/18 - Pte. Procter, C. 205071 B W. 4/9/18 - Pte. Price, J. 30973 B W. N.T. 30/9/18 - Capt. Price, W. L. -- - W. 15/10/18 - Pte. Pringle, R. J. 31007 D W. 22/10/18 - 2nd Lieut. Pride, R. -- - W. 27/8/18 - +Pte. Preston, J. 12760 C K. in A. 9/4/18 - Pte. Prestwich, D. 29423 B W. 23/10/18 - Pte. Purcell, R. 35788 C W. 4/9/18 - +Pte. Pye, A. 2577 A K. in A. 16/6/15 - Pte. Pye, P. 2202 B W. 15/6/15 - Pte. Pye, F. 2571 B W. 15/6/15 - +2nd Lieut. Pyke, W. E. -- - K. in A. 9/9/16 - +Pte. Pate, R. 27624 - K. in A. 26/10/17 - - - Pte. Quinn, J. 4349 C W. N.T. 9/9/16 - Pte. Quirk, W. 203426 B W. 31/7/17 - - - +Lance-Cpl. Ramsbottom, R. 37694 - K. in A. 9/4/18 - +Pte. Rathbone, S. J. 2108 C K. in A. 15/6/15 - Cpl. Rance, F. 1610 C W. 15/6/15 - Pte. Ranson, J. G. 2648 C W. 15/6/15 - Pte. Rankin, H. 2790 A W. 15/6/15 - Pte. Rathbone, J. T. 3474 D W. 15/6/15 - Pte. Rankin, H. 2790 A W. 31/7/16 - +Pte. Ranson, H. 2651 B K. in A. 16/6/15 - +2nd Lieut. Rawsthorn, A. E. -- - K. in A. 15/6/15 - Pte. Ramsden, B. 4918 B W. 8/8/16 - Pte. Rayton, H. 3129 D W. 8/8/16 - Pte. Rapson, S. 6195 A W. 9/9/16 - Pte. Rawcliffe, A. E. 3370 B W. 9/9/16 - Pte. Rainford, C. 4997 B W. 9/9/16 - Pte. Ralphs, H. 4919 D W. 14/12/16 - Pte. Rapson, V. 202815 A W. 1/4/17 - +Pte. Ratcliffe, J. 202692 A K. in A. 31/7/17 - +Pte. Ramsden, C. 202695 B W. 31/7/17 - K. in A. 26/9/18 - Pte. Race, A. F. 235117 A W. 20/9/17 - +Pte. Rathbone, D. 12910 C K. in A. 19/9/17 - +Pte. Raby, G. A. 25872 C K. in A. 18/11/17 - Pte. Ratcliffe, G. 265997 A W. 14/5/18 - +Pte. Ray, F. 202080 - K. in A. 8/8/16 - Pte. Ranson, A. E. 260119 D W. 22/10/18 - Pte. Rafferty, G. 30935 A W. 23/10/18 - +Lance-Cpl. Reid, J. 52 A K. in A. 15/6/15 - Pte. Rees, J. 243123 C W. 4/8/16 - +Capt. Rennard, E. M. -- - K. in A. 8/8/16 - Pte. Renwick, W. 4544 C Missing N.T. 9/9/16 - +Pte. Read, J. R. 202433 B K. in A. 1/3/17 - Pte. Read, J. 36204 A Missing 30/10/17 - Pte. Rees, T. 35633 C R.P. of W. 15/11/17 - Pte. Read, R. 31785 B Missing 9/4/18 - Pte. Reddish, F. 28064 D W. 12/4/18 - Pte. Reeves, J. W. 42012 A W. N.T. 14/5/18 - Pte. Reid, J. R. 290490 D W. N.T. 16/8/18 - Pte. Reid, A. 30635 D W. 16/8/16 - Pte. Relph, H. 23265 B W. 30/9/18 - Pte. Reid, A. 30635 D W. 16/8/18 - +Pte. Redman, J. C. 29178 D K. in A. 4/9/18 - +Pte. Riding, H. 2544 - Died at Home 6/4/15 - +Pte. Riley, J. 1440 D W. 15/6/15 - D. of W. 9/8/16 - Pte. Rigby, J. 1608 C W. 15/6/15 - +Pte. Richardson, H. 1952 A W. 15/6/15 - K. in A. 8/8/16 - Pte. Rigby, J. T. 2854 D W. 15/6/15 - Pte. Rigby, H. 3156 D W. 28/6/15 - Pte. Richardson, J. 4174 C W. 14/7/16 - +Pte. Rigby, T. 1024 C K. in A. 16/6/15 - +Pte. Riding, W. 2062 D K. in A. 16/6/15 - +Lance-Cpl. Rigby, J. T. 2854 D K. in A. 5/8/16 - Pte. Riley, H. 200436 C W. 8/8/16 - +Pte. Rigby, T. 241616 C W. 8/8/16 - Died at Sea 4/5/17 - Pte. Riley, R. S. 1614 C W. 8/8/16 - Pte. Richardson, J. 1951 A W. 9/9/16 - +Pte. Riley, H. 1440 D D. of W. 9/8/16 - Pte. Rimmer, D. 2696 C W. 9/9/16 - Pte. Richardson, G. 27435 C W. 14/4/17 - Pte. Riley, J. E. 23269 A W. 5/6/17 - Pte. Ridehalgh, F. 202813 A W. 16/7/17 - +Pte. Rigby, J. 202726 D K. in A. 21/7/18 - 2nd Lieut. Rigby, C. -- - Missing 31/7/17 - Pte. Richmond, J. 201410 D W. 20/9/17 - Pte. Richardson, J. J. 23208 D W. 20/9/17 - Pte. Ridehough, G. 202689 A W. 20/9/17 - and 30/11/17 - Pte. Rigby, C. 208089 C Missing N.T. 18/11/17 - Pte. Rigby, R. 202409 B R.P. of W. 9/4/18 - Pte. Ridsdell, J. 260131 D W. N.T. 9/4/18 - Pte. Rigby, R. 24010 C W. 12/4/18 - Pte. Rigby, J. E. 25533 C W. 10/5/18 - +Pte. Ridgard, J. 29181 A K. in A. 14/5/18 - Lance-Sgt. Ridgway, L. 240216 A W. 18/5/18 - Pte. Richardson, E. R. 29175 C W. 2/6/18 - Pte. Riley, J. 202868 C W. 18/6/18 - Pte. Rickard, H. 39205 D W. 27/8/18 - Pte. Rigby, J. E. 25533 C W. 8/9/18 - +Pte. Rigby, M. 29395 B K. in A. 14/9/18 - +Pte. Riding, G. 41904 B K. in A. 28/9/18 - Pte. Richardson, J. 203587 D W. 30/9/18 - Cpl. Richie, D. 200705 A W. and - R.P. of W. 23/10/18 - Cpl. Riding, C. 29180 A W. 23/10/18 - Pte. Ripley, J. 30650 D W. 16/8/18 - Cpl. Robinson, R. 1109 C W. 15/6/15 - Pte. Round, W. 2516 C W. 15/6/15 - Pte. Robinson, T. E. W. 2582 B W. 15/6/15 - Pte. Robinson, H. 2850 C W. 15/6/15 - and 8/8/16 - Pte. Robinson, A. 1569 A W. 3/11/15 - Pte. Roughsedge, G. 128 D W. 1/11/15 - 2nd Lieut. Rogerson, H. -- - W. 1/1/16 - Pte. Robinson, W. 2000 B W. 27/3/16 - +Pte. Rogerson, G. 2414 C K. in A. 16/6/15 - +Pte. Robinson, J. 4307 A D. of W. 2/8/16 - +Pte. Robinson, G. S. 235023 - K. in A. 20/9/17 - Pte. Round, S. 2539 C W. 8/8/16 - +Pte. Robinson, H. 202637 C K. in A. 28/8/16 - Pte. Roberts, H. 1483 D W. 8/8/16 - Pte. Robinson, J. 243208 D W. 8/8/16 - Lance-Cpl. Rollins, F. 1447 D W. 8/8/16 - +Pte. Robinson, P. 6252 C D. of W. 12/9/16 - +Lance-Cpl. Robinson, W. 3819 C K. in A. 9/9/16 - Pte. Roberts, A. 4488 C W. 9/9/16 - +Pte. Roberts, J. 4477 D K. in A. 24/12/16 - Pte. Roughsedge, H. 5578 A W. 9/1/17 - +Pte. Rossall, J. 201554 B K. in A. 19/5/17 - Pte. Rogers, W. B. 202504 B W. 3/6/17 - Pte. Robbins, E. H. 33874 B W. 2/7/17 - Pte. Robinson, G. 200315 A W. 15/7/17 - Pte. Rollins, J. 200088 D W. 30/7/17 - Pte. Roscoe, J. 290273 B W. 31/7/17 - +Pte. Rowett, C. 201027 B K. in A. 31/7/17 - Pte. Rooney, W. 201208 B W. 31/7/17 - +Pte. Robinson, C. W. 235043 B K. in A. 31/7/17 - +Pte. Robinson, F. 200637 - K. in A. 15/6/15 - Pte. Rossall, W. 203010 C W. 31/7/17 - Pte. Roberts, J. W. 37249 C W. 20/9/17 - Pte. Roberts, A. T. 290669 C W. 20/9/17 - Pte. Roberts, O. 36177 A W. 21/9/17 - Pte. Roach, F. 290214 D R.P. of W. 18/11/17 - Sgt. Robinson, H. 200577 B W. 30/11/17 - Lance-Sgt. Robinson, J. 201390 B W. 30/11/17 - Pte. Rourke, J. 25201 D W. 9/4/18 - +Pte. Roughly, A. 27663 B K. in A. 9/4/18 - Pte. Robinson, A. 243762 - W. 9/4/18 - C.S.M. Roberts, H. 200081 B W. 7/6/17 - Pte. Robbins, C. H. 33874 B W. 9/4/18 - +Lance-Cpl. Rooney, W. 201208 B W. 25/4/18 - K. in A. 11/5/18 - Pte. Roberts, J. 34038 A W. 14/5/18 - Pte. Rose, B. 39681 A W. 14/5/18 - Sgt. Roberts, G. 243767 C W. 14/5/18 - Lance-Cpl. Rogerson, R. 200822 A W. 8/9/18 - +Pte. Roberts, J. 203239 D K. in A. 11/09/18 - +Pte. Robinson, J. 245202 A K. in A. 1/10/18 - Cpl. Robinson, J. 243767 D W. N.T. 30/9/18 - Pte. Rose, J. E. 40469 D W. 22/10/18 - Pte. Robinson, A. 265288 D W. N.T. 11/4/18 - Pte. Rukin, J. 1051 C W. 15/6/15 - +Pte. Rutter, W. 1367 D W. 15/6/15 - K. in A. 1/4/16 - Pte. Rushton, J. 2578 C W. 8/8/16 - Pte. Rushton, W. 202551 B R.P. of W. 31/7/17 - Pte. Rudge, E. A. 30653 D R.P. of W. 16/8/18 - Pte. Ryan, T. W. 200568 A W. 15/6/15 - and 18/7/17 - Pte. Ryan, J. 200409 B W. 12/12/16 - Pte. Ryan, S. 202747 D W. 13/6/17 - - - Sgt. Sanderson, F. 197 D W. 15/6/15 - Pte. Sanderson, R. 201006 C W. 8/8/16 - Pte. Samson, D. 5005 B W. 9/9/16 - and 7/6/17 - Pte. Saul, T. 5298 B W. 26/9/16 - Pte. Sandham, W. 201462 A W. 29/5/17 - Pte. Savage, E. 202683 D W. 10/7/17 - +Pte. Savery, F. 245109 C K. in A. 31/7/17 - Pte. Sandham, J. 200398 C W. 20/9/18 - Sgt. Saltmarsh, A. 29396 C W. 29/9/18 - Pte. Sandford, H. 26647 D W. 18/11/17 - Pte. Sandham, J. 200398 D W. 13/4/18 - Pte. Salmon, H. 202639 A W. 14/5/18 - Pte. Salisbury, S. 202441 D W. 31/7/17 - +Pte. Savage, G. F. 31909 A K. in A. 20/9/17 - Pte. Salisbury, G. 241107 A W. 20/9/17 - Pte. Scudamore, R. 21168 A W. 14/5/17 - and 31/7/17 - Pte. Scott, J. 202784 D W. 10/7/17 - +Pte. Scriven, A. H. 235039 A K. in A. 31/7/17 - 2nd Lieut. Scott, T. H. H. -- - W. 8/7/18 - +Pte. Scattergood, J. 30651 A K. in A. 8/9/18 - +Pte. Scowcroft, W. 37227 D W. 20/9/17 - K. in A. 9/4/18 - Pte. Scowcroft, R. 202649 C W. 21/9/17 - Cpl. Scott, F. 201253 A W. 20/9/17 - and 23/10/18 - +Pte. Scott, J. H. 202388 D K. in A. 18/11/17 - Sgt. Scholes, H. 12176 B W. 14/10/18 - +Cpl. Scott, F. 201253 A K. in A. 23/10/18 - 2nd Lieut. Scott, T. H. H. -- - W. 3/9/18 - Pte. Scholl, A. V. 35393 B W. 9/4/18 - Sgt. Seed, J. 473 A W. 15/6/15 - Lance-Cpl. Seed, Wm. 1137 A W. 15/6/15 - Cpl. Seed, A. 1663 A W. 15/6/15 - +Sgt. Seed, A. 1663 A K. in A. 9/9/16 - Pte. Seddon, W. 2089 D W. 15/6/15 - Pte. Sergeant, E. 23 B W. 15/6/15 - Lance-Cpl. Seddon, J. W. 71 B W. 15/6/15 - Pte. Sewell, W. S. 4424 A W. 21/6/16 - +Pte. Seed, J. 2722 B K. in A. 15/6/15 - +Pte. Sellars, G. 3281 D K. in A. 15/6/15 - C.Q.M.S. Seed, W. 1660 A W. 2/8/16 - Pte. Selfe, H. 3918 D W. 5/8/16 - +Cpl. Seed, H. 200344 A K. in A. 8/8/16 - Pte. Senior, B. 4557 C W. 8/8/16 - Pte. Settle, J. 7564 C W. 8/8/16 - +Sgt. Seddon, G. 1434 D K. in A. 8/8/16 - Pte. Seddon, J. 2010 D W. 8/8/16 - Sgt. Seel, W. 2786 D W. 8/8/16 - +Sgt. Sedgwick, T. 93 A K. in A. 9/9/16 - +Lance-Cpl. Sephton, H. V. 202662 A D. of W. 7/7/17 - Pte. Sergeant, J. 41284 D W. 8/7/18 - Lance-Cpl. Seddon, R. 290066 D W. 16/8/18 - Pte. Sellar, W. L. 29190 C W. 3/9/18 - Pte. Seddon, H. 242031 B W. 5/9/18 - +Pte. Seddon, H. 201830 D K. in A. 12/4/18 - Pte. Sewell, E. 290466 B W. 25/4/18 - +Lance-Cpl. Seed, T. 200579 A K. in A. 31/7/17 - Cpl. Searle, W. C. 41058 D W. 15/10/18 - Lance-Cpl. Seddon, R. 290066 D W. 22/10/18 - +Sgt. Seed, A. 1663 B K. in A. 9/9/16 - +Sgt. Skingsley, W. 398 A K. in A. 15/6/15 - +Pte. Sharples, M. 1408 D K. in A. 15/6/15 - Lance-Cpl. Sharples, W. 1103 A W. 15/6/15 - Cpl. Sharples, J. 1140 B W. 14/6/15 - +Sgt. Sharples, J. 1140 B K. in A. 2/8/16 - Pte. Shipcott, W. 1793 A W. 15/6/15 - Pte. Shipcott, J. 1903 B W. 15/6/15 - Pte. Shipcott, W. J. 1930 B W. 15/6/15 - Lance-Cpl. Sherrington, B. 2004 D W. 15/6/15 - Lance-Cpl. Shuttleworth, F. 14 B W. 29/5/16 - Pte. Sharples, P. 334 A W. 15/6/15 - Pte. Shorrock, J. 3248 C W. 15/6/15 - Pte. Shorrock, A. 3120 C W. 26/3/16 - Pte. Sharples, W. 3456 A W. 28/6/16 - Pte. Sharples, T. 3785 A W. 27/6/16 - and 8/8/16 - +Pte. Sharples, W. H. 2619 C K. in A. 15/6/15 - +Pte. Shuttleworth, T. 106 B K. in A. 15/6/15 - Pte. Shepherd, A. 182 D W. 3/8/16 - and 9/9/16 - Pte. Shaw, R. 4530 B W. 8/8/16 - Pte. Shuttleworth, W. 4468 C W. 8/8/16 - Pte. Sharrocks, J. 201633 D W. 8/8/16 - Pte. Shenty, J. 3071 C W. 9/9/16 - +Pte. Sharples, W. 1103 A K. in A. 9/9/16 - Pte. Shepherd, J. 5046 B W. 29/9/16 - Pte. Shepherd, F. 5629 A W. 8/1/17 - Pte. Sharples, W. 200237 A W. 21/7/17 - +Capt. Shegog, R. W. -- (R.A.M.C.) K. in A. 31/7/17 - +Pte. Shepherd, F. 202600 A K. in A. 31/7/17 - Pte. Sharples, H. 28129 C W. N.T. 6/7/18 - Lieut. Sholl, A. E. -- - W. 15/8/18 - Pte. Shaw, D. 200497 D W. 15/8/18 - Pte. Sharples, H. 40871 B W. 24/8/18 - Pte. Shepherd, R. 30638 D W. 4/9/18 - Sgt. Sharples, W. 200423 D W. 13/9/18 - Pte. Sharpe, R. 29492 A W. 13/9/18 - +Pte. Shutler, F. 30639 B K. in A. 14/9/18 - Pte. Shipsides, W. 28081 D W. 6/12/17 - C.S.M. Sharples, H. 200043 D W. 30/11/17 - Pte. Shuker, A. 33158 C W. 9/4/18 - Pte. Shevlen, J. 201147 D W. 13/4/18 - +Pte. Shackleton, H. 41679 B K. in A. 25/4/18 - Pte. Shillabeer, E. J. 41680 A W. 14/5/18 - +Pte. Sharp, J. 203718 B Missing 31/7/17 - Died 1/1/19 - Pte. Shuttleworth, W. 368615 D W. 31/7/17 - C W. 20/9/17 - +Pte. Shaw, G. 21770 A K. in A. 20/09/17 - +2nd Lieut. Shippobottom, F. -- - D. of W. 18/11/17; - 20/11/17 - +Pte. Sharman, F. 30936 D K. in A. 30/9/18 - +Pte. Sharples, R. N. 1144 A W. 9/9/16 - D. of W. 11/9/18 - Lance-Cpl. Simpson, W. 1026 B W. 15/6/15 - Pte. Silviera, C. 2113 B W. N.T. 30/5/15 - Pte. Singleton, R. 2314 A W. 15/6/15 - Pte. Simpson, J. 2387 D W. 15/6/15 - Pte. Simpson, A. 3228 B W. 15/6/15 - and 8/8/16 - Pte. Silcock, T. 3911 A W. 31/7/17 - Pte. Silcock, L. 2796 C W. 16/6/15 - Pte. Simpson, J. J. 3147 C W. 9/9/16 - Pte. Singleton, J. 2824 B W. 9/9/16 - Pte. Simpson, J. E. 6255 C W. 26/9/16 - Pte. Simpson, J. 200941 C W. 27/9/16 - Pte. Silcock, W. 212669 A W. 1/4/17 - +Pte. Simpson, A. 202643 B W. 3/5/17 - Died 4/6/17 - Cpl. Simpson, R. 201081 C W. 10/6/17 - Pte. Simpson, T. 34309 C W. 23/6/17 - Pte. Sidebottam, H. 32685 C W. 3/6/18 - Pte. Simpson, J. 240843 C W. 8/7/18 - +Pte. Singleton, W. 241473 D Missing - (Pres’d K.) 30/11/17 - Lance-Cpl. Simpson, J. 202870 C W. 26/4/18 - Pte. Simmonite, W. E. 235005 C W. 28/4/18 - Pte. Silvester, J. 27812 B W. 28/4/18 - Pte. Simm, H. 25667 B W. 31/7/17 - Pte. Silcock, T. 201414 A W. 20/9/17 - +Pte. Simm, W. 17261 B K. in A. 30/10/17 - Pte. Simpkin, J. 30937 A W. 24/10/18 - Pte. Slater, T. 200957 B W. 15/6/15 - +Pte. Slater, J. 1422 - K. in A. 15/9/15 - Pte. Slater, I. 3323 D W. 15/6/15 - +Pte. Slater, J. 1578 A K. in A. 9/9/16 - +Pte. Slater, F. 1783 B K. in A. 15/6/15 - Pte. Slater, G. 200732 B W. 8/8/16 - Pte. Slater, A. 3612 A W. 31/7/17 - Pte. Slack, R. 42018 B W. 27/5/18 - Pte. Slater, W. 23752 A W. 7/6/18 - +Cpl. Sleath, G. F. 36929 C K. in A. 9/4/18 - Pte. Slater, D. 202673 A W. 31/7/17 - Pte. Slater, T. 201631 D W. 9/9/16 - +Sgt. Smith, J. J. 1075 C K. in A. 15/6/15 - Pte. Smith, J. 200290 D W. 15/6/15 - Sgt. Smart, J. E. 200333 B W. 15/6/15 - Pte. Smalley, C. 221 D W. N.T. 15/6/15 - +Lieut. Smith, W. -- - K. in A. 15/6/15 - Pte. Smith, J. 200290 D W. 22/12/15 - Pte. Smith, H. 201713 B W. 8/8/16 - Pte. Smith, R. 200873 C W. 8/8/16 - Pte. Smith, W. 242271 D W. 8/8/16 - Pte. Smith, J. 1474 D W. 8/8/16 - +Cpl. Smith, J. 200072 D W. 15/6/15 - K. in A. 8/8/16 - Pte. Smith, W. 4925 B W. 26/9/16 - Pte. Smith, E. 201780 B W. 7/6/17 - Pte. Smith, G. 202629 C W. 31/7/17 - Pte. Smethurst, J. R. 35868 A W. N.T. 31/7/17 - Pte. Smith, G. F. 30361 A W. 2/6/18 - Pte. Smethurst, R 202054 A W. N.T. 9/7/18 - Cpl. Smith, H. 235036 B W. 16/8/18 - +Pte. Smith, J. 42019 D K. in A. 11/9/18 - +2nd Lieut. Smith, W. B. -- - K. in A. 14/9/18 - Pte. Smith, A. 30977 B W. 30/9/18 - Lance-Sgt. Smith, W. 202724 B W. 30/11/17 - Pte. Smith, H. 31577 B W. 9/4/18 - Pte. Smith, J. 265998 B W. 9/4/18 - Pte. Smith, A. 243755 D W. 9/4/18 - +Pte. Smith, D. H. 38097 A K. in A. 9/4/18 - Pte. Smith, W. 29195 D W. 2/5/18 - +Lance-Cpl. Smith, S. 242836 A Missing - (Pres’d D.) 14/5/18 - Pte. Smith, A. 235017 C W. 31/7/17 - +Pte. Smith, W. 201048 C K. in A. 31/7/17 - 2nd Lieut. Smith, A. P. -- - W. 20/9/17 - Pte. Smith, H. 37243 C W. 20/9/17 - +Pte. Smith, E. 201780 B K. in A. 20/9/17 - Pte. Smith, S. F. 31951 A W. 20/9/17 - +Pte. Smart, T. 31980 C K. in A. 30/10/17 - Lance-Cpl. Smith, T. 8584 C W. 18/11/17 - +Pte. Smith, R. 200917 A K. in A. 13/10/18 - Lance-Cpl. Smith, A. 243755 D W. 20/6/18 - Pte. Smith, A. 235017 A W. 30/11/17 - Pte. Snape, W. 2965 C W. 15/6/15 - Pte. Snelgrove, J. C. 248 C W. 15/6/15 - Pte. Smithson, E. W. 5019 B W. 9/9/16 - +Pte. Snowling, G. 9934 C K. in A. 18/11/17 - Pte. Southworth, J. 2270 B W. 15/6/15 - Pte. Southworth, J. 160 D W. 15/6/15 - and 1/4/16 - Pte. Sowerby, W. C. 200329 C R.P. of W. 15/6/15 - +Pte. Southworth, J. 2874 B K. in A. 15/6/15 - Pte. Southworth, D. 4920 B W. 8/8/16 - Pte. Southworth, A. M. 4499 B W. 9/9/16 - Pte. Southworth, D. 202653 B W. 31/7/17 - Lance-Cpl. Southworth, D. 202653 A W. 18/11/17 - +Pte. Southworth, W. 202542 A K. in A. 5/8/17 - Pte. Southam, J. 29182 C W. 13/4/18 - B W. 16/8/18 - Pte. Southworth, C. 201420 A W. 31/7/17 - Pte. Somers, J. 37589 D W. 18/11/17 - Lance-Cpl. Springate, H. 131 D W. 15/6/15 - +Pte. Spencer, R. 2902 B K. in A. 15/6/15 - Pte. Spivey, F. 1402 D W. 9/9/16 - Pte. Speakman, W. J. 30664 D W. 4/9/18 - Pte. Speet, J. W. 30637 B W. 5/9/18 - Cpl. Spensen, R. 202899 D W. 30/11/17 - Pte. Spencer, J. 202761 D W. 31/7/17 - Pte. Squires, B. D. 1978 B W. 27/3/16 - Pte. Squires, A. 1492 D W. 8/8/16 - +Pte. Street, R. 2672 B K. in A. 15/6/15 - Pte. Stanton, J. 2979 A W. 15/6/15 - Pte. Stephenson, V. 119 B W. 15/6/15 - Pte. Stanton, P. 2924 A W. 15/6/15 - +Lance-Cpl. Stones, R. 1643 B K. in A. 15/6/15 - Pte. Stark, A. M. 3100 B R.P. of W. 16/6/15 - Pte. Starling, T. 240625 C W. 1/8/16 - +Pte. Stevenson, R. 2554 - Died 25/10/16 - +Cpl. Stephenson, L. 3151 - K. in A. 28/6/16 - Pte. Stott, E. 202086 D W. 3/8/16 - +Pte. Shanley, H. 5007 B W. 8/8/16 - D. of W. 13/8/16 - Lieut. Strong, H. W. -- - W. 9/9/16 - Lance-Cpl. Strettle, W. 2570 A W. 9/9/16 - Pte. Stubbs, F. 202775 D W. 9/9/16 - +Pte. Strickland, T. A. 3053 B K. in A. 9/9/16 - Pte. Steam, D. 235015 A W. 29/5/17 - Pte. Stringer, A. 202088 B W. 8/6/17 - +Sgt. Stephenson, V. 200052 C K. in A. 18/7/17 - +Pte. Stephan, W. H. 36893 A K. in A. 18/7/17 - Pte. Stambridge, A. 10631 D W. 16/8/18 - Lance-Cpl. Stafford, J. 19564 A W. 16/8/18 - Lance-Cpl Stewart, T. 203840 D W. 15/8/18 - +Lance-Cpl. Stanford, H. 25775 A K. in A. 30/11/17 - Lance-Cpl. Stamper, J. 28083 A W. 30/11/17 - Lance-Cpl. Stubbs, F. 202775 D W. 30/11/17 - Lance-Cpl. Stewart, T. 283040 D W. N.T. 25/4/18 - and 15/8/15 - +Sgt. Stansfield, A. 202767 D K. in A. 31/7/17 - +Pte. Stearne, D. 235015 A K. in A. 20/9/17 - Pte. Stoddart, T. 30978 B W. 30/9/18 - +Cpl. Stratton, S. 6333 - K. in A. 20/9/17 - Pte. Stroud, W. G. 40552 A W. 19/10/18 - Lance-Cpl. Stafford, J. 19564 A W. 26/5/18 - Pte. Sumner, J. 2650 B W. N.T. 31/7/16 - Pte. Sumner, R. 2600 B W. N.T. 1/8/16 - +Pte. Sutcliffe, J. 6148 C D. of W. 9/9/16; - 16/9/16 - Pte. Sumner, W. 32001 A W. 3/5/17 - +Pte. Sutton, R. 200718 A K. in A. 31/7/17 - Pte. Sumner, J. 200848 A W. 9/8/18 - Pte. Sumner, W. 203638 C W. N.T. 1/5/18 - Pte. Sumner, T. 201017 B R.P. of W. 31/7/17 - +Pte. Swindlehurst, J. 4643 A K. in A. 28/9/16 - Pte. Swindells, J. 235041 B W. 31/7/17 - +Pte. Swift, G. T. 202667 A K. in A. 31/7/17 - Lance-Cpl. Swingler, E. 243201 B W. 3/6/18 - Pte. Swift, J. 32870 D R.P. of W. 17/2/18 - Pte. Swaine, A. 9014 B W. 18/11/17 - Pte. Swann, D. 244630 D W. 30/9/18 - Pte. Syddal, A. 235165 B W. 16/7/17 - and 30/11/17 - Pte. Sykes, T. 37600 B W. 30/11/17 - +Pte. Singleton, R. 32832 - K. in A. 31/7/17 - +Pte. Swindlehurst, H. 202534 - K. in A. 20/9/17 - - - +Lance-Cpl. Tattersall, W. 776 D K. in A. 1/4/16 - +Pte. Taylor, J. 2056 D W. 15/6/15 - K. in A. 8/7/18 - Pte. Taylor, A. 283 C W. 15/6/15 - +Pte. Taylor, J. W. 2230 A K. in A. 15/6/15 - +Pte. Tattersall, W. 3490 C K. in A. 28/6/16 - Pte. Taylor, R. A. 4513 A W. 31/7/16 - Pte. Taylor, J. 4564 C W. 8/8/16 - Pte. Taylor, J. W. 3306 C W. 8/8/16 - Pte. Taylor, J. 3541 D W. 8/8/16 - Pte. Tarbett, J. W. 4452 C W. N.T. 9/9/16 - Pte. Taylor, J. 200972 C W. 9/9/16 - +Pte. Taylor, W. 4600 C K. in A. 9/9/16 - Pte. Taylor, T. 3538 D W. 9/9/16 - Pte. Tatler, W. 4991 B W. 9/9/16 - Pte. Taylor, W. 15055 B W. 14/7/17 - +Pte. Taylor, T. 31905 A K. in A. 31/7/17 - Lance-Cpl. Taylor, T. 202597 B W. 31/7/17 - 2nd Lieut. Tautz, R. H. -- - W. 20/9/17 - +Pte. Taylor, T. 201710 D K. in A. 20/9/17 - +Pte. Taylor, J. E. 235016 A K. in A. 17/9/17 - Pte. Taysom, J. 291086 C W. 18/11/17 - Pte. Taylor, T. 203544 C R.P. of W. 18/11/17 - +Pte. Taylor, J. E. 200495 D K. in A. 12/4/18 - Pte. Taylor, G. C. 29197 D W. 9/4/18 - 2nd Lieut. Taylor, W. G. E. -- - W. 1/6/18 - Pte. Tabor, J. H. 202501 B W. 2/6/18 - Pte Taylor, H. W. 32290 C W. 3/6/18 - +Cpl. Tancock, E. J. 13601 D D. of W. 18/6/18; - 22/6/18 - +Pte. Taylor, J. 200495 D K. in A. 7/7/18 - Pte. Tarte, W. 36180 D W. 16/8/18 - Pte. Tabor, J. 202501 B W. 4/9/18 - Pte. Talbot, R. 30938 D W. 4/9/18 - Sgt. Taylor, J. W. 201044 C W. 4/9/18 - 2nd Lieut. Taylor, W. G. E. -- - Missing 13/10/18 - 2nd Lieut. Taylor, J. T. -- - W. 16/10/18 - Pte. Taylor, J. 30940 C W. 23/10/18 - Pte. Taylor, H. 37626 C W. 9/4/18 - +Pte. Tennant, W. 6204 B Missing - (Pres’d K.) 26/9/16 - +Pte. Tebay, T. 16062 A W. 10/4/18 - K. in A. 14/5/18 - 2nd Lieut. Tennant, J. -- - W. 3/9/18 - Pte. Tew, A. 29398 B W. 23/10/18 - Pte. Thompson, A. 1637 C W. 15/6/15 - Pte. Thorpe, A. 2545 A W. 15/6/15 - +Pte. Thorpe, A. 200614 A K. in A. 9/4/18 - Pte. Thomason, J. S. 260 C W. 15/6/15 - Pte. Thistleton, G. 338 A W. 15/6/15 - Pte. Thornley, H. 4926 B W. 8/8/16 - Pte. Threlfall, W. 3846 D W. 8/8/16 - Sgt. Thornber, A. 2316 D W. 9/9/16 - +Pte. Thexton, S. 201041 D K. in A. 9/9/16 - Pte. Thomason, J. E. 21798 C W. 24/5/17 - +Sgt. Thompson, J. 201350 A K. in A. 3/6/17 - Pte. Thistleton, T. 200352 B W. 10/6/17 - Pte. Thompson, A. 290739 C R.P. of W. 18/11/17 - +Pte. Threlfall, E. 32961 C K. in A. 18/11/17 - +Pte. Thomas, J. 202697 D D. of W. 9/4/18; - 25/4/18 - +Sgt. Thompson, J. 201197 D W. 9/4/18 - Sgt. Threadgould, W. 243878 A W. 14/5/18 - Pte. Thornton, F. J. 38221 A W. 21/5/18 - and 7/7/18 - Lance-Cpl. Thompson, W. 201353 D W. 23/5/18 - Pte. Thomas, E. 29425 A W. 29/5/18 - Pte. Thompson, C. H. 29424 D W. 16/6/18 - 2nd Lieut. Thomas, F. -- - W. 11/9/18 - Pte. Thornycroft, A. 30640 B W. 1/10/18 - Pte. Thornley, E. 23223 A W. 17/10/18 - +Cpl. Thomas, A. S. 29202 C K. in A. 9/4/18 - Pte. Timbrell, H. 2304 A W. 30/5/15 - and 9/9/16 - Pte. Tipping, E. 2884 B W. 15/6/15 - Lance-Sgt. Tickle, H. 139 B W. 1/1/16 - Pte. Titterington, J. 3873 A W. 8/8/16 - Pte. Tinsley, T. 3057 C W. 8/8/16 - Pte. Timbrell, H. 2304 A W. 9/9/16 - Pte. Tilsley, W. 202926 C W. 20/9/17 - Pte. Tipping, F. 29203 A W. 9/4/18 - Pte. Tinsley, J. A. 30661 C W. 17/8/18 - Lance-Cpl. Tootle, E. 1185 D W. 15/6/15 - Cpl. Tomlinson, J. W. 1997 B W. 15/6/15 - and 18/9/15 - Pte. Towers, W. 2673 A W. 16/6/15 - Pte. Tootell, J. 149 D W. 5/9/15 - +Pte. Tomlinson, A. 76 B K. in A. 15/6/15 - +Pte. Tootell, J. 2011 D K. in A. 8/8/16 - Pte. Tootell, J. 3240 D W. 8/8/16 - +Pte. Todd, R. 4965 B K. in A. 9/9/16 - Pte. Tomlinson, F. J. 31771 A W. 6/5/17 - Pte. Tonge, H. 202998 B R.P. of W. 31/7/17 - Pte. Todd, F. 201069 D W. 20/9/17 - Lance-Cpl. Tootell, J. 200469 D W. 20/9/17 - Pte. Todhunter, J. L. 244867 A W. 20/9/17 - Pte. Todd, P. E. 26117 C W. 18/11/17 - Pte. Todd, W. 203248 A W. 14/5/18 - Pte. Todd, G. E. 30979 B W. 13/10/18 - +Pte. Tomlinson, A. 235044 A K. in A. 31/7/17 - Cpl. Travis, J. 1366 D W. 15/6/15 - Pte. Tracey, J. 201564 C R.P. of W. 31/7/17 - +Pte. Trafford, H. B. 203067 C K. in A. 31/7/17 - +Pte. Turner, F. 2311 A K. in A. 15/6/15 - Pte. Turner, V. 1919 A W. 15/6/15 - Pte. Turner, W. 4943 B W. 8/8/16 - +Pte. Turner, W. 4563 C K. in A. 9/9/16 - Pte. Turner, J. 6207 B W. 9/9/16 - Pte. Turner, F. 4330 D W. 29/9/16 - Pte. Turner, E. 235042 B R.P. of W. 31/7/17 - Pte. Turner, J. 290171 C W. 18/11/17 - +Pte. Turnbull, T. 202648 A K. in A. 30/11/17 - Lance-Cpl. Tucker, A. C. 34261 A W. 29/5/18 - +Pte. Turvey, T. 42023 D K. in A. 3/6/18 - +Pte. Turner, G. 38808 B K. in A. 14/10/18 - +Pte. Turnbull, F. M. 42113 B K. in A. 14/10/18 - Pte. Tyldsley, P. 5032 C W. 8/8/16 - Pte. Tyson, H. 3387 D W. N.T. 8/8/16 - Lance-Cpl. Tyrer, F. 4540 D W. 8/8/16 - 2nd Lieut. Tynell, R. F. L. -- - W. 30/3/18 - +Pte. Tyldsley, T. 29200 D K. in A. 19/4/18 - Pte. Tyers, W. 41297 D W. 16/6/18 - Pte. Tyler, H. 35474 B W. 31/7/17 - 2nd Lieut. Tyldesley, H. -- - W. 31/7/17 - - - Pte. Underwood, J. P. 2315 A W. 15/6/15 - and 30/10/15 - Pte. Unsworth, J. 1721 B W. 9/9/16 - Pte. Unsworth, W. 5078 C W. N.T. 9/9/16 - +Pte. Unsworth, J. 200375 B K. in A. 4/6/17 - Pte. Unsworth, H. 24378 D W. 13/7/17, - 20/9/17 - and 9/4/18 - +Pte. Unsworth, T. 29426 C K. in A. 1/5/18 - Pte. Underwood, T. W. 30942 B W. 14/8/18 - Pte. Urwin, H. 2866 A W. 9/9/16 - Pte. Urwin, H. 200779 A W. 10/4/18 - Pte. Utting, W. 2831 B W. 15/6/15 - Pte. Utting, W. 2880 B W. 15/6/15 - - - Pte. Vass, J. 4288 A W. 31/7/16 - Pte. Vaughan, D. W. 4655 C W. 9/9/16 - Pte. Vass, J. 4298 A W. 9/9/16 - Pte. Vause, J. 297 B W. 9/9/16 - Lance-Cpl. Valentine, G. 202513 C W. 10/12/16 - Pte. Vause, J. 31937 D W. 31/7/17 - Pte. Varey, W. 37652 D W. 12/4/18 - Pte. Vasey, J. W. 26511 B W. 16/8/18 - Pte. Valentine, G. 202573 B W. 31/7/17 - Pte. Vause, J. 31937 D W. 9/4/18 - Pte. Vickers, W. 148 B W. 9/7/15 - Pte. Vickerman, J. 1296 C W. 15/6/15 - and 9/9/16 - 2nd Lieut. Vipond, T. R. -- - W. 9/9/16 - Pte. Vickers, A. 202922 C W. 9/9/16 - Pte. Vickers, A. 202922 C W. 8/6/17 - 2nd Lieut. Vincent, H. C. -- - W. 31/7/17 - and 9/4/18 - - +Pte. Waterworth, S. 4440 C K. in A. 8/8/16 - Pte. Walkden, F. 1621 C W. 8/8/16 - Pte. Waring, T. 2028 D W. 8/8/16 - +C.S.M. Waring, T. 1720 C K. in A. 9/9/16 - Pte. Walker, J. 202094 C W. 9/9/16 - +Pte. Walkden, J. H. 202755 C K. in A. 9/9/16 - Pte. Wallbank, J. 3021 A W. N.T. 9/9/16 - Pte. Watkinson, H. 4045 A W. N.T. 9/9/16 - Pte. Ward, C. 2912 B W. 9/9/16 - Pte. Walton, J. W. 2828 B W. 15/5/15 - and 9/9/16 - +Pte. Waddicar, A. 202097 D K. in A. 4/4/17 - Lance-Cpl. Walton, J. W. 200761 C W. 13/4/17 - Pte. Ward, A. 31891 D R.P. of W. 18/5/17 - Pte. Wainwright, W. 202590 B W. 14/7/17 - Pte. Wall, J. 32166 A W. 18/7/17 - Pte. Watkinson, H. 201366 D W. 20/9/17 - Pte. Walker, L. 29944 C W. 20/9/17 - 2nd Lieut. Walmsley, J. F. -- - W. 22/10/16 - +Lance-Cpl. Walmsley, J. 201521 A K. in A. 20/9/17 - Pte. Watts, E. J. 31544 C Missing N.T. 18/11/17 - Pte. Waring, J. 200175 A W. N.T. 9/4/18 - Pte. Walsh, J. 32964 C W. 14/4/18 - Pte. Walker, F. 29217 A W. 9/4/18 - +Sgt. Ward, R. H. 200984 B K. in A. 31/7/17 - Cpl. Walmsley, J. 4992 C W. 31/7/17 - Pte. Walsh, W. 32085 B W. 31/7/17 - Pte. Welsh, S. 202921 B W. 31/7/17 - Pte. Ward, A. 202920 - W. 31/7/17 - Pte. Walmsley, H. 31987 A R.P. of W. 31/7/17 - +Pte. Walker, J. 1687 - Died 6/11/16 - +Pte. Webb, S. G. 9226 - K. in A. 31/7/17 - +Pte. Wilbraham, T. E. 244686 - D. of W. 22/9/17 - +Pte. Wilkinson, R. 1149 - D. of W. 23/8/16 - +Pte. Wilkinson, S. 29223 - D. of W. 22/5/18 - Pte. Warnes, P. 235040 A W. 31/7/17 - Pte. Watson, I. W. 202962 A W. 31/7/17 - Lance-Cpl. Walker, J. E. L. 34330 D W. 31/7/17 - Pte. Waite, E. 25576 D W. 31/7/17 - Pte. Waite, J. 37570 A W. 20/9/17 - Pte. Warren, R. 27561 C W. 20/9/17 - Pte. Wade, L. 1023 C W. 15/6/15 - +Sgt. Waring, T. 1720 B W. 15/6/15 - K. in A. 9/9/16 - Pte. Waring, J. 2053 D W. 15/6/15 - Pte. Waters, E. 2978 A W. 15/6/15 - Pte. Walker, A. 3014 A W. 15/6/15 - Pte. Wainman, A. 3401 D W. 30/9/15 - B W. 8/8/16 - Pte. Walton, T. 4108 D W. 1/7/16 - Pte. Walsh, A. 4938 D W. 25/4/16 - 2nd Lieut. Walker, A. S. -- - W. 28/6/16 - Pte. Wardley, J. 4932 C W. 30/6/16 - Lance-Cpl. Wade, R. W. 4069 A W. 28/6/16 - Pte. Ward, T. 1975 A W. 29/6/16 - Pte. Ward, A. 2787 A W. 15/6/15 - Pte. Walker, J. 4930 B W. 31/7/16 - Pte. Walsh, J. 4398 A W. 3/8/16 - Pte. Walmsley, C. 4167 B W. 8/8/16 - Pte. Watson, A. 376021 A W. N.T. 26/4/18 - Pte. Walsh, J. 32495 A W. 14/5/18 - +Sgt. Walne, W. 200357 A K. in A. 7/5/18 - Pte. Walmsley, T. 37669 A W. 2/6/18 - Pte. Warrington, J. S. 41668 D W. N.T. 2/6/18 - +Pte. Wallis, F. C. 241358 - K. in A. 6/5/18 - Pte. Watkinson, H. 36794 D W. 27/6/18 - +Pte. Watson, M. 29427 D K. in A. 8/7/18 - Pte. Walker, A. 30476 C W. 16/8/18 - Pte. Wadd, H. 40433 B W. 16/8/16 - Cpl. Warwick, W. A. 15554 B W. 4/9/18 - Lance-Cpl. Wainwright, W. 202590 B W. 4/9/18 - Pte. Walmsley, F. 41097 B W. 14/9/18 - Pte. Wandless, G. E. 30981 B W. 14/9/18 - Pte. Watts, J. A. 235513 C W. 24/9/18 - Pte. Ward, T. 343016 A W. N.T. 30/9/18 - Pte. Warnes, H. 30980 - W. 30/9/18 - +2nd Lieut. Walton -- - K. in A. 16/11/16 - +Pte. Walton, J. 30983 B K. in A. 2/10/18 - Pte. Watkinson, A. 25462 A W. 23/10/18 - Pte. Wafer, P. 22306 A W. 14/5/18 - Pte. Welley, L. 7526 C W. N.T. 8/9/16 - Pte. Webster, P. J. 6297 C W. 9/9/16 - Pte. Welsh, S. 6313 C W. 25/9/16 - +Pte. West, J. 202155 B K. in A. 15/7/17 - +Pte. Webster, P. 202907 C K. in A. 21/7/17 - +Pte. Webster, W 36175 A W. 22/7/17 - K. in A. 11/9/18 - +2nd Lieut. Westwood, S. B. -- - W. 17/2/18 - K. in A. 18/4/18 - Pte. Webb, W. 35539 A W. 31/7/17 - Pte. Westhead, F. 203879 B R.P. of W. 31/7/17 - +Pte. Weatherstone, J. 4470 D K. in A. 3/8/16 - Pte. Waston, W. A. 29429 - W. 20/5/18 - 2nd Lieut. Wetherill, W. B. -- - Missing 17/6/18 - Pte. West, H. 24664 D W. 16/8/16 - +Pte. Webster, S. 36175 A K. in A. 11/9/18 - +Pte. Weaver, A. 24328 B D. of W. 2/10/18 - +Cpl. West, G. 28195 A K. in A. 8/7/18 - Lance-Cpl. Whittle, R. H. 3939 C W. 8/8/16 - Pte. Whyte, J. 2870 C W. 8/8/16 - +Pte. Wharton, J. 3985 B D. of W. 8/8/16; - 25/9/16 - Pte. Whyte, P. 3762 C W. 9/9/16 - Pte. Whelan, G. 202924 C W. 9/9/16 - Pte. Whinney, C. T. 202785 C W. 9/9/16 - Pte. Whittaker, H. 202819 A W. 6/5/17 - Pte. Whitelegg, E. 202552 A W. 6/5/17 - +Lance-Cpl. Whalley, W. 3211 D K. in A. 7/6/17 - +Pte. Whiteside, J. 200674 C K. in A. 18/7/17 - Pte. Whittingham, H. 202657 D W. 30/7/17 - Pte. Whalley, R. 202170 A R.P. of W. 31/7/17 - Pte. Wharton, R. 37147 A W. 20/9/17 - Pte. Whittle, W. 201835 D W. 30/11/17 - Pte. Whalen, E. 201812 D W. 30/11/17 - +Pte. Whalley, J. 24140 D K. in A. 9/4/18 - Pte. Whittaker, G. 203529 C W. 31/7/17 - Sgt. Whiteside, T. 200001 C W. 31/7/17 - Pte. Whalley, C. 200619 A W. 31/7/17 - Pte. Whittle, J. 23759 B R.P. of W. 31/7/17 - Pte. Whittle, W. 235168 B Missing N.T. 31/7/17 - Pte. Whelan, G. E. 36676 C R.P. of W. 31/7/17 - Pte. Whitley, B. 202677 D W. 20/9/17 - Lance-Sgt. Whiteside, J. 906 C W. 15/6/15 - Pte. Whittle, A. 1490 D W. 15/6/15 - Pte. Whiteside, J. 2135 B W. 30/5/15 - Pte. Whalley, C. 2552 A W. 15/6/15 - Lance-Cpl. Whiteside, T. 2 B W. 15/6/15 - and 8/8/16 - Pte. Whittaker, W. 7 B W. 11/8/15 - Pte. Whewill, H. 80 B W. 15/6/15 - Pte. Whitehead, C. 3827 A W. 9/7/16 - +Pte. Whittle, W. 415 A K. in A. 15/6/15 - +Pte. Wharton, A. 2024 A K. in A. 15/6/15 - +Pte. Whiteside, W. 2632 C K. in A. 15/6/15 - +Pte. Whalley, G. C. 3192 C K. in A. 15/6/15 - Pte. Whittaker, F. 242738 C W. 4/8/16 - Pte. Whiteside, J. 2138 B W. 5/8/16 - Pte. Whiteside, T. 242 C W. 5/8/16 - Pte. Whitehead, W. T. 29428 A W. 14/5/18 - Pte. Whittaker, R. 29220 B W. 21/5/17 - Pte. Whiteside, J. 15180 B W. 18/6/18 - Pte. Whitehead, C. 31516 A W. 20/6/18 - +Pte. White, F. H. 42030 C D. of W. 25/6/18; - 13/9/18 - Pte. White, F. 10200 B W. N.T. 25/6/18 - Pte. Whittaker, J. 25399 D W. 4/9/18 - Pte. Whitehead, W. 235506 B W. 5/9/18 - Lance-Cpl. Wharton, S. 201743 D W. 9/9/18 - Pte. Whittaker, J. 25399 B W. 22/10/18 - Pte. Whitfield, H. 30987 B W. 23/10/18 - +Capt. Whitfield, J. L. -- - K. in A. 15/6/15 - Lance-Cpl. Wharton, S. 201743 D W. 9/4/18 - Pte. White, T. H. 27136 C W. 4/9/18 - Pte. Wilson, J. 1621 C W. N.T. 8/8/16 - +Pte. Winrow, R. 7583 D K. in A. 8/8/16 - Pte. Wilson, J. H. 5442 D W. 8/8/16 - Capt. Widdows, J. O. -- - Shock 10/8/16 - Pte. Wilkin, J. 1002 C W. 9/9/16 - Pte. Wilson, H. 4453 C W. 9/9/16 - +Pte. Wilson, J. 4381 C K. in A. 9/9/16 - Pte. Wilson, A. 201877 C W. 9/9/16 - +Pte. Williams, D. H. 202918 C K. in A. 9/9/16 - +Pte. Wilcock, F. N. 13141 - K. in A. 23/7/16 - +Pte. Williams, J. B. 204811 - Died at Home 30/12/17 - +Pte. Worden, H. 202424 - K. in A. 4/4/17 - Pte. Winterbourne, W. 4997 C W. N.T. 9/9/16 - Pte. Wilkinson, H. 4447 C W. N.T. 9/9/16 - +Sgt. Williamson, M. 200236 A K. in A. 9/9/16 - Pte. Wignall, W. 3771 A W. 9/9/16 - +Pte. Wilkinson, R. 3249 C W. 15/6/15 - D. of W. 11/9/16 - +Pte. Winstanley, J. 6113 D K. in A. 28/9/16 - +Pte. Williams, F. 2963 B K. in A. 29/9/16 - Lance-Cpl. Wilson, C. H. 6307 C W. 18/11/16 - Pte. Widdup, J. 202655 D W. 4/4/17 - Pte. Wilson, H. G. 36177 A W. 2/6/17 - Pte. Willett, W. 18618 B W. 4/6/17 - Pte. 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W. 240713 - W. 30/9/18 - Pte. Wiles, G. 30988 B W. 2/10/18 - Pte. Wiles, J. 30643 B W. 13/10/18 - Pte. Williamson, J. 30985 B W. 17/10/18 - Pte. Winstanley, R. 23592 B W. 23/10/18 - Pte. Wilby, G. H. 29069 B W. 23/10/18 - Pte. Williams, G. 41530 B W. 23/10/18 - Pte. Williams, R. 32211 A W. 23/10/18 - +Pte. Wilkinson, A. 25945 A K. in A. 23/10/18 - Pte. Wiles, J. 30643 D W. 16/8/18 - +Pte. Wilson, J. 202098 B K. in A. 8/8/16 - +Pte. Williams, H. 31977 A K. in A. 2/6/17 - Cpl. Wilkinson, J. S. 202752 D W. 9/4/18 - Pte. Williams, C. P. 28261 D W. 9/4/18 - +Pte. Wilkinson, A. 25945 A K. in A. 23/10/18 - +Pte. Woodruff, W. 3309 D K. in A. 8/8/16 - +Pte. Woodhouse, E. 3978 D K. in A. 8/8/16 - +Pte. Worthington, A. 2074 D K. in A. 8/8/16 - Pte. Wood, E. L. 5095 C W. N.T. 8/9/16 - +Pte. Wootton, A. 6312 C K. in A. 9/9/16 - Pte. Wood, J. 4309 C Missing N.T. 9/9/16 - Pte. Woodward, G. 5197 B W. N.T. 9/9/16 - Pte. Worthington, G. 202589 C W. 18/7/17 - Pte. Woods, J. 32177 B W. 20/9/17 - +Pte. 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Woodburn, A. 2669 A D. of W. 8/11/15 - +Sgt. Woods, R. 58 B K. in A. 15/6/15 - Pte. Worswick, J. 4933 A W. 31/7/16 - Pte. Woods, T. 4578 C W. 3/8/16 - +Pte. Worsley, F. 5001 B K. in A. 8/8/16 - Pte. Wood, H. 38971 C W. N.T. 28/7/18 - Pte. Wood, E. C. 41682 C W. 12/5/18 - Pte. Woodruff, F. 29204 B W. 11/5/18 - Lance-Cpl. Woods, D. 290208 A W. 14/5/18 - Pte. Woodward, G. 28250 B W. 2/6/18 - +Pte. Wood, H. E. 41085 D K. in A. 2/6/18 - +Pte. Woodburn, W. 232037 A K. in A. N.T. 23/10/18 - +Sgt. Wrigley, W. H. 6201 A K. in A. 9/9/16 - Pte. Wragg, W. H. 4912 C W. N.T. 9/9/16 - Pte. Wrench, J. 11577 D W. 2/7/17 - Pte. Wright, T. H. 290588 D W. 30/11/17 - Pte. Wragg, W. H. 202915 C W. 17/2/18 - Pte. Wright, T. 202588 D W. 13/4/18 - Pte. Wright, M. C. 2643 A W. 15/6/15 - +Pte. Worden, H. 202424 - K. in A. 4/4/17 - Pte. Wright, J. 20638 B W. 25/3/16 - +Pte. Wright, W. 4393 A K. in A. 8/8/16 - Pte. Wright, J. 9216 B W. 18/6/18 - +Pte. Winn, M. 3551 D Died 4/10/16 - Cpl. Wyre, P. 202099 A W. 16/8/18 - +Pte. Winrow, J. 27591 - D. of W. 18/9/17 - - - Pte. Yates, H. 201202 D W. 16/8/16 - Pte. Yates, J. 241577 D W. 15/8/18 - +Pte. Yates, J. 200888 - K. in A. 9/4/18 - Pte. Yates, G. 2092 D W. 15/6/15 - +Pte. Yates, E. 1774 B K. in A. 15/6/15 - Pte. Yates, F. 4774 C W. N.T. 9/9/16 - Pte. Yates, H. 3561 D W. 28/9/16 - Sgt. Yates, R. T. 200090 D R.P. of W. 31/7/16 - Pte. Yates, W. 24583 D W. 30/11/17 - Pte. Yates, J. R. 29224 - W. 9/4/18 - Pte. Yates, F. 202913 C W. 21/7/17 - +Pte. Yates, J. 201543 D K. in A. 21/7/18 - Pte. Young, W. A. 29399 B W. 30/9/18 - Pte. Young, W. 202676 B W. 31/7/16 - +Pte. Younger, W. 30986 B K. in A. 23/10/18 - +Pte. Yull, G. A. 3572 B K. in A. 8/8/16 - - -FOOTNOTES: - -[A] Changed to “Lancashire” in 1781 when they were sent to that County -to recruit. - -[B] According to tradition. - -[C] C.Q.M.S. Lester and Private Cowburn (S. B.) brought him in to L 8. - -[D] Captain Caldwell, M.O., was specially mentioned for attending to -243 wounded and getting them clear. - -[E] Fifty-one men actually answered the roll, the rest being accounted -for. - -[F] On the 26th, R.S.M. Farnworth, who for a long time had been -suffering great pain in his limbs, was sent to hospital. He was -eventually discharged unfit for further service. A man of arresting -personality, steeped in Army tradition, and the possessor of a biting -tongue, his influence in the Battalion was great and lasting. - -[G] Captain Baker--formerly Quartermaster--had volunteered for a -combatant Commission when we were short of Officers after the Somme -Battles--and was given command of B Company which he held until killed -in September, 1917. The high qualities which had made him an ideal -Quartermaster, made him equally successful as a Company Commander. - -[H] From “The Story of the 55th Division,” by the Rev. J. O. COOP. -“Liverpool Daily Post.” - -[I] A post normally consisted of an N.C.O. and 6 men. - -[J] Two years afterwards his parents received this pocket book. The -last entries are as follow:-- - -“Remainder of section to follow L/C. Price. Tell Sergeant.” - -“You have done damn well, but you aren’t finished yet! Read this to -him.” - -“Bomb the Boche out. See that gap in the parapet? I want to get the -whole section there.” - -“Can we get a message back to Capt. Swaine? I suggest let one man take -Farnworth back and also message. Tell O.C. A Co....” - -So it ends. - - -Transcriber’s Note: - -1. Superscripts are represented using the caret character, e.g. D^r. - -2. Obvious spelling, punctuation and printer’s errors have been silently - corrected. - -3. 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You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms -of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online -at <a href="https://www.gutenberg.org">www.gutenberg.org</a>. If you -are not located in the United States, you will have to check the laws of the -country where you are located before using this eBook. -</div> - -<table style='min-width:0; padding:0; margin-left:0; border-collapse:collapse'> - <tr><td>Title:</td><td>The War History of the 1st/4th Battalion, the Loyal North Lancashire Regiment</td></tr> - <tr><td></td><td>now the Loyal Regiment (North Lancashire), 1914-1918</td></tr> -</table> - -<div style='display:block; margin-top:1em; margin-bottom:1em; margin-left:2em; text-indent:-2em'>Author: Anonymous</div> - -<div style='display:block; margin:1em 0'>Release Date: May 18, 2021 [eBook #65369]</div> - -<div style='display:block; margin:1em 0'>Language: English</div> - -<div style='display:block; margin:1em 0'>Character set encoding: UTF-8</div> - -<div style='display:block; margin-left:2em; text-indent:-2em'>Produced by: Brian Coe, Karin Spence and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.)</div> - -<div style='margin-top:2em; margin-bottom:4em'>*** START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE WAR HISTORY OF THE 1ST/4TH BATTALION, THE LOYAL NORTH LANCASHIRE REGIMENT ***</div> - -<div class="parent"> - -<p id="half-title" class="p6 p-left title">THE WAR HISTORY OF<br /> -THE <span class="smcap">1st/4th</span> BATTALION<br /> -THE LOYAL NORTH<br /> -LANCASHIRE REGIMENT</p></div> - -<div class="chapter"> - - <div class="figcenter" id="frontispiece"> - <img - class="p2" - src="images/frontispiece.jpg" - alt="" /> - <p class="p0 center p-left sm">THE COLOURS</p> - </div> -</div> - -<div class="chapter"> - -<h1> -<span style="font-size: 50%">THE</span><br /> -WAR HISTORY<br /> -<span style="font-size: 30%">OF THE</span><br /> -<span style="font-size: 70%">1st/4th Battalion The Loyal North<br /> -Lancashire Regiment,</span><br /> -<span style="font-size: 50%"><i>now The Loyal Regiment<br /> -(North Lancashire)</i>.</span><br /> -<span style="font-size: 50%">1914–1918</span></h1></div> - -<hr class="r10" /> - -<blockquote> -<p class="p-left">“<i>The Lancashire foot were as stout men as were in the world and -as brave plunderers as ever went to a field....</i></p> - -<p class="p-left">“<i>It was to admiration to see what a spirit of courage and -resolution there was amongst us, and how God hid us from the fears -and dangers we were exposed to.</i>”</p> - -<p class="smcap right">Captain Hodgson, writing in 1648, on the Battle of Preston.</p> -</blockquote> - -<p class="center p-left xs p4">[COPYRIGHT]</p> - - -<p class="center p-left xs p4">1921</p> - -<p class="center p-left xs">Printed by <span class="smcap">Geo. Toulmin & Sons, Ltd.</span>, Guardian Works, Preston.</p> - -<p class="center p-left xs">Published by the <span class="smcap">Battalion History Committee</span>.</p> - -<div class="chapter"> - - <div class="figcenter" id="i_a_fp_dedication"> - <img - class="p2" - src="images/i_a_fp_dedication.jpg" - alt="" /> - <p class="p0 right sm"><i>Photo: A. Winter, Preston.</i></p> - <p class="p0 center p-left sm">LIEUTENANT-COLONEL RALPH HINDLE, D.S.O.</p> - <p class="p0 p-left sm">He commanded the Battalion from February, 1915, till wounded in action -at Festubert, and again from August, 1915, till killed in action at -Vaucellette Farm, on 30th November, 1917.</p> - <p class="p0 sm">“<i>What do these fellows mean by saying, ‘I’ve done my -bit’? What is their ‘bit’? I don’t consider I’ve done mine -yet.</i>”—Lieutenant-Colonel Hindle in 1917.</p> - </div></div> - -<div class="chapter"> - - <div class="figcenter" id="i_a_dedication"> - <img - class="p2" - src="images/i_a_dedication.jpg" - alt="" /> - <p class="p0 center p-left sm"></p> - </div> -</div> - - -<p class="center p-left bold xl"><span class="u">Dedication.</span></p> - -<p class="center p-left p2 bold xl">To<br /> -The Main Body of our Comrades,<br /> -who have gone forward in triumph to<br /> -the Unknown Land,</p> - -<p class="center p-left p2 bold xl">We,<br /> -The Rear Party,<br /> -left behind to clean up and hand over,<br /> -Dedicate this book.</p> - -<div class="chapter"> - -<h2 class="chap">PREFACE</h2></div> - -<p>The purpose of this book is to supply to the people of Preston and -district, for the first time, a complete and authentic record of the -adventures of their original local Territorial Infantry Battalion -during the Great War, such a record being a chapter of local history -which must sooner or later be written; to put into the hands of the -relatives and friends of those who have gloriously fallen the story -of the unit with which they served faithful unto death, with its -accompanying tribute from their surviving comrades; to supply to the -latter ... maimed or whole a book which they may hand down to posterity -to speak of their service; and last, but not least, to speak to those -who shall succeed to our traditions, of Comradeship, Cheerfulness, -Endurance, Devotion to Duty, and all the virtues which go to make up -“the Spirit of the Regiment.”</p> - -<p>The delay in publication has been unavoidable, and even now the book is -not as complete as its compilers would wish; in particular, it is not -possible to give the names of casualties as they occurred, except in -the case of Officers; both Company and Battalion records have had to be -destroyed again and again, and there is little material left to work on -except the War Diary and individual diaries.</p> - -<p>The book is a live product. Every line of it is either written by -those who were actually with the Battalion during the period of which -they write, or is condensed from the War Diary. It would have been far -easier, and, from a literary point of view, more satisfactory, to have -handed over the documents to a professional Historian to write up, but -it was felt that the vivid descriptions of eyewitnesses, even though -lacking in style, were preferable to any such compilation.</p> - -<div class="chapter"> - -<h2 class="chap">CONTENTS</h2></div> - -<table summary="contents" class="sm"> - <tr> - <td colspan="2">Dedication</td> - <td></td> - <td></td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td colspan="2">Preface</td> - <td></td> - <td class="right">Page</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td>Chapter</td> - <td class="chn">I.</td> - <td class="cht">—Early History and Training in England</td> - <td class="pag"><a href="#Page_1">1</a></td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td></td> - <td class="chn">II.</td> - <td class="cht">—Early Days and the Battle of Festubert</td> - <td class="pag"><a href="#Page_5">5</a></td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td></td> - <td class="chn">III.</td> - <td class="cht">—Trench Warfare</td> - <td class="pag"><a href="#Page_22">22</a></td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td></td> - <td class="chn">IV.</td> - <td class="cht">—The Somme Battles</td> - <td class="pag"><a href="#Page_31">31</a></td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td></td> - <td class="chn">V.</td> - <td class="cht">—Trench Warfare in the Salient</td> - <td class="pag"><a href="#Page_40">40</a></td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td></td> - <td class="chn">VI.</td> - <td class="cht">—The Third Battle of Ypres</td> - <td class="pag"><a href="#Page_61">61</a></td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td></td> - <td class="chn">VII.</td> - <td class="cht">—Reorganisation and the Battle of the Menin Road</td> - <td class="pag"><a href="#Page_79">79</a></td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td></td> - <td class="chn">VIII.</td> - <td class="cht">—Cambrai</td> - <td class="pag"><a href="#Page_95">95</a></td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td></td> - <td class="chn">IX.</td> - <td class="cht">—Givenchy Period</td> - <td class="pag"><a href="#Page_106">106</a></td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td></td> - <td class="chn">X.</td> - <td class="cht">—The Advance</td> - <td class="pag"><a href="#Page_126">126</a></td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td></td> - <td class="chn">XI.</td> - <td class="cht">—After the Armistice</td> - <td class="pag"><a href="#Page_131">131</a></td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td>Appendix</td> - <td class="chn">A.</td> - <td class="cht">—The Honours List</td> - <td class="pag"><a href="#Page_137">137</a></td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td></td> - <td class="chn">B.</td> - <td class="cht">—The Casualty List</td> - <td class="pag"><a href="#Page_141">141</a></td> - </tr> -</table> - -<div class="chapter"> - -<h2 class="chap">ILLUSTRATIONS</h2></div> - -<table summary="illustrations" class="sm"> - <tr> - <td class="cht"><a href="#frontispiece">Frontispiece</a>: The Colours</td> - <td colspan="2"></td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht">Portrait of Lieutenant-Colonel Ralph Hindle, D.S.O.</td> - <td class="pag1" colspan="2"><a href="#i_a_fp_dedication">Facing Dedication</a></td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht">Reduced Facsimile of the Roll of Volunteers for Service Abroad</td> - <td class="pag1" colspan="2"><a href="#i_a_f_chapter1_a">Facing Chapter I.</a></td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht">Group of Officers—Bedford, 1915</td> - <td class="ctr">Facing Page</td> - <td class="pag1"><a href="#i_b_004fp">4</a></td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht">Photograph—Meteren, 1915</td> - <td class="ctr">"</td> - <td class="pag1"><a href="#i_b_007fp">7</a></td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht">Battalion about to Parade for Trenches, 1916</td> - <td class="ctr">"</td> - <td class="pag1"><a href="#i_b_031fp">31</a></td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht">Christmas Card, 1916</td> - <td class="ctr">"</td> - <td class="pag1"><a href="#i_b_050fp">50</a></td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht">Aeroplane Photograph of Trench Lines in Salient</td> - <td class="ctr">"</td> - <td class="pag1"><a href="#i_b_057fp">57</a></td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht">Aeroplane Oblique Photograph of Trenches in Salient</td> - <td class="ctr">"</td> - <td class="pag1"><a href="#i_b_058fp">58</a></td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht">Aeroplane Oblique Photograph, showing Objectives for Third Battle of Ypres</td> - <td class="ctr">"</td> - <td class="pag1"><a href="#i_b_061fp">61</a></td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht">Panorama Photograph from Pond Farm</td> - <td class="ctr">"</td> - <td class="pag1"><a href="#i_b_080fp">81</a></td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht">Aeroplane Photograph of D.13.c.</td> - <td class="ctr">"</td> - <td class="pag1"><a href="#i_b_082fp_a">82</a></td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht">Aeroplane Oblique Photograph of Objectives—Menin Road Battle</td> - <td class="ctr">"</td> - <td class="pag1"><a href="#i_b_082fp_a">85</a></td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht">Group of W.O.’s and N.C.O.’s—Delettes, 1918</td> - <td class="ctr">"</td> - <td class="pag1"><a href="#i_b_106fp">106</a></td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht">Remnant of Givenchy Keep, 1920</td> - <td class="ctr">Page</td> - <td class="pag1"><a href="#i_b_116">116</a></td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht">The Colours Marching Past—Brussels</td> - <td class="ctr">Facing Page</td> - <td class="pag1"><a href="#i_b_131fp">131</a></td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht">Site of the Battalion Memorial</td> - <td class="ctr">Page</td> - <td class="pag1"><a href="#i_b_132">132</a></td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht">Divisional Cocarde</td> - <td class="ctr">"</td> - <td class="pag1"><a href="#i_199">133</a></td> - </tr> -</table> - -<div class="chapter"> - -<h2 class="chap">MAPS</h2></div> - -<table summary="maps" class="sm"> - <tr> - <td class="cht">Map No. 1—Festubert</td> - <td class="ctr">Facing Page</td> - <td class="pag1"><a href="#i_b_012fp">12</a></td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht">Map of Battle of Festubert (Sketch Map)</td> - <td class="ctr">"</td> - <td class="pag1"><a href="#i_b_015fp">15</a></td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht">Map of Battle of Festubert (7 p.m.)</td> - <td class="ctr">Page</td> - <td class="pag1"><a href="#i_b_016">16</a></td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht">Map of Battle of Guillemont</td> - <td class="ctr">"</td> - <td class="pag1"><a href="#i_b_034">34</a></td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht">Map of Battle of Delville Wood</td> - <td class="ctr">"</td> - <td class="pag1"><a href="#i_b_037">37</a></td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht">Map of Battle of Guedecourt</td> - <td class="ctr">"</td> - <td class="pag1"><a href="#i_b_038">38</a></td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht">Map No. 2—Ypres Salient</td> - <td class="ctr">Facing Page</td> - <td class="pag1"><a href="#i_b_040fp">40</a></td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht">Map of the Third Battle of Ypres, showing Objectives</td> - <td class="ctr">Page</td> - <td class="pag1"><a href="#i_b_063">63</a></td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht">Map No. 3—Menin Road Battle</td> - <td class="ctr">Facing Page</td> - <td class="pag1"><a href="#i_b_083fp">83</a></td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht">Map No. 4—Gillemont Farm Sector</td> - <td class="ctr">"</td> - <td class="pag1"><a href="#i_b_096fp">96</a></td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht">Map No. 5—Vaucellette Farm Area</td> - <td class="ctr">"</td> - <td class="pag1"><a href="#i_b_100fp">100</a></td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht">Map No. 6—Givenchy</td> - <td class="ctr">"</td> - <td class="pag1"><a href="#i_b_108fp">108</a></td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht">Facsimile of German Map, showing Plan of Attack, Captured April 9th, 1918</td> - <td class="ctr">"</td> - <td class="pag1"><a href="#i_b_110fp">110</a></td> - </tr> -</table> - -<div class="chapter"> - - <div class="figcenter" id="i_a_f_chapter1_a"> -<p class="center p-left sm">A Reduced Facsimile of the Roll of Volunteers for -Service Abroad signed in the Public Hall, on 8th August, -1914</p> - <img - class="p0" - src="images/i_a_f_chapter1_a.jpg" - alt="" /> - <p class="p0 center p-left sm">A Company  B Company  C Company</p> - </div> - - <div class="figcenter" id="i_a_f_chapter1_b"> - <img - class="p2" - src="images/i_a_f_chapter1_b.jpg" - alt="" /> - <p class="p0 center p-left sm">D Company  E Company  F Company</p> - </div> - - <div class="figcenter" id="i_a_f_chapter1_c"> - <img - class="p2" - src="images/i_a_f_chapter1_c.jpg" - alt="" /> - <p class="p0 center p-left sm">G Company  H Company</p> - </div> -</div> - -<div class="chapter"> - -<p><span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_1" id="Page_1">[1]</a></span></p></div> - - -<h2 class="chap">CHAPTER I.<br /> - -<span class="smaller">Early History and Training in England.</span></h2> - -<p>The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment has a peculiar history, being -descended from the old 47th, the Lanarkshire<a name="FNanchor_A_1" id="FNanchor_A_1"></a><a href="#Footnote_A_1" class="fnanchor">[A]</a> Regiment, and the 81st, -the Loyal Lincoln Volunteers.</p> - -<p>In 1881, when these two Regiments were at their Depot at Preston, it -was found convenient to amalgamate them, and they became the 1st and -2nd Battalions of the North Lancashire Regiment. The Lincolnshire men -were not pleased at having to drop the epithet “Loyal” (conferred on -them<a name="FNanchor_B_2" id="FNanchor_B_2"></a><a href="#Footnote_B_2" class="fnanchor">[B]</a> in memory of an occasion during the Peninsular War when, on -volunteers being told to step one pace forward, the entire Battalion -moved forward one pace), and they placed their views before the War -Office, with the result that the new formation was allowed to retain -the epithet, and it became the Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. -This little outline of its history explains why the 1st Battalion’s -March-past is “My love is like a red, red rose,” generally known as the -“Red Rose,” and the 2nd Battalion’s “The Lincolnshire Poacher.”</p> - -<p>A Volunteer Rifle Corps was formed in Preston in 1859 as a -consequence of the talked-of possibilities of a French invasion. -This Corps continued in existence as a Volunteer Corps until the -territorialisation of Regiments about the year 1878, when it became a -Volunteer Battalion of the Loyal North Lancashire Regiment; later, on -the formation of the Territorial Force it became the 4th (T.) Battalion -of the same Regiment.</p> - -<p>This Territorial Battalion succeeded to the traditions of the -amalgamated units, and strove as best it might to emulate its Regular -Battalions, but the Territorial scheme did not produce the full -complement of officers and men, and it should be realised that those -who served in it prior to the war did so in the face of a certain -amount of ridicule, gave up nearly the whole of their spare time to -camps and drills, and in most cases were seriously out of pocket over -the whole business.</p> - -<p>With the exception of a Company which was sent to South Africa to -reinforce the Regular Battalion, the unit had not seen active service -prior to August, 1914, but those who then belonged to it were keen, and -had, in the face of discouragements, done their level best to master -their job.</p> - -<p>The beginning of August, 1914, found the Battalion, under strength in -officers and men, in camp at Kirkby Lonsdale. When war was declared -on the 4th of August, and the Territorial Force was embodied, the 4th -were hurriedly recalled, and took up their quarters in the Public Hall, -Preston. Within two or three days they had recruited to strength in all -ranks, and had volunteered, practically<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_2" id="Page_2">[2]</a></span> to a man, for service abroad. -Photographs of the original roll signed on that occasion will be found -immediately preceding Chapter I.</p> - -<p>That first fortnight in the Public Hall will never be forgotten by -any of those who went through it. The Companies lived, ate, and slept -on the floor, or on the benches in the gallery; the officers slept on -the floor of one of the crush-rooms, and the whole business was a bit -of a nightmare, but we were firmly under the impression at that time -that any day might bring orders to go abroad, and we were kept fully -equipped and issued with ammunition according to the mobilisation scale -then in force.</p> - -<p>On the 8th August, the Battalion paraded in the Market Square, Preston, -and the colours were handed over to the Mayor for safe custody, no one -at that time foreseeing that they would remain there for just on five -years. A photograph of the colours appears as a frontispiece to this -book: in the fulness of time, no doubt, the battle honours earned by -the Battalion in the Great War will be embroidered upon them.</p> - -<p>On the 22nd August, we moved down to Swindon, where the Battalion -remained for nearly three months, billeted in schools, training, and -generally improving discipline, but it was very difficult to get much -real work done, as detachments were sent off to guard the main line -of the Great Western Railway. These detachments, on the whole, had a -pretty good time, as they were stationed at various places along the -Thames Valley and the local people took a great interest in them, and -were most hospitable. They learnt a good deal, especially in getting -used to night sentry work, but no one was sorry when in November they -were recalled and the Battalion moved as a whole to Sevenoaks.</p> - -<p>Here we were allotted good training grounds and serious training was -possible. Though the nature of the billets, mostly empty houses, threw -us much on our own resources, it had the advantage that we began to -learn to make ourselves comfortable under any circumstances.</p> - -<p>We spent Christmas here, and had a very elaborate Christmas dinner, -followed by a really good concert, in a large marquee provided by the -generosity of one of the inhabitants. We found many hospitable folk at -Sevenoaks, and made many friends.</p> - -<p>The two King’s Own Battalions and the 5th Battalion of the Loyal North -Lancashire Regiment were also billeted at the same place, and there -was a good deal of unavoidable overcrowding. Up to this time we had -been the only 4th Battalion, but in November, 1914, an order was issued -that 2nd Line Territorial Battalions should be formed, for Home Service -only, to find drafts for the 1st Line Battalions, and we took the title -1/4th, to distinguish ourselves from the 2/4th, then in process of -formation at Blackpool. The latter was later on—early in 1916—sent -overseas, and served in France and Belgium in the 57th Division.</p> - -<p>About February, 1915, the 1/4th, which had previously been worked on -the eight-company organisation, with a Captain, two Subalterns, and a -Colour-Sergeant to each Company, was reorganised in accordance with a -War Office Order on the four company system. This system had been in -operation in the Regular Army<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_3" id="Page_3">[3]</a></span> for some time prior to the war; why it -had not previously been applied to the Territorial Force we never knew, -and only surmised that it had been on its trial until the change was -actually made.</p> - -<p>February, 1915, will always be regarded as the turning point -in our history. Major Hindle, then Junior Major, was promoted -Lieutenant-Colonel and given command of the unit. A severe process of -weeding out started, coupled with vigorous inoculation and vaccination, -and we commenced to train in accordance with the new War Office -syllabus of training. We trained very hard, but everybody was becoming -restive. It is not too much to say that we had daily been expecting to -be sent abroad ever since the previous August, and by this time we were -beginning to think that we should never go. In consequence there was -much muttering, which was not allayed when we saw the 1/5th Loyal North -Lancashires hand in their blankets one morning, and parade for France.</p> - -<p>In March, 1915, we were suddenly moved to Oxted, where we were -billeted in empty houses. There we began to dig, and completed, to -the satisfaction of those who were in charge, a section of the London -Defences running over the Downs. This was excellent experience, as -there was every kind of soil to be contended with—clay, chalk, sand, -and a sort of conglomerate, composed of what seemed to be melted -flints, which blunted any pick in about five minutes. Here we first -came into contact with elements of Kitchener’s Army, which were engaged -on similar work.</p> - -<p>In April, 1915, it was suddenly made known that at last we really were -going to France, and we were moved to Bedford, where we joined the 51st -Highland Division. The ten days at Bedford were spent in completely -re-equipping the Battalion and transport, and in bayonet fighting and -route marching, our last route march before crossing to France being -one of 18 miles in full pack.</p> - -<p>The Lancashire men and the Highlanders fought like anything when they -first met, and a keen rivalry sprang up between them, which only became -friendly when one evening a fight took place between one of our fellows -and one of the Highlanders. It was reported amongst us that our man -had won. Probably a similar report was current amongst the Highlanders -with regard to their champion! Whatever the truth was, from that day we -settled down together and became the best of friends.</p> - -<p>It has been impossible to devote very much space to these early days -in England. Everyone was as keen as mustard, and we had the advantage -of having, besides our Regular Adjutant Captain Norman (Royal Welsh -Fusiliers), and Sergeant-Major Farnworth (of the 1st Battalion), a -number of senior Officers who had made soldiering their hobby for -years and passed the examinations necessary to attain their rank. The -Warrant Officers and many of the Non-Commissioned Officers were also -thoroughly trained. The disadvantages under which we laboured were -that, being a Territorial unit, our equipment had not been up to date, -and we were not, at first at any rate, taken in hand and pushed on as -the newly-formed Kitchener’s Army were; but there is no doubt that -at Bedford, when at last we were under orders for overseas, we held -our heads high, and in all the glory of a new issue of equipment and -clothes<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_4" id="Page_4">[4]</a></span> were on the whole a pretty smart and likely looking lot. It -is most unfortunate that the only photographs taken of Companies at -Bedford are not now available, the films having been destroyed by fire. -Two Officers and a number of men had been left at Oxted, and one can -never forget the pitiful disappointment shown on their faces as we -marched away, leaving them behind. Some of them afterwards came to us -as reinforcements.</p> - - <div class="figcenter" id="i_b_004fp"> - <img - class="p2" - src="images/i_b_004fp.jpg" - alt="" /> - <p class="p0 right sm"><i>Elliott & Fry.</i></p> - <p class="p0 center p-left sm">OFFICERS GROUP.</p> - <p class="p0 center p-left sm">Bedford, 1915.</p> - </div> - -<hr class="chap" /> - -<div class="chapter"> - -<p><span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_5" id="Page_5">[5]</a></span></p></div> - - -<h2 class="chap">CHAPTER II.<br /> - -<span class="smaller">Early Days and the Battle of Festubert.</span></h2> - -<p>On the 2nd of May, 1915, Major Foley, Second Lieutenant Harris -(Transport Officer), the Machine Gun Officer, and 104 other ranks and -the whole of the Regimental Transport, entrained at BALLAST PIT SIDING, -BEDFORD, at one o’clock in the morning, arriving at SOUTHAMPTON at 6 40 -a.m., where they embarked on s.s. “ROSSETTI” and sailed at 4 30 p.m., -arriving at HAVRE at 3 a.m. on the 3rd.</p> - -<p>On the evening of that day, the rest of the Battalion entrained at -BALLAST PIT SIDING in two trains, and travelled down to FOLKESTONE, -where they arrived about midnight, and marched straight down on to the -boat, s.s. “ONWARD,” which cast off at 1 30 a.m.</p> - -<p>At last we were really on our way, after all the delays and waitings -we <i>were</i> going overseas like the rest! And it had all been done so -quickly that only now, as we stood on the darkened boat and watched the -lights of England receding, did we begin to realise what it meant—this -stealthy journey of nearly a thousand souls across the Channel, which -many of us had never seen before, and which many were never to see -again.</p> - -<p>The Adjutant’s diary gives our strength (apart from the Advance Party) -as follows:—</p> - -<p>Lieut.-Colonel R. Hindle.</p> - -<p>Captain and Adjutant C. C. Norman (R. Welsh Fusiliers.)</p> - -<p>Captains Nickson, Booth, Hibbert, Peak, Whitfield, Crump, H. Parker, -Widdows.</p> - -<p>Lieutenants Ord (Signalling Officer), Smith, Rennard, Brindle, Moore, -Gregson, Duckworth.</p> - -<p>Second Lieutenants Houghton, Davies, Lindsay, Rogerson, P. Parker, -Bryce-Smith, Craven.</p> - -<p>Lieutenant and Quartermaster F. W. Baker.</p> - -<p>Captain Derham (R.A.M.C.).</p> - -<p>Rev. Powell, C. of E. Chaplain.</p> - -<p>And 895 W.O.’s, N.C.O.’s, and Men.</p> - -<p>The total strength of the Battalion on this date was (including -attached) 31 Officers and 1,003 other Ranks.</p> - -<p>No smoking or talking was allowed on deck during the passage, which -was calm and without incident, and the boat drew alongside at BOULOGNE -about 3 a.m., where we at once disembarked and marched about two miles -to a canvas rest camp at OSTROHOVE. How strange everything looked in -the early morning light, as<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_6" id="Page_6">[6]</a></span> we swung along against our instincts on -the <i>right-hand</i> side of the pavé road, the French signs with which we -grew so familiar later on, the grilles in the front doors, the smells!</p> - -<p>On arrival at the camp we were soon told off to our tents, where we -slept till eight, when we had breakfast. After breakfast most of us -sent off our first Field Postcards to the folks at home, and cleaned -up. We stayed in camp all day, resting and sunning ourselves, parading -again at 6 30 p.m., when we marched to PONT DE BRIQUES Station, where -we formed up in groups of 40 and waited for the train, which soon -arrived from HAVRE with the Transport. Cattle trucks! However, we -entrained, about 40 to a truck, and presently jolted off; we spent a -very uncomfortable night!</p> - -<p>On 5th May, about 2 30 a.m., we arrived at BERGUETTE, where we -detrained and at 4 a.m. started to march to LILETTE, led by a “guide” -who took us about two miles out of our way—a serious matter, on empty -stomachs, to us who were still fresh from “the fleshpots of Egypt”; -however, we got there, and went into billets of sorts, many preferring -to sleep in the open, so villainously dirty were some of the outhouses. -Here we found the 1/8th King’s Liverpools, the 1/4th King’s Own and -Brigade Headquarters being at neighbouring places. All day and all -night an almost continuous stream of motor vehicles went through, -mostly laden with French troops in their picturesque blue and red. -Battalion Headquarters was “chez M. Rousseau,” and the Officers’ Mess -in a small estaminet. As we rested that day, we heard the distant guns -for the first time, booming intermittently the whole day through.</p> - -<p>On the 6th, about 7 15 p.m., we received orders to move, and marched -out at 8 p.m. to LILLERS, where we joined the rear of the Brigade at -2 47 p.m. Here began the worst march that any of us remember, over -strange uneven roads, in pitch darkness. To us, marching in rear of -the whole Brigade, it seemed interminable; halts were irregular, and -by the time “ten minutes’ halt” came along to us it was time to move -again, and it was impossible to maintain a steady pace. Added to this -someone had seen fit to billet from the front of the column instead of -the rear, which held us up at each billeting village and prolonged the -march considerably. The last mile nearly finished us, but we stumbled -into CALONNE-SUR-LE-LYS at 4 a.m.—dead beat—and slept it off.</p> - -<p>We had a pretty easy time for the next few days, as, beyond being -required to be ready to move at an hour’s notice, we were left alone. -The weather was fine, and many of us bivouacked; we did a little -training, and tried to teach the local people a little sanitation, a -word which apparently did not exist in their language. We, on the other -hand, learnt that faggots and soil had a market value; one Company, -taking soil from a heap in a field, were pounced on by the owner for -taking “ma bonne terre” to cover someone else’s smelly midden, and he -was quite rude about it. The Officers’ Mess was in a private house on -the main street; one night when an al fresco concert was in progress -to the great delight of the troops, a man passing on the road enquired -what was going on, and received the laconic reply, “Officers’ rum -issue!”</p> - - <div class="figcenter" id="i_b_007fp"> - <img - class="p2" - src="images/i_b_007fp.jpg" - alt="" /> - <p class="p0 center p-left sm">METEREN, 1915.</p> - </div> - -<p><span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_7" id="Page_7">[7]</a></span></p> - -<p>On the 8th we were visited by Sir Douglas Haig and the Divisional -Commander.</p> - -<p>The gunfire about eight or nine miles away increased on the 9th to what -must have been a very heavy bombardment—no doubt the second Battle of -LA BASSEE.</p> - -<p>On the 11th blankets and Officers’ kits were allowed to be removed from -the waggons on which they had hitherto been loaded, and the state of -readiness was relaxed. Respirators for poisonous gas (the old gauze and -wadding affairs) were issued. On the 13th there was a thunderstorm, -accompanied by torrential rain, which did not add to the comfort of the -campers.</p> - -<p>Just after midnight on the 14th, orders to move arrived, and after -breakfast we fell in and moved to the starting point by CALONNE CHURCH, -whence we marched as a Brigade to METEREN. We arrived there at 2 p.m., -and got into billets about 3, mostly on the east and north-east sides -of the town, the Mess as usual in an estaminet, whose landlord thought -fit to start emptying his midden soon after we arrived, causing one man -to say to another, who seemed in low spirits, “What’s up, Tommy? Avez -vous mal de midden?”</p> - -<p>The country was different from CALONNE, where the ground was flat and -intersected by ditches full of frogs which croaked all night; here it -was undulating, and windmills and hop fields became features. On the -south side of the town were a number of graves of Officers and Men who -had fallen in the fighting there on 15th October, mostly Royal Warwicks -and King’s Own—it was said that the Huns had mounted machine guns on -the tower of the church, which commands the country to the south and -west, and had simply mown them down. How difficult we found it then to -realise the story, and how peaceful the little town seemed to us. The -Adjutant took the opportunity of teaching the Officers a little field -sketching—a branch of our training which had hitherto been crowded -out. Courses in those days were few and far between, and though we had -learnt in the Regiment many things of which some of the systematically -trained Officers of later days were conspicuously ignorant, there were -gaps in our knowledge.</p> - -<p>Sunday was fine and hot, and all denominations had Church Parades. -On Monday the Ninth Division marched through—what a fine lot they -looked, and how we envied them “their cookers.” Why hadn’t we got -cookers? And the old galling comparisons between the treatment of the -Territorial Force and Kitchener’s Army were rubbed in once more. It is -all dead now, but we had something to grouse at. On Tuesday, the 18th, -we paraded at 8 p.m. for a night march, through VIEUX BERQUIN and NEUF -BERQUIN to LA GORGUE, a suburb of ESTAIRES, where we arrived about 4 -a.m. Not for months afterwards did most of us learn that we, the 51st -Division, had been moved up by General French to be in reserve for the -Second Battle of LA BASSEE.</p> - -<p>The town was full of troops. Our men were billeted in breweries and -factories; B and A Companies were in a shell-riddled Girls’ School; -the Officers had difficulty in finding even a floor to sleep on, but -at last most of them gravitated to one estaminet, where they fed on -what they could get, and slept. An unforgettable incident rises<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_8" id="Page_8">[8]</a></span> to -the mind. Lieutenant——, having disposed himself for slumber on three -chairs and fallen asleep, tried to turn over and so rolled off—in one -piece—on to the floor, where he lay immovable, only remarking, in -injured tones: “I’m fed up with this —— War!”</p> - -<p>On the 19th, the 2/5th Lancashire Fusiliers left us and went to ST. -OMER, and 18 of our men were sent to the Tunnelling Company R.E.; this -is mentioned because it was our first separation—we had been together, -in the same sections even, with practically no change for months.</p> - -<p>On the 20th we marched to billets in farms on the east side of LOCON; -when we got there we found them occupied by a Battalion of the -Grenadier Guards, who had been in action the night before and lost -their Colonel, Sergt.-Major, and 67 other Ranks, so we formed up in -a field opposite a large 18th century farm with a moat round it and -stayed there all day; in the evening the Guards moved out and marched -off with that inimitable swing of theirs, and we took over their -billets—untouched farms within three miles of the line. Here we were -close to the lair of a 9in. Howitzer—the only one on that front, it -was said—which had been shelling the Hun all day.</p> - -<p>The next day we set to work with zeal to clean up and put the -sanitation right—covering middens to prevent flies breeding, building -incinerators, and fixing up a water supply; we rather specialised in -sanitation even in those days, when most people seemed rather to scoff -at it. Late at night the 5th Gordons arrived and bivouacked in the -field opposite.</p> - -<p>On the 23rd, a very hot day, sanitary work continued, and surveys -of the billeting area were carried out by Officers, and afterwards -combined into a composite map; the next day Second Lieutenant -Sutherland, of the 2nd Leicesters, two N.C.O.’s, and 11 men reported, -to instruct us in trench work—needless to say we were keen for -anything they could teach us, as we were eagerly looking forward to our -first tour in the line. Yes, Reader, you may think this is a figure of -speech, but it is not—we really were, and we sharpened our bayonets -with zest on the old lady’s grindstone, and thought she must be a -German spy because she tried to stop us!</p> - -<p>All the same, we expected to stay where we were for a few weeks, and -were a bit surprised to learn, after a lecture on trench work by -Captain Burton, 39th Gharwalis (we were in the Indian Corps), that -we were to go into the line on the 25th. We assembled on the road by -Battalion Headquarters at 7 p.m. and marched to a Cemetery, where we -were met by an Officer of the 1/7th Black Watch. He reported that the -trenches we were to occupy were being shelled by the enemy, so we -halted till 10 p.m., when we moved forward by platoons at 100 yards’ -distance.</p> - -<p>It is quite impossible to try to convey in print the impression of -one’s first march up to the line: one remembers the dark, strange road, -broken trees, loose telephone wires, a long halt in a battered village, -then on through interminable miles of breastworks manned by Canadians, -crawling cautiously along in single file and breathless silence—then -a halt, and platoons are sent off down various alleys, to find at the -end a trench full of Scotsmen anxiously awaiting relief. The right of -the Battalion<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_9" id="Page_9">[9]</a></span> rested on the QUINQUE RUE, the left on the road from -RUE DE L’EPINETTE to FERME COUR D’AVOUE; A and D Companies and Machine -Gun Section occupied the front line, No. 2 platoon having an advanced -post about 200 yards in front of the main line; C was in support and -B in reserve. The fire trench had only recently been built, and the -forward bit had 18in. of water in it; no wire had been put up. The -support trench was an old German trench about 300 yards to the left -rear of the fire trench, while the reserve trench was again 200 yards -behind the latter. The parapets were revetted with, and in some cases -entirely built of, sandbags; dugouts—very sketchy—were built in the -parados! The trenches were nowhere more than two feet deep, the rest of -the cover being above ground; there were narrow communication trenches. -Every house in the neighbourhood was in utter ruin, and the ground -was a mass of shell holes. Equipment, rifles, ammunition, clothing, -tins, both our own and enemy, were strewn everywhere, and dozens of -bodies—chiefly of Scots Guards and Germans—lay about as they had -fallen in the May Battle of Festubert; the stench was awful. Some -old German trenches, not occupied by us, were interesting as showing -the elaborate way they had dug themselves in. One dugout was a room -about 15ft. square, with doors and a window, lined throughout with -wood planking covered with cloth, and furnished with leather-covered -chairs and a table; in one a quantity of feminine underclothing was -found—what it was doing there could only be guessed.</p> - -<p>Most of the above description is taken from the Adjutant’s journal, -written at the time; all we saw that night was mud and sandbags. The -Platoon which took over the forward trench had to wait for the Scots to -climb out at the back, and then stepped down about two feet and found -themselves in a good foot of muddy water. There was nothing for it but -to wait till dawn; when it came we found ourselves in a shallow ditch, -with only two rows of sandbags in front. Immediately to our front was -a huge pile of black, red, and yellow sandbags, where the Germans had -blocked and strengthened an old communication trench leading into our -lines; their main line was further off—from 200 to 400 yards; behind -us and in front were the dead bodies, also in our own parapet and under -the duckboards of the communication trench, which was soon dubbed -“Bluebottle Alley,” for as soon as the sun rose clouds of the loathsome -insects filled the air and buzzed round our heads. To our front we -could see in the distance the spire of VIOLAINES Church, and on our -right was a new parapet, very high and thick, surrounding CANADIAN -ORCHARD. We were puzzled and annoyed for some days by sniping from that -direction, till one early morning we saw a Hun crawling from under that -same parapet towards his own lines, but a rifle shot fired from a rifle -which had belonged to one of the Scots Guards settled his hash and -avenged the late owner of the rifle.</p> - -<p>On the 26th we were shelled intermittently all day, and two men were -wounded, our first casualties; in the evening two platoons were sent -out and extended from the right of No. 2 Platoon at P 11 and started -a trench to connect up with the Canadians. On the 27th we were again -shelled intermittently, but no appreciable damage was done and we -improved our positions greatly. We did not realise then that we had<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_10" id="Page_10">[10]</a></span> -been put in to finish the consolidation of newly-taken ground—a -pretty stiff beginning for raw troops. The night was exceptionally -quiet—there was less shelling than usual and very little sniping; -during the morning our fire trenches were shelled somewhat severely -with shrapnel, and again in the afternoon, six men being wounded. -As soon as it got dark, working parties went out to get on with the -new trench to the right of P 11; the existing forward trench was -strengthened and the R.E. put a footbridge across the ditch on our -right front; it was very dark and there were no interruptions.</p> - -<p>The next day we lost two men wounded by shell fire, which was -pretty heavy. A working party of 200, with a covering party under -Lieutenant Brindle, started a new trench from the new bridge towards -the Canadians, and did good work in spite of bursts of shrapnel at -intervals; during the night bearings were taken on gun flashes, and we -located the enemy battery which was troubling us.</p> - -<p>On the 30th the enemy fire—both shrapnel and H.E. (known in those -days as “Jack Johnsons” or “Coalboxes”)—was heavier than usual; two -years later such activity would have provoked a perfect hurricane of -retaliation from our own guns, but in 1915 our gunners had nothing to -throw away and no retaliation could be had. That night the working -parties continued their work, and our guns at 12 15 a.m. and 2 15 a.m. -fired a few shells. The enemy retorted with vigour, wounding Second -Lieutenant Bryce-Smith and five men and killing one. The working -parties were brought in at 1 a.m. The enemy fire died down about 3 30 -a.m., but burst out afresh at 11 a.m., being directed chiefly on our -fire trenches, which were damaged in several places.</p> - -<p>On 1st June we carried out the usual programme, and were shelled fairly -heavily during the afternoon; in these early days we had three or six -men in every bay of the trench, and the wonder is that our casualties -were not much greater than they were. On the 2nd we were relieved by -58th Vaughan’s Rifles, and marched back to billets at CORNET MALO, half -a mile north-west of LOCON CHURCH. We went out by companies, and the -leading men set off at about four miles an hour, with the result that -those at the back of the long single file were running and stumbling -and out of breath, and it was great good luck that we all reached -the rendezvous; but we did, and after a short rest, tramped off by -Companies to our billets, which we reached about 4 a.m. As each Company -wheeled into its own farmyard a wild cheer went up, for there were our -C.Q.M.S. and cooks, a brand new field cooker, like the ones we had seen -and envied with the 9th Division, and, best of all, a meal—piping hot -and ready. It took about one minute to get the Company formed in close -column, arms piled, packs off and neatly dressed, and coffee served out.</p> - -<p>We rested all day, but in the evening moved to fresh billets between -CALONNE and ROBECQ via the LA BASSEE CANAL. Lieutenant Gregson and 30 -other ranks went to the new Grenadier Company, and Lieutenant Smith -and four to the Trench Mortar class. Two days later, back we went to -our old billets at CORNET MALO! That was a horrid march. Starting at -7 p.m., we marched 12 miles as ordered, but<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_11" id="Page_11">[11]</a></span> on arrival no one knew -anything about us, and on enquiring at Brigade Headquarters it was -discovered that a counter-order had been issued but had never reached -us, so we had to turn about and retrace our steps to CORNET MALO, -arriving at midnight. It was during this counter-march that we passed -a Battalion of Highlanders, and one of them shouted: “What Battalion’s -that?” Quick as thought came the answer in a tone of pitying contempt: -“Battalion! This isn’t a Battalion; it’s a —— walking club!” Another -Scots wit asked: “What are you chaps doing? Marching?” and got prompt -answer: “Marching! No; we’re resting!”—as indeed we were, technically.</p> - -<p>On the 7th Second Lieutenant Lindsay went to hospital with flu’; it -was a sultry day and bathing was fashionable, both in the Canal and -the clear streams, also the following day, till a thunderstorm with -torrents of rain put a stop to it. Captain Parker also went to hospital -about this time.</p> - -<p>On 9th June we moved up to the trenches along the RUE DE BOIS, RUE -DE L’EPINETTE, through FESTUBERT VILLAGE and down LE QUINQUE RUE for -about 800 yards, and relieved the 1/7th Black Watch. FESTUBERT was -the most badly-smashed village we had yet seen—there were remnants -of barricades still standing in the streets—most of the houses were -heavily sandbagged, and some had barbed wire round them. There was a -house at the entrance to the village with all the front blown in and -the furniture of the upper bedrooms hanging shakily—half in, half out. -Where the Church had been, now only recognisable by the Crucifix which -still stood unharmed, we turned to the left. (This description and the -pages which follow were written by the late Captain Lindsay at the -time, and have been inserted practically as he wrote them.)</p> - - -<p class="p1h p-left">THURSDAY, June 10th, 1915.</p> - -<p>The day passed away very quietly; but there were two or three very -heavy thunderstorms with torrential rains which rapidly converted the -trenches—the communication trenches in particular—into quagmires. -These communication trenches became very dirty, in no place being less -than boot-deep and in many places thigh-deep in a pestilent liquid -mud. The boards placed at the bottom of the trench were quite covered -over, and, being extremely slippery, were mainly useful in leading the -way to the deeper, wetter part of the trenches! Working parties at -night in heavy rain had very great difficulty in making progress. The -night was very dark, and the men were loaded with spades and hurdles -and sandbags. Only a section of the working party under the command of -Captain Crump managed to get through to the fire trench, and took three -hours to do it—until midnight—distance not quite a mile! Working -parties were under control of Engineers.</p> - -<p>Lieutenant Hoit was admitted to hospital suffering from rheumatism. -Second Lieutenant Rawsthorn, Reserve Machine Gun Officer, took over the -Machine Guns.</p> - - -<p class="p1h p-left">FRIDAY, June 11th, 1915.</p> - -<p>Second Lieutenant Lindsay rejoined the Battalion.</p> - -<p><span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_12" id="Page_12">[12]</a></span></p> - -<p>The morning was finer, but the trenches were still very muddy. Three -working parties were sent out in the morning to work in the open -between the reserve and the support lines in the making of bridges -across the ditches and of tracks through the long grass, of ramps in -the trenches to facilitate climbing the parapet, and in clearing up the -old German trench which lay in that area. The Germans shelled this old -trench of theirs regularly, though it was not occupied.</p> - -<p>The Battalion was relieved unexpectedly by the 1/7th Black Watch. -Relief was completed by 10 45 p.m., and the Battalion marched back -along the Canal to billets near LE CORNET MALO, in the wood to the -south of that place. The march was a tiring one, but the men lasted out -well, and billets were reached about 5 a.m.</p> - - -<p class="p1h p-left">SATURDAY, June 12th, 1915.</p> - -<p>The day was passed in resting and cleaning up.</p> - - -<p class="p1h p-left">SUNDAY, June 13th, 1915.</p> - -<p>Orders were received to return to the trenches we had left on Friday -night, and relieve the Battalions which had relieved the 1/8th K.L. -Irish and ourselves then. Though no order had been issued, we all knew -that the Battalion was going up for an attack, and in anticipation of -this the Officers, or as many as cared to do so, drew men’s uniforms -from the Quartermaster’s Stores. Lieutenant Moore, hearing in hospital -word of this impending attack, rejoined us. The Battalion marched off -at 6 p.m., and relief was completed in the trenches about 1 a.m. This -time we took over the fire and support trenches from the 1/6th Black -Watch. We found the trenches very much drier than when we left them. -There was some shelling at the time of relief. The dispositions of the -Battalion (646 strong) were: B and C Companies in fire trenches, D -Company in support, A Company in reserve.</p> - -<p>Second Lieutenant Houghton and one man were wounded going up.</p> - -<p>It is a queer sensation going up to one’s first battle. The bracing -of the nerves to face the unknown—it is the essence of religion, -voluntary self-sacrifice for a cause, made possible only by faith, and -calling for the strongest effort of will to control the nerves. Happy -the man who is not gifted with a vivid imagination—who, like Kipling’s -oxen, can plod steadily along, living in the present—blind to the -future. Those who fall do so at the moment of their highest endeavour; -had they lived they had probably never risen so high again. Surely to -them, if to anyone, is granted the peace which passeth understanding.</p> - - -<p class="p1h p-left">MONDAY, June 14th, 1915.</p> - -<p>The Battalion had been warned for an attack, and operation orders -issued from the Brigade in the morning made this clear. With the object -of gaining ground in the direction of RUE D’OUVERT, the Fourth Corps -was to attack the German positions in the north. The 51st Division, the -7th Division, and the Canadian Division were to attack simultaneously.</p> - - <div class="figcenter" id="i_b_012fp"> - <p class="p0 center p-left p2"><b>Map No. 1</b></p> - <p class="p0 center p-left"><b>FESTUBERT</b></p> - <img - class="p0" - src="images/i_b_012fp.jpg" - alt="" /> - </div> - -<p><span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_13" id="Page_13">[13]</a></span></p> - -<p>The 51st Division detailed the 154th Infantry Brigade, and the 154th -Infantry Brigade the 1/4th Loyal North Lancashire Regiment (with 10 -bombers) on the right, and the 1/6th Scottish Rifles (with 10 bombers), -on the left, as assaulting troops. Besides these there were:—</p> - -<table summary="officers" class="sm"> - <tr> - <td class="chn1">I.</td> - <td class="cht">2 Officers, 7 N.C.O.’s, and 36 men from Grenadier Company.</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="chn1">II.</td> - <td class="cht">12 bayonet men from 1/4th North Lancashires.</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="chn1"></td> - <td class="cht">16 bayonet men from 1/6th Scottish Rifles.</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="chn1">III.</td> - <td class="cht">2 N.C.O.’s, 12 men of 1/4th North Lancashires, Blocking parties.</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="chn1"></td> - <td class="cht">1 N.C.O., 6 men of 1/6th Scottish Rifles.</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="chn1">IV.</td> - <td class="cht">1 N.C.O., 6 men of 1/4th North Lancashires, Carrying parties.</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="chn1"></td> - <td class="cht">1 N.C.O., 6 men of 1/6th Scottish Rifles.</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="chn1">V.</td> - <td class="cht">1 Sections as escort from the 1/4th North Lancashires.</td> - </tr> -</table> - -<p>(These North Lancashire details were found by D Company.)</p> - -<p>The supporting Battalion was the 1/4th Royal Lancaster Regiment, less -two platoons, whilst the 1/8th Liverpool Regiment was held in Brigade -Reserve.</p> - -<p>There was also a Trench Mortar detachment with two guns of the old -“Archibald” type, under the command of Lieutenant Smith.</p> - -<p>A working party of two platoons from the 1/4th Royal Lancaster Regiment -was detailed to accompany one Section of the 2/2nd Highland Field -Company R.E.</p> - -<p>The attack by the Brigade was towards the houses on the road behind the -German salient. At these houses a junction would be effected, if the -attack was successful, with the 7th Division. The two attacks converged -on this point. We were to obtain flanking fire from the rifles and -machine guns of the 152nd Brigade in the trenches to our left. They in -turn were to advance on the flank when we had consolidated our position.</p> - -<p>The whole attack was timed for 6 p.m. on the 15th June, and was to be -preceded by a 48 hours’ bombardment.</p> - -<p>These, in brief, were the operation orders. We had been warned to -show no signs of activity during this preliminary bombardment, which -began about dawn, and was devoted chiefly to cutting the enemy’s -barbed wire. Field guns bombarded this, whilst the heavier guns played -on the enemy’s trenches, and the heaviest on the houses behind. The -bombardment was not confined to our front, but extended all along the -ridge to the south towards VIOLAINES. This village lay over the ridge, -and only the church spire could be seen.</p> - -<p>From the support trench, the view was of the usual kind, a flat -Flanders plain, with ditches bordered by rows of pollard willows, and -wrecked farmhouses with a few scattered trees. The plain very gradually -rose to a sky-line, the Aubers ridge being especially marked on the -right. The British bombardment was persistent and, from what we could -see, effective, whereas the Germans only replied sporadically with -some sharp bursts of shrapnel and some high explosive shell on the -communication trenches, from which B and C<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_14" id="Page_14">[14]</a></span> Companies lost a few men. -The bombardment continued all along the front, on both sides of us, all -night with only two slight stoppages.</p> - -<p>In reply to an enquiry from the artillery as to the amount of damage -done to the wire by the artillery fire in our line of advance, Major -Nickson replied that most of the wire had been destroyed. This was at -11 a.m. on the 15th June, 1915, and shrapnel was still bursting over -it. Captain Norman reported to the same effect, and said that all -stakes were gone, and such strips of wire as remained did not appear -to be an obstacle to an advance. He added that the wire opposite the -enemy’s main trench could not be observed clearly from our fire trench.</p> - - -<p class="p1h p-left">TUESDAY, 15th June, 1915.</p> - -<p>The British bombardment continued as on the previous day, with the -Germans still only occasionally replying. Very heavy artillery (9.2) -was brought to bear upon the houses on the road to our immediate left -front, some being set on fire. It was particularly interesting to watch -this shelling, and to note the regularity and precision with which it -was shifted from house to house. The wire and the German sap and the -fire trenches were also kept under continual fire. An advanced mountain -battery played on the enemy’s parapets.</p> - -<p>B Company was withdrawn to the support trench to the right of D -Company, whilst C Company moved to the right of the fire trench, making -room for the charging company of the 1/6th Cameronians on their left. A -Company was still in reserve.</p> - -<p>Orders were received in the afternoon that the British bombardment -would increase greatly in intensity at 5 30 p.m., and would continue so -until 6 p.m. For this first half-hour, the guns would be concentrated -on the enemy’s barbed wire. At 6 p.m. they would “lift,” i.e., increase -their range on to the enemy’s fire trench and shell this solely for -three minutes. At 6 3 the communication trenches would be bombarded -for a minute, and the enemy’s main trench from 6 4 to 6 15. At 6 15 -the guns would lift into the road, and would shell this intensely for -half-an-hour, until 6 45. At 6 45 the artillery would form a barrage -beyond the road.</p> - -<p>At 5 30 promptly the bombardment became terrific. Shells whistled and -shrieked overhead in enormous numbers. All the British artillery which -was massed behind the line concentrated on the assaulting positions -with rapid fire. There were also some French 75 batteries to help. -Under this rain of shells B and D Companies moved up the communication -trenches towards the fire trench from the supports, and A Company to -the supports from the reserve line.</p> - -<p>But while the British bombardment increased greatly in intensity, the -German shelling, from being merely desultory, also became intense. High -explosive shells, in salvoes of four, dropped upon the communication -trenches, filling them, in many places, with earth and mud, and in some -cases obliterating them. It became a task of extreme difficulty to move -up to the firing line under this heavy fire. There were some dead and -wounded in the trenches.</p> - - <div class="figcenter" id="i_b_015fp"> - <p class="p0 p-left center u p2"><b><i>Sketch Map of Trenches</i></b></p> - <img - class="p0" - src="images/i_b_015fp.jpg" - alt="" /> - </div> - -<p>At 6 p.m. precisely C Company charged from the fire trench. The leading -platoon was a composite one, made up from Nos. 9 and 12 for strength, -and under <span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_15" id="Page_15">[15]</a></span>the command of Second Lieutenant Parker; No. 10 Platoon -under Second Lieutenant Craven followed at 100 yards’ distance, and -No. 11 under Second Lieutenant Davies followed this. They had to climb -the parapet, and, under a withering fire, form to the left flank -slightly and then charge. They did this almost perfectly in line, and -were in possession of the trench inside three minutes. Their losses -were chiefly from rifle and machine gun fire. This must have been -principally from the main trench, and not the advanced trench of -the salient, since they found most of the Germans there sheltering -in dugouts; these were dealt with by bombing parties. The bombers -worked in two groups: (a) (right) 1/5th Royal Lancaster Regiment under -Lieutenant Taylor, and (b) 1/6th Scottish Rifles under Lieutenant Hay -(left group). These bombing parties, supported by the various parties -told off to them, did magnificent work, and penetrated right through -the road to a much greater distance than ever the assaulting battalions -reached.</p> - -<p>Roughly it may be said that the centre of the attack was L 8 as marked -on the map. The two leading platoons of C Company, with their left -directing the whole attack, charged the German T-head sap directly in -front, and taking that in the rush, swept to the German fire trench. On -their left were the 1/6th Scottish Rifles also charging.</p> - -<p>When the trench was won, comparatively easily, the Germans holding -up their hands and pleading for mercy, the bombing parties extended -outwards, down past Z 1, K 6, and Z 4. Their orders were to push ahead -as far as possible, since the 7th Division, as detailed, would be -attacking at the same time. Another party was to break off up towards -the German main trench at X 7. The other main party of bombers went -towards L 10 up the communication trench—which was also a firing -trench facing M 4—at L 10 they split off, one towards L 9 and the -other down the main German trench. These bombers actually went beyond -the road so fast that their bayonet men could not keep up with them. -They mostly ran along the top of the trench, with the German and -British Artillery both bombarding the lines all this time very heavily -indeed.</p> - -<p>Red screens were used to show the furthermost points reached by the -infantry, to enable the artillery to support. The bombing parties -carried red flags, and a red rocket was to be fired when the infantry -reached the houses on the road at L 11. (The artillery had set these -houses on fire, and they afforded a good landmark.) But the artillery -observers could see nothing because of the tremendous smoke and -dust cloud, which hid the whole area from their view. All telephone -communication was very soon smashed up, and messages had to be sent by -relays of orderlies. Lieutenant Ord at L 8 was in charge of this.</p> - -<p>The course of the battle becomes a little obscure. The next supporting -Company was B, but Captain Peak, for some time reported missing, has -lately been reported dead, and there is no connected account of what -actually happened to this Company. At this period the German artillery -redoubled in intensity on the deploying Companies, and whereas C -Company had suffered chiefly from rifle and machine gun fire, B and D -and A Companies suffered from shrapnel and high<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_16" id="Page_16">[16]</a></span> explosive. B Company -seems to have reinforced C Company on the right. B Company men say they -had to cross a deep ditch with barbed wire entanglements at the bottom. -(This must have been the ditch marked in front of the German fire -trench at Z 1). Here, they say, Captain Peak was killed on the barbed -wire in front of the trench.</p> - -<p>D Company, coming up the now very badly damaged communication and fire -trench, was sent to reinforce the line in the left of the centre of the -attacking line across the sap and the fire trench, and then along the -edge of the communication trench towards L 10. Both B and D Companies -moved to support in lines of platoons, through a gap in the trench, -under extremely heavy artillery fire.</p> - -<p>Meanwhile the attack had swept on, past the German trench, up along the -German communication trenches. There were a great number of casualties -from rifle fire from the German main trench and enfilading machine gun -fire from somewhere about X 7 or Z 2. But the attack swept on and must -have carried the main trench, already bombed, but for being pulled up -suddenly by uncut barbed wire, which lay concealed in the long grass on -the German (east) side of the ditch which runs parallel to the German -main trench, south-east from L 10. The attacking line was then within -30 yards of the trench. More enfilade fire came from one of the houses -at L 11 on the road. This house must have had a good number of machine -guns in it.</p> - -<p>The position therefore about 7 p.m. was this:—</p> - - <div class="figcenter" id="i_b_016"> - <img - class="p2" - src="images/i_b_016.jpg" - alt="" /> - <p class="p0 sm left2">Barbed wire marked in red wavy line.</p> - <p class="p0 sm left2">Red line marks approximate centre of attack.</p> - </div> - -<p><span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_17" id="Page_17">[17]</a></span></p> - -<p class="p2">The Scottish Rifles were attacking on our left with their right resting -on the British sap head at L 8. Their advance was checked by uncut -barbed wire which ran along the northern edge of the communication -trench, very early on, and they lay in the open under galling and very -heavy fire, losing heavily in attempting to cut it, but were compelled -to advance along the communication trench. At 7 p.m. when the advance -was checked, they were in this communication trench, which they were -holding. Once a part of the German salient, it faced obliquely the -British trench at M 4; it was also a fire trench, being very narrow, -with numerous traverses and some dugouts about Z. The uncut wire here -in front of this trench prevented any further advance by them. All -their officers except one were casualties. The result of this forced -change of front by them was the formation of an angle at L 10 in the -line of attack, they themselves facing north, whilst the Loyal North -Lancashires faced east or perhaps north-east.</p> - -<p>The ditch in which C Company lay, now reinforced by D on the left and B -on the right, with A coming up from reserve, was bordered by a row of -pollard willows. On the left it was comparatively dry, with a slight -protecting bank on the east (German) side; but the further it went to -the right the more of a quagmire it became. In some places on the right -it was thigh-deep in water. It ran parallel to the German trench along -the road, at about 30 yards’ distance from it. It afforded comparative -security after the advance because of the slight cover to be obtained -in it, and because it was too near the German trench to allow artillery -fire to be brought to bear. C Company had brought up one sandbag per -man and one shovel to every three men, with 20 wirecutters to the -Company, and B and A Companies had brought up three sandbags per man -and a pick or a shovel carried slung with spun yarn, per man, but some -of these were lost in the advance, and only a few men came up with them -all.</p> - -<p>The Battalion entrenched itself in this ditch line as best it could. -It was rapidly going dark. A Company, as it came up, was sent to the -right of the line to strengthen and extend it and to get into touch -with the 7th Division, and several parties were sent out to the right -to find them, but fruitlessly. Entrenching in a waterlogged ditch -with the entrenching tool was slow work. At dusk the 1/4th King’s Own -sent up a Company to reinforce, under the command of Captain Barrow; -Major Nickson was in command of the front line. The Colonel had been -wounded earlier in the evening, and Major Foley took over command and -established his headquarters in the German fire trench opposite L 8.</p> - -<p>About 11 p.m. there was a slackening of the German fire, both artillery -and rifle. The German artillery fire had been directed chiefly against -our supports and reserves, and was particularly violent at L 8. Some of -our wounded had been collected there, and were looked after there all -night by Sergeant-Major Farnworth.</p> - -<p>By this time, in the front line, a machine gun had been placed in -position about L 10. The trench junction there had been blocked by -sandbags. It was at this point (L 10) that the Scottish Rifles were in -touch with us. It was found impossible,<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_18" id="Page_18">[18]</a></span> because of lack of material, -to block the further trench (X 7), and accordingly the line we held -in the ditch was bent back to the right to protect that flank. The -line was a bad one. There was a conference of Officers held by Major -Nickson. Both flanks were in the air. We were not in touch with the -7th Division, and enfilade rifle fire was coming from the right flank, -though fairly weak. The ditch was waterlogged, and too wide in places -and clearly marked by the row of pollard willows. Spades and picks and -sandbags were lacking. There were no bombs left, and no bombers. (There -were two advanced bomb reserves of 1,000 bombs each near L 8, but no -one knew where these were. The bombers sent to reinforce the original -party were shelled heavily on the road to the reserve trenches, and -out of 33 only five were unwounded.) Impossible to entrench ditch. -Therefore proposed line about 20 yards back in the open. This meant -beginning afresh without tools. Men too crowded in line. There were -no Verey lights. Artillery support had ceased about 8 45 because of -uncertainty as to the actual position of the attacking Battalions. -Major Nickson sent back word to Major Foley explaining this and asking -for instructions. In the meantime the German counter-attack began, and -prevented instructions arriving.</p> - - -<p class="p1h">It was about midnight when the Germans began to throw up flares in -great numbers. They had been shelling L 10 and the (German) captured -salient for some time before. Their counter-attack proper began by -bombing at L 10 so severely that the machine gun there was damaged and -put out of action, and the connection with the Cameronians broken. -Almost at the same time, the Germans began to bomb down the right -communication trench (X 7), and followed this by throwing bombs -across the open. There was no means of replying, and no cover to be -had anywhere in the ditch. To stay there would have meant the wiping -out of those in the line; enfilade fire came from both flanks—on the -right from the German main trench at K 7, and on the left from L 9; -the Scottish Rifles in the German communication trench were enfiladed -down the whole length by artillery and rifle fire. Orders were given, -therefore, to retire from the position.</p> - - -<p class="p1h">At the point Z (see map) a mixed body of men lined the shell craters -and held up the Germans for about two hours, losing heavily. This point -Z, which lay on the German side of their fire trench, was an absolute -mass of wrecked dugouts. These men finally retired, in the mist of -the morning, towards the sap south-west of L 8. In the retirement all -the attacking Battalions were mixed up. The sap at L 8 was held by -a composite company: 1/4th Loyal North Lancashires, 1/6th Scottish -Rifles, 1/4th Royal Lancaster Regiment, Grenadier Guards, 1/8th -Liverpool Irish, but the Germans, probably because of their check at Z, -did not push their counter-attack on to the British lines.</p> - - -<p class="p1h">The attacking Battalions were withdrawn to the support trenches about 4 -a.m. on the 16th, the men in the sap about 6 a.m., and the lines were -taken over by the 1/8th K.L. Regiment (Irish).</p> - -<p><span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_19" id="Page_19">[19]</a></span></p> - -<p>Motor machine guns under Captain Hammond, D.S.O., to left of L 8, -stayed up through the attack and for four days afterwards.</p> - -<p>The casualties were heavy.</p> - -<p>The Colonel was wounded at the beginning of the attack, when near L -8. Almost at the same time the Adjutant, Captain Norman, was severely -wounded. He advanced with the leading platoon and was on the parapet of -the German trench when he was wounded by, it is said, an officer hiding -in a dugout.</p> - -<p>In C Company, Second Lieutenant P. Parker, who was in command of the -charging platoon was seriously wounded, Second Lieutenant Craven was -wounded in the leg, and Second Lieutenant Davies, who, wounded slightly -twice, would go on, was fatally wounded and died on the field.</p> - -<p>In B Company, Captain Peak was reported killed, as previously -mentioned, but was posted missing, as there was no definite news of -what actually happened to him. Lieutenant Moore was wounded in the -wrist, and Captain Crump blown up and injured by a shell.</p> - -<p>In D Company, Captain Hibbert was last seen directing the platoons -through the gap in the fire trench. After that no news can be obtained -of what happened to him, and he was posted missing. Captain Whitfield -was seriously wounded in the thighs by shrapnel and died in hospital at -Boulogne. Second Lieutenant Rawsthorn, in charge of the machine guns, -was killed by shell when leading his team across the open to the German -trenches. Lieutenant Brindle was hit on the head and in the arm.</p> - -<p>In A Company, Lieutenant Smith<a name="FNanchor_C_3" id="FNanchor_C_3"></a><a href="#Footnote_C_3" class="fnanchor">[C]</a> was in charge of the trench mortar -team during the bombardment, firing from the fire trench. When the -order to charge was given, Lieutenant Smith rushed forward with his -gun, and was seriously wounded when carrying it across the open. He -died in hospital at Lillers two days later, and was buried there.</p> - -<p>The Officers who came through the fight unhurt were Major Foley, Major -Nickson, Captain Booth, Captain Widdows, Lieutenant Rennard, Lieutenant -Ord, Lieutenant Duckworth, Second Lieutenant Lindsay.</p> - -<p>Second Lieutenant Rogerson was away at General Headquarters attending -a Machine Gun Course, and Lieutenant Gregson was attached to the -Grenadier Company at the time.</p> - -<p>The casualties among the men were heavy, especially among the -N.C.O.’s.<a name="FNanchor_D_4" id="FNanchor_D_4"></a><a href="#Footnote_D_4" class="fnanchor">[D]</a> They were:—</p> - -<table summary="casualties" class="bitsmall"> - <tr> - <td class="left">Killed</td> - <td class="right">26</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="left">Wounded</td> - <td class="right">266</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="left">Missing</td> - <td class="right u">110</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="left1">Total</td> - <td class="right1">402</td> - </tr> -</table> - -<p><span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_20" id="Page_20">[20]</a></span></p> - -<p>It must be assumed that most of the missing are killed. The list -therefore stands with a high ratio of killed to wounded.</p> - -<p>The respective strengths of the Companies on June 30th, according to -Orderly Room returns, were:—</p> - -<table summary="strengths" class="bitsmall"> - <tr> - <td class="left">A Company</td> - <td class="right">146</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="left">B Company</td> - <td class="right">99</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="left">C Company</td> - <td class="right">149</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="left">D Company</td> - <td class="right u">126</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="left1">Total</td> - <td class="right1">520</td> - </tr> -</table> - -<p class="center p-left bitsmall">15 Officers on strength. The effective rifle strength was 358.</p> - -<p>The German trenches after the two days’ bombardment were in a bad -state. In many places they had been completely destroyed, and when we -took them we found them piled deep with German dead. The dugouts, which -had been made in the parados, seemed whole, but were full of dead and -wounded, probably the work of the bombers. The communication trench -was also partially destroyed, and littered with German dead. The whole -series of trenches were full of German equipment in great confusion. -Like our trenches, they were built of sandbags, but their communication -trench was very deep and well traversed, and was probably intended -to serve as a fire trench against M 4. There was an abandoned German -machine gun in the fire trench in a stretcher carriage, which could -not be moved. There was a good amount of German equipment outside the -trench about the point Z. This place was the wildest spot, a mass of -shell holes and fragments of works. The German barbed wire was very -strong, of abnormal thickness in closeness and strength of spikes and -in the wire itself. The ditch in front of the sap was heavily wired -under the water. The German casualties must have been very heavy. The -artillery Officers said they caught the reinforcements coming up on -the road first with the 4.5 howitzers, and later with the 9in. guns. -Bombers say something of what they saw there, but not all of them agree -on the point. The trenches were occupied at the time of the attack -by Bavarians, it is said. The counter-attack was made by the reserve -Division of the Prussian Guards.</p> - -<p>The British trenches suffered severely too. In the morning L 8 was a -wreck, most of the trench battered down, and the communication trench, -which was revetted with hurdles, also badly damaged. The trench was -saved in many cases, though, by the hurdles bending and not collapsing -as sandbag revetting would have done. It was at L 8 that the brunt of -the firing was. In some places there the trench lines were completely -obliterated, and in very many places so badly damaged as to need -extensive repair before being of much use again.</p> - -<p>The British report of June 16th, as issued by the Press Bureau, read:—</p> - -<blockquote> -<p>“Yesterday evening, we captured the German front line of -trenches east of Festubert, on a mile of front, but failed to -hold them during the night against the strong counter-attacks -delivered by the enemy.”</p></blockquote> - -<p><span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_21" id="Page_21">[21]</a></span></p> - -<p>The communique issued at the German Main Headquarters says, according -to the “Daily Telegraph”:—</p> - -<blockquote> - -<p class="r1">“Wednesday.</p> - -<p>“Again influenced by Russian defeats, the French and English -yesterday attacked with strong forces of men at many points on -the Western front.</p> - -<p>“On the other hand, two attacks of four English Divisions -between the roads of Estaires—La Bassée and La Bassée Canal -completely collapsed. Our brave Westphalian regiments and -reinforcements, consisting of portions of our Guard, repulsed -the attacks after desperate hand-to-hand fighting. The enemy -suffered heavy losses. We captured several machine guns and -one mine-throwing howitzer.”</p></blockquote> - - -<p class="p1h p-left">JUNE 16th, 1915–JUNE 21st, 1915.</p> - -<p>The Battalion regathered at LE TOURET and was given breakfast there -from the cookers which had been brought up, with a rum issue. The roll -was called, and only 243 men answered it.<a name="FNanchor_E_5" id="FNanchor_E_5"></a><a href="#Footnote_E_5" class="fnanchor">[E]</a> We moved off about 10 -a.m. In spite of their exhausted condition and their heavy losses, the -men marched well and in good spirits, singing for the first half-hour -of the journey, but a halt was made just before reaching billets for -the purposes of a rest. The day was very hot and close. The march was -resumed about 4 30 p.m., and billets at LE CORNET MALO were reached -about 5 30 p.m. Billets were of the usual type—barns with adjacent -orchards.</p> - -<p>Lieutenant Ord was admitted to hospital on June 17th. The men were -very exhausted, and the days passed in resting and cleaning-up and -reorganising. All the Companies needed reorganising. B Company was -without an Officer until Lieutenant Gregson came back from the Bomb -School on June 19th. There was a great shortage of N.C.O.’s, since most -of them were casualties. B, C, and D Companies had an average of five -or six each, and A Company was not much better. Platoons were very weak -in strength. A few odd men rolled up during the first few days. One, -Corporal Smalley, of D Company, came in from the German lines wounded, -with German field dressings on his wounds.</p> - -<p>The system of Officers messing by Companies had to be abandoned, and a -Battalion mess was reinstituted. This system was abandoned on the 9th -July, when three messes were constituted: Headquarters, A and B, and C -and D, when out of the trenches.</p> - -<p>Brigadier-General Hibbert inspected the Battalion, together with the -1/8th Liverpool Regiment, on June 18th, and conveyed to Officers and -Men the appreciation of himself and of the Corps Commander for the -services they had rendered. He said that though the attack had failed -in its immediate object, yet it had been instrumental in attracting -to itself reinforcements which might otherwise have been directed -against the French, attacking further south. The G.O.C. Division -held an inspection on June 19th, and conveyed to us a message from -Field-Marshal Sir John French, congratulating the Brigade on the fight -it had made.</p> - -<hr class="chap" /> - -<div class="chapter"> - -<p><span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_22" id="Page_22">[22]</a></span></p></div> - -<h2 class="chap">CHAPTER III.<br /> - -<span class="smaller">TRENCH WARFARE.</span></h2> - -<p>Major Foley took over the command of the Battalion on June 16th, 1915, -vice Lieutenant-Colonel Hindle, wounded; Major Nickson became senior -Major, vice Major Foley, from the same date; Lieutenant Duckworth -became Adjutant, vice Captain Norman, wounded; Captain Widdows took -over command of C Company, vice Major Nickson; Lieutenant Rennard of D -Company, vice Captain Hibbert, missing; Lieutenant Gregson B Company, -vice Captain Peak, missing; Second Lieutenant Rogerson became Machine -Gun Officer, vice Second Lieutenant Rawsthorn, killed.</p> - -<p>The weather was good and sunny, and we bathed in the LA BASSEE Canal. -Most of us were exhausted by the attack and in need of rest. Indents -for clothing and necessaries were rendered.</p> - -<p>Orders were received on the 21st for the Battalion to proceed to -billets near LE TOURET. A working party of 200, under Captain Booth, -was detailed for work under the R.E. building a light railway.</p> - - -<p class="p1h p-left">JUNE 22nd–JUNE 24th.</p> - -<p>The Battalion arrived in billets about 7 p.m., and took over the -billets of the 1/7th Royal Highlanders.</p> - -<p>There was no working party to be furnished for the night, the 22nd/23rd -June, but one of 100 men under the command of Captain Widdows for the -night following. This working party was detailed for work in the firing -trench. The trench, which needed extra traverses and wider parapets, -was protected from the German view by an old ruined communication -trench which was to be demolished as soon as the new low fire trench -was ready for use, and in neither working party were there any -casualties.</p> - -<p>This stay at LA COUTURE was quiet, and was devoted to resting and -reorganising. There was a little shelling of the village to our right, -but none near to us. Second Lieutenant Rogerson rejoined the Battalion -after a fortnight’s machine gun training.</p> - - -<p class="p1h p-left">JUNE 25th.</p> - -<p>The Battalion moved off about 7 p.m. on the night of the 24th June, and -marched to ESTAIRES, where it arrived about 11 p.m., and was billeted, -the men<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_23" id="Page_23">[23]</a></span> being in factories or breweries. These billets were very -similar to the ones we occupied on May 18th. ESTAIRES is a fair-sized -town, a market town in many ways, with some industries. It was -interesting to us, because it was the first town we had been quartered -in since landing in France.</p> - -<p>In the afternoon of June 25th, orders were received to move to the -trenches the same night. The Battalion marched to the trenches via -LAVENTIE, which had been heavily shelled by the enemy, but most of the -damage centred on the church, as in other villages where we had been. -Here the church, and the two roads which crossed near the church, as -well as the adjoining streets for a length of about 200 yards, were in -ruins; the nearer you got to the church centre the more intensive was -the damage. The inhabitants, however, were living in the village and -carrying on their business outside this shelled ring.</p> - -<p>The trenches were reached at 8 30, and relief was completed by 9 p.m. -The Battalion we relieved was the 1/1st London Regiment (T.F.).</p> - - -<p class="p1h p-left">JUNE 26th–JULY 4th.</p> - -<p>We spent eight days in these new trenches. They are known as “E 2 -Lines, FAUQUISSART,” and were of the breastwork type, a shallow trench -first being dug to a little above the water level and a high parapet of -sandbags placed in front of this. The line we occupied was practically, -when allowances are made for the fact that it was a fire trench, the -equivalent of the reserve trenches which we held about June 10th. It -was the same line. The British here had been able to make no headway. -The parapet was very good and very thick as a rule, but much of the -parados was shaky and had to be rebuilt. The long grass in front had -already been partly cut by the previous trench holders, and there was -a fair amount of wire in front, but not too much. The enemy was about -300 yards off, but the lines were not exactly parallel, and at one -point the enemy must have been nearly five hundred yards away. There -was very much less shell fire than in the previous trenches we had -held, and very much more rifle shooting. There was a number of fixed -rifle batteries with which the enemy tried to break the sandbags. -There were also snipers normally to be found firing from a flank. The -telescopic-sighted rifle, which had been issued to the Battalion just -before entering the trenches, proved very useful for sniping in return. -These rifles were the short rifles, fitted with telescopic sights, with -a crossed hair-line on the object lens and a range dial. One ran to 600 -yards and the other 1,200 yards in range.</p> - -<p>A, B, and D Companies were in the trench line, with C Company in -reserve holding an entrenched post. These “forts” took the place of the -support line in the trenches we had been in before and were intended -as defensive and rallying points in case of an attack. Battalion -Headquarters was in the open.</p> - -<p>Second Lieutenant Evans, who had been left behind with Second -Lieutenant Norwood at Oxted when the Battalion moved to Bedford -preparatory to sailing for France, rejoined the Battalion from the -2/4th Loyal North Lancashire Regiment on the night of June 26th.</p> - -<p><span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_24" id="Page_24">[24]</a></span></p> - -<p>On June 27th, Second Lieutenant R. A. Ostrehan and Second Lieutenant E. -G. Baker, from the 2/4th Battalion, joined the Battalion, and Second -Lieutenant D. H. Ostrehan joined on the night of the 28th.</p> - -<p>To the left of our positions, the opposing lines narrowed down until in -one place, known as Red Lamp Corner, they were no more than fifty yards -apart. A mine was sprung here by us one morning at dawn, and shook the -earth around. There was a short bombardment by our artillery of the -mine crater and of the enemy line, and a slight reply from the German -artillery, which bombarded the position much more heavily two days -later, but these bombardments did not affect us.</p> - - -<p class="p1h p-left">JULY 4th–JULY 9th.</p> - -<p>The Battalion was relieved in the night of the 3rd/4th July about 10 -p.m. by the 1/7th Gordon Highlanders, and marched off to billets in -the ESTAIRES—LA BASSEE road, near LA GORGUE, taking over billets from -the 1/5th Seaforth Highlanders. The billets were of the usual type, -orchards and farm buildings. The Officers’ Mess was established in the -local schoolroom.</p> - -<p>The six days’ rest from the trenches was interrupted by a series of -working parties, which swallowed the whole available strength of -the Battalion, Officers’ servants, signallers, stretcher-bearers, -transport, and machine gunners all having to be impanelled in order to -provide the number required. The work done was miscellaneous—digging -in communication trenches, improving communication trench parapets, -laying a level bed for a light trench railway, &c. This resulted in -most of the men sleeping all day. New clothing was issued on the -4th July, and a day was set apart for bathing the Battalion in the -brewery-bathhouse. This bathhouse had been made by taking vats from the -brewery and tubs, and filling these with hot water. Men filed in at one -door and gave up their dirty underclothing, and tied their clothes into -a bundle, fastened with their identity disc. Each man was issued there -with clean shirt and underclothing, whilst his old garments were washed -and cleaned. Facilities were provided for bathing a Company at a time. -Six baths for Officers were laid down also. This hot bath was greatly -appreciated by the men; it was the first one they had had since landing.</p> - -<p>The G.O.C. Indian Corps, to which the Division had been attached, -inspected the Brigade on Wednesday, July 7th. The Battalion paraded as -strong as possible, and put 293 rifles into the field. The General, -Sir James Wilcox, expressed himself as well satisfied with the Brigade -and welcomed them back to the Indian Corps, which they had temporarily -left, expressing a hope that they were back for good.</p> - - -<p class="p1h p-left">JULY 10th–JULY 15th.</p> - -<p>In these six days the Battalion was on trench duty in F lines, a -little to the right of our previous position. The trenches were of the -same type as those of E 2 Lines, consisting of a strong breastwork -sandbagged trench, only a little sunk below the level of the ground, -with several supporting points in rear. The whole<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_25" id="Page_25">[25]</a></span> Battalion was in the -line, with the exception of Battalion Headquarters, which were situated -about 1,000 yards back from the firing line in a farmhouse. Captain -Booth was sent to hospital from here.</p> - -<p>Nothing of much moment happened to us in these lines. There was one -very wet night, which left the trenches in a very bad condition for -the following day. What shelling there was was directed upon the house -behind us; very few shells fell on the trench.</p> - -<p>Our casualties amounted to one killed and three wounded in this period, -mainly from sniping, which was fairly active. We had a sniping post, -heavily sandbagged, in an orchard to the rear of the line, and a -sniping party with telescopic-sighted rifles to garrison it.</p> - -<p>There was an order that equipment must never be removed for any -purpose. One day a man emerging from his billet with equipment on but -the shoulder straps of his jacket unbuttoned cannoned into the R.S.M., -who accused him of having had his equipment off. This he denied, and -muttered that he had just been having breakfast. “Do you need to -unbutton your shoulder straps to have breakfast, then?” enquired the -R.S.M. in his silkiest tones. The man stood glowering for a moment, and -then in desperation burst out, “Well! Ah’ve got to saay summat, ’evn’t -I?”</p> - -<p>We were relieved on the night of the 16th/17th July by the 1/4th Royal -Lancaster Regiment, about 10 p.m., and moved off to reserve billets -near Headquarters. Detachments from A Company, under Second Lieutenant -Evans, and C Company, under Second Lieutenant R. A. Ostrehan, -garrisoned “fort” supporting points behind the line. There was a heavy -trench mortar bombardment of the trenches held by the 2/5th Lancashire -Fusiliers on the night of the 19th/20th July, which caused a Brigade -“stand-to,” but nothing happened. The 2/5th Lancashire Fusiliers had -rejoined the Brigade the week before.</p> - -<p>The Brigade was relieved on the night of the 23rd/24th July by the 13th -Brigade, the Battalion by the 1st Middlesex Regiment.</p> - -<p>On the 27th we left for LA GORGUE Station, where we entrained, and -arrived at CALAIS at 8 p.m., then on via ABBEVILLE and AMIENS to -CORBIE, where we detrained and marched to billets at RIBEMONT. On the -31st we went to MARTINSART, being then in Divisional Reserve. Here we -remained for a week training.</p> - -<p>This SOMME country was a great change from the plains of Flanders, and -the air was better.</p> - -<p>We relieved the 25th Lancashire Fusiliers on the 6th August in Sector -B. A, B, and C Companies were in the fire trench; D Company in -support at POSTE LESDOS; Battalion Headquarters in AVELUY WOOD south -of AUTHUILLE. The trenches were cut in the solid chalk—hardly any -sandbags—and the French had made the dugouts very comfortable. The -barbed wire was thick. On the 4th Second Lieutenant W. R. Haggas had -reported from the 2/4th Loyal North Lancashires, bringing five N.C.O.’s -and men, who had been wounded, from the base,<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_26" id="Page_26">[26]</a></span> and a week later -Lieutenant-Colonel Hindle returned from England and again took over the -command of the Battalion. On the 9th a thunderstorm broke and turned -the trenches into mud. On the 11th the first party went on leave. Two -men were wounded the same day. The sector was quiet, and so was LA -BOISELLE sector, where we went on the 14th, relieving the 1/5th Irish. -C and D Companies were in the fire trench; A and B in support at POSTE -DONNEZ. The opposing lines were so close that high bomb nets were found -necessary.</p> - -<p>On the 21st we were relieved by the 1/5th King’s Liverpool Regiment, -and went into billets at AVELUY. It is chronicled in the War Diary -that at this time the men began to have hot tea and soup served about -midnight and that one-third were allowed to sleep at night. On the 22nd -a draft was received from the 2/4th Loyal North Lancashire Regiment -of 101 Other Ranks, and the following day four Officers, Second -Lieutenants A. B. Bratton and H. M. Strong, from the 3rd Loyal North -Lancashires, and Second Lieutenants J. S. Walker and M. W. Nolan, from -the 11th Loyal North Lancashires, joined.</p> - -<p>On the morning of September 4th the enemy shelled the trenches at POSTE -LESDOS fairly heavily, and one shell burst in the midst of a working -party, killing one and wounding five Other Ranks of D Company, whilst -a week later one Other Rank was killed. On the 17th Lieutenant-Colonel -Foley left the Battalion and crossed to England to take over command of -a third-line unit. The succeeding day, just before being relieved by -the 1/8th Liverpool Irish, the trenches were again heavily shelled, and -one Company Sergeant-Major, one Sergeant, and one Corporal were killed -by a single shell, whilst three Other Ranks were wounded. Captain H. -Parker, Captain J. A. Crump, and Lieutenants K. H. Moore, R. Ord, -and J. L. Brindle rejoined the Battalion from the 3/4th Loyal North -Lancashires, and the first-named three Officers took over the command -of A, B, and C Companies respectively.</p> - -<p>At this time Companies of one of the Service Battalions of the Highland -Light Infantry were attached to us for instruction.</p> - -<p>On October 1st Brigadier-General J. L. Hibbert was wounded in the -shoulder, and Lieutenant-Colonel Hindle took over the temporary command -of the Brigade, while Major Nickson took over the Battalion with -Captain Crump as second. Captain Rennard and Second Lieutenant Norwood -went into hospital the same day, and Captain Gregson on the 3rd, and -on the 4th Captain Green, R.A.M.C., reported for duty, vice Lieutenant -Sugars transferred to the 3rd Battalion. Lieutenant-Colonel Hindle -returned to the Battalion on the 7th, and Brigadier-General G. T. G. -Edwards, C.B., took over command of the Brigade.</p> - -<p>On the whole the month was quiet. On the 3rd we went into the line, -A, C, and D in front and B in support at POSTE LESDOS—being relieved -on the 15th by the 2/5th Lancashire Fusiliers, when B and C Companies -relieved the 1/8th Irish on the right of F 1 sector, A and D being in -support at POSTE DONNEZ; here we stayed till the 21st, going back to -AVELUY, whence nightly working parties went up the line.</p> - -<p><span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_27" id="Page_27">[27]</a></span></p> - -<p>On the 27th, “fur” coats were issued, and we went back to POSTE LESDOS -sector.</p> - -<p>On the 28th, the enemy bombarded the wire and front line from 7 10 a.m. -to 9 30 a.m., doing considerable damage and blowing in 100 yards of -trench between AINTREE STREET and MERSEY STREET, held by C Company, and -30 yards in A Company’s sector. C.S.M. Edwards earned the D.C.M. for -manoeuvring his Company about during the shelling in such a way as to -escape with very few casualties.</p> - -<p>The whole of the month was quiet and uneventful, but there was some -desultory shelling of the working parties; salvos of H.E. and H.V. -shells were sent over hourly, and in one of these bursts on the 30th -Major Nickson was killed, whilst Second Lieutenant Bratton and six -Other Ranks were wounded.</p> - -<p>On the 31st Captain J. O. Widdows went sick and Second Lieutenant Nolan -and 20 Other Ranks were wounded, the total casualties for the month -being:—Officers: killed one, wounded two, sick four; Other Ranks: -killed one, wounded 35, missing one.</p> - -<p>Early in November Second Lieutenant R. S. De Blaby reported for duty -from the base. On the 2nd an enemy shell burst in the trench held by -A Company, killing two men and wounding one, whilst five others were -admitted to hospital suffering from shock. Two mornings later two -shells landed at the junction of Aintree Street and the fire trench, -killing three men and wounding three others who were waiting as sentry -reliefs. About this time, owing to the number of sick and wounded -(the trenches were in a very bad state and knee-deep in water through -the torrential rains and the men were very wet), it became extremely -difficult to find the requisite number of men for the different duties -each day.</p> - -<p>On the 5th Lieutenant-Colonel Hindle went on leave for nine days, -Captain Crump taking over command, and during that period the weather -was so bad, snow falling on several of the days, that the programme of -training could not be carried out. On the 18th Second Lieutenants T. -A. Burnside, F. R. Best, and M. Wilson joined, and on the 20th one man -was killed during an enemy burst of 30 small shells in reply to our -artillery’s work on the German trenches.</p> - -<p>On the 25th Bomber Gent did very good work. Taking nine bombs with -him, he went out alone, and, encountering an enemy patrol coming from -a sap-head, bombed them with good effect. The following day Lieutenant -K. H. Moore was killed by a sniper. The month’s casualties consisted of -one Officer killed, and of Other Ranks eight killed, three wounded, and -95 sick.</p> - -<p>On December 2nd, at BOUZINCOURT, C.Q.M.S. E. E. Lester was presented -with the Croix de Guerre for conspicuous bravery at Festubert on June -15th. This ceremony took place on Battalion parade. Second Lieutenant -A. Hague arrived from the 3/4th Loyal North Lancashires, and later -in the month Second Lieutenants A. Parker and Fairclough joined for -duty, whilst Second Lieutenant Bryce-Smith rejoined from the base. As -Christmas approached the weather was very bad, and the sides of the -trenches were continually falling in. There were pumps in plenty,<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_28" id="Page_28">[28]</a></span> -but the water ran in as fast as it could be pumped out. On Christmas -Day we were relieved by the 1/4th King’s Own, and managed to get a -good dinner, thanks to our excellent Quartermaster, Lieutenant Baker. -The casualties during December consisted of 2 Other Ranks wounded and -82 sick, and for the whole year 23 Officers (4 killed, 10 wounded, 2 -missing, 2 died of wounds, and 5 sick), and 624 Other Ranks (30 killed, -271 wounded, 146 missing, and 177 sick).</p> - -<p>New Year’s Day, 1916, dawned wet and dismal in the trenches at -AUTHUILLE, and though the general situation was quiet our trench mortar -batteries were in action for a time. It was during the evening’s -retaliation that a shell blew in a dugout, killing Second Lieutenant F. -R. Best and wounding Second Lieutenants H. Rogerson and R. A. Ostrehan -and three Other Ranks. The following day the Battalion was relieved -by the 16th Battalion Lancashire Fusiliers, and moved to billets at -LAVIEVILLE, six miles away. The following day the Brigade left the 51st -Division, and, moving off from HENENCOURT, we marched via BEHENCOURT -to ST. GRATIEN and a day later to RAINNEVILLE. The Brigade stayed at -RAINNEVILLE a day and a half, the time being spent in a much-needed -clean-up, and at this point—on January 5th—we became the 164th -Infantry Brigade of the 55th Division.</p> - -<p>On the 6th we left the 13th Corps to move to the new Divisional area, -the 55th Division being then part of the 14th Corps. The march was via -BERTANGLES, VAUX-EN-AMIENS to ARGOEUVES, the Battalion subsequently -moving independently to AIRAINES, via ST. SAUVNEUR, PICQUIGNY, and -SOUES, reinforcements arriving from the base the day after the -Battalion had been billeted. Company training was carried out, and we -had the task of finding control posts for all entrances to the village -to prevent British Army horses from entering on account of the number -of diseased horses there. On the 14th Second Lieutenants Silveira, -Agostini, and Matthews arrived from the 3/4th Loyal North Lancashire -Regiment. The Brigadier should have inspected the Brigade the following -day at COURCHON, but the event was cancelled owing to rain, and -Battalion drill took place instead. In the afternoon the A.S.C.’s -Picture Palace was booked and the men given a free show. During the -week a bombing school, bayonet course, and rifle range were fixed up, -and excellent progress was made with the training. On the 20th of -January Major Parker took over the Battalion on Lieutenant-Colonel -Hindle’s departure on leave. During the remainder of the stay there the -training was rounded off by an attack over open country, a gas test in -the presence of the G.O.C. of the Division, and instruction in grenade -throwing for all the Officers and N.C.O.’s, before, ultimately, General -Allenby inspected the Division near HALLENCOURT, on the 29th.</p> - -<p>On February 2nd the Earl of Derby inspected the Battalion at VIEULAINE, -and the following day we proceeded to billets at LONGPRE, whence -the Brigade, less two Battalions, marched to new billets, Brigade -Headquarters proceeding to RIBEACOURT, 2/5th Lancashire Fusiliers -to BEAUMETZ, and<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_29" id="Page_29">[29]</a></span> the 1/4th Loyal North Lancashires to PROUVILLE. -At AUTHEUX, a few days later, the Battalion and Platoon bombers -were inspected in their work by the G.O.C. of the 55th Division, -Major-General Jeudwine. “Old Judy,” as he was called, soon found a -place in our hearts—he had the gift of inspiring those under him—and -we all loved him.</p> - -<p>About this time the Brigade experienced the French winter at its worst -in so far as rain was concerned, conditions being so bad that no -training was possible for two days. The men found welcome relief when -the downpour ceased by participating in a five miles cross-country run. -On the 15th the Brigade marched from HEM, via DOULLENS, to HALLOY and -on to BELLEVUE, where units broke off to their respective villages, -the 1/4th continuing the march via BAVINCOURT and GOUY-EN-ARTOIS to -MONCHIET. Three nights afterwards hostile aircraft flew over the -village and dropped two bombs not far from our lines. There were no -casualties. Shortly before noon the following day an enemy ’plane -again flew over the village, dropping a bomb about 150 yards from the -huts, once more without effecting any damage. On the 23rd orders were -received for the Battalion to go into the trenches to take over from -the 1/5th King’s Liverpool Regiment. There was a heavy fall of snow -that afternoon, followed by a frost at night, and we moved into the -line the following night. The enemy was very quiet on this front and -apt to show himself a good deal. Lieutenant-Colonel Hindle took over -the command the day following the Battalion’s arrival. About this time -the trenches became very wet owing to the thaw, and the discomforts -familiar at these times recurred. Meanwhile the enemy indulged in -rather more sniping than usual, while a visit by a dozen hostile -aeroplanes one morning was accompanied by activity on the part of his -artillery. There were no casualties or cases of sickness during the -month—a record.</p> - -<p>March also was quite uneventful. A German deserter surrendered to -us, and there was only a single casualty during the month, one man -being wounded. But on April 1st, while A, B, and C Companies were -billeted at BRETENCOURT, the enemy fired about three salvoes to the -west of the village, and one shell burst in a barn occupied by No. 15 -Platoon (D Company), killed six men, and wounded eight others. On the -9th Lieutenant-Colonel Hindle went to the 3rd Army School, and Major -Crump took command of the Battalion during his week’s absence. On -the 23rd, while rifle grenades were being fired, one exploded in our -lines and would have caused serious loss of life, but Private Carter -threw himself upon it and received the full force of the burst. He was -killed, and Second Lieutenant Wilson, trying at the same time to grasp -the grenade and throw it away, lost his hand. Lieutenant-Colonel Hindle -went on leave on the 27th, Major Crump taking over the command. During -the month, in addition to the casualties referred to, there were seven -men killed and a like number wounded.</p> - -<p>On 1st April, while the Battalion was at GROSVILLE, four cavalry -N.C.O.’s were attached, two from the 1st Dragoon Guards and two -from the Inniskilling<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_30" id="Page_30">[30]</a></span> Dragoons. On the 4th the Battalion took over -slightly to the right of the former frontage, the left Company -frontage being taken over by the 165th Brigade. Owing to shortage of -Officers, A and C Companies worked as one in respect of Officers’ -duties. Lieutenant-Colonel Hindle resumed his command two days before -the Battalion was relieved. As soon as duty again lay in the shape of -trench life, it was discovered that though the enemy was very quiet -there appeared to be a great amount of work in progress in his lines. -One day the enemy shelled the front line with “Five-nines,” but there -was no material damage. Obviously the object of the shoot was to -discover trench mortar emplacements. During the next two days there was -again some shelling, and on the 30th, during a “strafe” of the right -Company, Second Lieutenant Eccles was killed, the only other casualties -during the whole of the month being two Other Ranks killed and two -wounded.</p> - -<p>Shortly after mid-day, June 4th, our artillery and trench mortars -opened an intense bombardment on the enemy wire, and this was replied -to by heavy fire for half-an-hour, mainly on our support lines and -communication trenches, but no severe damage was done, and, although -the dressing station behind the support line was blown in, there were -no casualties. The following day Second Lieutenant Ducksbury reported -for duty from the base. The time was mainly occupied in training -bombing parties, scouting, wire cutting and crawling, and cutting new -pattern fire steps under R.E. supervision.</p> - -<p>A special raiding party was practising and was increased to four -Officers (Captain Gregson, and Second Lieutenants Martin, Roscoe, -and Walker) and 15 N.C.O.’s and men per company, who were billeted -separately in the village and trained. Short rifles and long bayonets -were issued to the Battalion on the afternoon of the 19th, and long -rifles and short bayonets withdrawn. The same day the Battalion -moved up to AGNY to relieve the South Lancashires, the raiding party -remaining at BRETENCOURT. Although the enemy shelled and sent over -rifle grenades within the next few days, little damage was done and -there were no casualties. Here we first met a large trench mortar -called “Crashing Christopher”—the “Heavy Minnie” of later days.</p> - - <div class="figcenter" id="i_b_031fp"> - <img - class="p2" - src="images/i_b_031fp.jpg" - alt="" /> - <p class="p0 center p-left sm">The Battalion about to Parade for the Trenches, 1916.</p> - </div> - -<hr class="chap" /> - -<div class="chapter"> - -<p><span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_31" id="Page_31">[31]</a></span></p></div> - -<h2 class="chap">CHAPTER IV.<br /> - -<span class="smaller">THE SOMME FIGHTING.</span></h2> - -<p>On the 27th of June we were bombarded by all calibres, but sustained no -casualties.</p> - -<p>On the 28th the raiding party of three Officers and 56 Other Ranks -mentioned in the last chapter left our lines at the junction of GAMBLER -STREET with the fire trench at 5 35 p.m. The raid was preceded by the -discharge of cloud gas and artillery fire.</p> - -<p>This party was working in conjunction with raiding parties from all -Battalions in the Division. They advanced by two rushes to within a few -yards of the enemy trenches, where they came under heavy fire and were -held up. At 5 50 p.m. they established communication with our lines -and reported that they could get no further and were suffering heavy -casualties. A Sergeant returning and reporting that the enemy were in -strong force and further progress was impossible, Major Crump ordered -them to retire, which they did in good order in spite of losses which -included the whole of the leaders.</p> - -<p>The wind seemed to be uncertain and blew back the smoke curtain -diagonally across the front so as to disclose our party, which was on -the right flank of the Division, to the enemy.</p> - -<p>The enemy wire had been well cut and presented no obstacle, but the -enemy were seen in force in the trenches to the north of BLAIRVILLE -WOOD, some of them wearing box respirators. The gas, however, -apparently did not reach the wood, but near our lines a number of enemy -dead were observed who had obviously been killed by the gas. Corporal -Thompson did admirable work in maintaining telephonic communication -between the advanced portions and the Headquarters of the Brigade -raiding parties in our own front line. Private Clarke and Corporal -Thompson remained in a shell hole not far from the enemy wire until -after nightfall and saw them come out of their trenches and carry some -of our men who were either dead or wounded across the bridge into their -trenches. The ten killed of the raiding party included Captain E. M. -Gregson and Second Lieutenant A. Martin, whilst Second Lieutenant A. S. -Walker was amongst the 18 wounded.</p> - -<p>The Lancashire Fusiliers’ party (who also came under command of Major -Crump) advanced quickly and rushed the last few yards before effecting -an entrance into the enemy trenches. They divided into three parties, -which bombed along<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_32" id="Page_32">[32]</a></span> the fire trench before being attacked by enemy -bombers coming across the open. They were then ordered to retire, which -they did after suffering casualties. A private of the left party did -good work with his bayonet, keeping the enemy at bay until the last of -his party had left the trench; for this he was awarded the Victoria -Cross. All the parties came under machine gun and rifle fire, but they -inflicted a large number of casualties before returning. There were -no trench boards in the enemy line where our men entered them, and -the trenches had obviously suffered considerably from our artillery -fire. The enemy threw “stink” bombs into their own wire, but most of -the wounded were brought in by our men, who, however, brought back no -prisoners and no material, except a cap taken from a German soldier for -identification purposes.</p> - -<p>Captain G. C. Hutchinson, of the Lancashire Fusiliers, though severely -wounded in the German wire, did capital work in this raid, as he -continued to direct operations after being hit. Lance-Sergeant Russ and -Private Bennett, of the same Battalion, assisted several wounded men -back to our lines and later brought in Captain Hutchinson. Sergeant -Entwistle, who brought back reports on the progress of the raid, -returned to assist in carrying out the retirement, whilst Private Ward -and another collected five wounded in a shell hole and brought them in -one at a time under heavy machine gun and shell fire.</p> - -<p>A Private who was with the party writes:—“Captain Gregson was there; I -never saw him look better—he was always one of the smartest Officers -in the Battalion, but he seemed to have been got up for the show with -greater care than usual. The smoke lifted like a curtain. We were in -full view of the Boche trench. We went on till within 50 yards of it -and then he opened out with machine guns, rifles, and trench mortars. -It was Hell let loose, but someone shouted ‘On the Kellys,’ and on -we went, but were cut down like corn. The ‘Jerrys’ were two-deep in -their trench, and we realised we were done.” Sixteen men answered the -roll-call out of 76. “The worst part of a stunt is always after, when -they have a roll-call. To stand there and listen to names being called -and try to answer ‘He’s killed’—no one can picture it who hasn’t seen -one.”</p> - -<p>The total casualties for the month were two Other Ranks killed, six -wounded, and 26 sick, including four Officers.</p> - -<p>On the afternoon of July 1st, the enemy shelled our reserve and support -trenches and also the village of AGNY with 4.2’s, whilst late at night -he opened fire on the front line with “whizzbangs” and 4.2’s, trench -mortars, rifle grenades, and machine guns. He also sent up a large -number of flares, but our artillery replied and activities ceased -within an hour.</p> - -<p>The following day Lieutenant-Colonel Hindle went to hospital, and Major -Crump again assumed command of the Battalion. There was considerable -enemy activity with artillery and trench mortars, whilst our aeroplanes -were active. The trenches were damaged by enemy gunfire the following -day, when Second Lieutenant Jump and three Other Ranks were wounded. -The Battalion was relieved by the 2/5th Lancashire Fusiliers on the -4th, and went to billets at DAINEVILLE;<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_33" id="Page_33">[33]</a></span> Colonel Hindle returned the -same day, but on the 7th he again had to go to hospital. On the 10th -we practised over trenches similar to those we expected to attack. -The attack was practised several times, and on the night of the 11th -the Battalion relieved the 1/6th King’s Liverpools. Two nights later -the Brigade made a demonstration, Second Lieutenant Saunders being in -charge of a party which went over at midnight to bomb an enemy sap. -Though they were unable to enter the sap, owing to wire being uncut, -a number of bombs were thrown into it, and it was not until the party -returned that the enemy replied with light machine gun and rifle fire.</p> - -<p>On the 16th, 76 reinforcements joined the unit, which was relieved -by the 1/4th King’s Own and marched to BARLY, where we rehearsed -trench attacks and signalling in conjunction with aeroplanes. Later -the Battalion marched by stages to CANDAS, where it entrained for -MERICOURT. Arriving there on the 11th, we marched to billets in MEAULTE -and on the following day to HAPPY VALLEY, where we bivouacked.</p> - -<p>The weather was fine and the billets good at this time, and training -was carried out on an extensive scale, the work including practising -digging-in with entrenching tools. One afternoon men marched to BRAY -and bathed in the Somme, where, unfortunately, one man was drowned.</p> - -<p>On the 30th July, Church Parade was held, at which Brigadier-General -G. T. G. Edwards presented Sergeants Entwistle and Lancaster with -Military Medal Ribbons won by them in the raids at BLAIRVILLE. Late -that afternoon orders were received to be ready to move at very short -notice, and the same night the Battalion left for the trenches at -GUILLEMONT, occupying some old German communication trenches (Dublin -and Casement trenches), which contained no dugouts. Within a few hours -of the Battalion’s arrival the enemy opened out on the trenches and -battery positions in the vicinity with 5.9’s and heavier shell. Second -Lieutenants Orrell and Crone were wounded, as also were 15 Other Ranks. -The total casualties for the month were three Officers and 34 Other -Ranks.</p> - -<p>August was a trying month. The line held extended from MALTZHORN FARM, -where we linked up with the French on the right, to a point near ARROW -HEAD COPSE. The trenches were incomplete, as they were newly dug, -and besides being narrow and shallow, they had not been joined up in -several places. The enemy bombardment was more or less severe every -day, and on the 3rd Second Lieutenants C. S. Munro and J. Hunt were -wounded, along with 16 Other Ranks, whilst three men were killed. About -this time enemy snipers were very active along a ridge about 150 yards -ahead, where they appeared to have established themselves. This ridge -was on the south side of and abutted on the sunken road which ran from -our line to GUILLEMONT. Part of this sunken road was held as a trench -by the 2/5th Lancashire Fusiliers, who were thus enfiladed by the enemy -snipers on the ridge and consequently had a considerable number of -casualties daily, the losses among the Officers being especially heavy.</p> - -<p><span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_34" id="Page_34">[34]</a></span></p> - -<p>It was decided, therefore, to attack this ridge and establish a -strong point there which would deny that ground to the enemy. This -minor operation was considered important in view of the casualties -mentioned and also because it would afford facilities for reconnoitring -GUILLEMONT and the lines of approach, this being most essential in view -of the contemplated general attack on the GUILLEMONT—MAUREPAS line.</p> - -<p>At a conference held by the Brigadier with Major Crump and Major -H. Parker, it was decided that Major Parker should carry out the -operation with two strong platoons of D Company on the evening of the -5th of August; that under Brigade arrangements communication trenches -(which were exceedingly narrow) should be kept clear to facilitate the -movement of the troops taking part in the attack up to the front line; -and that a barrage would be put down by the Divisional artillery who -would also do counter-battery work.</p> - - <div class="figcenter" id="i_b_034"> - <img - class="p2" - src="images/i_b_034.jpg" - alt="" /> - </div> - -<p class="p2">When the attacking party commenced to move up to the starting-off -place, it was found that the communication trenches had not been -cleared as arranged, and it would have been impossible to get up in -time by using them. The party<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_35" id="Page_35">[35]</a></span> therefore moved up over the open and -managed to arrive in time, but, unfortunately, not till after dark.</p> - -<p>Second Lieutenant A. Hague and his platoon attacked. The second platoon -with consolidating material was kept in reserve in our front line, but -the enemy was found to be in considerable force on the ridge, occupying -a strong point, and a switch line running back towards Wedge Wood.</p> - -<p>The attacking platoon encountered heavy rifle and machine gun fire, -and our barrage brought down enemy artillery fire, which caused -considerable loss to working parties in communication trenches. Three -attacks in all were made, but finally the attempt had to be abandoned -for that night. Second Lieutenant Hague was reported missing, two men -were killed, and 25 wounded.</p> - -<p>Major Parker subsequently reported to the Brigadier that he thought -that he could attain his objective on the evening of the 6th August, -provided he was allowed to attack at dusk without barrage but with -only five minutes’ preparation with two Stokes’ Mortars, and this plan -was assented to. The same troops were employed, having been brought up -to strength. The attacking platoon, led by Lieutenant R. S. De Blaby, -attacked at 20.30 hours. The attack was successful, the position was -consolidated, and our troops were relieved by the 1/5th Liverpool -Regiment just before dawn. During consolidation Major Parker went out -with a patrol and located the enemy switch line, finding it heavily -wired and strongly held.</p> - -<p>The troops engaged in this operation rejoined the Battalion (which had -been withdrawn to reserve) on the morning of the 7th August.</p> - -<p>After a night in bivouacs, preparations were made to go over the ground -prior to an attack on GUILLEMONT on the 8th. The Battalion returned -to the line that night and assembled in trenches east and west of the -road which ran south from the east corner of TRONES WOOD, C Company -being detailed to consolidate the right of the enemy line and D Company -the left on the west side of GUILLEMONT. A and B Companies acted in -conjunction with the 1/4th Royal Lancasters and the 1/8th Liverpool -Regiments respectively. The attack was not a success. The right was -held up from the start by the switch line which had been reported by -our patrol on the 6th, such report having been either overlooked or -ignored, and the men had to fall back to the original line, though the -1/8th Liverpools went through the village on the left, and D Company -of our Battalion commenced to consolidate, but were driven off by the -enemy coming behind them and cutting them off from the Liverpools.</p> - -<p>Considerable confusion was caused owing to the mist and the employment -by the enemy of smoke bombs, the four platoons in reserve not being -called upon for this reason, though all their officers were killed and -they suffered many other casualties. The operation was a costly one. -Nine Other Ranks were killed, 97 wounded, and 107 reported missing; -whilst of the Officers, Captain E. M. Rennard and Captain H. Lindsay -were killed, Second Lieutenants O. H. Ducksbury and J. H. Holden -missing (afterwards found to be prisoners of war), and Lieutenants<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_36" id="Page_36">[36]</a></span> De -Blaby and A. T. D. Evans and Second Lieutenants E. L. Fairclough and T. -A. Bigger wounded. Lieutenant De Blaby died the following day.</p> - -<p>On the 9th of August the remnant of the Battalion was relieved by one -Company of the 1/5th South Lancashires and marched to bivouacs, where -Lieutenant-Colonel Hindle again took over command.</p> - -<p>Three days after coming out of the line a large permanent working party -of 150 men, under Major Parker, proceeded to the trenches to the 2/5th -Lancashire Fusiliers, who were also detailed for the same work, and -on the 14th August Major Parker was wounded. The Brigade subsequently -left the area. The Battalion which had been strengthened by drafts of -100 men from the Manchesters and one Officer and 110 Other Ranks from -the East Lancashire Regiment, entraining at MERICOURT and detraining -at ABBEVILLE, marched to billets in SAIGNEVILLE, via CAMBRON and GOUY. -Here training proceeded on the usual lines, whilst a lecture was given -to the Officers and N.C.O.’s of the Brigade by Major-General H. S. -Jeudwine. The General used the tail of a cart as a platform—without -warning it tipped up and sent him sprawling in the road. This was too -much for the gravity of the troops—and of the General himself. No one -laughed more heartily than he did as he picked himself up and resumed -the thread of the lecture—this time from the ground level.</p> - -<p>Battalion sports were held whilst the unit was at rest, and in -the closing days of the month the Battalion returned by train to -MERICOURT, marching to a camping ground at MILLENCOURT, whence Captain -L. Duckworth went to hospital, whilst the Battalion again moved a -short distance to another area, where all ranks were accommodated -in tents. The total casualties for the month were 13 Officers and -289 Other Ranks. After a couple of days’ “rest” at MILLENCOURT, the -Battalion was sent for instructional purposes to take over the left of -an old Corps line trench running between the ALBERT—AMIENS road and -the ALBERT—MILLENCOURT road. On relieving the 8th King’s Liverpool -Regiment in the Corps line, the Battalion spent the night rehearsing -the numerous phases of trench warfare, one Company building a “strong -point.” The following day this was repeated, and some of the time was -spent in wiring and patrolling. The Battalion was relieved by the 1/8th -(Irish) King’s Liverpool Regiment on the night of September 3rd. Three -days later the Battalion moved from MILLENCOURT to a camping ground -near FRICOURT, where it was joined by Captain S. B. Donald, of the -5th East Kents (Buffs), and Captain C. B. Bolingbroke, of the 1/6th -Norfolks. Orders to go into the trenches were received the following -day, and the Battalion marched to MONTAUBAN where it was met by guides -of the 8th Devons. The sector taken over by the Brigade extended from -the eastern edge of DELVILLE WOOD in the direction of GINCHY, the 1/4th -Loyal North Lancashires being in the front line alongside the 2/5th -Lancashire Fusiliers, and the remainder of the Brigade in support. -Captain C. H. Cockrill reported for duty from the 1/6th Norfolks on the -8th, on which day we had four killed and 19 wounded.</p> - -<p><span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_37" id="Page_37">[37]</a></span></p> - -<p>The DELVILLE WOOD battle started on the 9th September. The British -artillery were in action all day, and at 4 p.m. the barrage started; at -4 45 the Division on our left attacked. Our objective was to capture -HOP ALLEY with B and C Companies, whilst the Lancashire Fusiliers were -to go over with us and take ALE ALLEY. At 5 25 the Battalion went over -and the first objective—HOP ALLEY—was gained, but the second wave -did not succeed in reaching ALE ALLEY, and as HOP ALLEY had become -untenable under intense machine gun barrage and gunfire, the remnant -of B and C Companies withdrew and fell back to their original line. -Supporting Companies from the 1/8th King’s Liverpool Regiment and 1/4th -Loyal North Lancashire Regiment were sent up to strengthen the lines, -whilst working parties consolidated the position. Sergeant H. Farnworth -was awarded the D.C.M. for work in this attack.</p> - - <div class="figcenter" id="i_b_037"> - <img - class="p2" - src="images/i_b_037.jpg" - alt="" /> - </div> - -<p class="p2">The casualties were heavy; amongst the 24 killed were Second -Lieutenants W. E. Pyke and E. F. Falby, whilst, in addition to 125 men, -Captains Donald and Bolingbroke, Lieutenant H. W. Strong, and Second -Lieutenants W. V. Gray, P. Pollard, F. R. Vipond, C. H. Forshaw, and -W. H. Berry were wounded. Under the heading of missing were the names -of 79 of the rank and file. As the result of these heavy losses the -Battalion was withdrawn from the front line to the supports and rested -for the day. In the afternoon we stood-to in view of a possible attack<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_38" id="Page_38">[38]</a></span> -by the enemy. Though remaining in support, the Battalion was moved -1,000 yards nearer the front line for the remainder of its stay until -the 41st Brigade came up as relief on September 12th, when we marched -to bivouacs near FRICOURT.</p> - -<p>The customary routine was followed during the “rest,” during which -a move was made to BUIRE. Brigadier-General Edwards handed over the -Brigade to Brigadier-General C. I. Stockwell, who was quickly dubbed -“Strafing Jimmy.” He was a good soldier, and his methods, though often -resented by individuals, were effective. He continued to command the -164th Brigade till the Armistice.</p> - - <div class="figcenter" id="i_b_038"> - <img - class="p2" - src="images/i_b_038.jpg" - alt="" /> - </div> - -<p class="p2">On the 19th, after being ordered to go into the line at FRICOURT, where -were the 1/8th King’s Liverpool Regiment, we were suddenly ordered -to vacate the trenches and proceed to bivouacs at MAMETZ, where six -days were spent in Company training, during which specially large -working parties were employed in digging a communication trench through -LONGUEVAL.</p> - -<p>On the 24th a Battalion of the 165th Infantry Brigade was relieved by -us in front of DELVILLE WOOD close to FLERS. On the 25th and 26th one -Other Rank was killed and 22 wounded. On the latter day we relieved the -1/7th King’s<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_39" id="Page_39">[39]</a></span> Liverpool Regiment in GIRD TRENCH, close to GUEDECOURT. -That day we had 17 wounded and 3 missing.</p> - -<p>Following great activity by our artillery, the 164th Brigade attacked -in the afternoon of the 27th, the Battalion being in support. The 8th -Irish captured the part of GIRD SUPPORT still occupied by the enemy, -and in the course of the evening we relieved the Irish in the captured -trench, one Company occupying a sunken road running into GUEDECOURT. -The casualties were very slight, but Second Lieutenant R. Forrest was -killed and Second Lieutenant G. Duerden and 4 Other Ranks were wounded.</p> - -<p>The following morning mist hung low over the battlefield, and when -it cleared a large enemy party was observed to be digging-in along a -line rather more than half a mile away. Rifle and machine gun fire -was directed at them, and they ceased work abruptly after suffering -a number of casualties. During the afternoon the enemy artillery -retaliated, killing 6 men and wounding 30.</p> - -<p>The 10th Royal West Kents relieved us on the 29th, and we went into -billets at DERNANCOURT. Thus ended an eventful month, in which the -Battalion had suffered somewhat heavily, the total casualties being -3 Officers and 33 Other Ranks killed, 9 Officers and 211 Other Ranks -wounded, 82 Other Ranks missing, and 2 Officers and 54 Other Ranks -sick.</p> - -<hr class="chap" /> - -<div class="chapter"> - -<p><span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_40" id="Page_40">[40]</a></span></p></div> - -<h2 class="chap">CHAPTER V.<br /> - -<span class="smaller">TRENCH WARFARE IN THE SALIENT: October 1st, 1916, to July 14th, 1917.</span></h2> - -<p>On the 1st October we left MANANCOURT and entrained at EDGE HILL, -arriving in billets at L’ETOILE at 11 p.m. The following day we marched -to LONGPRE, where we entrained for POPERINGHE, where we were billeted -for the night. The next day we marched to BRANDHOEK, where we were -in huts for the next few days, furnishing a daily working party to -dig a cable trench near RIGERSBERG CHATEAU. During this period Second -Lieutenant G. Duerden joined us again, and the following Officers as -reinforcements:—Captain A. Walsh, Second Lieutenants G. Tong, F. C. -Jenkinson, V. Mather, A. O. Knight, I. Haworth, F. L. Vernon, E. G. -Faber, A. Bardsley, A. Ashton, E. E. Tweedale, H. Holden, H. Swaine, R. -V. Reed, B. H. Williams, J. E. Ordish, R. Bissett, J. H. Ogden, and H. -K. Vipond.</p> - -<p>During these days we did Company training, in preparation for our debut -in the SALIENT.</p> - -<p>THE SALIENT! How can one hope to describe it so as to bring home its -realities to those who have never seen it? Yet without some such -description the history of the next few months would be about as -informative as the stereotyped official bulletin, “On the rest of the -Front there was nothing to report.”</p> - -<p>Picture then POPERINGHE, a typical Belgian town, with here and there -a house partly demolished by shell fire, crawling with troops of -all kinds, with shops, restaurants, and estaminets, sprinkled with -English notices, such as “Divisional Headquarters,” “Wind Dangerous,” -“Officers’ Club,” “Divisional Canteen,” and so on. This was our centre -of civilisation. Beyond it stretched eastwards the YPRES road, fringed -at first with tall trees and a sprinkling of houses, and peopled with -troops, lurries, guns, limbers—coming and going, twelve kilometres of -it, with deep ditches on either side, and beyond them fields which had -once been cultivated but were now given over to “dumps,” camps, battery -positions, and so on, a few fields being still under cultivation by -women and old men.</p> - -<p>After six kilometres we come to VLAMERTINGHE, badly knocked about, -but with a certain number of houses still standing and used by our -troops; a thin slice of the tower of the church remaining to give the -Hun a range mark; from this point the road is under enemy observation, -and one begins to notice shell holes and broken trees becoming more -frequent as we near YPRES railway station, to which trains still -run, but only at night with all lights out, drawn very slowly and -silently by a mysterious engine which shuts off steam and proceeds by -electricity or something of the kind as it nears YPRES.</p> - - <div class="figcenter" id="i_b_040fp"> - <p class="p2 center p-left"><b>Map No. 2</b></p> - <p class="p0 center p-left"><b>THE YPRES SALIENT</b></p> - <img - class="p2" - src="images/i_b_040fp.jpg" - alt="" /> - </div> - -<p><span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_41" id="Page_41">[41]</a></span></p> - -<p>Standing on the “platform” at YPRES station at night, you see the enemy -flares going up all round you except on the west, and you realise that -you are indeed in “The Salient.”</p> - -<p>The city of YPRES itself, which at first sight seems like a jumble of -ruins, you find presently to contain hiding-places for dozens of guns -and hundreds of troops; whole streets of houses remain standing, mostly -minus windows or doors. By day, the streets are almost deserted; by -night, though no lights are shown, the city is alive with parties of -troops, mule-drawn limbers, waggons, and motor lurries, bringing up -rations and ammunition and the baggage of incoming Battalions.</p> - -<p>All these come along the road from VLAM after dusk, and when things -are in full swing the road is a wonderful sight—mile after mile of -mixed Army vehicles tightly packed along both sides, the middle full of -marching troops. Sometimes motionless, sometimes crawling cautiously -on in the dark, sometimes disturbed by a shell falling and killing a -few men or a mule or smashing up a lurry in its crashing burst, hour -by hour the stream goes on, the very life-blood of the Infantry in the -Salient.</p> - -<p>From YPRES to the front line was at this time about two miles, first by -road, then tracks, then trenches or breastworks, through wrecked and -ruined country, weedgrown and desolate.</p> - -<p>Each Battalion held a “sub-sector” of the line, Battalion Headquarters -being in some group of dugouts or ruined chateau about a mile behind -the front line with the reserve and support Companies somewhat nearer, -and two front line Companies. In addition to the Infantry Battalions, -there were posts held by machine guns, this weapon having been taken -out of the hands of the infantry, trench mortar sections, and other -details doing various jobs.</p> - -<p>The country in general is rather like HUNDRED END, the soil being like -the Lancashire clay, but wetter and stickier.</p> - -<p>On the 15th we moved up to YPRES, where we were billeted in the -RAMPARTS. These RAMPARTS billets merit a special description. The city -is guarded on the east and south by a rampart and moat, the rampart -being about 50 feet high, and of equal thickness and formed of earth -taken out when the moat was dug, faced with brick on the outside and -crowned with trees.</p> - -<p>Under this mines had been made, stuffy, cramped places full of frames -and props and dimly lit with electric light, generally overcrowded and -always damp and rat-infested, but still places where the Battalion -in Brigade reserve could lie down and sleep in comparative safety, -except for the danger of gas. To the south of the MENIN GATE, an ugly -gap in the ramparts through which the MENIN ROAD issued from the city -and where it was never safe to linger, was one of such mines usually -occupied by two Companies, to the north a similar one and the Officers’ -dugouts, Battalion Headquarters being further back in the city. On the -night of a relief, men would arrive in small parties in the pitch dark -and stumble along the street, which was always a foot deep in mud, till -they found the gas sentry, when they would disappear within the dark -entry with a grunt of relief.</p> - -<p><span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_42" id="Page_42">[42]</a></span></p> - -<p>During the next few days working parties went up the line every night, -and on the evening of the 19th we relieved the 1/4th King’s Own in the -RAILWAY WOOD sector.</p> - -<p>RAILWAY WOOD had once been, as the name implies, a wood beside the -MENIN railway; when we made its acquaintance it was just a churned-up, -slimy bit of rising ground, approached by a decent communication trench -called WEST LANE crossing the muddy BELLEWARDEBEEK, beyond which were -the breastworks and dugouts and cookhouses forming BEEK Trench, a mass -of slime and rotten sandbags which it was part of our job to drain, -duckboard, and rivet with corrugated iron. As nearly every trench in -the Salient was in a like state, and repairs were soon spotted and -strafed by the Hun, and as every available man was daily employed in -repairs, et cetera, it will be seen that “Old Bill’s” opinion, that -the war would only end “when the whole of Belgium had been put into -sandbags,” had much to justify it.</p> - -<p>Going up to the front line from BEEK Trench on a dark night was no -picnic. You started along a narrow alley winding uphill, your hands -feeling the slimy sandbag walls, your feet wary for broken duckboards; -now and again a hot, stuffy smell, a void space in the wall, and the -swish of pumped-up water under foot proclaimed the entrance to a mine. -Gradually the sandbag walls got higher and the alley narrower, and -in places you stumbled into daylight where the trench had been blown -in and got covered with blue slime wallowing across the block; round -corners you dived under narrow tunnels two or three feet high, finally -emerging into the comparative open of the front line trench.</p> - -<p>When we were in Brigade reserve in YPRES, the working parties sent -out at night often had this journey to do, after a two mile tramp and -heavily laden with shovels, duckboards, barbed wire, and so on, but -there was no falling-out, and little grousing.</p> - -<p>A feature of this sector was the craters and shell-hole posts out in -the open in front, garrisoned by small parties of men; there they -lay—cold, wet, and sleepy—for hours on end, visited at intervals by -an Officer or N.C.O.</p> - -<p>On the 20th Captain Ord was appointed Commandant of the 164th Brigade -Officers’ School, and Major A. H. Haslam joined us. On the 22nd 16 -“Minnies” fell on our front line, wounding Second Lieutenant J. F. -Walmsley and J. H. Ogden; the following night we were relieved by -the 1/5th King’s Liverpool Regiment and went back to YPRES to the -PRISON and MAGAZINE billets. These two buildings had not been greatly -damaged, and the MAGAZINE was fairly shell-proof. We sent the usual -nightly working parties up the line till the 27th, when we relieved -the 1/4th King’s Own in WEILTJE sector, to the north of RAILWAY WOOD; -here the Hun was further off and things were a bit more comfortable.<a name="FNanchor_F_6" id="FNanchor_F_6"></a><a href="#Footnote_F_6" class="fnanchor">[F]</a> -Second<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_43" id="Page_43">[43]</a></span> Lieutenants Reed, Tong, Vipond, and Vernon were posted to -other Battalions on the 29th. The tour was quiet on the whole, and on -the 31st a piece of the enemy’s parapet fell in, giving our snipers -a splendid chance—they claimed three certain hits. That night we -were relieved by the 1/5th King’s Own and marched back to C Camp, -a collection of wooden huts distributed in a roadside copse near -BRANDHOEK, a little bit of Heaven to weary and sodden men coming out of -the line. Here we could sleep and feed in peace, do refitting, physical -jerks and parades, and play football.</p> - -<p>During the month no less than three Officers and 55 men had gone sick -and been sent to Field Ambulance (also known as “Fanny Adams”)—for -which the change to the Flanders clay was no doubt largely responsible.</p> - -<p>We remained at C Camp till the 8th November, when we moved up to YPRES -again and were billeted in the RAMPARTS and the SCHOOL; the latter was -a large building on the MENIN ROAD outside the city and made a decent -billet till the gunners put a large gun in it, with the usual sequel.</p> - -<p>During the next three days we sent a working party of 250 up the line -every night. Major Crump rejoined the Battalion on the 11th.</p> - -<p>On the 12th we relieved the 1/4th King’s Own in the RAILWAY WOOD -sector, B and C Companies being in the front line, A and D in support -in BEEK Trench. Captain Houghton rejoined the Battalion.</p> - -<p>On the night of the 13th the moon shone beautifully and disclosed our -wiring party to the Hun about 100 yards off. Second Lieutenant Higson -was hit; the next night our Lewis guns retorted on Hun working parties.</p> - -<p>Every day brought its ration of “Minnies,” shells and bullets, and -someone got hit; Second Lieutenant Walton was killed by a sniper’s -bullet on the 16th. The sniper was promptly shot by one of ours.</p> - -<p>On the 17th, at 11 p.m., for half an hour, we strafed the Boche with -guns, heavy and Stokes’ trench mortars and rifle grenades, to stir him -up—the usual tactics of the 55th Division; he retaliated feebly and -wounded only one man; a fighting patrol then went out, but found no Hun -about.</p> - -<p>On the 18th, at 8 45 a.m., 18 heavy “Minnies” fell on B Company, -wounding two men; our guns retaliated—they always did for -“Minnies”—to discourage them. I think we all hated and feared the -“Minnie” more than anything, chiefly on account of the deafening, -nerve-shattering effect of the explosion; if you watched you could see -them coming over like an oil-drum describing slowly a parabola in the -air—and could dodge them and watch the fall from a safe distance, then -a pause, then CRRRAAASH! and up went sandbags, earth, wood, iron, and -sometimes men, leaving a crater of raw crumbly earth to be dealt with -as soon as might be.</p> - -<p>In the evening we were relieved by the 1/5th King’s Liverpool Regiment, -and straggled systematically back to YPRES—billeted this time in the -Prison and Magazine.</p> - -<p><span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_44" id="Page_44">[44]</a></span></p> - -<p>The Officers now with the Battalion were as follows:—</p> - -<table summary="officers" class="bitsmall"> - <tr> - <td colspan="3">Lieutenant-Colonel R. Hindle, Commanding.</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td colspan="3">Major Crump, Second in Command.</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td colspan="3">Second Lieutenant R. N. Buckmaster, Adjutant.</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td colspan="3">Second Lieutenant Burnside, Transport.</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td colspan="3">Lieutenant Bardsley, Quartermaster.</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td colspan="3">Second Lieutenant Lowe, Lewis Guns.</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td colspan="3">Second Lieutenant Mather, Bombs.</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td colspan="3">Second Lieutenant Williams, Sniping and Intelligence.</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td>Captain A. T. Houghton</td> - <td class="brckt" rowspan="5"><img src="images/big_right_bracket.png" alt="big right bracket" -style="height:6em; padding:0 0em 0 0em;" /></td> - <td class="comp" rowspan="5">A Company.</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td>Captain A. Walsh</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td>Second Lieutenant Tyldesley</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td>Second Lieutenant Bissett</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td>Second Lieutenant Cooper</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td>Captain F. S. Baker<a name="FNanchor_G_7" id="FNanchor_G_7"></a><a href="#Footnote_G_7" class="fnanchor">[G]</a></td> - <td class="brckt" rowspan="4"><img src="images/big_right_bracket.png" alt="big right bracket" -style="height:5.5em; padding:0 0em 0 0em;" /></td> - <td class="comp" rowspan="4">B Company.</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td>Second Lieutenant Agostini</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td>Second Lieutenant Robinson</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td>Second Lieutenant H. Holden</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td>Captain Hore</td> - <td class="brckt" rowspan="4"><img src="images/big_right_bracket.png" alt="big right bracket" -style="height:5.5em; padding:0 0em 0 0em;" /></td> - <td class="comp" rowspan="4">C Company.</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td>Lieutenant Tautz</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td>Second Lieutenant R. Hall</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td>Second Lieutenant Ashcroft</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td>Captain Matthew</td> - <td class="brckt" rowspan="4"><img src="images/big_right_bracket.png" alt="big right bracket" -style="height:5.5em; padding:0 0em 0 0em;" /></td> - <td class="comp" rowspan="4">D Company.</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td>Lieutenant Howarth</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td>Second Lieutenant Holmes</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td>Second Lieutenant Brown</td> - </tr> -</table> - -<p>The next five days were spent in cleaning up and bathing—a ceremony in -which a whole Company filed into an old building labelled “Divisional -Baths,” handed in their underclothing, stood in tubs under a trickle of -warm water and washed as best they might, receiving “clean” clothes in -return, and came away cleaner and fresher men. The inverted commas in -the last sentence are a tribute to the longevity and indestructibility -of the louse, or “chat,” and her eggs; no process was ever discovered -by which they could be extirpated, except “handpicking.” (Some people -may think this reference a little indelicate, but this is a truthful -record.)</p> - -<p>The usual nightly working parties went up the line, until, on the -24th, we relieved the 1/4th King’s Own in the WIELTJE Sector. A and D -Companies were in the front line, C Company in support in “New X Line,” -and B in reserve, Battalion Headquarters being at POTIJZE CHATEAU.</p> - -<p><span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_45" id="Page_45">[45]</a></span></p> - -<p>The relief started badly, a “Minnie” strafe during the morning having -blown in the front line in several places, incidentally blowing -a Company Commander out of his dugout; the strafing went on all -afternoon, but luckily ceased at dusk, and the relief passed off -without incident.</p> - -<p>This sector was a distinct improvement on RAILWAY WOOD. The Hun was -about 400 yards away, and there was consequently hardly any trench -mortar activity and no mining, but the wire was thin, the drainage bad, -and the Company Headquarters mere shanties, while most of the sentry -posts had to make shift with a groundsheet for sleeping accommodation, -the old traverses and dugouts having been knocked in and never -repaired. The reserve Company in CONGREVE WALK was more comfortable, -being well hidden in dead ground, and their trench was clean and dry—a -nice change after their tour in the worst bit of RAILWAY WOOD.</p> - -<p>That night was quiet, and our patrols and wirers were busy in No Man’s -Land; rain fell during the night, and breakfasts were very late in the -morning.</p> - -<p>The following description of a typical day in the front line is for the -edification of those who have never been there; how we longed to bring -some of our stay-at-home acquaintances out there and rub their noses in -Flanders mud—the real stay-at-homes, the profiteer, C.O., agitator, -striker—the folk who, in accordance with what Lewis Carroll called -“the glorious British Principle of Political Dichotomy,” were doing -their best to nullify our efforts in the fighting line!</p> - -<p>The day begins at “Stand to,” about an hour before dawn, when -the Officer and N.C.O. on duty go round rousing every one with a -hoarsely-whispered, “Wake up, there—Stand to!” reinforced by a shake -as each man comes slowly up out of the wells of sleep and stumbles to -his feet, rubs his eyes, grabs his rifle, and mounts the fire step. The -Company Commander rouses the signaller, or vice versa, and every one -sniffs the cold night air and hopes that “Jerry” won’t come over this -morning.</p> - -<p>Slowly the darkness thins; faces become visible, then sandbags, then -duckboards, then the screwposts supporting the wire in front; suddenly -a lark stirs, mounts up and bursts into his fervent song—the dawn has -come, and the Company Commander gives the word “Stand down,” which -is passed along and acted on promptly, so that in a minute only the -sentry on each post is left on duty. For we no longer hold the line -continuously—our numbers are too small—but with a certain number -of sentry posts, each consisting of an N.C.O. and, when possible, -six men—more often four—some posts being Lewis gun posts, others -bombing posts, others riflemen only. This line of posts, weak as it -is, is strung out between and in front of a series of “strong points” -containing machine guns and an infantry garrison lodged in deep mines, -while behind us is the support Company ready to come up in case of -need, and reserve troops further back; in addition we have the guns, -which we can always switch on in a few seconds by telephone or sending -up a rocket; all these things give us confidence, weak though we feel -ourselves to be.</p> - -<p>About this time there appears in the trench an Officer from the reserve -Company, followed by sweating men carrying knapsack food-containers -and dixies.<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_46" id="Page_46">[46]</a></span> The word “Breakfast up” is hardly needed, as already a -man from each post is waiting with both hands full of mess tins to -draw the bacon and tea for his post—bread and dry stuff was issued by -the Company Quartermaster-Sergeant the night before. The sentries are -excluded from the ensuing munching until such time as a chum, his meal -swallowed, is available for relief; never for an instant, by day or -night, must that vigilant watch over No Man’s Land cease.</p> - -<p>The Officers crowd into the Company Headquarters or crawl into their -own “caboosh” and eat their food in privacy, the same food as the rest -but on a plate, sometimes with porridge and eggs, privately purchased, -in addition—the Army issues the same ration to all ranks, but extras -can be bought at canteens in YPRES.</p> - -<p>After breakfast comes cleaning and inspecting rifles, while the Company -Commander, who has already had a look round and detailed the day’s -work to the Company Sergeant-Major, completes and sends down by runner -to Battalion Headquarters his Trench State and account of ammunition -expended; then adjusting his tube helmet and box respirator and -tightening his belt carrying his revolver and glasses (it is a standing -order that everyone must wear his equipment all the time in the front -line), he sets out to inspect his lines, finding, if he knows his job, -a cheery word for all and sundry, and receiving often better than he -gives, taking stock of everything, strafing slackers, and generally -tuning up for the day, well knowing that, if he misses anything, the -Commanding Officer or, worse still, the Brigadier, will spot it and -strafe him!</p> - -<p>Each sentry post has its standing orders pinned up on a board, with a -duty roster showing each man’s work through the 24 hours, and ensuring -that each gets eight hours in which he may try to sleep, and a sheet -for intelligence, which is collected by the Intelligence Officer every -morning when he visits the sniping posts.</p> - -<p>“Dinners up” is the signal for a general break and a repetition of the -breakfast scene, but the food is stew or roast meat and potatoes or -rissoles. At 1 30 p.m. casualty returns and special indents have to be -at Battalion Headquarters, and at 3 30 p.m. a report on the situation -and direction of wind (this latter with reference to possible gas -activities). Having to render this report in the middle of a strafe, -some sorely-tried Officer is said to have written, “Situation——, Wind -vertical!”</p> - -<p>Long before this we have all washed (or dabbed) our hands and faces in -shell-hole water and shaved as best we can, and an inspection of box -respirators has been carried out by the Officer on duty; feet are also -inspected and rubbed with whale oil to guard against trench-feet, then -work is resumed till tea, after which it is time to stand-to again for -another hour.</p> - -<p>Then the night routine begins; the men who have worked all day -“get down to it,” while the wirers begin to slide over the parapet -with their rolls of barbed wire and posts; the patrol puts on -boiler-suits and cap-comforters—each man leaving behind any possible -identification, and slides off into the waste, fitfully lit by enemy -flares, in front of us.</p> - -<p><span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_47" id="Page_47">[47]</a></span></p> - -<p class="p1h">The Officer and N.C.O. on duty start their tour of the line, candles -are lit in Company Headquarters and correspondence is dealt with, while -the Company Commander has another good look round while waiting for -the patrol to return; when they come in the leader’s report has to be -reduced to writing—often no easy matter when an unfortunate reference -to “enemy seen” raises a perfect hail of questions from higher -authority, truculently asking why they were not instantly gone for and -spitted! Picture Second Lieutenant Snooks, on patrol for the first or -second time with three men, sent out to examine enemy wire, shivering -and squirming his way across NO MAN’S LAND, all eyes and ears, suddenly -hearing guttural voices and seeing six or more figures looming big in -the haze. Of course, he ought to bluff them and bring them in—that is -what you would do, Reader, wouldn’t you?—but he doesn’t; he remembers -that he was told to examine wire, not to make trouble, so he crouches -motionless in the mud till they pass, and thinks he has done the right -thing—till he sends in his report. Then, all at once, the Brigadier, -the Colonel, the Company Commander send for him, and ask him abruptly, -and with degrees of rudeness befitting their respective ranks, what -the —— he meant by letting those Boches escape! Needless to say, he -never repeats the mistake! And in time he learns that in the Division -and the Battalion it is a criminal offence to let slip any opportunity -of killing, capturing, or annoying Boche!</p> - -<p class="p1h">About 10 p.m. is “tea up,” and the rum issue is mixed with this or -with the breakfast tea at the discretion of the Company Commander. -The patrol and other men coming in cold and wet need theirs at once, -followed by a walk down to the Brigade drying room, where they can -sleep in blankets before a brazier while their clothes are dried.</p> - -<p class="p1h">With the patrol’s return operations usually close for the night, and -about midnight, having dealt with the last batch of chits which a -thoughtful and zealous runner has seen fit to pick off the Adjutant’s -table and deliver, asking searching questions about the “number of -sandbags laid” or “the number of screw posts, long, salved” the day -before, or the name of a man used to operating an electric light plant -or minding pigeons or mixing cocktails (“nil returns to be rendered!” -which means “If none, say so”), the Company Commander, who alone has -no allotted sleeping time, takes off his tin hat, loosens his belt, -and sleeps. At 3 a.m. the Officer on duty, who does a four-hour spell, -sends in another “situation and wind report,” and waits for the hour -when he can stir up everyone else for “stand-to,” strolling from one -post to another and keeping an eye on things in general and the Boche -in particular.</p> - -<p class="p1h">It is very quiet, probably raining a little; nothing on the move, -except rats. What brutes they were, those rats of the Salient! huge -mangy brutes the size of a cat, a few patches of fur on their otherwise -bare pink bodies; getting under your feet, running over your face as -you lay trying to sleep, eating through haversacks to get the biscuits -within, scurrying, scratching, gnawing all night long!</p> - -<p>To resume the thread of the story:—The following extracts from a -Company<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_48" id="Page_48">[48]</a></span> Commander’s diary, given under the dates on which they were -written, help to give life to an otherwise bald narrative:—</p> - -<p>25th. “This dugout is very poor and the roof is leaky—my canvas bucket -catches most of the drip, however.... Have just been entering up -Logbook sitting in the dugout with a candle for company—caked in mud, -sandbags over my boots—feet cold, raining outside, but quite cheerful, -as I am expecting some hot stew before long. The old skin-lined coats -are no longer issued; instead we have leather jerkins lined with -fleece, very warm and comfy.”</p> - -<p>26th. “To-day is apparently Sunday, but out here one can’t tell it -except by the calendar; the daily hate goes on much as usual—in fact -to-day we have been hating the Boche rather extra much. Our guns have -been slowly and deliberately knocking his front line to blazes all -day, but if I know anything of him he will be about half a mile behind -down a hole of some sort—we all go to ground in these days: ‘They -shall go into the caves and dens of the rocks, they shall say unto -the mountains, “Fall on us” and to the hills “Cover us,” men’s hearts -failing them for fear and for looking for those things which are coming -on the earth’—a wonderful book, the Bible!... One of the men said -to-day, ‘The Boche isn’t here, Sir; he’s gone to the Somme and left his -missus to look after this place!’ ... How nice a change of boots will -be!”</p> - -<p>27th. “A fighting patrol under Second Lieutenant Agostini went out but -encountered no enemy. At 7 30 p.m. we were relieved by the 1/5th South -Lancashires; they were very strong and all arrived together instead -of post by post and the narrow trench was jammed with men so that -our fellows had a struggle to get out. However, we got out without a -casualty, assembled at YPRES station, and trained to BRANDHOEK, whence -we marched to C Camp for a rest.”</p> - -<p>28th. “‘Cleaning and inspection of kit,’” says the War Diary. We always -lay long on the morning after relief, no one worried anyone else till -noon at least. “To-day I had a bath! Oooooooh! Nothing can describe -the utter luxury of it when for several days you haven’t even had -your revolver off! A real one and lie down in it! I feel another man -already! Nothing of special interest, very busy inspecting, cleaning -up, repairing, and generally getting ready for the trenches.... It’s -still very cold and difficult to keep warm; these huts have no glass -in the windows, but horn, sacking or linen, so one always writes by -candle-light. We have a gramophone in the Mess which plays all day -and cheers us much. ‘O, Cecilia! Don’t make those eyes at me!’ is a -great favourite, especially with the Padre, who says the sentiment is -exceedingly proper!”</p> - -<p>The following days were devoted to Company training, and on Sunday -December 3rd, 1916, there was a Church Parade. Our Diarist writes: -“We are still in rest, and it’s still freezing—coke is bad to get -in quantity—to-day we are very short; food is plentiful, there are -Y.M.C.A. huts and canteens and places about where one can buy baccy, -biscuits, fruit, etc.—the important thing is that all eatables must -be in tins, otherwise the rats get the lot.... In spite of cold, dirt, -and discomfort, it’s a good life on the whole, and one’s conscience -is at rest;<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_49" id="Page_49">[49]</a></span> we’re part of an Army—and a fine Army—and the Army is -abundantly cheerful.”</p> - -<p>Our numbers at this time were very low, three more Officers and 37 -Other Ranks having gone sick during the month.</p> - -<p>On 6th December, we were inspected in mass by the Corps Commander, an -amusing inspection which rather showed up the lack of horsemanship of -some Company Commanders. As a result a Battalion riding school was -started, and carried on whenever we were in “rest.” The following day -we moved up to YPRES (RAMPARTS and SCHOOL), and on the 8th relieved the -1/6th King’s Liverpool Regiment in RAILWAY WOOD. The following day our -artillery was active, strafing the enemy front line; we received some -“Minnies” in exchange. During the night our field guns and machine guns -fired on enemy communications; he retaliated with shells and “Minnies.”</p> - -<p>In the support trench (BEEK) were many home-made weather vanes, -somewhat out of adjustment, and one day, in directing a stranger to -Company Headquarters, someone said, “Keep along the trench and you’ll -see several weather-cocks.” “Yes,” broke in a humorist, “to show the -various Norths!”</p> - -<p>On the 11th the activity on both sides was renewed, but without -serious damage. Of course trenches were blown in and there were many -narrow escapes, but only two men were wounded in the three days. It -was always a standing wonder that so much metal could fly about in -horrid, jagged bits, knocking trenches about, missing men by inches, -demolishing dugouts, and yet cause so few casualties. For example, -three men were lying in a low dugout with an iron roof; a shell struck -the front edge, burying the men and at the same time saving them from -its own explosion, which took place simultaneously! Men are sometimes -literally struck dumb at these times, as witness the following true -story:—Scene—a slight shelter; Officer inside, Private at entrance; -three shells fall in quick succession, the first and second miss the -shelter by a foot or two and make the usual noise and mess, the third -hurtles down and buries itself at the very entrance—a long pause, then -a small, unnatural voice, “That’s a dud, sir!” Another pause, another -voice of like quality, “Yes, I see it is!”</p> - -<p>The 12th was very quiet. A drizzling rain fell all morning, mixed with -snow later. The following day we were told to prepare for relief, and -had the satisfaction of seeing, during the afternoon, our heavies -putting some really big stuff on the Hun lines; in the evening we -returned to our YPRES billets.</p> - -<p>14th. YPRES was shelled fairly heavily and we had one casualty; our -guns were also very active. “What an awful row these big guns make when -they go off; if you’re anywhere near them the noise seems to box your -ears and make you deaf for some seconds.”</p> - -<p>15th. “Our guns were making a fair old row last night and this morning, -celebrating the Kaiser’s peace proposals, I suppose—what a difference -from the old RICHEBURG days! To-night, about 4 30, the Hun suddenly -started shelling this place to some tune and kept it up for half an -hour; quite a lot burst near our dugout and there was a good bit of -stuff flying about, but no one was hit.” During<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_50" id="Page_50">[50]</a></span> these days the usual -nightly working parties filed through the MENIN GATE and went up the -line to shovel slime for a few hours.</p> - -<p>On 17th December, 1916, we moved to PRISON billets and into the line -again—WIELTJE—on the 18th.</p> - -<p>On the 19th a dozen “Minnies” fell on our front line—again no one -was hurt; on 20th December, 1916, the Hun shelled us all day; no -casualties, bitter wind and snow, aeroplanes active, a Hun machine -being brought down over their lines at 1 15.</p> - -<p>21st December, 1916. Great artillery activity. Our front line trenches -were cleared with the exception of a few Lewis guns from 8 a.m. to 4 -p.m. Our heavies bombarded the enemy trenches from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. -The field guns cut wire opposite our front line from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., -after which the heavies resumed operations. In the evening a patrol -located an enemy sentry post in the Long Sap. On the 22nd the artillery -programme was repeated; the enemy retaliated and caused one casuality. -On the 23rd the 1/4th King’s Own raided over our heads, entering the -enemy trenches and finding them deserted; the enemy retaliated heavily, -causing three casualties, one man (Duerden) being killed in the front -line by a bit of shell. As the front line was simply plastered with -shells, we were lucky not to have more.</p> - -<p>“There was a pretty heavy strafe this morning early,” writes the -Diarist; “it went on for about an hour and left one kind of dazed and -sleepy.”</p> - -<p>Christmas Eve was very quiet; the great question was, “Were we to stay -in the line over Christmas or not?” Our joy on hearing that we were to -go out was tempered by pity for the King’s Own, who relieved us.</p> - -<p>Christmas Day. “Out of trenches! Came out last night and forthwith -had a shave and partial wash. We sent an Officer on, and when we -landed here (YPRES) the men found candles lit and fires going in their -billets, and we had ditto in ours. To-day we gave the men a decent -Christmas dinner, and are now about to have one ourselves—a roaring -fire, plenty of candles, turkey stuffed with <i>the</i> stuffing, beer, vin -ordinaire, pudding, and sundries have the promise of a very pleasant -evening in them, if the Boche will refrain from throwing stuff over—he -peppered this place some to-day! To-morrow, work—pulling things -together—refitting, cleaning, reorganising; to-night, Christmas Day, -home thoughts, comfort and God bless everyone, especially those at -home, who are always with us in thought—what we owe to their prayers -no man knows.”</p> - -<p>Second Lieutenant Tyldesley was largely responsible for the success -of the dinner referred to. The Battalion dined in the MAGAZINE, two -Companies at a time, on hastily-made tables and waited on by the -Officers; there was pork and goose mixed (Tyldesley’s tunic bore the -marks of goose-grease for long after), and trimmings, plum pudding -and dessert and fruit and beaucoup beer, and we drank “The King” and -everyone enjoyed themselves.</p> - -<p>26th. “Everyone in splendid form after a day’s rest and a good feed, a -sort of cheery, alert look on everyone’s face that I haven’t seen for a -long time.” 220 men were on working parties that day, and on the 27th -we were relieved by <span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_51" id="Page_51">[51]</a></span>the 1/5th South Lancashires and went back to C -Camp, this time by train—‘the Midnight Choo-choo’ as some wit dubbed -it. The silent assembly of troops at YPRES Station, the entraining, -and the gradual withdrawal of the train from that stricken area into -cultivated country, are some of the things we shall never cease to -recall with complete vividness. The following days were devoted to the -usual cleaning and inspections, etc.</p> - - <div class="figcenter" id="i_b_050fp"> - <img - class="p2" - src="images/i_b_050fp.jpg" - alt="" /> - <p class="p0 center p-left smcap lg">Christmas 1916.</p> - <p class="p0 center p-left"><span class="smcap">Best Wishes</span> <i>from</i></p> - <p class="p0 center p-left">“We’re here because we’re here”. <i><span class="smcap">Shakespeare.</span></i></p> - <p class="p2 center p-left sm">Battalion Christmas Card, 1916.</p> - <p class="p0 center p-left sm"><i>Drawn by 2nd-Lieutenant Ashton.</i></p> - </div> - -<p class="p2">“To-day I have had all my men inspected for deficiencies and paid them; -I find an excellent plan is to require a man to produce a chit from his -Platoon Commander stating that he has been fully inspected before he is -paid; by adopting this plan I get all sorts of people up for inspection -who would otherwise probably have been missed. To-morrow I get my -Company on parade for a whole morning—a most unusual occurrence and -one to be made the most of.”</p> - -<p>The 31st December found us still at C Camp—clean, fresh, and ready for -another year of war, though fervently hoping for peace.</p> - -<p>Our total casualties for the year were as follows:—</p> - -<table summary="casualties" class="bitsmall"> - - <tr> - <td class="left"></td> - <td class="ctr">Officers.</td> - <td class="ctr">Other Ranks.</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="left">Killed</td> - <td class="right">9</td> - <td class="right">69</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="left">Wounded</td> - <td class="right">23</td> - <td class="right">434</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="left">Missing</td> - <td class="right">1</td> - <td class="right">190</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="left">Do.  believed killed</td> - <td class="right">2</td> - <td class="right">0</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="left">Drowned</td> - <td class="right">0</td> - <td class="right">1</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="left">Sick to F.A.</td> - <td class="right u">16</td> - <td class="right u">204</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="left1">Totals</td> - <td class="right1">51</td> - <td class="right1">898</td> - </tr> -</table> - -<p>The New Year started with a Brigade holiday, and in the Church Army -hut the men were given a dinner followed by a cinema performance; the -Sergeants and Officers also had dinners in their respective messes. “A -dinner of stew, mixed pork, and goose, and plum pudding, and beer in a -mess tin, means more to the men to-day than all the elaborate spread we -had at SEVENOAKS, which cost £150.”</p> - -<p>During this period reinforcements of Officers and men kept turning up, -and were rapidly assimilated; on the other hand, almost every day some -Officer or man went sick, the weather on the whole being mild and damp.</p> - -<p>On 3rd January, 1917, we were inspected by the Brigade Commander, and -were complimented on the turnout, also on the camp; in fact at this -time Brigade were rather fond of us and let us alone quite a lot.</p> - -<p>On the 5th the Lewis gun detachments with their handcarts were -inspected by the Divisional Commander; he caused great mirth by -wheeling a handcart violently at a ditch, to demonstrate how easily the -shafts broke! At this time the Lewis gun was in a transition stage and -the favourite toy of the staff; it was finding its feet as a Company -weapon, and masses of orders about it were coming in every day, to the -joy(?) of all concerned.</p> - -<p><span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_52" id="Page_52">[52]</a></span></p> - -<p>On the 6th we returned to YPRES, and on the 7th relieved the 1/6th -King’s Liverpool Regiment in RAILWAY WOOD, where we were badly shelled -the following day, six men being wounded. This relief was accomplished -without a casualty, although Platoons had some narrow escapes. We were -singularly lucky that way; we were always hearing that such and such a -Battalion had had a Platoon blown to bits in the Square, but it never -happened to us; if an Officer lost men by taking a known dangerous -road when a safer was available, it was not counted unto him for -righteousness!</p> - -<p>On the 8th the enemy shelled us all day, especially BEEK TRENCH -and BATTALION HEADQUARTERS, and six men were wounded; the 9th was -quieter—one man wounded.</p> - -<p>On the 10th, after a quiet morning, our artillery bombarded enemy lines -opposite B Company, who had their Company Headquarters blown in in the -retaliation which followed—no casualty.</p> - -<p>After a quiet day on the 11th, the Battalion was relieved on the 12th, -except A Company, by the 1/4th KING’S OWN, A Company being left behind -to do a special job—wiring in close support and support lines—the -rest going back to YPRES, whence they provided the usual nightly -working parties till the 16th, when they were relieved by the 12th -ROYAL SUSSEX REGIMENT and marched to P Camp north of POPERINGHE. The -next day we marched to ROUSSEL FARM, about a mile east of ELVERDINGHE, -the Drums, recently re-formed, playing on the march for the first time. -A Company turned up, dead beat, at 5 a.m. Second Lieutenant Faber -went sick from sheer overwork; as Lewis gun Officer he had tried to -do everything himself and broke down. We were sorry to lose such an -excellent Officer.</p> - -<p>During the next few days, except when snowed off, a party of nine -Officers and 300 Other Ranks, under Captain Houghton, was employed -daily in making the formation for doubling a railway track, supervised -by an R.E. Officer. As our party included a Civil Engineer, a Railway -Engineer, and a Municipal Engineer, there was enough technical skill -to have laid the whole railway! During this period another party, D -Company under Captain Matthew, were repairing dugouts in CANAL BANK, -YPRES, and after the first day were billeted there to save marching.</p> - -<p>On the 22nd Captain Harris returned to the Battalion and took over the -Bombing Company, an experimental organisation which did valuable work -during its short existence. We were glad to leave this place with its -thin huts (the weather was bitter) and march to D Camp on the 23rd, -where, on the 24th, we were inspected by the Army Commander, General -Sir Herbert Plumer.</p> - -<p>On the 1st February our shooting team were winners in the -inter-Battalion competition and were chosen to represent the Brigade. -On the 3rd we were relieved in D Camp by the 1/5th NORTH LANCASHIRE -REGIMENT, marched to POPERINGHE, and trained to BOLLEZEELE.</p> - -<p>The train was a sort of miniature affair, and the railway ran, mostly -by the roadside, at about three miles an hour. What a treat it was to -get out of the sound<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_53" id="Page_53">[53]</a></span> of the guns for a bit, and to be in a pleasant -little Flemish town, outwardly untouched by war! It consisted of a -cheerful-looking market square lined with small shops, with a Church -in the middle—quite a treat to see a Church untouched by shells—with -a sort of openwork spire, to let out the sound of the carillons which -played every hour and half-hour; how sweetly and peacefully it floated -out over the open country on a still, frosty night! There was also -a good inn, the “Lion d’Or,” known as the “Brass Cat!” The men were -mostly billeted in enormous barns; the Officers in houses round the -square. Here, it was rumoured, we were to have a month’s rest, but no -one believed it; we actually <i>got</i> 16 days.</p> - -<p>On the 4th, being Sunday, of course orders for an immediate move were -received at 11 30 a.m., and the Battalion packed up and concentrated -at 2 15 p.m. and marched to ESQUELBECQ, a distance of five miles; -this march will long be remembered by the Lewis gunners, who had to -carry their guns there and back again—for this turned out to be a -“camouflage” march; much hostile aerial activity had recently been -displayed in the back areas, so large columns of troops were made to -march eastwards during the day and back at dusk.</p> - -<p>It was bitterly cold, snow on the ground and freezing hard—this -weather continued all the time we were there. The time was devoted to -training—Company, Battalion, and Brigade schemes, and in the intervals -we smartened up and overhauled our interior economy.</p> - -<p>On the 16th we moved back to C Camp, where we relieved the 14th -Hampshires.</p> - -<p>On 17th February, 1917, we sent an Officer and 20 men to attend -an investiture of French soldiers by the Army Commander, as -representatives of the 55th Division—rather a compliment.</p> - -<p>On the 18th the Brigadier presented Military Medal ribbons to Company -Sergeant-Major Heywood, Corporal Bamber, and 1147 Private Ainscough, -T. On the 24th we moved into billets in CANAL BANK, YPRES. These -were large elephant dugouts on the bank of the canal north of YPRES, -comfortable and fairly safe, but we were only there for a night, -relieving the 1/5th South Lancashires in the LA BRIQUE sector the next -night. This was a rotten sector, badly neglected by previous Divisions; -even the main communication trench was about two feet deep in water -when we first saw it, and BILGE TRENCH well deserved its unsavoury -name. It is only fair to say that when we left it it was fairly -comfortable. On the 26th the line was rearranged, and we returned to -CANAL BANK, whence we sent up the usual nightly working parties.</p> - -<p>On the 4th March YPRES was heavily shelled during the day, but we -relieved the 1/4th King’s Own in the line in the evening without -casualties; at 7 5 p.m. the enemy sprung a mine on our right Brigade -front and our artillery opened a heavy bombardment; one man was wounded -in YPRES.</p> - -<p>The 5th was a quiet day; at night a patrol went to examine CANADIAN -DUGOUTS in the middle of NO MAN’S LAND and found them occupied.</p> - -<p>On the 8th we were relieved by the 1/4th KING’S OWN and went back to<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_54" id="Page_54">[54]</a></span> -CANAL BANK, where some artist did the Regimental Crest in bits of tile -in front of a dugout. One wonders if it is still there!</p> - -<p>On the 13th we sent a strong fighting patrol up the line to raid two of -the CANADIAN DUGOUTS. The party consisted of one Officer, one N.C.O., -and 12 men, who constituted the dugout party, and two complete Lewis -gun teams.</p> - -<p>Presumably the Hun got wind of the enterprise—he always did—for Nos. -1, 2, and 3 dugouts were empty and the wire round them destroyed. That -evening we relieved the King’s Own again. On the 15th YPRES was shelled -throughout the day, and again the following day; a patrol of ours had a -scrap with a Hun patrol in NO MAN’S LAND, but suffered no casualties.</p> - -<p>The 17th was a quiet day; the Battalion was relieved by the 1/5th -KING’S OWN and went back to C Camp, where we remained till the -28th. During this period important reorganisation was carried out, -the bombing sections rejoining their Companies, thus “washing out” -the Bombing Company, the Lewis guns being placed finally under -Company Commanders; Companies reorganised their Platoons into four -sections—one of bombers, one of riflemen, one of Lewis gunners, and -one of rifle grenadiers. As a matter of fact we had ourselves suggested -and partially adopted this about a month before, but it was now -officially sanctioned. Second Lieutenant H. Lonsdale joined us during -this period.</p> - -<p>On the 28th we moved back to CANAL BANK, YPRES; on that day we made 272 -barbed wire concertinas and carried 100 up the line. We remained here a -few days, supplying nightly working parties—chiefly carrying wire up -to the front line; two men were wounded on the 1st April.</p> - -<p>During February and March we lost 98 men through sickness alone—our -monthly average being between 40 and 60 during the following months -also.</p> - -<p>On the 2nd April we relieved the 1/4th KING’S OWN in the LA BRIQUE -sector without casualties; Second Lieutenant Fullerton joined us. The -next day was quiet, with slight shelling on the front line, but on -the following night a patrol of ours ran into a strong enemy party, -who tried to cut them off, but a Lewis gun team being sent for, they -thought better of it and retired, covered by two machine guns; we had -three killed and one wounded that day.</p> - -<p>On the 6th we had a man wounded, and again on the 7th; on the latter -day the 165th Brigade on our right carried out a hurricane bombardment -on the enemy’s front line with Stokes’ mortars. The enemy sent up red -flares, which, being our S.O.S. signal, brought our artillery into -action, and 600 shells were fired on the enemy front line opposite us. -Our relief that night by the 1/4th KING’S OWN was carried out, with one -casualty, in bright moonlight, and we went back to CANAL BANK.</p> - -<p>The 8th, Easter Sunday, was a lovely day, and very quiet. The Padre -held four Communion services in one of the dugouts, and a large number -of us went.</p> - -<p>The next few days we spent in doing a certain amount of training on -the Canal Bank, with nightly working parties; on the 12th Second -Lieutenant R. A.<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_55" id="Page_55">[55]</a></span> Hall was accidentally wounded in the arm during -bombing practice; the same evening we relieved the 1/4th KING’S OWN in -LA BRIQUE sub-sector.</p> - -<p>On the 13th, during some slight shelling, a Lewis gun post on our right -Company front had the misfortune to get hit, one man being killed and -three others wounded, and on the following day, though “quiet,” two -more men were wounded. On the 17th we sent out a large fighting patrol, -with Bangalore torpedoes, to capture an enemy sentry post in a sap -head, but, as usual, “when they got there the cupboard was bare,” and -they came away empty.</p> - -<p>On the 17th we were relieved by the 12th ROYAL SUSSEX (39th -Division)—the relief was not complete till 1 30 a.m.—and we entrained -at YPRES at 2 30 a.m. and arrived at POPERINGHE station at 3 25 a.m. -and marched to Z Camp, where we snatched a few hours’ sleep. At 2 30 -p.m. we marched via WATOU to HOUTKERQUE, where Companies were billeted -in scattered farms; here our Medical Officer, Captain A. W. Uloth, -R.A.M.C., went sick, and Captain R. W. Shegog, R.A.M.C., came in his -place. Here we remained for three days, cleaning up and training, till -on the 22nd the whole Brigade concentrated at 9 a.m. one mile south -of HERZEELE and marched, with first line transport, to billets in -ARNEKE, where we arrived at 1 45 p.m., leaving again early next morning -to concentrate at 9 a.m. four and a half miles west of ARNEKE, and -march via WATTEN (locally known as “WAT”) to HOULLE, where we arrived -at 2 p.m. These marches, though a stiff trial to men fresh from the -trenches, with slack muscles and tender feet, were interesting; we were -seeing new country: HOUTKERQUE and HERZEELE were nice little towns, -though the latter had more troops than it could properly hold; ARNEKE -was still better—the people, who seemed delighted to see us, had a -curiously English look, probably due to the fact that Marlborough’s -troops were once billeted all round this part; just as the Scotch blood -in Lancashire is traced to the presence of the Pretender’s following. -HOULLE is in the midst of the hilly country near ST. OMER—strongly -reminding one of parts of Kent—an ideal country to train in. Here were -large ranges, like the Aldershot Ranges, for musketry, and every day -we marched out of billets and up on to the hills for training of some -kind, taking our cookers with us and having dinners up there, every -day getting fitter and improving in morale—shaking off the trench -staleness and thinking more of open fighting—getting more of the -“offensive spirit.” Second Lieutenant Hall rejoined us on the 26th. The -Diarist writes at this time: “Still in the same place”—that in itself, -you see, is sufficiently remarkable to be chronicled. “There are real -hedgerows here, just bursting into leaf, and the fritillaries are out -all along the lanes, in fact I am in the middle of real Spring. A lilac -in front of my window shows half out, covered with bloom, and the -currants are quite green. All this makes one long more than ever for -England. The people round here are much better farmers and gardeners -than we are—nothing is wasted, and everything done thoroughly and -carefully. As I look out of the window a thrush is singing and the view -is an English view. Oh, to be in England now that April’s here!”</p> - -<p><span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_56" id="Page_56">[56]</a></span></p> - -<p>30th. “The cuckoo is at it and the nightingale, in fact it is Spring, -cloudless day, glorious sun, everything as it should be, only one thing -wrong, I’m not where I ought to be, in England—Spring in a foreign -land is a painful pleasure to an Englishman.” The point of these -extracts is that they express what each of us felt at that time—and -many other times—an intense longing, carefully smothered, for Home and -Peace; few individuals, if any, went abroad, or stayed there, because -they <i>liked</i> it.</p> - -<p>Until the 6th we remained at HOULLE training; it would serve no useful -purpose and would bore the general reader to set down the programme -of training carried out; enough to say that it was a fresh and merry -column that marched back to ARNEKE on the 6th of May, leaving again by -train at 11 45 a.m. for POPERINGHE. Here we were met by the Divisional -Band, which played us to L Camp, where we spent the night, returning to -POPERINGHE the next morning and up by train to the PRISON billets at -YPRES.</p> - -<p>During the next five days bathing was carried out, and the usual -nightly working parties went up the line. YPRES was distinctly livelier -than before, but only one man was wounded during the period.</p> - -<p>On the 14th we relieved the 1/4th KING’S OWN in the right sub-sector, -POTIJZE. The sectors had been rearranged. D Company had two Platoons in -the front line and two in close support; A Company was in reserve and -held MILL COTTS, GARDEN OF EDEN, PROWSE TRENCH, and ST. JAMES’ TRENCH. -B and C Companies, in Brigade Reserve, were billeted in houses on the -POTIJZE ROAD.</p> - -<p>On the 18th the enemy was very active with his artillery, the front -line Company, D, calling for retaliation five times during the morning; -we had one man killed and one wounded. A fighting patrol had gone out -the previous night to try to capture an enemy party, and were supported -by an artillery barrage—as usual, the enemy had withdrawn.</p> - -<p>At 9 15 that evening the enemy placed a shrapnel, trench mortar, and -howitzer barrage on our front line first, then on our support line, and -an S.O.S. being sent up by the Battalion on our left was repeated by -us; as soon as the barrage started our front Company stood to and fired -rapid over the parapet. No one in the front line saw the enemy leave -his trenches, but two snipers, who had been out in NO MAN’S LAND all -day and were waiting for it to get dark to come in, saw the enemy place -a machine gun on his parapet, the team of which they proceeded to knock -out; they also saw Huns entering the trenches of the Battalion on our -left. Our trenches were badly damaged in places, one man was killed, -one missing, and Second Lieutenant Francis and four men wounded; B -Company relieved D that evening.</p> - -<p>“It is curious to notice the different effects intermittent and -concentrated shelling have on one—intermittent shelling takes people -different ways—on the whole it makes you angry; concentrated shelling, -such as a barrage, you rise above altogether by some curious effort of -will. I think it is that in the first case one <span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_57" id="Page_57">[57]</a></span>hears each one coming -hissing along in a descending scale, and speculates where it will fall, -while in the second there is simply a terrific medley of bangs and -crashes which you can only accept as a perfect inferno of noise, and -leave it at that.”</p> - - <div class="figcenter" id="i_b_057fp"> - <img - class="p2" - src="images/i_b_057fp.jpg" - alt="" /> - <p class="p0 center p-left sm">Aeroplane Photo of Opposing Trench Lines, YPRES.</p> - </div> - -<p class="p2">The following night we hit back; Major Crump, who was in command in the -absence of Lieutenant-Colonel Hindle, who was commanding the Brigade, -organised a raid, carried out under an artillery barrage by Second -Lieutenant Tautz, three N.C.O.’s, and 20 men, who entered the enemy’s -lines and bombed dugouts. The party had great difficulty in getting -through the wire, and our casualties were two men wounded of the party -and one in the trench; three of the raiders were at first reported -missing, but Private Metcalfe turned up at dawn, having got entangled -in the wire and badly wounded, and in the evening another, Private -Cooper, came in, having spent the day in a shell hole.</p> - -<p>That day, the 20th, leave reopened, having been closed since January, -and everyone began to calculate their chances.</p> - -<p>About this time we were encouraged to use our Lewis guns against -hostile aircraft, and special mountings and fittings were issued to -us for that purpose—it was impossible for people behind to deal with -machines flying low over our front line. This aeroplane shooting was -rather good sport, and though very few were actually brought down by -Lewis gun fire, they soon learned to keep out of range. At this time -the aeroplane activity in the SALIENT was great on both sides—on a -fine day machines swarmed like midges in the sky.</p> - -<p>On the night of the 20th we were relieved by the 1/4th KING’S OWN, -and on relief we marched to A Camp, just behind VLAMERTINGHE, leaving -Captain Harris and 200 men of B and D Companies in YPRES as a working -party. They had rather a lively time, as YPRES was being heavily -shelled daily—a shell actually entered a cellar where several men were -sleeping, ricochetted and buried itself in one of the walls without -exploding or touching anyone. During the next few days five men were -wounded.</p> - -<p>On the night of the 26th we relieved the 1/4th KING’S OWN in the -POTIJZE sector, C and A Companies in front, B in support, and D in -reserve, and began at once a series of works designed to mislead the -enemy and make him think an attack was intended on our front. How much -he was deceived appeared from the amount of attention we received from -this time onward until the battle of MESSINES.</p> - -<p>The opposing sides gained much of their knowledge of the other’s -intentions from aeroplane photographs, which show up with great -clearness any newly-dug earth. It was our task then to open up all the -disused trenches on our sector, placing along the top a row of new -sandbags, and to dig saps out into NO MAN’S LAND, at the same time -annoying the Hun by every means in our power. Two were killed and three -wounded during the next four days, during which we kept throwing things -at the Hun—trench mortars, grenades, bullets, etc.—and we really did -stir him up. Then came the news that we were not to be relieved, so -Companies changed over.</p> - -<p><span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_58" id="Page_58">[58]</a></span></p> - -<p>On 1st June the gas strafe started; our people started it with a -discharge of 500 gas drums on enemy reserves. We heard afterwards that -so sudden and concentrated was the attack that a whole Company were -poisoned where they stood. The enemy retaliated on us, killing one man -and wounding three, using everything he had; then he began to bring up -gas shells and use them, chiefly at night on lines of communication. -The sighing of gas shells going over never ceased during three -successive nights before the show, yet the damage done was very slight. -But the Companies in the trenches kept getting odd ones, and the -veering breeze kept clouds of various gases drifting about for quite a -long time, and we had a few anxious vigils. The Hun was very angry and -horribly afraid and therefore shelled everything he could think of, and -we appeared to occupy some of his thoughts, for we certainly got our -full share and he took his toll of us.</p> - -<p>On the 2nd we sent over more gas drums, and again the Hun retaliated, -doing a lot of damage to trenches and killing two men and wounding five -others.</p> - -<p>On the 3rd we treated him to a combined smoke, artillery, and machine -gun barrage, and he replied, but more feebly, killing one man and -wounding two; but during the night, from 10 p.m. to 4 a.m., he drenched -YPRES with gas shells, our transport suffering slightly. He also, on -the following day, put 67 “Minnies” on to B Company, killing one man -and wounding Second Lieutenants Hall and Johnson and 11 others. We -were glad to learn that Lieutenant-Colonel Hindle had been awarded the -D.S.O. in the Birthday Honours List.</p> - -<p>That night a minor enterprise by the 1/5th NORTH LANCASHIRE REGIMENT -on our right caused some shelling on our right front Company, and a -party digging saps in front escaped by a miracle; he also sent a few -Granatenwerfer over into the middle of another party engaged in sap -digging, causing several casualties, the total being 14 wounded for -the two days. On the 14th both sides were active. We were preparing -an elaborate programme of smoke and other bombs, to be discharged at -the same hour as the MESSINES battle was timed to start, also putting -scaling ladders against the parapet—this work was under Captain -Harris. The Hun shelled YPRES pretty heavily in the evening, and set -two large dumps on fire.</p> - -<p>At 3 10 a.m. on the 7th the Messines battle started with a literal -earthquake—19 mines being blown up at once, the barrage starting at -the same time on our front among others. The enemy shelled us for about -half an hour, by which time he found out that we were bluffing him and -stopped. Our casualties were five killed, Second Lieutenant Agostini -and 10 others wounded.</p> - -<p>On the 8th the enemy shelled the roads with 5.9’s and gas shells in the -early morning, our guns doing wire cutting with the 106 fuse, a very -sensitive fuse which bursts on graze without burying itself; a good -many “shorts” fell on our trenches due to defective ammunition, which -was just as dangerous to the gunners as to us, as muzzle-bursts were -not infrequent. A gunner Officer going round the line was at a loss for -words when he saw a shell case, which had fallen short, stuck up over -a dugout with the inscription, “A present from the R.F.A.!” Sergeant -<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_59" id="Page_59">[59]</a></span>Thompson was killed by a nosecap from one of these “shorts,” and -during the day four men were wounded.</p> - - <div class="figcenter" id="i_b_058fp"> - <img - class="p2" - src="images/i_b_058fp.jpg" - alt="" /> - <p class="p0 center p-left sm">Oblique Aeroplane Photograph Showing Trench Lines at -YPRES. Taken April 23rd, 1917.</p> - </div> - -<p class="p2">In the afternoon A and C Companies relieved B and D in the front line.</p> - -<p>At 11 9 p.m. the 39th Division on our left sent over gas from -Projectors; we caught some of the retaliation on POTIJZE ROAD—5.9’s -and gas shells.</p> - -<p>On the 9th we had a fairly quiet morning, but the artillery livened up -in the afternoon; the 1/4th KING’S OWN carried out a successful raid -on our front, bagging six unwounded prisoners, who seemed glad to be -taken. The enemy was taken by surprise in mid-relief. We had six men -wounded during the day.</p> - -<p>Things remained lively during the next two days, five men being -wounded, but on the 11th the blessed word “Relief” was whispered. -Imagine the joy of men who had never had their clothes off for nearly -three weeks—more, in some cases. The relieving Battalion, the 1/9th -King’s Liverpool Regiment, did not arrive till after 3 a.m., so relief -had to be carried out in daylight in very small parties, but it went -off without a casualty, and we marched to a canvas camp behind YPRES, -where we rested till noon on the 12th, when we marched by Companies to -POPERINGHE, leaving by train at 2 45 p.m. and reaching ESQUELBECQ at 4 -45 p.m.; here we were joined by part of the transport, and after dinner -had been eaten we marched on to BOLLEZEELE, where we occupied our old -billets.</p> - -<p>The next three days were spent in cleaning up, bathing, and a little -training.</p> - -<p>On the 16th the Brigade marched via Watten to BOISDINGHEM; it was a -broiling day and the sky was like brass, and as the march started -at 9 a.m., when the sun was high up, and was mostly uphill, a large -number of men were affected with sunstroke and fell out, but the -9th Wing R.F.C. were very good to us and lent us lurries to bring -in the stragglers. Here we found the accommodation poor and totally -inadequate, but we crowded in somehow, many preferring to bivouac in -the open fields rather than occupy the buildings allotted to them: -the village lay on the top of the downs not many miles from our old -area HOULLE, almost out of the sound of the guns. About this time the -Diarist, reviewing recent events, writes:—</p> - -<p>“To be within two or three yards of a big shell when it bursts sounds -like sudden death, but it isn’t—necessarily; it happens daily to lots -of people who survive; I have been several times as close as that, -closer in one case; the shock and noise absolutely deafen one for some -minutes afterwards, but it seems to pass off; but there must be a good -solid bulwark of earth between you and the shell! if there isn’t, -well—shell-shock is the best you can hope for!”</p> - -<p>On Sunday, the 17th, we had a Church of England parade out of doors, -the cornet player of the Drums leading the hymns. Second Lieutenants -Easterby and Rigby joined us. The following day we were inspected in -mass by the Brigadier, who gave us a good rating about Saturday’s -march. We thought this a little unkind, as it might have occurred to -the Staff to make a start early in the morning and get it over in the -cool of the day, instead of expecting men who were weak from a long -spell of trenches to march 15 miles heavily laden in the middle of a -hot June day; however, we had no doubt that those responsible would be -duly ticked off,<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_60" id="Page_60">[60]</a></span> so we swallowed the rating with outward calm; after -all, the men who fell out had in some cases done so without asking -leave, being long past caring what happened, and this was a breach of -march discipline.</p> - -<p>The remaining days of the month were spent in training; we received a -large number of reinforcements, including Second Lieutenant Brooke. -Captain Houghton, who had picked up trench fever during the last tour, -was sent to Field Ambulance, Captain Harris taking over A Company.</p> - -<p>On the 2nd July we marched to LUMBRES, thence we went by rail to -BRANDHOEK, and marched from there to DERBY CAMP. At dusk D Company -moved forward to a post called L 4 on the YPRES Road, A and C Companies -to a strong point called P 1, and two Officers and 50 Other Ranks to -YPRES for water duties. Second Lieutenant H. Whitehurst joined us as -a reinforcement. Two men were wounded on the 3rd and one on the 5th, -on which day Captain Ord rejoined us from the Divisional School, Major -Crump leaving the following day for a three months’ course at the -Senior Officers’ School, Aldershot.</p> - -<p>On the 9th we relieved the 1/4th KING’S OWN in the line; there was -considerable enemy activity during the night, and we had one killed and -one wounded.</p> - -<p>On the 10th, although considered “quiet,” we had three men wounded, -while on the 12th, though he put two of our Lewis guns out of action -with Minenwerfers and shelled our trenches intensely, we had no -casualty. At 11 p.m. he began to shell Battalion Headquarters steadily -and went on till 8 30 a.m.; a wiring party from our left front Company -had three men wounded by “Minnies,” and had to come in.</p> - -<p>One man was killed and eight wounded during the day, one of the wiring -party being missing. On the 13th two men were wounded during desultory -shelling of our lines, and five on the next day, which started quiet, -but things on both sides woke up at dusk, our guns bombarding enemy -batteries, the Hun sending gas shells on to us, and barraging the front -line, stopping all work, wounding three men and gassing two others -that day. In the early morning 20 yards of the front line parapet was -knocked in, one man killed and five wounded. Things were getting very -hot indeed, and our strength was daily being whittled down, but relief -was not yet.</p> - -<p>The casualties at this time would have been far heavier than they -actually were but for the fact that the N.C.O.’s in the front line had -learnt that NO MAN’S LAND was the safest place in a bombardment and -used to take their posts out in front of our wire as soon as the Hun -opened out.</p> - - <div class="figcenter" id="i_b_061fp"> - <img - class="p2" - src="images/i_b_061fp.jpg" - alt="" /> - <p class="p0 center p-left sm">Oblique Aeroplane Photograph Showing Objectives in the -3rd Battle of YPRES.</p> - </div> - -<hr class="chap" /> - -<div class="chapter"> - -<p><span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_61" id="Page_61">[61]</a></span></p></div> - -<h2 class="chap">CHAPTER VI.<br /> - -<span class="smaller">THE THIRD BATTLE OF YPRES.</span><br /> - -<span class="smaller">15th July, 1917, to 1st August, 1917.</span></h2> - -<p>On the 17th July, 1917, the preliminary bombardment of the enemy lines -by our guns commenced. In the early morning ten shells from a Hun high -velocity gun landed on Battalion Headquarters, one actually entering -the Colonel’s dugout and exploding there without injuring him!</p> - -<p>On the night following, a fighting patrol of ours had a brush with a -Hun patrol in NO MAN’S LAND, and did good work, bringing back a dead -German, who turned out to belong to the 449th Infantry Regiment, who -were expected to be opposite to us. On the 20th Second Lieutenant -Vincent took a raiding party of 20 in to the enemy lines and found a -post of four men; two fled, one was bayonetted, and one taken prisoner. -During these days artillery had been active, and our casualties were 6 -killed, 13 wounded, 2 gassed.</p> - -<p>On the 21st we suffered rather heavily from enemy artillery, a single -shell hitting 9 men, our total casualties on that day being 11 killed -and 14 wounded, of whom 2 afterwards died—our worst day since the -SOMME. The Quartermaster, Lieutenant March, was wounded but remained -on duty. In the evening we were relieved by the 1/5th King’s Liverpool -Regiment, and went back to a canvas camp near POPERINGHE, where all had -a bath, and then marched on to WATOU, resting there for three days and -returning to the canvas camp on the 25th. Captain L. Duckworth rejoined -us here, and Second Lieutenant Holmes reported for duty.</p> - -<p>During the night of the 27th enemy aeroplanes dropped bombs near our -camp.</p> - -<p>The following Operation Order and the details of the attack are -taken verbatim from the War Diary, the official record, and are -very complete, but a few prefatory words are necessary to make them -intelligible to the general reader.</p> - -<p>The 55th Division was at this time in the 19th Corps of the 5th Army, -which, with the 2nd Army and the 1st French Army, were to attack the -enemy’s GHELUVELT-LANGEMARCK line; the task allotted to our Brigade -(164), was to pass through the other two Brigades of the Division when -they had taken their objectives and capture the third-line system, -mostly consisting of concrete blockhouses, which we were to meet for -the first time.</p> - -<p>The barrage is officially stated to have been the most intense which -had ever been put down up to that time, and largely contributed to the -success of the attack.<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_62" id="Page_62">[62]</a></span> Another novelty for us was “B team,” a nucleus -of Officers, Warrant Officers, N.C.O.’s and men who were kept out of -the attack so that the Battalion could be reorganised as quickly as -possible afterwards; the Order had been issued by the Higher Command -some months before, and to it was largely due the wonderful speed with -which units recovered from battles which in earlier years would have -taken nearly all their leaders and specialists and rendered them unfit -for action for at least six months.</p> - -<p>The following Officers actually went up with the Battalion for the -battle, the remainder being on B team. Of those that went up, only the -Commanding Officer, Adjutant, Transport Officer, and Second Lieutenant -Higson came through unwounded.</p> - -<table summary="officers" class="bitsmall"> - <tr> - <td colspan="2">Lieutenant-Colonel R. Hindle</td> - <td>Commanding.</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td colspan="2">Captain Ord</td> - <td>Second in Command.</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td colspan="2">Captain Shegog, R.A.M.C.</td> - <td>Medical Officer.</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td colspan="2">Captain Caley</td> - <td>Chaplain.</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td colspan="2">Lieutenant Buckmaster</td> - <td>Adjutant.</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td colspan="2">Second Lieutenant Ashcroft</td> - <td>Signalling Officer.</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td colspan="2">Second Lieutenant Williams</td> - <td>Intelligence Officer.</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td colspan="2">Second Lieutenant Bardsley</td> - <td>Transport Officer.</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td>Captain A. L. Harris</td> - <td class="brckt" rowspan="4"><img src="images/big_right_bracket.png" alt="big right bracket" -style="height:5em; padding:0 0em 0 1em;" /></td> - <td class="comp" rowspan="4">A Company.</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td>Second Lieutenant Ordish</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td>Second Lieutenant Tyldesley</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td>Second Lieutenant Macsweeny</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td>Lieutenant Ogden</td> - <td class="brckt" rowspan="4"><img src="images/big_right_bracket.png" alt="big right bracket" -style="height:5em; padding:0 0em 0 1em;" /></td> - <td class="comp" rowspan="4">B Company.</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td>Second Lieutenant Vincent</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td>Second Lieutenant Easterby</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td>Second Lieutenant Rigby</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td>Captain Hore</td> - <td class="brckt" rowspan="3"><img src="images/big_right_bracket.png" alt="big right bracket" -style="height:3.5em; padding:0 0em 0 1em;" /></td> - <td class="comp" rowspan="3">C Company.</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td>Second Lieutenant Higson</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td>Second Lieutenant Mather</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td>Lieutenant Ostrehan</td> - <td class="brckt" rowspan="3"><img src="images/big_right_bracket.png" alt="big right bracket" -style="height:3.5em; padding:0 0em 0 1em;" /></td> - <td class="comp" rowspan="3">D Company.</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td>Second Lieutenant Fullerton</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td>Second Lieutenant Holden</td> - </tr> -</table> - -<p>The aeroplane photograph read in conjunction with the map will help -to give the reader some idea of the country as it actually was, for -though July as a whole had been fine, there was a heavy thunderstorm -on the 29th, which turned the tracks and roads into morasses and -filled the shell holes with water. “The succeeding days were dull and -heavy, making the completion of the artillery preparation peculiarly -difficult, and typical Flanders weather prevailed on the morning of the -31st—the moment chosen for the attack.</p> - -<p><span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_63" id="Page_63">[63]</a></span></p> - -<p>“Low-lying clouds which made aerial observation and co-operation as -difficult as could be imagined; a dampness of atmosphere, threatening -rain at any moment; a half-sodden ground, greasy and depressing—such -was the luck of the weather when the barrage opened.”<a name="FNanchor_H_8" id="FNanchor_H_8"></a><a href="#Footnote_H_8" class="fnanchor">[H]</a></p> - -<p>The Operation Order for the attack is set out below practically in -full. It is impossible to summarize it without losing some detail which -may be of interest to readers.</p> - - <div class="figcenter" id="i_b_063"> - <img - class="p2" - src="images/i_b_063.jpg" - alt="" /> - </div> - -<p class="p1h center p-left">THE OPERATION ORDER.</p> - -<p>1. On Z Day, the 55th Division will take part in a general attack.</p> - -<blockquote> -<p class="hangingindent">Battalion on the right—6th Cameron Highlanders.</p> - -<p class="hangingindent">Battalion on the left—2/5th Lancashire Fusiliers.</p> - -<p class="hangingindent">165th Brigade will capture the FREZENBERG line before the -advance of the 164th Brigade begins.</p> - -<p class="hangingindent">Brigade support—1/8th Liverpool Regiment, who will, after the -capture of final objectives, consolidate the general line K of -KEIR FARM—SCHULER FARM.</p> - -<p class="hangingindent">Brigade reserve—1/4th Royal Lancaster Regiment, who will, -after the capture of final objectives, consolidate the general -line GALLIPOLI—SOMME—HINDU COT.</p></blockquote> - -<p><span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_64" id="Page_64">[64]</a></span></p> - -<p class="p1h">2. At ZERO plus 4hrs. 40mins. the Battalion will advance in artillery -formation from the position of assembly and deploy as necessary, at the -discretion of the Platoon Commanders, before crossing the Black Line.</p> - -<p>The attack will then be made behind a creeping barrage, in four waves.</p> - -<p>The BLACK DOTTED LINE will be captured and held as an outpost line, the -GREEN LINE being consolidated.</p> - - -<p class="p1h">3. Distribution and Formation for Attack.</p> - -<table summary="formation" class="bitsmall"> - <tr> - <td class="cht1">Right Front Company</td> - <td>D.</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht1">Left Front Company</td> - <td>A.</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht1">Right Support Company</td> - <td>C.</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht1">Left Support Company</td> - <td>B.</td> - </tr> -</table> - -<p>Between Assembly Line and Black Line, the formation will be four lines -of Platoons in file or fours, at 50 yards’ distance.</p> - -<p>After crossing the Black Line the formation will be four waves at 50 -yards’ distance.</p> - -<p>The second wave will close up to the first, and the third wave to -the second, before the first and second waves reach their respective -objectives.</p> - - -<p class="p1h p-left">4. Machine Guns.</p> - -<p>One sub-section will move in rear of each supporting Company. They -will occupy the outpost line, one gun being placed in each of the four -strong points that will be constructed, upon receiving orders from the -O.C. Battalion.</p> - - -<p class="p1h p-left">5. Objectives of Waves and Commanders.</p> - -<p>The first wave will capture the line of trenches D 20 a 33 90—D 14 a -10 20 and all buildings north-west of KANSAS CROSS within the Battalion -boundary and on the south-west side of the ZONNEBEKE—WINNIPEG road. A -special party will be told off to bomb forward along the trench leading -towards the Green Line from D 14 c 30 70. This line will be under -command of O.C. D Company.</p> - -<p>The second wave will capture the Green Line; this line will be under -the command of O.C. A Company.</p> - -<p>Third wave will pass through first and second waves, and will capture -BLACK DOTTED LINE and will be under command of O.C. C Company.</p> - -<p>Fourth wave will collect Nos. 4, 5, and 6 mopping-up parties and will -help in the consolidation of the Green Line. This wave will be prepared -to assist the third wave in the capture of its objectives.</p> - - -<p class="p1h p-left">6. Consolidation.</p> - -<p>The consolidation, which will commence at once, will be carried out in -depth and will take the form of three lines of strong points, namely, -those held by Nos. 1, 2, and 3 waves.</p> - -<p>These strong points will ultimately be joined up to form trenches.</p> - -<p>One Company of the 1/8th Liverpool Regiment will be available to assist -in digging.</p> - -<p>It is essential that artillery shelters for the Garrison should be -constructed before dawn on Z plus 1 day.</p> - -<p>Strong points will be constructed at the following places:—</p> - -<table summary="consolidation" class="bitsmall"> - <tr> - <td class="cht1">D 14 d 05 30.—</td> - <td class="hangingindent cht">By the second wave, where touch will be gained -with Battalion on right.</td> - </tr> -</table> - -<p><span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_65" id="Page_65">[65]</a></span></p> - -<p class="p-left">Also at—</p> - -<table summary="consolidation" class="bitsmall"> - <tr> - <td class="cht1">D 14 b 20 05.</td> - <td class="brckt" rowspan="3"><img src="images/big_right_bracket.png" alt="big right bracket" -style="height:4.5em; padding:0 0em 0 0em;" /></td> - <td rowspan="3" class="hangingindent comp cht">By the third wave, and touch gained with the Battalion -on our left.</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht1">D 14 a 9 5.</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht1">D 8 c 7 1.</td> - </tr> -</table> - -<p>One machine gun will move up into each of these strong points as soon -as the ground has been gained and consolidation begins.</p> - - -<p class="p1h p-left">7. Battalion Headquarters.</p> - -<p>Prior to advance will be in the mined dugout in CONGREVE WALK.</p> - -<p>During advance Battalion Headquarters will move between the two rear -Companies.</p> - -<p>A temporary headquarters will be established about POMMERN CASTLE.</p> - - -<p class="p1h p-left">8. Assembly.</p> - -<p>The Battalion, with machine guns, trench mortars, and mopping-up -parties, will occupy CONGREVE WALK between POTIJZE road and LONE -street. Order from right to left:—</p> - -<table summary="battalion" class="bitsmall"> - <tr> - <td class="right">15</td> - <td class="left2">Platoon.</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="right"></td> - <td class="left2">Mopping-up party No. 1.</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="right">9</td> - <td class="left2">Platoon.</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="right">16</td> - <td class="left2">Platoon.</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="right"></td> - <td class="left2">Right sub-section machine guns.</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="right">13</td> - <td class="left2">Platoon.</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="right">12</td> - <td class="left2">Platoon.</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="right"></td> - <td class="left2">Mopping-up party No. 5.</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="right"></td> - <td class="left2">Mopping-up party No. 4.</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="right">14</td> - <td class="left2">Platoon.</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="right"></td> - <td class="left2">Trench mortars.</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="right"></td> - <td class="left2">Battalion Headquarters.</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="right">3</td> - <td class="left2">Platoon.</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="right"></td> - <td class="left2">Mopping-up party No. 2.</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="right">6</td> - <td class="left2">Platoon.</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="right">1</td> - <td class="left2">Platoon.</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="right"></td> - <td class="left2">Left sub-section machine guns.</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="right">7</td> - <td class="left2">Platoon.</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="right">2</td> - <td class="left2">Platoon.</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="right">5</td> - <td class="left2">Platoon.</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="right"></td> - <td class="left2">Mopping-up party No. 6.</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="right"></td> - <td class="left2">Mopping-up party No. 3.</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="right">4</td> - <td class="left2">Platoon.</td> - </tr> -</table> - - -<p class="p1h p-left">9. Mopping-up Parties.</p> - -<p>For during the attack will follow:</p> - -<table summary="mopping-up" class="bitsmall"> - <tr> - <td class="hangingindent">1. Trenches north-west of IBERIA and dugouts at - D 19 b 10 65</td> - <td class="right4">15 Platoon.</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="hangingindent">2. Gallipoli dugouts and trenches as far west as - Somme exclusive</td> - <td class="right4">3 Platoon.</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="hangingindent">3. Somme and trenches north-west as far as Battalion - boundary</td> - <td class="right4">4 Platoon.</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="hangingindent">4. Works at D 14 c 1 2</td> - <td class="right4">14 Platoon.</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="hangingindent">5. Keir Farm</td> - <td class="right4">14 Platoon.</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="hangingindent">6. Buildings 100 yards west of Kansas Cross</td> - <td class="right4">4 Platoon.</td> - </tr> -</table> - -<p>Parties 1, 2, and 3 will be furnished by 1/4th Royal Lancaster Regiment.</p> - -<p>Parties 4 and 5 by C Company 1/4th North Lancashire Regiment.</p> - -<p>Party 6 by B Company 1/4th North Lancashire Regiment.</p> - -<p>These parties will merge into the waves immediately in front of them -before reaching their objectives.</p> - -<p>Parties found by the 1/4th Royal Lancaster Regiment will be absorbed by -their own unit as soon as it reaches them.</p> - -<p>Parties found by the 1/4th Loyal North Lancashire Regiment will be -furnished from fourth wave, and upon completion of their task will be -absorbed by that wave as it passes over them.</p> - -<p>Each mopping-up party will consist of one Platoon.</p> - -<p><span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_66" id="Page_66">[66]</a></span></p> - - -<p class="p1h p-left">10. Trench Mortars.</p> - -<p>One sub-section of trench mortars will assemble in CONGREVE WALK, close -to the mined dugouts, and will move near Battalion Headquarters in the -attack, ready to deal with any points of resistance that may hold out. -They will take up position on the line D 14 Central—Toronto Farm, -after all objectives have been taken.</p> - - -<p class="p1h p-left">11. Medical.</p> - -<p>Aid post prior to advance I 4 a 6 4.</p> - -<p>During the advance, the Medical Officer will move in rear of the centre -of the Battalion and will establish an aid post in the vicinity of -POMMERN CASTLE.</p> - - -<p class="p1h p-left">12. Communications.</p> - -<p>During the advance, communications will be by runner—visual being -established whenever halted. Second Lieutenant ASHCROFT will -establish:—</p> - -<blockquote> - -<p>1. A Battalion command post, about D 19 a 4 4, and will -arrange telephonic communication with 164th Brigade office -near Rat Farm.</p> - -<p>2. An advance command post about Hill 35, and connect up by -telephone with Brigade forward station, near Somme Farm.</p> - -<p>3. Runner relay post about D 19 a 2 8.</p></blockquote> - - -<p class="p1h p-left">13. Dress and Equipment.</p> - -<p>Dress:—Fighting order with packs.</p> - -<p>Ammunition:—120 rounds S.A.A on every man except—</p> - -<ul class="bitsmall"> - <li>(1) Signallers.</li> - <li>(2) Scouts.</li> - <li>(3) Runners.</li> - <li>(4) Lewis Gunners.</li> - <li>(5) Bombers.</li> - <li>(6) Rifle Grenadiers, carrying No. 20 grenades.</li> - <li class="ifirst">All of whom will carry 50 rounds S.A.A.</li> -</ul> - -<p>In addition, every N.C.O. and man will carry:—</p> - -<blockquote> - -<p>(1) In the pack.—Towel and soap, spare oil tin, holdall, -rations (see para. 14), extra water bottle (containing cold -tea without sugar or milk), groundsheet, and mess tin.</p> - -<p>(2) In each top pocket of the jacket.—One No. 23 rifle -grenade complete with rod and cartridge (except Rifle -Grenadiers carrying No. 20 grenades).</p> - -<p>(3) In each bottom pocket of the jacket.—One aeroplane flare.</p> - -<p>(4) Under the braces of the pack.—Three sandbags.</p></blockquote> - -<p>In addition to the above—</p> - -<blockquote> - -<p>(a) Each bomber will carry eight No. 23 grenades in bomb -buckets.</p> - -<p>(b) Sixteen extra pairs wirecutters will be issued to each -Company and will be equally distributed amongst Platoons.</p> - -<p>(c) S.O.S. signals will be issued at the rate of five per -Company.</p> - -<p><span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_67" id="Page_67">[67]</a></span></p> - -<p>(d) All Rifle Grenadiers wearing grenade carriers will carry -six No. 20 grenades. These will not be detonated until the -Battalion arrives at CONGREVE WALK.</p> - -<p>Rifle Grenadiers will carry their 50 rounds of ammunition in a -bandolier and will discard their S.A.A. pouches.</p> - -<p>Orders re carrying of heavy tools will be issued later.</p> - -<p>Men carrying heavy tools will not carry entrenching tool.</p></blockquote> - -<p>All the stores mentioned above will be issued in the concentration area -on X/Y night.</p> - - -<p class="p1h p-left">14. Supply.</p> - -<p>(a) Rations.</p> - -<blockquote> - -<p>(1) Rations for consumption on Z day will be delivered to -Companies from Quartermaster’s Stores on X day.</p> - -<p>(2) Rations for Z plus 1 day will be drawn at the -concentration area on the night X/Y.</p> - -<p>(3) Rations for Z plus 2 day will be at the Brigade Dump, -near junction of Milner Trench and Congreve Walk, and will -ultimately be brought forward by pack transport.</p></blockquote> - -<p>Scale of rations for Z, Z plus 1 and Z plus 2 day will be as follows:—</p> - -<table summary="rations" class="bitsmall"> - <tr> - <td>Preserved Meat</td> - <td>1lb.</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td>Biscuits</td> - <td>1lb.</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td>Sugar</td> - <td>2oz.</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td>Tea</td> - <td>5–8oz.</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td>Jam</td> - <td>3oz.</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td>Solidified Alcohol</td> - <td>One 8oz. tin for eight men.</td> - </tr> - -</table> - -<p>(b) Water.</p> - -<blockquote> - -<p>800 gallons of water will be held in reservoirs for 164 -Brigade on the line Liverpool Trench—Congreve Walk, and water -bottles will be filled from this source on Y/Z night.</p> - -<p>On Z day, 800 gallons of water for the Brigade will be sent -forward in petrol tins for use on Z plus 1 day.</p></blockquote> - - -<p class="p1h p-left">15. Dumps.</p> - -<p>Brigade dumps will be formed as follows:—</p> - -<p>Advanced dump on road at about D 13 c 1 8.</p> - -<p>Right Forward dump—GALLIPOLI.</p> - -<p>The advanced dump will be formed and maintained by transport with the -following stores:—</p> - -<ul> - <li>S.A.A.</li> - <li>Lewis gun drums.</li> - <li>No. 23 grenades.</li> - <li>No. 20 grenades.</li> - <li>Flares.</li> - <li>Blank Cartridges.</li> - <li>Verey Lights.</li> -</ul> - -<p>1/4th Royal Lancaster Regiment will be responsible for carrying from -the advanced dump to the forward dump and will provide one Platoon for -carrying from the forward dump to Companies.</p> - -<p><span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_68" id="Page_68">[68]</a></span></p> - - -<h3>EXTRACTED FROM WAR DIARY.</h3> - - -<p>POPERINGHE.</p> - -<p>28th July. Announced to be W day in connection with forthcoming -operations. Bombs again dropped during night fairly near our camp.</p> - -<p>Second Lieutenant W. Young and three Other Ranks to Field Ambulance -sick.</p> - - -<p class="p1h">29th July. X day in connection with forthcoming operations. -Preparations made for moving into concentration area. At 9 p.m. the -Battalion (less party of 100 Other Ranks and seven Officers who were -being left out of the attack) marched off from camp by Platoons at -300 yards’ distance. There was comparatively little shelling, and -the concentration area was reached (H 10 c) without casualties. It -consisted of camouflaged trenches and bivouac sheets erected under -hedges. Battalion Headquarters was established in a ruined farm with -a siege battery of R.G.A. at 2 30 a.m. The Battalion was fitted out -with rations for Y, Z, and Z plus 1 days, bombs, wirecutters, aeroplane -flares, S.O.S. signals, sandbags, etc.</p> - - -<p class="p1h p-left">VLAMERTINGHE.</p> - -<p>30th July. Y day. Strict orders had been issued with regard to -restricting movement, so as to preclude the possibility of the -concentration being made known to the enemy. As a matter of fact, it -was a very dull day, and visibility was never even fair. During the -late afternoon, the Brigadier and Divisional Commander visited the -Battalion and wished us good luck. At 9 25 p.m., in drizzling rain, the -first Platoon moved off towards the trenches, followed by the remaining -Platoons at intervals of 200 yards. The mopping-up parties (three in -number) provided for our Battalion by 1/4th Royal Lancaster Regiment -moved with us into such positions as to arrive in their correct -position of assembly.</p> - - -<p class="p1h">30th July. The route taken was the main VLAMERTINGHE—YPRES road to -the WATER TOWER I 7 c 85 95, thence by tramline to where it joined -No. 5 track, running parallel and in between the YPRES—POTIJZE road -and YPRES—ST. JEAN road, joining CONGREVE WALK, our assembly trench, -at about I 4 a 45 90. On arrival here, Battalion Headquarters was -established in the mined dugout at the VINERY I 4 a 65 80. CONGREVE -WALK was reached without a casualty, not a shell being fired during the -whole time the Battalion was on the roads and tracks. Our artillery -was very active, raining gas shells on the enemy continuously for four -hours from about 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. At one time—about 11 30 p.m.—the -enemy sent a few mustard-gas shells, in the vicinity of CONGREVE WALK, -causing momentary sneezing and a temporary cessation of the work of -drawing tools. After tools had been drawn there was nothing further to -do except have hot tea—two cookers being concealed near ST. JEAN with -this end in view.</p> - -<p>Two Other Ranks wounded.</p> - - -<p class="p1h">31st July. Z day. At ZERO hour (3 50 a.m.) the 55th Division assaulted, -taking part in a general attack of the 5th Army, part of the 2nd Army, -and the 1st French Army.</p> - -<p>At ZERO the 165th and 166th Infantry Brigades attacked and captured -the Blue Line. The artillery barrage commenced at ZERO. It did not -provoke any reply in the neighbourhood of CONGREVE WALK until about 4 -15 a.m., when a few 4.2’s and 5.9’s fell in the trench and caused a -few casualties. From 4 30 a.m.<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_69" id="Page_69">[69]</a></span> onwards, German prisoners came past -in continuous streams, in many cases being utilised to carry down our -wounded. From the Blue Line the 165th and 166th Brigades moved on to -the Black Line; the artillery provided a protective barrage to cover -consolidation. At ZERO plus 4 hours 40 minutes, the 164th Infantry -Brigade moved off in artillery formation from CONGREVE WALK, 1/4th -Loyal North Lancashires on the right, with 1/4th Royal Lancaster -Regiment in support and 2/5th Lancashire Fusiliers on the left with -1/8th (Irish) Liverpools in support.</p> - -<p>Second Lieutenant Ashcroft (Signalling Officer) was killed by a nosecap -as we started off, otherwise everything went off satisfactorily. -The enemy were dropping shells, both high-explosive and shrapnel, -promiscuously between CONGREVE WALK and our original front line, but -there was no difficulty in eluding the areas to which attention was -being paid. It was a dull misty morning, and so there were neither -aeroplanes nor balloons in the air to detect the advancing troops. As -we passed over NO MAN’S LAND, Companies were well shaken out into their -various squares and the direction was being well kept. The enemy wire -in front of his first line system was practically non-existent and -provided no obstacle. The trenches appeared very badly smashed in and -in places obliterated, though here and there appeared small concrete -dugouts apparently still intact.</p> - -<p>The advance continued to go well, and the Platoon Commanders with the -help of their compasses maintained their direction. The enemy were -apparently pre-occupied finding out exactly where their own infantry -were and also in moving back some of their guns. Consequently, we -were very little troubled by shells, but machine gun fire caused us -considerable annoyance. It was mostly coming apparently from our right -flank, perhaps from some strong point which had not been sufficiently -mopped-up. However, although bullets were flying everywhere, the -range had not been correctly estimated, and so we suffered very few -casualties in this way before reaching the Black Line.</p> - -<p>At ZERO plus 6hrs. 20mins. (10 10 a.m.) the 164th Infantry Brigade -formed up under the protective barrage, which stood about 200 yards on -the enemy’s side of the Black Line, and moved forward to attack and -consolidate the Green Line. Just before forming up under the barrage, -we were caused a little trouble by some snipers who had apparently been -swept over by the barrage and were lying out in shell holes. From now -onwards the artillery barrage was rather thin, owing to the fact that -it was out of range for some of the guns which had fired during the -initial assault and because it was being provided by batteries who had -moved forward since ZERO to positions in the vicinity of the original -NO MAN’S LAND. When the 1/4th Loyal North Lancashires moved off from -the Black Line, touch had been obtained with the 2/5th Lancashire -Fusiliers on the left and the 6th Cameron Highlanders (45th Infantry -Brigade, 15th Division) on the right. During the subsequent advance -from the Black Line to the Green Line the casualties, which were -particularly heavy amongst Officers, were again principally caused by -machine gun fire. Reports were received from several Officers giving -their location, and those machine guns immediately in our line of -advance were effectively dealt with, but we were still troubled by -guns firing from high ground beyond the Green Line and also by guns -enfilading us from our right flank.</p> - -<p>Several strong points had to be dealt with in the course of the -advance, particular mention being made of SOMME FARM, GALLIPOLI, and -KEIR FARM. SOMME FARM provided us with 60 prisoners; it consisted of -several concrete dugouts, one being an aid post, and had evidently been -used as a Battalion Head<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_70" id="Page_70">[70]</a></span>quarters. There were also concrete dugouts at -KEIR FARM and GALLIPOLI, each of which provided us with prisoners.</p> - -<p>The Green Line was reported captured at 11 40 a.m., and consolidation -was at once put in hand. While this was in progress, hostile machine -guns again proved troublesome, especially from NILE FARM. During the -advance to the Green Line six batteries—77mm.—were encountered. The -gunners continued to fire them until our advancing waves were within -about 200-250 yards, and then withdrew. On arrival at the Green Line -difficulty was experienced in husbanding the available resources of -ammunition until a further supply could be brought up. Demands were -received from all parts of the line, but they were unable to be met for -some considerable time, owing to the fact that the pack animals, which -were bringing up supplies, were experiencing difficulties owing to the -unexpected quantity of uncut wire.</p> - -<p>Meanwhile, while the GREEN LINE was being energetically consolidated, -the third wave moved on to take the BLACK DOTTED or OUTPOST LINE. This -was established along a line running about 200 yards in front of the -GREEN LINE. Our own barrage appeared to fall a trifle short at this -point, and consequently our line was held up slightly and could not be -established on the intended line. Fifty prisoners were captured and -sent back by the Platoons comprising the outpost line. A message timed -11 41 a.m. stated “enemy in full flight.”</p> - -<p>At 12 10 p.m. our protective barrage ceased. Meanwhile the outpost line -was being put into a state of defence by the construction of a series -of strong points, though considerable difficulty was being experienced -in maintaining touch on the left. On the right we appeared to be in -touch, but it was obvious that the right flank Company of the 6th -Camerons was not up to its alignment, and, consequently, their line was -swung back.</p> - -<p>The difficulties about ammunition continued to increase. Many Lewis -guns were used until every round had been expended, but there was -still none available for issue at Battalion Headquarters. Things went -well until 2 30 p.m., when a report was received that the enemy were -forming up for counter-attack in the vicinity of BOETLEER. At 2 35 p.m. -a strong counter-attack developed on the right, and the 6th Camerons -on our right were seen to be withdrawing. This attempt on the part of -the enemy was immediately followed by an attack on our left. With the -enemy advancing on both flanks and closing together in the centre, our -outpost line, seriously weakened, particularly on the left, withdrew, -and was absorbed into the GREEN LINE. This line in turn then had to -withdraw as there was no touch on the right, and the 2/5th Lancashire -Fusiliers had had to fall back well behind the GREEN LINE owing to the -GREEN LINE not having been taken by the Divisions on their left.</p> - -<p>The withdrawal was carried out in perfect order, the troops fighting as -they moved back. By this time our supporting Battalion, the 1/4th Royal -Lancaster Regiment, had merged itself into our line, and the combined -forces of the two Battalions formed a line of resistance just in front -of the BLACK LINE. Posts of Lewis and machine guns were thrown out as -soon as it was dark, and our protective barrage and S.O.S. line was -withdrawn to conform with our new line.</p> - -<p>In the evening, about 10 p.m., a warning order was received to the -effect that the Brigade would be relieved by units of the 165th Brigade.</p> - -<p>Further general observations will be made under date August 1st.</p> - -<p><span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_71" id="Page_71">[71]</a></span></p> - -<p>Casualties during operations on the 31st July.:—</p> - -<blockquote> - -<p class="hangingindent1">Officers:—Killed—Captain A. L. Harris (commanding A -Company), Second Lieutenant G. Ashcroft -(Signals), Second Lieutenant B. H. Williams (Intelligence -Officer), Second Lieutenant V. Mather, Second Lieutenant F. -Fullerton, and Second Lieutenant J. H. Ogden (Commanding B -Company).</p> - -<p class="hangingindent2">Died of Wounds—Captain R. W. Shegog, R.A.M.C.</p> - -<p class="hangingindent2">Wounded and Missing—Lieutenant D. H. Ostrehan (Commanding D -Company), and Second Lieutenant C. Rigby.</p> - -<p class="hangingindent2">Missing—Second Lieutenant D. H. MCSweeney and Second -Lieutenant H. S. Holden.</p> - -<p class="hangingindent2">Wounded—Second Lieutenant H. Tyldesley, Second Lieutenant -H. C. Vincent, Second Lieutenant F. C. Jenkinson, Second -Lieutenant E. M. Easterby, Captain R. Ord, Captain W. L. B. -Caley, Second Lieutenant L. Howarth (with 164th T.M.B.), and -Second Lieutenant J. E. Ordish.</p> - -<p>Other Ranks:—Killed 44, Wounded 179, Missing 77.</p> - -<p>Total Casualties:—Officers 19, Other Ranks 300.</p></blockquote> - -<p>1st August, 1917. Following message has been received:—</p> - -<p class="signature">“Well done, one-six-four. I am very proud of what you did to-day. It -was a fine performance, and no fault of yours you could not stay.”</p> - -<p class="r1 signature2">GENERAL JEUDWINE.</p> - -<p class="signature">“I congratulate all units on having earned this praise, which I know to -be well deserved.”</p> - -<p class="r6 narrow">C. I. STOCKWELL,</p> - -<p class="r5 narrow">Brigadier-General,</p> - -<p class="right narrow">Commanding 164th Infantry Brigade.</p> - - -<p class="p1h">The above account may now be amplified and illuminated by a short -summary of the adventures of each Company and Platoon—taken from the -original narratives of the Battalion, which, written in most cases from -the account of surviving private soldiers, are now in the custody of -Colonel C. F. Coop, D.S.O., at Liverpool.</p> - -<p>A Company lost its Commander, Captain Harris, soon after passing -the Black Line—he was shot by a sniper; C.S.M. Dudley was later on -wounded and taken prisoner; No. 1 Platoon had its Commander (Sergeant -Entwistle) and the Lewis Gun Corporal wounded when leaving CONGREVE -WALK. It came under machine gun fire just before reaching the BLACK -LINE, and by the time it reached KANSAS CROSS only eleven were left.</p> - -<p>“About 12 45 p.m. a heavy machine gun barrage started on our line, and -about 2 p.m. the enemy were seen counter-attacking over ridge on our -right, and I saw the Highlanders withdrawing. This was immediately -followed by an attack on our left. We held on for fully half an hour, -when the order came down from the right, ‘Go back, one by one.’ Only -six of our Platoon were left. We withdrew to shell holes 50 yards back, -though the people on our left and right had<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_72" id="Page_72">[72]</a></span> fallen farther back. The -enemy were then very close to us, and I think he captured one or two -prisoners.</p> - -<p>“At this point we lost touch on both flanks, because we were in advance -of the rest of the line; we therefore withdrew as well as we could, -fighting and firing as we went. We managed to rejoin our own line -just before dusk, and found a few more of our Platoon who had become -separated.”</p> - -<p>No. 2 was held up in front of SOMME FARM, a machine gun playing on it -from there; a tank came up and reported to Second Lieutenant McSweeny -and moved to attack.</p> - -<p>No. 2 rushed the machine gun and took 60 prisoners. The position -consisted of about six very strong concrete dugouts, one of which was a -Regimental Aid Post and contained several wounded enemy.</p> - -<p>At the GREEN LINE they came under heavy shell fire. The enemy could be -seen in full flight, and our Lewis gunners fired on them. There were 15 -or 16 of the Platoon left, and they began to dig in; they were in touch -on both flanks.</p> - -<p>Later they saw the enemy advancing to counter-attack over the ridge -in front, in several waves, extending to about one and a half yards -between each man, and Second Lieutenant McSweeny was taken prisoner.</p> - -<p>Second Lieutenant Tyldsley, commanding No. 3, was wounded just after -passing the BLACK LINE, when it came under very heavy machine gun fire -but advanced to the GREEN LINE without ever being held up.</p> - -<p>No. 4 Platoon had ten killed and three wounded by one shell before -leaving Congreve Walk, and Second Lieutenant Ordish was wounded during -the advance.</p> - -<p>They were held up by SOMME and by a further line of strong points 150 -yards beyond, from which they got about 20 prisoners.</p> - -<p>Lieutenant Ogden, Commanding B Company, was killed.</p> - -<p>No. 5 went through SOMME, and most of the garrison gave themselves up. -A few tried to run away, and were fired on.</p> - -<p>They went through to the outpost line and began to dig in. Second -Lieutenant Mather was siting the trench when he was killed by a -sniper’s bullet, and Sergeant Nabb took over the Platoon.</p> - -<p>No. 6, after A Company had dealt with SOMME, moved on to a line of -posts about 500 or 600 yards farther on, which they passed on the flank -and moved on to the outpost line.</p> - -<p>No. 7 Platoon, except Lewis gunners, were detached to carry trench -mortar ammunition for the 164th Trench Mortar Battery. Eighteen men -were detached for this purpose. Ten became casualties before leaving -CONGREVE WALK, one shell hitting the lot. The remaining eight carried -up their loads, but quickly became casualties; only two arrived at the -GREEN LINE, carrying four rounds each.</p> - -<p>Sergeant Ward was killed.</p> - -<p>No. 8 Platoon was detached to mop up Kansas Cross, and was formed up in -rear of No. 4 Platoon, A Company. It suffered ten casualties from shell -fire before leaving CONGREVE WALK, all the bombers being knocked out, -and had a few<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_73" id="Page_73">[73]</a></span> more casualties before reaching the BLACK LINE, and when -it got to KANSAS Cross it was only about eight or nine strong. “There -were a few concrete dugouts and a trench just on our side of KANSAS -CROSS, also a few ruined buildings. We captured 50 prisoners here, all -of whom gave themselves up without a fight—slightly wounded men taking -them back. After completing the mopping-up, we moved on to assist in -consolidation. Here Second Lieutenant Rigby was wounded.”</p> - -<p>No. 9 Platoon suffered many casualties from machine gun traversing -fire, but went on to the OUTPOST LINE. Second Lieutenant Jenkinson was -badly wounded just before getting to the GREEN LINE, and four Germans, -who gave themselves up, carried him down. Prisoners were coming in in -20’s and 30’s.</p> - -<p>No. 10, under Second Lieutenant Higson, mopped up KEIR FARM, where -two concrete dugouts were found and a number of prisoners taken, also -documents, some of which were taken from an enemy Liaison Officer. They -advanced to the GREEN LINE, and commenced to consolidate. “No British -contact ’planes flew over; we only saw three enemy ’planes, who flew so -low that they fired at us; also an observation balloon ascended from -ABRAHAM HEIGHTS.</p> - -<p>“About two hours after reaching the GREEN LINE the enemy were observed -to be forming up on the heights in front of us, and eventually -counter-attacked on our right against the 15th Division, who commenced -to retire. We formed a defensive flank on our right to get enfilade -fire on the enemy and so cover the retreat of the 15th Division, but -they retired behind us and could give us no assistance when we were -compelled to retire. By this time the enemy had got a machine gun -barrage on our front, also enfilading us on our left, and caused a -number of casualties; we fought a rearguard action along with the rest -of the Battalion until we reached the BLACK LINE.</p> - -<p>“S.O.S. signals were sent up from the GREEN LINE, but they all failed -to burst.”</p> - -<p>No. 11, under Lieutenant Lonsdale, got held up by the belt of wire -running down the left of Hill 35. This wire had hardly been touched, -but they cut a way through after some time and managed to catch up the -barrage.</p> - -<p>“From SOMME FARM came a lot of machine gun fire, so we hung back a bit -and waited for our left flank to come up; we trained our Lewis gun on -to the farm to assist the people on our left. When they approached -fairly close about a dozen of the enemy attempted to make off, but were -either caught by our fire or gave themselves up. From the trenches -running through D 13 central, the enemy began to retire. We opened fire -on them and caused some casualties; some got away and seemed to have -left their equipment and rifles. GALLIPOLI held out for some time, but -we engaged it with the Lewis gun while the remainder worked round it. -The garrison surrendered—about 25 in number. Men went in the rear -side and reported strong machine gun emplacements. From KEIR FARM I -saw about six men run without tunics, but a lot held out until we got -round them; about 20 men gave themselves up from here. The point D 14 c -1 2 was searched and found to be a battery position—as far as I could -make out, three guns. A Corporal and<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_74" id="Page_74">[74]</a></span> two men were told off to search -for papers, documents, etc. I pressed on with the Platoon, and at a -line in front and to the left of MARTHA HOUSE we came under point-blank -artillery fire from near KANSAS CROSS, but did not stop our advance; it -only seemed to be from one or two guns. At D 14 c 38 we found a battery -position, two guns untouched but several damaged, and an Officer gave -himself up with several men. We then pushed on to the GREEN LINE and -got in touch with the people on our right and sent out patrols to the -left, but could not get in touch. Some of the King’s Own then came up -and were sent on to the left. Having pushed Lewis guns forward with -patrols, we commenced to consolidate, and put in a good two and a half -hours. At 2 30 p.m. the patrols reported a counter-attack on the right -and left. We stood to and opened a heavy rifle and Lewis gun fire on -them, sending up two S.O.S.’s, but neither of them worked.</p> - -<p>“In the meantime three enemy aeroplanes flew over our lines, dropping -flares and opening machine gun fire on us. The machine gun fire from -the left began to account for a lot of our men. The enemy appeared -in strength, being in open order. I counted six lines, and yet there -were more following. The sections on our right began to retire across -our rear, and the enemy was beginning to get well behind us. The left -were also pressing, so we decided to retire from the left, covering -the retirement with rifle and Lewis gun fire. We then took up a line -running from Approx. D 20 a 89 to D 14 c 72 in shell holes. We formed a -defensive flank of three Lewis guns along a small ridge to our right. -The enemy pressed on, although we were accounting for a large number -with our rifle fire and the enfilade Lewis gun fire on the right. The -Lewis guns ran short of S.A.A. After we had made a stand for about an -hour, the S.A.A. for the rifles ran short; we collected as much as we -could from the dead and wounded, but it was only about ten rounds per -man. The enemy again succeeded in working round our right, so we had to -retire, fighting a rearguard action on to the old FREZENBERG LINE.”</p> - -<p>No. 12 ran into two strong points, and in each case the garrison -gave themselves up. Fifty prisoners came out of one. Both consisted -of concrete dugouts, with trenches in front, and behind one of them -there was a concrete gun emplacement. Sergeant Whiteside, the Platoon -Commander, was wounded. “When the enemy counter-attacked on our right -the Scots retired, and Lieutenant Hore sent some of our party to form a -defensive line on the right flank. We held on for about three-quarters -of an hour, and then we withdrew, dropping in shell holes and firing -as we went back. They fired machine guns on us as we withdrew. A good -number of our wounded were captured, but no unwounded prisoners, as far -as I know.”</p> - -<p>No. 13 got to the GREEN LINE and consolidated this, but got mixed up -with other Platoons. “None of us know what happened to Sergeant Yates. -We saw him just before the withdrawal, and he was then unwounded. -Nobody saw him again.”</p> - -<p>Second Lieutenant Easterby, Commanding No. 14, was wounded twice, -the second time being just beyond the BLACK LINE. “Two snipers who -caused trouble near GALLIPOLI were captured. The Platoon consolidated -the GREEN<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_75" id="Page_75">[75]</a></span> LINE until 2 30 p.m., when the enemy counter-attacked on -the right. The Scots on the right were seen to withdraw, and Second -Lieutenant Fullerton, who had taken over command of the whole line, -shouted to us to hang on. He himself established a defensive flank on -our right, but was shortly afterwards killed.”</p> - -<p>No. 15, after going 500 or 600 yards, ran into a strong point. “The -barrage had knocked out a machine gun which had been playing on us, -but rifle fire continued to come from this place. We went straight on, -and when we neared the place they gave themselves up. There were about -three dugouts—connected—and about 20 prisoners were taken.”</p> - -<p>“On reaching our objective we dug in under machine gun fire from our -left. About 1 15 p.m. we saw the smoke of an engine on the other side -of the ridge. About half an hour after this the enemy appeared over -the ridge, and advanced towards us. We opened on him with Lewis guns. -He was covering his advance with machine guns on the left. The 6th -CAMERONS were seen retiring, and took up a position in a strong point -about 150 yards behind our trench. We hung on to our trench for 20 -minutes or half an hour. Second Lieutenant Fullerton acted with great -gallantry during this trying period. He persuaded the whole of our line -to hang on—he was the only Officer left in the GREEN LINE—and it was -a great loss when he was killed, just before we withdrew.”</p> - -<p>Only seven of this Platoon survived.</p> - -<p>No. 16 was first held up at GALLIPOLI, but continued the advance, -and 150 yards further on found another strong point, consisting of -a trench and a few dugouts. The garrison of the post—about 25 in -all—gave themselves up immediately. They then moved on to the GREEN -LINE, and commenced to dig in. They had been digging for over an hour -when the enemy counter-attacked on the right. “Twenty minutes previous -we had seen the smoke of a train. For a time he was disorganised by -our machine guns and Lewis gun fire; then he advanced on the front of -the Battalion on our right, which withdrew immediately, and the enemy -followed. Second Lieutenant Fullerton ordered us to line the hedge on -our right, and we held on there for half an hour. Meanwhile the enemy -tried to get round behind us, and to a certain extent succeeded.</p> - -<p>“Our position was then so bad and our ammunition supply so small -that we had to withdraw, moving back step by step in small parties. -Gradually we worked back to the BLACK LINE, though some of our -men—including Lieutenant Holden—were captured.”</p> - - -<h3>EXTRACT FROM WAR DIARY—Continued.</h3> - -<p>At 12 midnight, July 31st/August 1st, the Battalion held a line of -resistance just in front of the Black Line. At 1 15 a.m. completion of -relief by the 165th Infantry Brigade was reported, and the remnant of -the Battalion were ordered to concentrate in our original front line -between Warwick Farm and Lone Street. This was done, and Battalion -Headquarters was established at the mined dugouts in Oxford Trench. At -10 a.m. Headquarters was transferred to the mined dugout at WIELTJE.</p> - -<p><span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_76" id="Page_76">[76]</a></span></p> - -<p>Meanwhile an effort was being made to collect our stragglers. During -the withdrawal a great many men had become separated from their -Platoons, and by 2 p.m. on the 1st of August only 90 of our men had -assembled in the old front line. In ones and twos they were eventually -brought in, though some remained behind with the 165th and 166th -Brigades in the Black Line till 24 hours or more after the Battalion -had been relieved.</p> - -<p>The weather was desperate; rain was pouring down all day, and the -trenches were in a terrible state. Four or five derelict tanks could -be counted, stuck deep in the mud, either in our old front line or in -the German original front line. The day was fairly quiet, and there was -only a little shelling in the vicinity of WIELTJE.</p> - -<p>About mid-day the enemy counter-attacked on the front of the Division -on our right, and succeeded in making a small breach in the Black Line. -In the evening of this day a cooker was brought up with hot tea, etc., -for the men.</p> - -<p>Lieutenant G. J. Fismer, R.A.M.C., reported for duty vice Captain R. W. -Shegog, R.A.M.C., died of wounds.</p> - -<p>Casualties:—Officers: Lieutenant C. L. Hore, M.C., to Field Ambulance -sick; Other Ranks: Nil.</p> - -<p>With reference to the attack in which the Battalion took part, the -following points are of interest:—</p> - -<p>1. Ammunition ran short in every Company, a proof of the fact that the -rifle has again come to its own as the chief weapon of the infantryman.</p> - -<p>2. It is estimated that quite 90 per cent. of the casualties were -caused by machine gun fire and snipers.</p> - -<p>3. Casualties amongst Officers were exceedingly heavy, and great -responsibility devolved upon N.C.O.’s. This fact emphasised the -necessity for careful preparation, by means of daily lectures and -demonstrations to all Platoon Sergeants and Section Commanders.</p> - -<p>4. It is generally agreed that on this occasion the men were far too -heavily laden. It is thought that in an attack of this kind, when a -distance of several thousand yards has to be traversed, it is far -better to go lightly equipped, and to trust to the probability of being -able to get additional supplies of water and rations from the rear as -soon as darkness falls.</p> - -<p>5. All systems of communication, except runners, broke down. Visual was -impossible owing to the dull mist which prevailed, and wires, when once -laid, were soon broken.</p> - -<p>6. Tanks were a failure (except possibly in one case), the ground being -far too wet and heavy. One tank is said to have done useful work in -co-operation with the infantry in reducing Somme Farm.</p> - -<p>7. Aeroplanes for some reason failed us, the R.F.C. evidently -considering the bad visibility sufficient reason to cancel flying. -This was particularly unfortunate, as the enemy were not slow to -take advantage accordingly, and three hostile machines are reported -to have been flying over our positions practically all the time that -consolidation was in progress. In one case a machine gun was fired at -our troops.</p> - -<p>8. Lastly, many acts of extreme gallantry and devotion to duty were -reported after the fighting of the 31st July, on the part of all ranks -of the Battalion.</p> - -<p>In fact the 55th Division as a whole, and particularly the 164th -Brigade, will ever be remembered for its share in the attack which -started the third battle of YPRES. The 164th Infantry Brigade in -particular can ever be proud of the advance from the Black Line to the -Green Line.</p> - -<p><span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_77" id="Page_77">[77]</a></span></p> - -<p>Copies of the following messages and letters are attached:—</p> - -<blockquote> - -<p class="hangingindent3">(1) From Major-General H. S. JEUDWINE, C.B., G.O.C. 55th -Division, to Brigadier-General C. I. STOCKWELL, D.S.O., -Commanding 164th Brigade.</p> - -<p>(2) 55th Division Special Order of the Day.</p> - -<p>(3) Letter from 5th Army Headquarters to XIX. Corps.</p> - -<p>(4) 5th Army Commander’s Congratulations.</p></blockquote> - -<p class="r5 signature">Fifth Army.</p> - -<p class="right signature2">2nd August, 1917.</p> - - -<p class="center p-left">Appendix to D.R.O.’s of 7th August, 1917.</p> - -<p class="center p-left">Army Commander’s Congratulations.</p> - -<p>1. The Army Commander wishes to offer his heartiest congratulations to -the troops under his command on the success gained by them on July 31st.</p> - -<p>2. For a fortnight prior to the attack the enemy has maintained a -heavy and continuous artillery fire, including an unprecedented use -of H.V. guns against back areas and a new form of gas shell, all of -which caused severe casualties. Despite this and the fact that the -forward area was dominated by the enemy at all points, the necessary -preparations for the battle were completed and the difficult forward -march and assembly of nine Divisions successfully carried out and the -assault launched. This alone constitutes a performance of which the -Army may well be proud.</p> - -<p>3. As a result of the battle, the enemy has once again been driven by -the 1st French Army and ourselves from the whole of his front system on -a front of about eight miles, and we are now firmly established in or -beyond his second line on a front of seven miles.</p> - -<p>4. We have already captured 5,448 prisoners, including 125 Officers. Up -to date the capture of eight guns, 10 trench mortars, and 36 machine -guns has been reported.</p> - -<p>5. In addition we have inflicted extremely heavy casualties on the -enemy. Owing to losses during our preliminary bombardment, he was -forced to bring up six fresh Divisions. Since then three more Divisions -have been withdrawn shattered. Thus, in a fortnight, we have disposed -of seven or eight Divisions and severely handled 10 more, several of -which must be shortly withdrawn.</p> - -<p>6. The 2nd Army on our right and the 1st French Army on our left have -been as successful as ourselves. The French captures to date number 157 -prisoners and three guns. The 2nd Army have also taken 390 prisoners -and several machine guns.</p> - -<p>7. Despite the weather on the day of the battle, we shot down five -enemy machines and one balloon, losing only one machine ourselves.</p> - -<p class="r5 signature">(Signed) R. T. COLLINS,</p> - -<p class="r4 narrow">Lieutenant-Colonel,</p> - -<p class="r1 signature2">For Major-General, G.S.</p> - -<hr class="r20" /> - -<p class="center p-left">55th (West Lancashire) Division.</p> - -<p class="center p-left">Special Order of the Day.</p> - -<p class="right narrow">3rd August, 1917.</p> - -<p class="p-left">To All Ranks of the 55th (West Lancashire) Division.</p> - -<p>Before you went into action on the 31st July, I told you how confident -I was that the Division would do its duty and maintain its reputation -and the reputation of the grand Regiments to which you belong.</p> - -<p>You have done more than that.</p> - -<p><span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_78" id="Page_78">[78]</a></span></p> - -<p>The attack you made on the 31st is worthy to rank with the great deeds -of the British Army in the past, and has added fresh glory to the -record of that Army.</p> - -<p>The courage, determination, and self-sacrifice shown by Officers, -Warrant Officers, Non-Commissioned Officers, and men is beyond praise. -It is a fine exhibition of true discipline, which comes from the mutual -confidence of all ranks in themselves, their comrades, their leaders, -and those under them. This in its turn is the product of hard training. -Your doings on the 31st show how well you have turned this training to -account.</p> - -<p>You captured every inch of the objectives allotted to you. It was not -your fault that you could not hold all you took. You have broken and -now hold, in spite of weather and counter-attacks, a line that the -enemy has strengthened and consolidated at his leisure for more than -two years.</p> - -<p>This will, I believe, be the beginning of the end. When your turn comes -to go forward again you will know your own strength and the enemy will -know it too.</p> - -<p>I am proud of what you have done and am confident that with such troops -ultimate victory is certain.</p> - -<p class="r5 signature">H. S. JEUDWINE,</p> - -<p class="r4 narrow">Major-General,</p> - -<p class="right signature2">Commanding 55th (West Lancashire) Division.</p> - -<hr class="r20" /> - -<p class="r4 signature">Fifth Army.</p> - -<p class="r1 signature2">3rd August, 1917.</p> - -<p class="p-left">XIX. Corps.</p> - -<p>The Army Commander wishes to convey his thanks and congratulations to -the G.O.C. and all ranks of the 164th Brigade on their fine performance -on July 31st. They carried out their task in a most gallant manner and -fought splendidly to retain their hold on the ground won. All Officers -showed energy, courage, and initiative in dealing with the situation, -and the men under their command, in spite of heavy losses, did their -utmost, by carrying out their orders, to ensure our success and the -enemy’s defeat.</p> - -<p>Great credit and praise is due to the G.O.C. 164th Brigade for the -magnificent behaviour of the troops under his command.</p> - -<p class="r4 signature">(Signed) N. MALCOLM,</p> - -<p class="r1 signature2">Major-General, G.S.</p> - -<p>The Brigadier-General commanding has much pleasure in forwarding -the above remarks of the Army Commander and directs that these be -communicated to all ranks.</p> - -<p>He considers that all the credit and praise is due to the Officers and -men of the Brigade.</p> - -<p class="r4 signature">Captain,</p> - -<p class="r2 narrow">Acting Brigade Major,</p> - -<p class="r1 signature2" style="float: right">164th Infantry Brigade.</p> - -<p class="signature2" style="float: left">6th August, 1917.</p> - -<hr class="chap" style="clear: both" /> - -<p><span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_79" id="Page_79">[79]</a></span></p> - -<h2 class="chap">CHAPTER VII.<br /> - -<span class="smaller">REORGANISATION, AND THE BATTLE OF THE MENIN ROAD.</span></h2> - -<p>On the 2nd August, 1917, the remnant of the Battalion was relieved by -the 9th Royal Irish Rifles (36th—Ulster—Division), and assembled at -a camp near VLAMERTINGHE, where they found the members of B team and -food, and had a good sleep. At 10 p.m. that night we moved in motor -’buses to the WATOU area, where we took over our old camp. Lieutenant -G. M. Fismer, R.A.M.C., and one Other Rank had been wounded in coming -out of the line, and Lieutenant J. E. Ratcliffe reported as Medical -Officer; on the following day Lieutenant W. L. Price and Second -Lieutenants R. Grisdale and A. P. Smith and 108 Other Ranks reported as -reinforcements.</p> - -<p>On the 5th we marched to ABEELE, where we entrained and travelled via -ST. OMER and WATTEN to AUDRUICQ, arriving there about 5 p.m. Here we -found lurries waiting to take us to our new billeting area, AUDREHEM, a -pleasant village just big enough to hold us.</p> - -<p>On the 7th, Second Lieutenant Holden came back from attachment to the -R.E.’s with 23 Other Ranks, and Captain C. M. Denton and 34 Other Ranks -reported as reinforcements. During the next few days Captain Houghton, -Second Lieutenant Vincent and Second Lieutenant Swaine rejoined us and -Major de Wend Fenton. Second Lieutenant F. Shippobottom and Second -Lieutenant A. B. Fergie reported for duty along with nine Other Ranks, -while on the 18th Second Lieutenant J. Hailwood and A. Martin, and on -the 21st Second Lieutenants A. H. Doleman, S. A. H. Pruden, and Iners -joined us, followed by Second Lieutenants H. W. C. Griffiths, H. Dance, -and J. Oldham on the 22nd.</p> - -<p>The following honours were announced for gallantry in action in the -recent battle:—</p> - -<table summary="honours" class="bitsmall"> - - <tr> - <td class="cht4">BAR TO D.S.O.</td> - <td class="cht" colspan="2">Lieutenant-Colonel R. Hindle, D.S.O.</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht4">MILITARY CROSS</td> - <td class="cht" colspan="2">Second Lieutenant H. C. Vincent, B Company.</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht4"></td> - <td class="cht" colspan="2">Second Lieutenant H. Lonsdale, C Company.</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht4">D.C.M.</td> - <td class="right">24908</td> - <td class="left3">Lance-Corporal E. Ashton, A Company.</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht4"></td> - <td class="right">201260</td> - <td class="left3">Lance-Corporal T. Butcher, A Company.</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht4">MILITARY MEDAL</td> - <td class="right">200057</td> - <td class="left3">Sergeant J. Heaps, Headqrs.</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht4"></td> - <td class="right">201530</td> - <td class="left3">Lance-Corporal P. Norris, B Company.</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht4"></td> - <td class="right">200643</td> - <td class="left3">Sergeant J. E. Cookson, D Company.</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht4"></td> - <td class="right">34879</td> - <td class="left3">Sergeant J. Cosgrove, C Company.</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht4"></td> - <td class="right">200809</td> - <td class="left3">Corporal F. Pitcher, B Company.</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht4"></td> - <td class="right">200414</td> - <td class="left3">Lance-Corporal W. H. Clarkson, Headqrs.</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht4"></td> - <td class="right">202761</td> - <td class="left3">Private J. Spencer, D Company.</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht4"></td> - <td class="right">200146</td> - <td class="left3">Private J. Bates, Transport.</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht4"></td> - <td class="right">200357</td> - <td class="left3">Private J. H. Parkinson, Transport.</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht4"></td> - <td class="right">12910</td> - <td class="left3">Private D. Rathbone, C Company.</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht4"></td> - <td class="right">31987</td> - <td class="left3">Lance-Corporal J. Walmsley, A Company.</td> - </tr> -</table> - -<p>It is fashionable among fighting men to belittle the honours which -they themselves have earned, knowing as they do that many individuals -employed at bases have received decorations which were never meant to -be conferred for anything except gallantry in action, while others -who have abundantly deserved them have either died before they were -granted or have had no witness surviving to report their conduct; it is -therefore only fair to mention that when “immediate awards,” such as -the above, are made to fighting men, it is as a result of reports sent -in by eyewitnesses, which, in our Battalion at any rate, were tested by -cross-examining those mentioned in them as to the deeds of others, the -resulting list of recommendations being further checked and often cut -down by Brigade.</p> - -<p>We enjoyed our stay at AUDREHEM, knowing that our last battle -had raised us to the status of Storm Troops, and that when we -moved up again it would be for another attack and not back to the -demoralising influences of trench life. With this in view we carefully -reorganised and trained, all ranks working together keenly with one -end in view—efficiency, with the result that in six weeks a tired, -straggling, muddy, shaken remnant was transformed once more into a -smart Battalion, well organised and equipped, and trained with special -reference to attacking concrete blockhouses. Officers daily attended -lectures by one of their number on some phase of the attack, and -Company Commanders held daily conferences of their N.C.O.’s and senior -Privates, so that however heavy might be the casualties among leaders, -someone might remain with the necessary knowledge to carry on. Every -fine day Companies marched with their cookers to the training area at -GUEMY, and remained there all day doing progressive field training; -there was football, boxing, a Divisional horse show, and other -delights, as well as Brigade days, and the Commander-in-Chief himself -came one day to see us at work; so the days slipped by until the 14th -September. Captain Duckworth went as Second in Command to the 1/8th -King’s Liverpool Regiment, and various other Officers left us sick or -to other units, so that when B team had been detailed the following -Officers moved up to take part in the attack:—</p> - -<table summary="officers" class="bitsmall"> - - <tr> - <td colspan="2">Lieutenant-Colonel R. Kindle, D.S.O.</td> - <td>Commanding.</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td colspan="2">Captain A. T. Houghton</td> - <td>Second in Command.</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td colspan="2">Captain R. N. Buckmaster</td> - <td>Adjutant.</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td colspan="2">Lieutenant Bardsley</td> - <td>Transport Officer.</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td colspan="2">Second Lieutenant Brooke</td> - <td>Intelligence Officer.</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td colspan="2">Second Lieutenant Whitehouse</td> - <td>Signalling Officer.</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td colspan="2">Lieutenant Radcliffe, R.A.M.C.</td> - <td>Medical Officer.</td> - </tr> - -<tr> - <td>Lieutenant E. G. Baker</td> - <td class="brckt" rowspan="4"><img src="images/big_right_bracket.png" alt="big right bracket" -style="height:5em; padding:0 0em 0 0em;" /></td> - <td class="comp" rowspan="4">A Company.</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td>Second Lieutenant A. P. Smith</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td>Second Lieutenant H. Dance</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td>Second Lieutenant J. Oldham</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td>Captain F. W. S. Baker</td> - <td class="brckt" rowspan="4"><img src="images/big_right_bracket.png" alt="big right bracket" -style="height:5em; padding:0 0em 0 0em;" /></td> - <td class="comp" rowspan="4">B Company.</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td>Major Fenton</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td>Second Lieutenant Holmes</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td>Second Lieutenant Fergie</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td>Captain R. H. Tautz</td> - <td class="brckt" rowspan="3"><img src="images/big_right_bracket.png" alt="big right bracket" -style="height:4em; padding:0 0em 0 0em;" /></td> - <td class="comp" rowspan="3">C Company.</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td>Second Lieutenant Pruden</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td>Second Lieutenant Grisdale</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td>Lieutenant Holden</td> - <td class="brckt" rowspan="4"><img src="images/big_right_bracket.png" alt="big right bracket" -style="height:5em; padding:0 0em 0 0em;" /></td> - <td class="comp" rowspan="4">D Company.</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td>Lieutenant Price</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td>Second Lieutenant Martin</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td>Second Lieutenant Myers</td> - </tr> -</table> - -<p>On the 14th the Battalion, including B team, marched to AUBRUICQ, -proceeding thence by train to a point near YPRES, where we took over -a bivouac camp near GOLDFISH CHATEAU—a muddy field with pits dug all -over it, each just big enough to shelter two or three men, and covered -with sheets of corrugated iron.</p> - - <div class="figcenter" id="i_b_080fp"> - <img - class="p2" - src="images/i_b_080fp.jpg" - alt="" /> - <p class="p0 center p-left sm">Aeroplane Photo taken 9th September, 1917, from a point -near Pond Farm.</p> - </div> - -<p class="p2">Since 31st July, 1917, the ground along the STEENBEEK captured by us -on that day had been the scene of bloody fighting, two attempts by -other Divisions to advance beyond the Black Line of the previous attack -having been made and having failed, so that with small variations the -front taken over by us on 15th September was identical with that held -when we had come out six weeks before.</p> - -<p>The ground over which we had to pass was commanded by two spurs—the -GRAFENSTAFEL SPUR half a mile to the north, and the GALLIPOLI SPUR, -part of which was within our frontage, to the south; and apart from the -concrete blockhouses on our own front, every yard of our advance was -raked by machine gun bullets from innumerable others on our flanks, so -that until these were put out of action no advance was possible without -appalling losses. Add to this the total absence of landmarks in that -amorphous wilderness, where no trees, no blade of grass remained, every -square yard of ground having been churned up by our shell fire—the -extreme difficulty of distinguishing one blockhouse from another—the -fact that Companies had been reduced to three Platoons and Platoons -to only 20 men owing to lack of sufficient reinforcements—and when -you have studied the maps and photographs and tried to visualise the -ground, you may form some idea of what the Battalion had to do on the -20th September, 1917. The GRAFENSTAFEL ROAD was our one hope of keeping -direction—the road which, as the photographs clearly show, became -utterly indistinguishable from the surrounding mire within 200 yards of -our starting point; when this failed, general direction was only kept -by use of the compass.</p> - -<p><span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_82" id="Page_82">[82]</a></span></p> - -<p>The material paragraphs of the Operation Order and the official account -of the battle are as follows:—</p> - -<p class="center p-left">THE OPERATION ORDER.</p> - -<blockquote> -<p class="hangingindent4">1. (a) The 55th Division will attack on Z day. The 9th -Division will be on the right, and the 58th -Division on the left.</p> - -<p class="hangingindent5">(b) The 165th Infantry Brigade will be on the right, the 164th -Infantry Brigade on the left, the 166th Brigade less two -Battalions will be in reserve.</p> - -<p class="hangingindent5">(c) The 1/4th Royal Lancaster Regiment and the 1/4th Loyal -North Lancashire Regiment will be in the right or KEIR sector.</p> - -<p class="hangingindent6">The 2/5th Lancashire Fusiliers in the centre or COTTS sector.</p> - -<p class="hangingindent6">The 1/8th Liverpool Regiment in the left or SCHULER sector.</p> - -<p class="hangingindent6">The 1/5th Royal Lancaster Regiment will be attached to the -164th Infantry Brigade and be available for the countering of -enemy counter-attacks.</p></blockquote> - -<p>2. On the night 13th/14th the (German) 2nd Guards Reserve Division came -into the line opposite to the 55th Divisional front and is reported -to be holding the line with all three regiments up, one Battalion of -each Regiment being in the line, one in support, and one in immediate -reserve.</p> - -<p>Those in reserve are located west of the PASSCHENDALE RIDGE.</p> - -<table summary="reserve" class="bitsmall"> - <tr> - <td class="cht">3. (a) First pause of the barrage</td> - <td class="left3">RED DOTTED LINE.</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht2">First objective in</td> - <td class="left3">YELLOW LINE.</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht2">Final objective in</td> - <td class="left3">GREEN LINE.</td> - </tr> -</table> - -<p>4. It is the intention to capture and occupy as a line of resistance -the GREEN LINE.</p> - -<p>The attack will be made in stages under cover of a creeping barrage.</p> - -<p>There will be a pause of at least half an hour on the RED DOTTED LINE -and again on the YELLOW LINE.</p> - -<p>5. The plan of attack and objectives will be as follows:—</p> - -<p class="p-left">In the KEIR sector:</p> - -<p>The 1/4th Royal Lancaster Regiment will attack at ZERO in four waves, -the first two waves extended and the second two in columns.</p> - -<table summary="attack" class="bitsmall"> - <tr> - <td class="cht">Objectives:—First two waves</td> - <td class="left3">Red Dotted Line.</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht3">Second two waves</td> - <td class="left3">Yellow Line,</td> - </tr> -</table> - -<p class="p-left">after which they will support the capture of the Green Line.</p> - -<p class="p-left">In the COTTS sector:—</p> - -<p>The 2/5th Lancashire Fusiliers will attack at ZERO, in four waves.</p> - -<table summary="attack" class="bitsmall"> - <tr> - <td class="cht">Objectives:—First wave</td> - <td class="left3">Red Dotted Line.</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht3">Second wave</td> - <td class="left3">Yellow Line.</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht3">Third wave</td> - <td class="left3">Green Line, an advanced strong point established at Green House.</td> - </tr> -</table> - -<p class="p-left">In the SCHULER sector:—</p> - -<p>Two Companies 1/8th Liverpool Regiment will attack at ZERO in two waves.</p> - -<table summary="attack" class="bitsmall"> - <tr> - <td class="cht">Objectives:—First wave</td> - <td class="left3">Red Dotted Line.</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht3">Second wave</td> - <td class="left3">Yellow Line.</td> - </tr> -</table> - -<p>Two Companies will be in the hands of the Officer Commanding 1/8th -Liverpool Regiment.</p> - - <div class="figcenter" id="i_b_082fp_a"> - <p class="p2 center p-left sm">Five Aeroplane Photographs showing the gradual disappearance of -all features and landmarks in Map square D.13.c., between June and -September, 1917.</p> - <img - class="p0" - src="images/i_b_082fp_a.jpg" - alt="" /> - <p class="p0 center p-left"><i>I. 15<sup>th</sup> June 1917.</i></p> - </div> - - <div class="figcenter" id="i_b_082fp_b"> - <img - class="p2" - src="images/i_b_082fp_b.jpg" - alt="" /> - <p class="p0 center p-left"><i>II. 16<sup>th</sup> June 1917.</i></p> - </div> - - <div class="figcenter" id="i_b_082fp_c"> - <img - class="p2" - src="images/i_b_082fp_c.jpg" - alt="" /> - <p class="p0 center p-left"><i>III. 27<sup>th</sup> July 1917. Three days before -the 3^{rd} Battle of <span class="smcap">Ypres</span>.</i></p> - </div> - - <div class="figcenter" id="i_b_082fp_d"> - <img - class="p2" - src="images/i_b_082fp_d.jpg" - alt="" /> - <p class="p0 center p-left"><i>IV. 13<sup>th</sup> August 1917.</i></p> - </div> - - <div class="figcenter" id="i_b_082fp_e"> - <img - class="p2" - src="images/i_b_082fp_e.jpg" - alt="" /> - <p class="p0 center p-left"><i>V. 13<sup>th</sup> September 1917. Seven days before the battle -of the <span class="smcap">Menin Road</span>.</i></p> - </div> - - <div class="figcenter" id="i_b_083fp"> - <p class="p2 center p-left"><b>Map No. 3</b></p> - <p class="p0 center p-left"><b>OBJECTIVES in the BATTLE of the MENIN ROAD Sept. 20th, 1917</b></p> - <img - class="p0" - src="images/i_b_083fp.jpg" - alt="" /> - </div> - -<p><span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_83" id="Page_83">[83]</a></span></p> - -<p>6. The Battalion will assemble in three lines at 20 yards’ distance, -the leading line being about 150 yards west of the assembly line of the -1/4th Royal Lancaster Regiment in the following order:—</p> - -<blockquote> - -<p class="hangingindent">First wave, from right to left—14 Platoon, 13 Platoon, 1 -Platoon, 2 Platoon.</p> - -<p class="hangingindent">Second wave, from right to left—9 Platoon, 10 Platoon, 11 -Platoon, 5 Platoon, 6 Platoon, 7 Platoon.</p> - -<p class="hangingindent">Third wave, from right to left—15 Platoon, machine guns, 3 -Platoon.</p></blockquote> - -<p>Captain Houghton will be responsible for the taping of these lines and -supplying two guides to each Company to lead them to their position of -assembly.</p> - -<p>7. Distribution of Companies during the advance:—</p> - -<blockquote> - -<p class="hangingindent">First wave, from right to left—Two Platoons D Company, two -Platoons A Company.</p> - -<p class="hangingindent">Second wave, from right to left—C Company, B Company.</p> - -<p class="hangingindent">Third wave, from right to left—One Platoon D Company, one -Platoon A Company.</p></blockquote> - -<p>The first wave will form two lines of extended order before crossing -the Yellow Line.</p> - -<p>The objective of the first wave will be an outpost line passing through -FOKKER FARM—<span class="nowrap">D 14 c 9 9</span> and <span class="nowrap">D 14 d 1 5.</span></p> - -<p>Garrisons will be detailed in advance:—For FOKKER FARM by A Company, -and dugouts <span class="nowrap">D 14 d 1 6</span> by D Company.</p> - -<p>Strong points will be constructed at these points and others in between -should it be found necessary, the principle being that the whole front -should be:—</p> - -<p>(a) Covered by enfilade machine gun or Lewis gun fire.</p> - -<p>(b) Under observation.</p> - -<p>The objective of the second wave will be approximately the Green Line.</p> - -<p>The garrison will be detailed beforehand for the dugouts <span class="nowrap">D 14 c 4 9</span> by -B Company.</p> - -<p>The objectives of the third wave will be to ensure that the first and -second waves reach their objectives.</p> - -<p>Garrisons will be detailed beforehand for dugouts <span class="nowrap">D 14 c 4 4</span> and MARTHA -HOUSE by D Company.</p> - -<p>Dugouts at <span class="nowrap">D 14 a 2 O</span> and KANSAS HOUSE by A Company.</p> - -<p>8. Unexpected concrete defences encountered during the advance will be -garrisoned and consolidated, as soon as the final objective is taken, -on the following principle: Each wave will be responsible for all -ground between itself and the leading line of the wave in its rear. -Should any pockets of the enemy still remain, they will be mopped up as -this is taking place.</p> - -<p>12. The reserve Battalion (1/5th Royal Lancaster Regiment) will arrive -in the area AISNE—HINDU COT—POND FARM about the time that the Green -Line is taken.</p> - -<p>The role of this Battalion will be to deliver an immediate -counter-stroke against any hostile counter-attack.</p> - -<p>13. Prisoners’ escorts, messengers, etc., when returning to their -Companies from the rear, will take back six bandoliers of S.A.A. from -the forward dumps.</p> - -<p>14. Dress:—Fighting order, with packs instead of haversacks. Every -N.C.O. and man will carry:—</p> - -<ul> - <li>1 No. 23 rifle grenade.</li> - <li>2 Aeroplane flares.</li> - <li>4 Sandbags.</li> - <li>1 Bandolier extra S.A.A.—Carried in the pack.</li> - <li>1 Lewis gun magazine</li> -</ul> - -<p><span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_84" id="Page_84">[84]</a></span></p> - -<p>Parties of men specially selected to deal with dugouts will carry two -No. 23 rifle grenades.</p> - -<p>Every rifle grenadier will carry six Hales No. 24 rifle grenades.</p> - -<p>Shovels will be carried by every man, less runners, signallers, -stretcher-bearers, and Nos. 1 and 2 of Lewis gun teams.</p> - -<p>Men carrying shovels will not carry the entrenching tool.</p> - -<p>Bayonets will not be fixed until immediately before leaving the -assembly line.</p> - -<p>15. The Battalion will be fitted out on the early morning of Y day. -Bombs and S.A.A. will be drawn from the St. Jean dump by small parties -from each Company. At the same time parties will draw shovels and -sandbags from the Divisional R.E. dump, St. Jean—Wieltje Road, 600 -yards west of Wieltje. These carrying parties must have returned to -Congreve Walk—Liverpool Line by 5 30 a.m. on Y day. After that hour -there must be no movement over the open.</p> - -<p>16. The Brigade main dump is at <span class="nowrap">C 23 c 3 1</span> (old German front line). -Advanced Brigade dumps are established at Spree Farm <span class="nowrap">(C 18 d 5 3)</span> and -at dugouts <span class="nowrap">C 18 d 7 5</span>.</p> - -<p>17. All ranks will carry during the attack the iron ration and the -unexpended portion of Z day’s rations.</p> - -<p>Rations for Z plus 1 day will be dumped as far forward as possible. -Water bottles will be filled from the water-carts on the evening of Y -day.</p> - -<p>18. Barrage map will be issued later.</p> - -<p>19. Points for Liaison:—</p> - -<table summary="points" class="bitsmall"> - <tr> - <td class="cht">With 2/5th Lancashire Fusiliers</td> - <td class="cht3">KANSAS HOUSE.</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht"></td> - <td class="cht3 nowrap">D 14 a 0 2.</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht">With 1/6th Liverpool Regiment</td> - <td class="cht3 nowrap">D 14 c 5 4.</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht"></td> - <td class="cht3 nowrap">D 14 c 95 40.</td> - </tr> - -</table> - -<p>20. Headquarters 164th and 165th Infantry Brigades will be the Wieltje -dugout. Battalion Headquarters will be at the commencement Capricorn -Keep and dugouts <span class="nowrap">C 18 d 8 6</span>; subsequent moves will be notified.</p> - -<p>21. Aid Post:—Pond Farm, <span class="nowrap">C 18 b 8 0</span>.</p> - -<p>22. ZERO HOUR will be 5 40 a.m.</p> - -<blockquote> - -<p>Watches will be synchronised.</p></blockquote> - -<p>23. Communication between Companies and Battalion Headquarters will be -by runner and visual.</p> - -<p>All messages will be duplicated by a second means of transmission.</p> - -<p>Two pigeons will be carried by D Company and two by A Company, moving -in the leading wave.</p> - -<p>Second Lieutenant Whitehurst will be responsible for:—</p> - -<blockquote> - -<p class="hangingindent7">(a) Laying a wire from Battalion Headquarters to Brigade -forward station at Pond Farm, and from Battalion Headquarters -to Battalion forward command post.</p> - -<p class="hangingindent7">(b) Establishing visual between Battalion Headquarters -and Battalion forward command post about D 13 central, if -practicable.</p> - -<p class="hangingindent7">(c) Establishing relay runner posts about <span class="nowrap">D 13 c 2 6</span>, -<span class="nowrap">D 13 d 1 6</span>, and Keir Farm.</p></blockquote> - - <div class="figcenter" id="i_b_085fp"> - <img - class="p2" - src="images/i_b_085fp.jpg" - alt="" /> - <p class="p0 center p-left sm">Oblique Aeroplane Photograph showing our objectives in -the Battle of the MENIN ROAD—(Contrast the condition of the foreground -and the middle distance).</p> - </div> - -<p>Contact ’plane can be recognised by a rectangular attachment on both -lower planes and a white dumb-bell on either side of the body.</p> - -<p><span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_85" id="Page_85">[85]</a></span></p> - -<p>Whenever the ’plane calls for signals by sounding the klaxon horn or -firing a white Verey light, the most advanced lines of infantry will:—</p> - -<blockquote> -<p class="hangingindent7">(a) Light flares in the bottom of a shell hole.</p> - -<p class="hangingindent7">(b) Show Watson fans—white and coloured sides alternately 30 seconds.</p> -</blockquote> - -<p>The ’plane will call for signals at ZERO plus 1 hour.<br /> -<span class="left1">ZERO plus 2 hours.</span><br /> -<span class="left1">ZERO plus 2½ hours.</span></p> - -<p class="p-left">and at such other times as may be necessary.</p> - -<p>S.O.S. signal is a rifle grenade bursting into two red and two green -lights.</p> - -<p>24. Second Lieutenant Brooke will be responsible for:—</p> - -<blockquote> - -<p class="hangingindent7">(a) Keeping liaison with 1/4th Royal Lancaster Regiment during -their advance to the Yellow Line.</p> - -<p class="hangingindent7">(b) Establishing a Battalion forward command post about D 13 -central and keeping the whole front under close observation.</p></blockquote> - -<p>25. Acknowledge in writing.</p> - -<p class="r1 signature"> (Signed) R. N. L. BUCKMASTER,</p> - -<p class="narrow p-left" style="float: left;">18th September, 1917.</p> - -<p class="narrow r4" style="float: right;">Captain and Adjutant,</p> - -<p class="signature2" style="float: left; clear: both;">Issued at 8 a.m.</p> - -<p class="signature2" style="float: right;">1/4th Loyal North Lancashire Regiment.</p> - -<hr class="r20" /> - -<h3 style="clear: both;">EXTRACTED FROM WAR DIARY.</h3> - -<p class="p-left">YPRES.</p> - -<p>15th September. Fairly quiet day.</p> - -<p>One Other Rank reinforcement. One Other Rank to Field Ambulance sick.</p> - - -<p class="p1h">16th September. About 10 45 a.m. 10 enemy aeroplanes dropped bombs in -the vicinity of the camp, causing one casualty. Road near camp heavily -shelled at dusk.</p> - -<p>Two Other Ranks wounded.</p> - - -<p class="p1h">17th September. Situation normal. Reconnaissance of forward area -carried out. W day in connection with forthcoming operations.</p> - -<p>One Other Rank killed in VLAMERTINGHE.</p> - - -<p class="p1h">18th September (X day). Day spent in fitting out, etc. On the evening -of this day the Battalion moved forward to the Congreve Walk—Liverpool -Trench line, running through the village of St. Jean. Our artillery -were very active throughout the night.</p> - -<p>Two Other Ranks wounded. One Other Rank died of wounds.</p> - - -<p class="p1h p-left">ST. JEAN (TRENCHES).</p> - -<p>19th September. Commencing at dawn, our artillery opened the 24 hours’ -bombardment preparatory to the attack. The enemy’s reply during the day -was exceedingly feeble.</p> - -<p><span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_86" id="Page_86">[86]</a></span></p> - -<p>Commencing 9 30 p.m., the Battalion moved off from ST. JEAN by Platoons -at 200 yards’ distance, via the WIELTJE—GRAVENSTAFEL road. The night -was quiet, and there was practically no hostile shelling.</p> - -<p>Battalion Headquarters were established at CAPRICORN KEEP (C 18 d -55 65) at 11 p.m. The KEEP consisted of six very strong dugouts of -reinforced concrete. Three were taken over as headquarters by this unit -and three by the 1/4th Royal Lancaster Regiment.</p> - -<p>Casualties:—Two Other Ranks killed; three Other Ranks wounded.</p> - - -<p class="p1h">20th September. The Battalion was reported in position of assembly at -1 a.m. The lines to be taken up by the various waves were marked by -tape, which had been laid as soon as darkness permitted. When once in -position the assaulting troops lay in shell holes until ZERO hour. A -continuous drizzling rain made the ground sticky and the going bad. -The line of assembly was a north—south line running through SOMME (D -13 c 50 25). During the night things were fairly quiet, though lively -artillery fire developed on our right soon after 3 a.m.</p> - -<p>ZERO hour was at 5 40 a.m., at which time the artillery barrage opened.</p> - -<p>The 1/4th Loyal North Lancashire Regiment moved forward from the -assembly position in rear of the 1/4th Royal Lancaster Regiment. The -1/4th Royal Lancaster Regiment had for its objective (1) the RED DOTTED -LINE and (2) the YELLOW LINE, and it was intended that the 1/4th Loyal -North Lancashire Regiment should “leap-frog” at the YELLOW LINE and -capture and consolidate the GREEN LINE.</p> - -<p>The enemy barrage was promptly opened on the approximate line of our -assembly position—a proof that the enemy were fully prepared for the -attack. This caused the three rear waves, i.e., the four Companies of -the 1/4th Loyal North Lancashire Regiment, to close well up on to the -1/4th Royal Lancaster Regiment, and it appears that in a good many -cases this was overdone, causing the two units to be intermingled and -considerably undermining the principles of organisation.</p> - -<p>The creeping barrage was being governed by two new principles, tried -for the first time and designed to combat and counteract the enemy’s -new system of defence:—(1) there were two definite pauses in the -barrage, during which it was intended that Companies should replace -casualties from the rear and generally reorganise; (2) the barrage -started to move forward at the rate of six minutes every hundred yards -and later at the rate of eight minutes every hundred yards.</p> - -<p>The attack to commence with went well, though a great many casualties -were inflicted by enemy machine gun fire, which from the start was -very well directed. AISNE FARM was reported taken at 6 5 a.m., though -a Platoon of the 1/4th Loyal North Lancashires had to give assistance -in the attack on this strong point. A message timed 8 17 a.m. stated, -“Attack appears to be going well.”</p> - -<p>The first pause was made on the RED DOTTED LINE, though apparently -very little reorganisation was found practicable. Soon after moving -forward again considerable trouble was caused by hostile machine guns -on the flanks bringing enfilade fire to bear on our advancing troops. -According to reports received, this was particularly the case on the -right, where the left Battalion of the 165th Infantry Brigade was held -up before GALLIPOLI, as a result of which an enemy machine gun on Hill -37 was playing havoc with the waves in the valley through which we were -advancing.</p> - -<p>The result of these obstructions on either flank was that the men of -this Battalion in many cases inclined outwards, leaving an exceedingly -thin line facing the original objective. In some cases whole Platoons -found themselves attacking strong points on the frontage of other -Battalions. Particularly was this so in the<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_87" id="Page_87">[87]</a></span> case of GALLIPOLI, in -the ultimate capture of which men of this Battalion very materially -assisted.</p> - -<p>Very few of our men reached the YELLOW LINE, though a message from the -Battalion O.P., timed 8 45 a.m., stated that it appeared to be taken -and consolidation commenced. Finally, therefore, a line of resistance -was sited and consolidated about mid-day between the RED DOTTED and -YELLOW LINE, with posts of Lewis gun teams thrown out 50 to 100 yards -to the front.</p> - -<p>The enemy was not finally dislodged from the vicinity of GALLIPOLI and -the adjoining SUVLA until after 10 a.m., by which time the barrage was -of no further assistance.</p> - - -<p class="p1h">20th September. At 10 50 a.m. the enemy was reported massing for a -counter-attack in the vicinity of NILE and FOKKER FARMS, but nothing -except heavy shelling materialised on our front. Soon after 1 p.m. -various S.O.S.’s were sent up, and apparently local counter-attacks, -without any success, were launched on both our flanks.</p> - -<p>In the afternoon an effort was made to reorganise the Battalion, which -was now reported to consist of only four Officers and 60 rifles in -the firing line. The right Battalion frontage was now being held by a -mixed line of the 1/4th Royal Lancaster Regiment and the 1/4th Loyal -North Lancashire Regiment, stiffened by two Companies of the 1/5th -Royal Lancaster Regiment, who, as Battalion in Brigade reserve, and -detailed to assist in the capture of the objective and to deal with any -hostile counter-attack, had dug themselves in on a line in rear of our -consolidated positions.</p> - -<p>About 7 p.m. an Officers’ patrol went forward to reconnoitre KEIR FARM -and discover whether it was held by the enemy. This patrol, however, -did not succeed in its objective and lost its way, and the project had -to be postponed till the following morning.</p> - -<p>As soon as darkness allowed, an effort was made to examine our -positions and to find out whether measures for defence were complete. -They were found to be held by at least six Lewis guns, while there were -in all four machine guns, two of which were German, and proved very -useful against the enemy.</p> - -<p>During the night patrols were sent out, and a further effort made to -find the defences of KEIR FARM. KEIR FARM was not identified, and it -was therefore assumed that it no longer existed as a concrete defence. -No signs of the enemy were seen. The night passed without incident, -though shelling on both sides was maintained fairly consistently.</p> - -<p>Casualties:—</p> - -<blockquote> - -<p class="hangingindent1">Officers:—</p> - -<p class="hangingindent2">Killed—Captain F. W. S. Baker (Commanding B -Company), Second Lieutenant A. B. Fergie.</p> - -<p class="hangingindent2">Wounded—Captain R. H. Tautz, M.C. (Commanding C Company), -Second Lieutenant E. G. Baker (Commanding A Company), Second -Lieutenant A. P. Smith, Second Lieutenant H. Dance, Second -Lieutenant J. Oldham, Second Lieutenant R. Grisedale, Second -Lieutenant A. Martin, Second Lieutenant B. Myers, Second -Lieutenant C. B. Holmes (died of wounds, 28th September, -1917).</p> - -<p>Other Ranks:—Killed 23, Wounded 161, Missing 11; Total 195.</p> - -<p>Four Other Ranks reinforcements from base.</p></blockquote> - -<p><span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_88" id="Page_88">[88]</a></span></p> - -<p>The following notes by an Officer who was present are added to complete -the account:—</p> - -<p>At about 10 p.m. the Battalion began to arrive by Platoons, each -Platoon coming up in silence, knowing we were close up to the enemy -outposts, winding in single file over the uneven ground, being shown -its tape, filing along it and lying down to wait for the dawn; the -assembly was completed by 1 a.m.—the hour fixed, and apparently -unknown to the enemy.</p> - -<p>At this hour, to add to the discomfort, a steady drizzle set in, but a -tot of rum was served out and most of the men were soon asleep, to be -waked at dawn by the crash of our opening barrage.</p> - -<p>Battalion Headquarters retired to CAPRICORN KEEP, while the Medical -Officer and his men settled in POND GALLERIES. Both these blockhouses -had been built of concrete by the Boche to shelter his reserves from -our shelling in earlier days—during the days that followed they were -severely tested, but never failed us.</p> - -<p>At ZERO, 5 40 a.m., while it was still dark, down came our creeping -barrage, and the King’s Own began to advance. Our men had been told -to give them a good start and, full of eagerness as they were, would -have done so had the answering enemy barrage not come down on their -tails; this had been foreseen and its position judged from previous -registration, and the assembly position was just in front—but only -just—and the “shorts” got some of our men, causing the rest to hurry -and close up on the King’s Own, who were already passing AISNE FARM. We -had to complete the capture of this, and lost heavily in the process.</p> - -<p>Under terrific machine gun fire from the front and both flanks, causing -casualties at every step, the two Battalions struggled forward to get -to grips with their unseen enemies, and soon arrived at the two groups -of blockhouses, LOOS and GALLIPOLI, with four others lying between them.</p> - -<p>These two groups, though the latter was off the allotted front, at -once became the immediate objectives—the left hand Companies took the -LOOS blockhouses one by one, nine in all, with bomb and bayonet; the -Companies on the right swung round and joined the King’s Liverpool -Regiment in storming GALLIPOLI; in the centre small parties of men, -their Officers having been hit, took the other four and so reached the -RED LINE.</p> - -<p>Lieutenant Brooke went forward, and, with a few signallers, established -a forward command post near LOOS; our machine gunners came up and -turned five of the newly-taken Hun machine guns round on the enemy, and -things seemed to be going well, but the hour-long pause of the barrage -was too long, the hail of cross-fire from more distant machine guns -still continued, and the men, who had sought cover in shell holes, were -out of sight and scattered, though strenuous efforts to reorganise were -made by the few leaders who remained, and with a certain amount of -success. But the line had lost its cohesion, and when the barrage went -on only a portion of the line saw it and attempted to follow.</p> - -<p>Lieutenant Brooke had notified the capture of the Red Line to Battalion -Headquarters, but no further message coming through, the Second in -Command went forward to clear up the situation; on reaching the Red -Line he could at first see no one, but soon stumbled into a shell hole -full of men, and was able, running from one hole to another, to locate -the whole line up to the flanks of the adjoining Battalions, and to -estimate the casualties.</p> - -<p>The barrage had already passed the Green Line and the machine guns in -the blockhouses were active. Their crews could see every movement, and -the troops on both flanks were stationary, so that at the moment no -further advance was<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_89" id="Page_89">[89]</a></span> likely to succeed—moreover, everyone had had time -to feel the reaction. So the order was given to dig in and to send out -small patrols to try to occupy the ground immediately in front, and by -this means the line was advanced still further.</p> - -<p>Lieutenant Holden took charge of one of these, while Second Lieutenant -Pruden supervised consolidation.</p> - -<p>About this time the Hun seems to have realised the position, for he -opened out with every gun he had, shelling the captured pillboxes and -putting a very heavy barrage all round the aid post and Battalion -Headquarters, but his attempt at counter-attack was beaten off by -machine gun, Lewis gun, and rifle fire.</p> - -<p>We afterwards found out that SUVLA and THE CAPITOL had not been taken, -nor had CROSS COTS—had they been the cross-machine gun fire on us -would have been much less intense.</p> - -<p>No praise is too high for our stretcher-bearers, who—all through that -day and the succeeding days—toiled without intermission bringing in -wounded; the aid post was in the line of the Hun barrage, a concrete -structure, with a passage two feet wide on the enemy side with chambers -opening off it; the stretcher cases had to be dressed out in the open, -while the passage was crowded with walking wounded, some of them -Huns—the look of utter weariness and dejection on the faces of the -latter was a thing not easily forgotten.</p> - -<p>The runners did splendid work; a few were killed as they made their way -over the shell-tossed ground—the wonder is that any escaped.</p> - -<p>For five days the Battalion remained in those shell holes, beating off -one counter-attack after another with the help of our gunners, who were -truly magnificent. At first it was impossible to reorganise properly -owing to the mixing of Battalions, but ultimately a definite frontage -was allotted to us by Brigade, and that night we sorted ourselves out -from the King’s Own and Companies were picked out and given a definite -bit of line—A and B in front, C and D in close support. At the same -time the line was advanced considerably, especially on the right, the -posts on HILL 37 having been taken by the right Brigade.</p> - -<p>Getting rations up to the line was a terrible business—runners and -guides kept losing their way, and more than one party nearly entered -Hun territory; but guide wires were laid to Companies, the C.Q.M.S.’s -did their work splendidly, and the men were fed and kept going.</p> - -<p>About 25th September we were relieved by the 59th Division, a genial -lot—full strength—who seemed to expect to find trenches and dugouts! -Thanks to the tapes and wires which had been laid, relief was quick, -and we all dribbled back to ST. JEAN, where Companies assembled by -the cookers and had hot tea and rum served out. They were actually -singing—the revulsion, I suppose.</p> - -<p>After a lot of delay we got into trucks on the DECAUVILLE railway (a -metre gauge affair). The Commanding Officer was balanced on the back -of the little engine, and as we started, some wit shouted out, “Don’t -move, sir! You might upset her!”</p> - - -<p class="p1h">Additional light is thrown on the course of the battle by the Platoon -narratives:—</p> - -<p>Lieutenant E. G. Baker, Commanding A Company, was hit in the head -during the advance. No. 1 Platoon Commander, Lieutenant Smith, was -badly wounded in the thigh before the first strong point was reached. -Private Wyre fired some rifle grenades into it, after which the Platoon -rushed it with men of other units, and bombed and bayonetted the enemy -out. Sergeant Beaumont then led them towards SCHULER GALLERIES, when he -was shot through the head about<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_90" id="Page_90">[90]</a></span> 50 yards behind the Red Line. About 16 -men under Private Wyre found their way to the Red Line; others, with an -Officer of the King’s Own, went forward on the left. He said he would -take them to the Yellow Line, but was killed by a sniper. They were -willing to go on, but had no leader till Sergeant Knowles of No. 3 came -up and took a small party out under heavy cross-machine gun fire to the -domed strong point on the road.</p> - -<p>No. 2 got on all right till Lieutenant Dance was hit in the arm. They -took a small strong point on the right with others helping, and also -helped to take AISNE FARM, where one Hun Officer and eight men were -taken.</p> - -<p>Sergeant Knowles took eight men to the left to take the strong point in -the road, but there were about 30 enemy in a trench in front of it, and -he was compelled to fall back again for lack of support. Two sections -helped to take the strong point in front of LOOS.</p> - -<p>Captain Baker, Commanding B Company, was wounded at 6 30 a.m., but -continued to advance; he was killed at 7 a.m. at a strong point about -150 yards to the right of LOOS. At this same point five out of the -Lewis gun team of seven were put out of action (one killed and four -wounded). Sergeant-Major Roberts bombed the strong point.</p> - -<p>Sergeant Pitcher, of No. 6, with five men, assisted in the attack -on the strong points at LOOS and was severely wounded. Second -Lieutenant Fazackerley, during the pause in the barrage, advanced with -Lance-Corporal Clayton and four men to a point on a ridge to find a -possible position for Lewis gun. Here they were subject to intense -enfilade machine gun fire from the right flank in the direction of -GALLIPOLI, which made it impossible to advance further until the right -flank had advanced.</p> - -<p>Second Lieutenant Martin, Commanding No. 11, was badly wounded -immediately after zero, and Sergeant Murphy assumed command. This -Platoon assisted in the capture of AISNE HOUSE; at least 20 Germans -were taken there.</p> - -<p>In No. 10 Lance-Corporal Charnley was wounded immediately after zero, -and during the pause Mr. Myers and one or two others were sniped, and -when they moved forward again only one bomber remained.</p> - -<p>In No. 9, at nightfall, Mr. Fergie, Mr. Holmes, and two Sergeants went -forward to reconnoitre a forward position. The two Officers were struck -by a shell and were both very badly wounded. Lance-Corporal Anderton -took over command. Private Pendlebury was wounded on the afternoon of -the 23rd for the third time. C Company Commander (Captain Tautz) was -wounded at the first pause.</p> - -<p>No. 13, owing to the darkness, got mixed up with the 1/4th King’s Own -on the left flank, and helped the Lancashire Fusiliers to carry SCHULER -GALLERIES.</p> - -<p>D Company Headquarters Lewis gun team, when near GALLIPOLI, was shot -down by machine gun fire, but Corporal Prescott retrieved the gun. -Visual communication with the Battalion forward signalling post was -opened from behind a dugout at D 13 b 1 0 by Private Roocroft, Company -Signaller, and Private Parkinson, of B Company, and was maintained -by shutter and lamp until the night of the 21st. On the morning of -the 21st, Corporal Prescott and Private Goodwin, Company Runner, went -forward of the line and shot some enemy snipers who had been annoying -the troops in the line. On the evening of the 23rd, during an intensely -heavy bombardment, Corporal Prescott volunteered and kept observation -all the time, though wounded in the shoulder by shrapnel, and refused -to go to the aid post until the troops were relieved.</p> - -<p>No. 14 attacked the strong point at D 13 d 2 6 in conjunction with -a party of the 1/4th King’s Own, then Second Lieutenant Holden and -the remaining men of<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_91" id="Page_91">[91]</a></span> his party moved to attack GALLIPOLI, which was -holding up the advance. This fight lasted about an hour.</p> - -<p>On the 21st September, Second Lieutenant Holden, who was patrolling to -KEIR FARM, was writing a message to send by pigeon when he was killed. -There were four other casualties, and the pigeons were killed.</p> - -<p>No. 15. At 10 a.m. on 21st September, Second Lieutenant Pruden took a -small patrol to KEIR FARM. During the night an advanced post held by -Lance-Corporal Gorton and five men with two Lewis guns was buried. One -gun was in action again immediately, and the other after six hours.</p> - -<hr class="r20" /> - - -<h3>EXTRACTED FROM WAR DIARY.</h3> - - -<p class="p-left">TRENCHES.</p> - -<p>21st September. There was fairly lively shelling at dawn, but the -situation was reported quiet at 7 30 a.m. The front was continually -patrolled before daylight and no signs of the enemy found. During the -morning a further Officers’ patrol worked forward to KEIR FARM and -confirmed the previous report that it was practically non-existent. On -the afternoon of this day the strength of the Companies in the line was -reported at 90, though it was known there were still many more men of -this unit who had become merged in the Battalions on either flank.</p> - -<p>At about 4 40 p.m. the 1/8th King’s Liverpool Regiment, on the left of -the 2/5th Lancashire Fusiliers, attacked and occupied SCHULER FARM. -Owing to the small amount of resistance encountered it was decided that -the 2/5th Lancashire Fusiliers should take CROSS COTTS and that then -the 1/4th Loyal North Lancashire Regiment should conform by moving -forward to the new alignment. The attack on CROSS COTTS, however, -never materialised, as at 6 30 p.m. heavy enemy counter-attacks were -launched on Hill 37 on our right, and on the London Division on our -left, the front held by this unit simply being subjected to an intense -bombardment. Our artillery promptly replied to the S.O.S., and no enemy -succeeded in reaching our lines.</p> - -<p>During the ensuing night a further effort was made to complete the -reorganisation by separating the 1/4th Royal Lancaster Regiment and the -1/4th Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. This unit took over the south, -viz., 200 yards of the KEIR sector, extending approximately from D 13 -d 23 32 to D 13 d 23 75. By this means a few more men were collected -together. The Battalion was then organised on a two-Company frontage -with two Companies in support, and the whole line was straightened and -pushed forward an average depth of 50 yards. It was found that the only -practicable way of doing this was by arranging a system of guide wires -of a fixed length, which were taken out by posts in advance and, after -their direction, etc., had been checked, the rear wave advanced along -them by Platoons and took up the new alignment. It was intended that -this process should be repeated by leap-frogging the two waves until -the YELLOW LINE was reached, but owing to the still imperfect state -of organisation, it was decided to postpone this movement until the -following night.</p> - -<p>During this night, however, guide wires were laid from the main line -to the isolated Lewis gun posts 100 yards in front. This ensured -cohesion and gave the most forward men confidence. Guide wires were -also made from the main line of resistance to Battalion Headquarters to -facilitate the work during the night of carrying parties bringing up -S.A.A. and food.</p> - -<p><span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_92" id="Page_92">[92]</a></span></p> - -<p>The enemy’s artillery was quiet during the night, but our own was very -busy, apparently with gas shells, upon the enemy’s batteries.</p> - -<p>Killed:—Second Lieutenant H. Holden and two Other Ranks.</p> - -<p>Wounded:—Two Other Ranks.</p> - - -<p class="p1h">22nd September. There was a certain amount of shelling about dawn, -otherwise the day was quiet.</p> - -<p>As soon as it was dark, the right of the Battalion was advanced 150 -yards and connected with a machine gun in a shell hole near KEIR FARM -about D 13 d 60 55. This movement, which was successfully carried -out with the help of guide wires, brought our line round in such -a way as to face the enemy, whose position now ran approximately -north-west—south-east. Connection was also maintained with the 165th -Brigade on our right, but in view of the fact that the latter were -being relieved, it was not considered advisable to carry out any -further advance, so as to avoid any possibility of bringing down an -enemy S.O.S. barrage.</p> - -<p>The usual posts were pushed out in advance of the new line.</p> - -<p>Owing to the exhaustion of several Officers in the line, two were -brought down for a rest to Battalion Headquarters, and the Signalling -and Intelligence Officers took over control of the Companies. The night -was quiet. Two Companies of the 2/6th North Staffordshires came into -support to our Brigade.</p> - -<p>Casualties:—Two Other Ranks wounded.</p> - - -<p class="p1h">23rd September. The day passed without incident. Patrols before dawn -saw nothing of the enemy. An S.O.S. was sent up on our right at 3 50 -p.m., but nothing materialised.</p> - -<p>At 5 p.m. the enemy heavily bombarded our positions, and our front -line system and the vicinity of Battalion Headquarters were heavily -bombarded for three hours. By 8 15 p.m. all was quiet again and the -relief was begun. The relieving unit was the 2/6th North Staffordshires -(59th Division), who took over our frontage with one Company. Relief -was completed without casualties about 11 p.m.</p> - -<p>A special effort was made to secure identifications before being -relieved, and a patrol that went out with this object in view returned -with two prisoners, who were encountered in NO MAN’S LAND. The capture -of these prisoners proved the presence of the third German Division -opposite this part of the line since the attack was launched on the -20th.</p> - -<p>Upon relief, Companies concentrated at St. Jean, where, after hot tea -had been supplied from the cookers, a train was provided to take the -Battalion to VLAMERTINGHE.</p> - - -<p class="p1h">24th September. The Battalion arrived at camp south of VLAMERTINGHE -at 4 30 a.m. Morning was spent in resting, etc. At 3 p.m. the Brigade -entrained and travelled from VLAMERTINGHE to POPERINGHE, detrained at -POPERINGHE, and boarded ’buses at a point about one mile south-west of -the town. By this means we went to WATOU area, and were accommodated in -tents at Hill Camp (K 12 d 7 8).</p> - -<p>143 Other Ranks from reinforcement camp.</p> - -<p>11 Other Ranks from base.</p> - -<hr class="r20" /> - - -<p class="p-left">TELEGRAMS:</p> - -<p>“Please convey to all ranks 55th Division the Army Commander’s -congratulations on the fine record of the Division during the hard -fighting of the<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_93" id="Page_93">[93]</a></span> past two months. The Army Commander wishes specially -to thank all ranks for their splendid efforts, which have contributed -greatly to the success of the last attack and to wish them all good -luck and success in the future. Despite their long period in the line -prior to commencement of operations they have well maintained and -increased their high reputation.</p> - -<p class="r1 signature">“FIFTH ARMY.”</p> - -<p>“Brigadier-General Stuart and all ranks West Lancashire Reserve Brigade -send heartiest congratulations to West Lancashire Division on their -splendid success.”</p> - -<p>“Well done, 55th West Lancashire Division! Accept my most hearty -congratulations. I sincerely trust your losses are not heavy.</p> - -<p class="r1 signature">“DERBY.”</p> - -<hr class="r20" /> - -<p class="p-left">To All Ranks of the 55th (West Lancashire) Division.</p> - -<p>I regret that owing to the move of the Division I have not been able to -see all units since the fight on 20th September. I hope to do so later -as opportunity offers.</p> - -<p>The messages received from higher Commanders and others since the -battle have been published from time to time as received and have no -doubt been read by all ranks, who will see from these messages how well -the higher Commanders have appreciated the work of the Division.</p> - -<p>In addition, I have recently been allowed to see the reports on the -Division rendered to General Headquarters by the Army and the Corps in -which we served. In these reports the Division is spoken of as “a good -fighting Division possessing the right spirit” and as “a first-rate -Division.” I know that all ranks throughout the Division will share the -pride that I feel myself in reading those opinions of the Commanders -under whom we have served.</p> - -<p>I have also had the advantage of reading scores of stories of -individual courage, determination, endurance, and self-sacrifice, -narrated by Commanding Officers in bringing the services of individuals -of all ranks to notice for recognition. These stories increase my pride -in the Division and my confidence in it.</p> - -<p>The West Lancashire Division had a good reputation before the recent -fighting in front of Ypres. You have now won for it a reputation second -to none in the Expeditionary Force, and every soldier in the Division -may well be proud of belonging to it. That reputation I feel confident -you will cherish and maintain. We are now in an easy part of the line, -but ordinary trench duties demand constant alertness, endurance, and -conscientious observance of orders; besides it is up to us at all times -to take advantage of any opportunities for aggressive action which will -cause loss or damage to the enemy. It is by such action, as well as -by smartness and good discipline when out of the line, that the great -reputation of the West Lancashire Division can, and I am sure will, be -kept up by each soldier in it, of every rank.</p> - -<p class="r5 signature">H. S. JEUDWINE,</p> - -<p class="narrow" style="float:left">55th Division Headquarters,</p> - -<p class="r4 narrow" style="float:right">Major-General,</p> - -<p class="signature2" style="float:left; clear: both;">10th October, 1917.</p> - -<p class="r4 signature2" style="float:right">Commanding 55th Division.</p> - -<hr class="r20" /> - -<p style="clear: both;">The following decorations were awarded in respect of the battle and -announced on 11th November:—</p> - -<table summary="decorations" class="bitsmall"> - <tr> - <td class="cht4">MILITARY CROSS</td> - <td class="cht" colspan="2">Captain A. T. Houghton.</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht4"></td> - <td class="cht" colspan="2">Second Lieutenant S. A. H. Pruden.</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht4"></td> - <td class="cht" colspan="2">Second Lieutenant L. Brooke.</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht4">D.C.M.</td> - <td class="right">200051</td> - <td class="left3">C.S.M. Roberts, H.</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht4"></td> - <td class="right">200077</td> - <td class="left3">Corporal Prescott, S.</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht4">MILITARY MEDAL</td> - <td class="right">200782</td> - <td class="left3">Private Parks, T.</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht4"></td> - <td class="right">201197</td> - <td class="left3">Corporal Thompson, J.</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht4"></td> - <td class="right">200682</td> - <td class="left3">Private Coupe, F.</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht4"></td> - <td class="right">200895</td> - <td class="left3">Lance-Sergeant Knowles, R.</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht4"></td> - <td class="right">12154</td> - <td class="left3">Lance-Corporal Cayton, R.</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht4"></td> - <td class="right">290665</td> - <td class="left3">Private Pendlebury, T.</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht4"></td> - <td class="right">202967</td> - <td class="left3">Private Yates, W.</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht4"></td> - <td class="right">291178</td> - <td class="left3">Private Goodwin, H.</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht4"></td> - <td class="right">201350</td> - <td class="left3">Corporal Robinson, J.</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht4"></td> - <td class="right">29679</td> - <td class="left3">Private Parkinson, T.</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht4"></td> - <td class="right">34304</td> - <td class="left3">Private Jones, T.</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht4"></td> - <td class="right">16940</td> - <td class="left3">Private Cunningham, D.</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht4"></td> - <td class="right">202099</td> - <td class="left3">Private Wyre, F.</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht4"></td> - <td class="right">200756</td> - <td class="left3">Lance-Corporal Gorton, F.</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht4"></td> - <td class="right">201542</td> - <td class="left3">Sergeant Bell, H.</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht4"></td> - <td class="right">6693</td> - <td class="left3">Lance-Sergeant Murphey, J.</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht4"></td> - <td class="right">200352</td> - <td class="left3">Private Thistleton, T.</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht4"></td> - <td class="right">238002</td> - <td class="left3">Private Roocroft, W.</td> - </tr> -</table> - -<hr class="chap" /> - -<div class="chapter"> - -<p><span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_95" id="Page_95">[95]</a></span></p></div> - -<h2 class="chap">CHAPTER VIII.<br /> - -<span class="smaller">CAMBRAI, 25th September, 1917 to 6th December, 1917.</span></h2> - -<p>At WATOU we began once more to pull the Battalion together and bring it -up to strength, and reinforcements began to come in. Captain Duggan, -M.C., from the 10th Battalion, joined us here, also Second Lieutenants -J. O. Firth, J. H. Livesey, H. Ramsbottom, and P. Adamson, and 18 Other -Ranks.</p> - -<p>On the 26th we marched to HOPOUTRE, where we entrained and moved -out at 9 30 a.m., travelling in cattle trucks via ARRAS to BAPAUME, -where we arrived about 7 p.m. Thence we marched through desolate and -ruined country to a pile of ruins labelled YTRES, where we shared a -canvas camp with a Battalion of the Buffs for the night; they left the -following morning.</p> - -<p>Major Crump rejoined us from England on the 30th.</p> - -<p>We stayed at YTRES resting, bathing, reorganising, and training, till -3rd October, when we left the 4th Corps area and marched to a canvas -camp at AIZECOURT-LE-BAS in the 3rd Corps area; the camp was on a hill -top, and it was bitterly cold. From here reconnaissances of the new -forward area were carried out, the 164th Brigade being in Divisional -Reserve.</p> - -<p>Second Lieutenant Easterby came back on the 5th, and on the 10th -Second Lieutenants J. L., W. H. F., and F. C. Smith, D. Carmichael, J. -E. F. Nicholson, R. B. Wilkinson, and C. Taylor joined us as Officer -reinforcements, followed by Second Lieutenants L. Frost, F. G. Green, -and C. Milne on the 13th.</p> - -<p>On the 12th we marched to VILLERS FAUCON into billets; the following -day Companies moved forward to LEMPIRE, where we became support -Battalion to the right Brigade.</p> - -<p>The country in which we now found ourselves was a pleasant change from -FLANDERS; the soil was chalk like the south-east of England, and the -scenery was, or had been, similar; but the Germans in their retirement -had systematically destroyed everything—cut down every tree, blown -up every house and structure down to the very telegraph poles, and -poisoned the wells—it was a desolate and dead country. Curiously -enough, he had left the cellars intact, and as these, even under -wattle-and-daub houses, were solidly built of brick, with arched brick -roofs, they made excellent, if rather dark, hiding-places and billets.</p> - -<p>We never quite understood these cellars, so much better than the houses -to which they belonged; some said they were specially built as wine -cellars, that being once a wine country; others favoured the theory -that they were specially designed as refuges in war time.</p> - -<p><span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_96" id="Page_96">[96]</a></span></p> - -<p>From LEMPIRE, which corresponded to YPRES in this sector, we sent -working parties up the line every night. A Company had four posts, -known as LEMPIRE CENTRAL, LEMPIRE EAST, YAK and ZEBRA POSTS, which were -manned day and night, the garrisons showing no movement during the -daytime.</p> - -<p>On the 18th we relieved the 1/4th KING’S OWN in the right Battalion -sub-sector of the Brigade front. The line was in truth no line, but a -string of posts connected by trenches apparently freshly dug in the -stiff clay which here overlay the chalk; each post provided with a -mined dugout for the garrison—rather a pleasant place, we thought, on -first acquaintance, as we were told that horses could be ridden (and -were, just at first) right up to the front line!</p> - -<p>On this occasion Companies were disposed as follows:—</p> - -<p>GILLEMONT POST, the only place which showed signs of wear, was held -by D Company, with one Platoon of A, as Left Front Company; CAT POST -by C as Right Front Company; DUNCAN and DOLEFUL POSTS by A as Support -Company; and KEN LANE, a sunken road lined with dugouts, by B, the -Reserve Company, and Battalion Headquarters.</p> - -<p>Of course, previous to our taking over the sector, the Divisional -artillery had begun to wake up the Hun by concentration shoots, which -were continued at intervals—the retaliation was mostly in the shape of -Minenwerfer on GILLEMONT POST, which reminded us, on that account, of -RAILWAY WOOD.</p> - -<p>During the five days we had plenty to do in becoming acclimatised and -establishing the old trench routine again with a new set of Officers -and men; very few were left now of the June lot, and many of the -N.C.O.’s had never seen a trench before. Here Second Lieutenants W. -G. E. Taylor, C. A. Rush, Hornby, and 12 Other Ranks reinforced us. -A perpetual source of joy to the old ones these drafts were; first -they had to be taken down and “put through it,” and then taught how -to behave, if they didn’t know, but somehow or other at the end of a -fortnight, they seemed to have settled down and become part of us.</p> - -<p>The 1/4th KING’S OWN relieved us on the 23rd, and we went back to ST. -EMILIE, whence, during the next few days, we provided working parties -for the front line, going into the line again on the 29th, when we -relieved the 1/5th South Lancashires in the BIRDCAGE sector—the relief -was completed without casualties by 8 30 p.m. The Medical Officer, who -had had a pretty stiff time on 20th September, went sick that night, -and Captain E. Watson Williams, R.A.M.C., took over his duties.</p> - -<p>On the 30th October the enemy trench-mortared our front line, killing -three and wounding nine men; otherwise the tour was quiet, and on 1st -December we were relieved by the 1/9th King’s Liverpool Regiment and -went by light railway to HAMEL or TINCOURT—it was a double village, -and usually known by this latter name. It was stated above that every -village in the area had been destroyed—this place was an exception, as -some of the civil population had been left there by the Hun, so that we -found it almost intact. The Companies’ billets had wire beds in them, -and we added to these while we were there. Our total strength at this -<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_97" id="Page_97">[97]</a></span>time was 39 Officers and 777 Other Ranks—the fighting strength -being 24 Officers and 546 Other Ranks, so that in numbers, at any rate, -we had partly recovered from our losses in the SALIENT.</p> - - <div class="figcenter" id="i_b_096fp"> - <p class="p2 center p-left"><b>Map No. 4</b></p> - <p class="p0 center p-left"><b>GILLEMONT FARM SECTOR<br />November, 1917</b></p> - <img - class="p0" - src="images/i_b_096fp.jpg" - alt="" /> - </div> - -<p class="p2">We had a very pleasant time at HAMEL till the 16th, when we returned to -ST. EMILIE; during the period Captain Buckmaster assumed command of B -Company and Second Lieutenant Pruden became Adjutant of the Battalion, -a position he retained till the Armistice. Lieutenant-Colonel Hindle -had been at Brigade since the 13th, commanding the 164th Brigade during -the absence of Brigadier-General Stockwell on leave, afterwards going -on leave himself, and Major Crump had been in command of the Battalion.</p> - -<p>On the 16th we moved back to ST. EMILIE, and on the 17th we relieved -the 1/5th King’s Liverpool Regiment in the GILLEMONT sector.</p> - -<p>On the morning of the 18th November, the Battalion was disposed as -follows (see map):—</p> - -<table summary="battalion" class="bitsmall"> - <tr> - <td class="cht nowrap">Front line—</td> - <td class="cht">D Company, under Lieutenant Shippobottom, in CAT POST.</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht"></td> - <td class="cht">C Company, under Lieutenant Lonsdale, in GILLEMONT FARM sector.</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht">Supports</td> - <td class="cht">B Company, under Captain Buckmaster, in DUNCAN and DOLEFUL POSTS.</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht">Reserve</td> - <td class="cht">A Company, under Captain Houghton, in KEN LANE with Battalion Headquarters.</td> - </tr> - -</table> - -<p>Major Crump was in command of the Battalion, and attached to A Company -was a raiding party of 19 in training for a raid, under Lieutenant -Adamson. At 5 30 a.m. the Boche opened a hurricane bombardment on -the GILLEMONT FARM sector with trench mortars, including 80 heavy -minenwerfer brought up the night before, and reduced the front trench -to a shapeless mass of craters: out of 12 posts<a name="FNanchor_I_9" id="FNanchor_I_9"></a><a href="#Footnote_I_9" class="fnanchor">[I]</a> only Sergeants -Hartley and Hogg and half-a-dozen men were left alive; all the rest, -with the Officer (Lieutenant Firth) and Sergeant on duty, who were -found at the head of the communication trench under two feet of earth, -were killed and buried.</p> - -<p>About 200 Huns entered our line in three places, equipped with spades -and rations, and worked forward bombing, and things looked serious; but -Lieutenant Lonsdale, though badly shaken, kept his head, organised his -Headquarters details into a firing line who held up the enemy advance, -and managed to telephone to Battalion Headquarters, and A Company was -ordered to counter-attack.</p> - -<p>The barrage which had been put down on KEN LANE was by this time -falling off, and, as the men were standing to, Lieutenant Adamson -was able to push off at once with his raiders and one Platoon of -A, followed by the rest of A under Captain Houghton, with very few -casualties. As soon as the enemy saw the first wave come over the hill -he began to retreat rapidly, but not before the counter-attackers and -the gallant remnant of C had bayonetted a score or so. Some of the Huns -had entered D Company’s line and caused a few casualties there, among<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_98" id="Page_98">[98]</a></span> -others Lieutenant Shippobottom, a very promising young Officer, who was -caught by a bomb as he came out of Company Headquarters.</p> - -<p>This affair was reported in “THE TIMES” as follows:—</p> - -<blockquote> - -<p>9 30 p.m.—At dawn this morning a strong hostile raiding party -attacked our trenches in the neighbourhood of GUILLEMONT FARM, -south-east of Epehy [north-west of St. Quentin], and effected -an entry at certain points. Our troops counter-attacked across -the open, and after sharp fighting, in which we captured a few -prisoners, ejected the enemy.</p></blockquote> - -<p>Lieutenant Adamson received the M.C. for his excellent leadership—the -way he worked round the flanks of the hill was pretty to watch, and -Sergeants Hartley and Hogg also received the M.M. for their stout fight -with a few men against overwhelming odds.</p> - -<p>It fell to A Company to clear up the mess, and they took over the -sector that night; the men were dead beat, the front line blown to -bits, and lateral communication interrupted to such an extent that four -Officers were on duty simultaneously the whole night through.</p> - -<p>The following day was spent in making further clearance, and special -parties from Battalion Headquarters and Pioneers carried on through the -night.</p> - -<p>The raiders who went to CAT POST did not enter our trenches, but bombed -them from the parapet, doing some damage and causing a few casualties. -They then returned to their own lines.</p> - -<p>The enemy left two unwounded prisoners in our hands, two wounded -prisoners, and about ten dead were left in our trenches.</p> - -<p>Our casualties were:—Second Lieutenant J. A. Firth, killed; Second -Lieutenant F. Shippobottom, wounded, died of wounds in hospital; Second -Lieutenant R. Hornby, slightly wounded, remained at duty; 11 Other -Ranks killed, 21 Other Ranks wounded, 48 Other Ranks missing—many of -these being buried in the destruction of the trench.</p> - -<p>The following extracts from the War Diary refer to our share in the -CAMBRAI attack:—</p> - -<p>19th November. The work of reorganisation was completed, and the -repairing of the trenches went on. At 1 p.m. orders were received that -it was Y day, and the preparation for the attack to be made on Z day -started at once. Our artillery and trench mortars completed their wire -cutting programme. Enemy shelled our supports with 5.9’s and 4.2’s -during the day.</p> - -<p>D Company, who were holding CAT POST sector, were ordered to remain -there and to push posts into the GILLEMONT sector when the assaulting -troops moved forward.</p> - -<p>At 2 30 p.m. A Company sent 50 Other Ranks to the 164th Trench Mortar -Battery as carrying parties for guns moving forward, and 20 Other -Ranks to the 164th Machine Gun Company as carriers to their guns -moving forward. Between 11 p.m. and 12 midnight the remainder of A and -C Companies, who were holding the GILLEMONT sector, were relieved by -the 1/4th Royal Lancaster Regiment,<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_99" id="Page_99">[99]</a></span> who were to assault the GILLEMONT -defences of the enemy in the morning. On relief these Companies -proceeded to KEN LANE and were held in Battalion reserve.</p> - -<p>B Company, who were in support at DUNCAN and DOLEFUL posts, took up -dispositions as follows during the night:—</p> - -<blockquote> -<p class="hangingindent">One Platoon as permanent garrison FLEECEALL POST.</p> - -<p class="hangingindent">One Platoon as permanent garrison GRAFTON POST.</p> - -<p class="hangingindent">One Platoon as permanent garrison ISLAND TRAVERSE.</p> -</blockquote> - -<p>Owing to our losses in Lewis gun personnel, sustained in the raid on -the 18th, we were unable to carry out a programme of Lewis gun fire for -barrage purposes that had been allotted to us. This was taken over by -the 1/5th King’s Liverpool Regiment, with the assistance of two Lewis -gunners from the Platoon of B Company in FLEECEALL POST.</p> - -<p>The evening and night was very quiet; there was no enemy activity -whatever.</p> - -<p>Two Other Ranks to Field Ambulance sick.</p> - -<p>20th November. Z day. At 2 a.m. the Battalion was disposed as follows:—</p> - -<table summary="battalion" class="bitsmall"> - <tr> - <td class="cht4">Headquarters</td> - <td class="cht">KEN LANE.</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht4">D Company</td> - <td class="cht">CAT POST SECTOR.</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht4">B Company</td> - <td class="cht">Headquarters and one Platoon, FLEECEALL POST; one Platoon, GRAFTON POST; -one Platoon, ISLAND TRAVERSE.</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht4">A and C Companies</td> - <td class="cht">70 Other Ranks detached as carrying parties; remainder at KEN LANE, with one Platoon -organised to occupy DOLEFUL POST if required.</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht4">Aid Post</td> - <td class="cht">DUNCAN POST.</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht4" colspan="2">ZERO hour was at 6 20 a.m.</td> - </tr> -</table> - -<p>The duty allotted to us was permanently to hold the Brigade front and -on no account to move forward in support of the assaulting Battalions.</p> - -<p>The attack on GILLEMONT was at first successful, but by 1 p.m. all our -troops were driven back to our original front line. The attack on the -KNOLL was unsuccessful owing to the wire not having been cut.</p> - -<p>Our garrison in the original line stood fast all through.</p> - -<p>The enemy heavily shelled our front and support lines, especially -DUNCAN POST, throughout the day and succeeding night.</p> - -<p>Our casualties were:—One Other Rank killed, eight Other Ranks wounded, -three Other Ranks missing.</p> - -<p>At 8 p.m. the posts at FLEECEALL, GRAFTON, and ISLAND TRAVERSE were -relieved by the 1/8th King’s Liverpool Regiment and 2/5th Lancashire -Fusiliers, and on relief proceeded to DUNCAN POST. At midnight the -entire Company (B) was organised into a wiring party, and commenced -wiring in front of the GILLEMONT sector.</p> - -<p>The carrying parties attached to the Trench Mortars and Machine Guns -were returned to A Company at KEN LANE by 10 p.m., except one party of -20 Other<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_100" id="Page_100">[100]</a></span> Ranks which did not arrive till the 22nd. At 10 p.m. A and C -Companies commenced to relieve the 1/4th Royal Lancaster Regiment in -the GILLEMONT sector.</p> - -<p>Two Other Ranks to Field Ambulance sick.</p> - - -<p class="p1h">21st November. At 1 p.m. the relief of the 1/4th Royal Lancaster -Regiment was completed. The 1/4th Royal Lancaster Regiment proceeded -to KEN LANE and SART FARM. The day was quiet; the work of clearing -the trenches and reorganising was continued. At 2 p.m. one Platoon B -Company relieved a Company of the 1/5th King’s Liverpool Regiment in -DOLEFUL POST.</p> - - -<p class="p1h">22nd November. The day was abnormally quiet. Three daylight patrols -were sent out to discover any signs of an enemy retirement. Enemy -front line was found to be held in force. At 8 p.m. the Battalion -was relieved by the 1/7th King’s Liverpool Regiment, and on relief -proceeded to VAUCELLETTE Camp X 13 c, and came under command of the -B.G.C. 166th Infantry Brigade. C Company did not go to VAUCELLETTE, but -proceeded to billets in ST. EMILIE.</p> - -<p>The Battalion was present in billets at VAUCELLETTE Camp by 11 p.m.</p> - -<p>Three Other Ranks to Field Ambulance sick.</p> - - -<p class="p1h">The next few days were spent in repairing billets and replacing -equipment lost in the recent battle, and on the 28th we marched back to -billets at VILLERS FAUCON; Major Crump left the Battalion to take over -command of the 1/10th King’s Liverpool Regiment.</p> - -<p>On the 29th, after a Warning Order, which was afterwards cancelled, we -marched to VAUCELLETTE Camp, just behind the ruins of a farm of that -name. Apparently the Divisional Commander had noticed, while making a -tour of the forward area on the 28th, that the enemy was reconnoitring -with low-flying aircraft as well as registering targets with his -artillery, and knowing that movement behind the enemy’s lines was above -normal, he suspected an attack on our front, hence our move.</p> - -<p>In order to make clear the events that followed, which were by no means -clear to us at the time, it is necessary to quote in extenso from the -“History of the 55th Division”:—</p> - -<p>“The Division was at this time holding a front of 13,000 yards, -supported only by two Brigades of Field artillery!</p> - -<p>“This wide frontage could not of course be continuously held; it -consisted of Platoon posts, connected by travel trenches, and -distributed in depth so far as circumstances allowed. But with such a -wide front an effective distribution in depth was impossible with the -troops available. On the morning of the attack, the portion of the -line extending from BANTEAUX RAVINE to WOOD ROAD was held by the 1/5th -South Lancashires. South of them in the HONNECOURT sector were the -1/5th North Lancashire Regiment, and in the OSSUS sector the 1/10th -<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_101" id="Page_101">[101]</a></span>King’s Liverpool Regiment. The 1/5th King’s Own were in support. The -165th Infantry Brigade on the right was disposed as follows:—1/6th -King’s Liverpool Regiment from OSSUS WOOD to HEYTHROP POST; 1/5th -King’s Liverpool Regiment from GRAFTON POST to EGO POST; and 1/7th -King’s Liverpool Regiment southwards from this point to CAT POST and -NEW POST. The 1/9th King’s Liverpool Regiment were in support. The -164th Infantry Brigade were in Divisional reserve.</p> - - <div class="figcenter" id="i_b_100fp"> - <p class="p2 center p-left"><b>Map No. 5</b></p> - <p class="p0 center p-left"><b>The<br />VAUCELLETTE FARM AREA<br />Nov. 30th, 1917</b></p> - <img - class="p0" - src="images/i_b_100fp.jpg" - alt="" /> - </div> - -<p class="p2">“At seven o’clock on the morning of the 30th, in thick fog, a very -heavy bombardment broke out upon the whole Divisional front, and all -tracks and roads were heavily shelled. Almost simultaneously a message -was received at the Headquarters of the 166th Brigade in EPEHY, from -the 35th Brigade, which was on our immediate left, stating that the -1/5th South Lancashires were being heavily trench-mortared and that -the S.O.S. had gone up. Communication with this Battalion was at once -attempted, but without result, and save for a visual signal message -received at 7 43 a.m. stating, ‘We know nothing yet, O.K.,’ nothing -further was heard from the 1/5th SOUTH LANCASHIRES, nor did a man of -that Battalion return.</p> - -<p>“It was presently, however, to be made clear that the enemy had broken -through somewhere on the left of the 1/5th South Lancashires, and was -pushing forward in large numbers and with great rapidity on VILLERS -GUISLAIN. Between 7 38 a.m. and 7 45 a.m., Germans in considerable -force were seen on VILLERS RIDGE, and a few moments later large numbers -of British troops, not of our Division, were seen to be falling -back from the direction of GONNELIEU ... just north-west of VILLERS -GUISLAIN. Very shortly after eight o’clock enemy machine guns were -firing on our batteries from the high ground south of GAUCHE WOOD, and -enemy aeroplanes, flying as low as 100 feet, were subjecting VILLERS -GUISLAIN and the ground in its vicinity to heavy machine gun fire.</p> - -<p>“At 8 15 a.m. the enemy were seen to be advancing in strong force -southwards from the north of the cemetery—i.e., on the western side of -VILLERS GUISLAIN. The position of the village was precarious.</p> - -<p>“Meantime, as late as 7 57 a.m., the 1/5th North Lancashire Regiment -had reported: ‘No Infantry action,’ but at 8 15 a.m. a message was -received from the Liverpool Scottish on their right, stating that the -enemy was advancing from his trenches at OSSUS 2. A quarter of an hour -later an indistinct message from the 1/5th North Lancashire Regiment -was received at the Headquarters of the 166th Brigade, to the effect -that the enemy was through on the left—the line was then cut.</p> - -<p>“By 8 20 a.m. the enemy were reported to have penetrated our lines at -HOLT’S BANK, and a few moments after large bodies of the enemy were -seen in PIGEON QUARRY—north of the Liverpool Scottish and between -them and the 1/5th North Lancashire Regiment. Almost simultaneously -the enemy were reported to be coming over in extended order and in -large numbers, wave after wave, to EAGLE QUARRY, on the 165th Brigade -front, and also to be advancing<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_102" id="Page_102">[102]</a></span> on FLEECEALL POST on the south. By 9 -15 a.m. the enemy had penetrated the Divisional front from the BIRDCAGE -northwards for about 800 yards, and were even reported to have been -seen in GLOUCESTER ROAD. VILLERS GUISLAIN, turned from the north -and eventually surrounded, was reported at 9 30 a.m. to be in enemy -hands, and a little over half an hour later the enemy had succeeded in -progressing to within a few hundred yards of VAUCELLETTE FARM. He got -no further, for there he met the 1/4th Loyal North Lancashires.”</p> - -<p>All Press accounts are strangely silent about the work the Battalion -did at VAUCELLETTE FARM on the 30th November, 1917.</p> - -<p>The scene of the action was the col or ridge at the head of the valley -which runs along the northern edge of VILLERS GUISLAIN and up towards -the south-east (see map); this ridge commanded the railway for a -considerable distance, and by holding on to it we were able to keep the -Hun off CHAPEL HILL; had he occupied this feature and mounted machine -guns there, most of the area of open grass land between HEUDECOURT and -PEIZIERE would have been under direct fire, with obvious consequences, -whereas its retention by us kept this covered, and also covered the -flank of the Guards when they counter-attacked and drove the Boche back -out of GOUZEAUCOURT.</p> - -<p>The front had been very quiet and the possibility of trouble seemed to -most of us very remote, but all precautions were taken, and before we -turned in on the night of the 29th, Colonel Hindle’s orders as to the -issue of bombs, extra bandoliers, haversack rations, and filling of -water-bottles were carried out to the letter. At the same time Company -boxes, gramophones, etc., were with us, and we spent a cheery evening, -with little thought for the morrow.</p> - -<p>At dawn the next day heavy firing was heard to the north, but at -first we put this down to the aftermath of the CAMBRAI push and paid -little attention to it; by degrees it increased in violence, and the -Commanding Officer gave the order to stand-to, but carry on with -breakfasts, which were just ready—this was at 7 50 a.m. Soon after he -sent Lieutenant Fazackerley (Intelligence Officer) forward to find out -what was going on, and Lieutenant Johnson to 166th Brigade for orders, -our own Brigade Headquarters and three Battalions being still back at -HAMEL resting.</p> - -<p>About 8 30 a.m. information was brought by Lieutenant Fazackerley -that the enemy was advancing all along our immediate front, and the -Commanding Officer at once sent for Company Commanders at the double; -one of us, who knew him well, afterwards said it was the first time the -Commanding Officer had ever been in a hurry. In a few words he made -his dispositions: A Company to hold the left under Captain Houghton; -B Company, under Captain Buckmaster, the centre in front of the farm; -and D Company, under Captain Matthew, to the right at the head of the -LINNET VALLEY. By this time straggling remnants of the Division on our -left were to be seen crossing the railway; a few were collected and -taken forward by A Company.</p> - -<p>The Companies standing in readiness were at once led forward by their -Commanders, and took up positions as shown on the map, gaining the -crest at the<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_103" id="Page_103">[103]</a></span> moment when a party of Huns was in the act of crossing -the railway just south of CHAPEL CROSSING; A Company caught them before -they reached dead ground and wiped them out, while a Lewis gun mounted -on the railway and a Platoon beyond it secured the approach up the -valley. It is difficult to estimate the number of Huns shot down by -this Company alone in the first five minutes—the countryside was alive -with them, advancing in small patrols with light machine guns.</p> - -<p>The enemy had also stationed heavy machine guns in various buildings, -especially a Beet Factory to our front, and during the whole action our -troops were subjected to continuous and accurate traversing fire from -these, and to a certain amount of shelling.</p> - - -<p class="p1h">From this point our War Diary will speak for itself:—</p> - -<p>30th November, 7 40 a.m. “Stand-to” order received from 166th Infantry -Brigade. Intelligence Officer and scouts sent forward to reconnoitre.</p> - -<p>9 a.m. Our infantry and artillery observed retiring on our left in -the direction of HEUDECOURT. Artillery reported they had abandoned -guns in VILLERS GUISLAIN. Battalion Headquarters, under R.S.M., sent -forward to form line on north-east side of VAUCELLETTE FARM, where they -immediately came under machine gun fire from the enemy advancing from -VILLERS GUISLAIN.</p> - -<p>A Company were ordered up on their left, and had to fight hard to reach -their position; the enemy had already seized Chapel Crossing. All the -Officers of this Company eventually became casualties.</p> - -<p>B and D Companies were ordered to continue the line on the right of -Headquarters on the east side of VAUCELLETTE FARM. All Companies were -quickly in position; fire was opened, and the enemy ceased to advance -and took up a position on a line running from the BEET FACTORY to -CHAPEL CROSSING. At the time there were no troops in position on our -right or left flanks. This state of things prevailed until dusk, when -the Canadian Mounted Brigade arrived.</p> - -<p>11 a.m. Orders were received from the 166th Infantry Brigade to clear -enemy from VILLERS GUISLAIN. Battalion ordered to advance in extended -order to clear enemy from VILLERS HILL. This they proceeded to do, led -by Lieutenant-Colonel R. Hindle, D.S.O.</p> - -<p>The men were firing from the hip as they advanced, and the foremost -line of the enemy began to retire. The advance was successful until the -centre of the line reached a point about 200 yards from the crest of -the hill, when ammunition ran short. At this time fresh enemy troops -advanced over the hill in considerable strength.</p> - -<p>The Colonel was killed, and all three Company Commanders became -casualties. The Adjutant took command of the Battalion and ordered a -withdrawal to VAUCELLETTE FARM. This was carried out slowly, under -covering fire from the left flank.</p> - -<p>A defensive line was established on the east side of VAUCELLETTE FARM, -and the men commenced to dig themselves in with their entrenching -tools, under<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_104" id="Page_104">[104]</a></span> cover of Lewis gun fire. A supply of ammunition was -brought up by stretcher-bearers returning from the Aid Post.</p> - -<p>11 30 a.m. At this time Major Crump, who was reconnoitring under orders -from the G.O.C. (166th Infantry Brigade) established a post on the -EPEHY—VILLERS—GUISLAIN ROAD, consisting of one Vickers gun and team, -one Officer and 30 Other Ranks of various units. The gun in this post -did great execution amongst the enemy in LEITH WALK, and effectually -prevented him from advancing further.</p> - -<p>12 15 p.m. A composite Battalion of the 12th Division arrived as -reinforcements, one Company being sent to strengthen our garrison in -front of the farm, two Companies continued our line northwards, and one -Company was kept in the camp as local reserve. Touch was obtained on -the left with the 9th Essex Regiment.</p> - -<p>12 55 p.m. Major Crump having completed reconnaissance and reported to -166th Infantry Brigade, was ordered by the G.O.C. to assume command -of the Battalion and to take with him two Vickers guns and teams and -supply of ammunition for LONE TREE POST (EPEHY—VILLERS—GUISLAIN -ROAD). One gun was sent to right flank of the post to command the -LINNET VALLEY, the other to VAUCELLETTE FARM. Soon afterwards touch was -obtained with 1/4th Royal Lancaster Regiment on our right.</p> - -<p>1 30 p.m. C Company arrived as reinforcements and were sent into -the trench south of the farm, in front of the railway. After this -the consolidation of the line was carried on by the men with the -entrenching tool, only a few picks and shovels being available. This -was eventually remedied by the arrival of the Battalion mobile reserve -of S.A.A. and tools, so that, with the help of the composite Battalion -(12th Division), a fire trench was dug across the whole front of the -farm, and a considerable amount of wire put out soon after dark.</p> - -<p>5 p.m. The Canadian Cavalry Brigade, under Brigadier-General Seeley, -arrived at rear line of VAUCELLETTE Camp. One regiment dismounted -and reinforced our line. One Regiment dug a support line west of the -farm. C Company were relieved at 11 p.m. by the 1/8th King’s Liverpool -Regiment, and went into the line east of the farm to assist in the -consolidation of the position.</p> - -<table summary="casualties" class="bitsmall"> - <tr> - <td class="cht nowrap">Our casualties were:—</td> - <td class="cht">Killed: Lieutenant-Colonel R. Hindle, D.S.O.; Second Lieutenant J. H. Livesey.</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht"></td> - <td class="cht">Wounded and Missing (afterwards reported killed): Captain R. N. L. Buckmaster.</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht"></td> - <td class="cht">Wounded: Captain A. T. Houghton, M.C.; Captain F. K. Matthew, Second Lieutenant E. M. -Easterby, Second Lieutenant R. B. Wilkinson, Second Lieutenant P. Adamson, Second -Lieutenant F. G. Green, Second Lieutenant J. E. P. Nicholson.</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht"></td> - <td class="cht">Other Ranks: Killed 11, Wounded 84, Missing 15.</td> - </tr> - -</table> - -<p><span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_105" id="Page_105">[105]</a></span></p> - -<p>Writing to express his sympathy with Alderman R. Hindle, Chorley, -on the loss of his son, the late Lieutenant-Colonel Hindle, D.S.O., -Major-General H. S. Jeudwine said:—</p> - -<p>“Lieutenant-Colonel Hindle’s death was a great blow to all of us. To -his Battalion it seemed irreparable. His never-failing keenness, his -courage and determination, were of inestimable value, and had made his -Battalion one of the finest, if not the finest, in the Division. His -cheerfulness and modesty endeared him to everybody. His Battalion did -splendid work under his leadership in the attack in front of Ypres. -There he came safely through great dangers, though he never spared -himself.</p> - -<p>“The last action was quite unforeseen,” the letter continues. “When -the German attack appeared probable it fell to him and his Battalion -to occupy a position of great importance. I saw him on the day -preceding the attack and gave him orders which he carried out most -loyally, as I had the utmost confidence he would. He was killed almost -instantaneously at the head of his men, where he always was when there -was danger.... It will, I am sure, be some consolation to you to -know that the fine fight he made with his Battalion was the means of -definitely checking the German advance in that part of the field, and -of preventing their reaching a position which would have endangered -large forces.”</p> - - -<p class="p1h p-left">VAUCELLETTE CAMP.</p> - -<p>1st December. At 1 a.m. the Battalion was relieved by the composite -Battalion of the 12th Division, and on relief went into Brigade -reserve at the railway dugouts (W 23 b) 57 c S E. The day was spent in -reorganising the Battalion. At 11 p.m. the Battalion was relieved by -the King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry, and proceeded by route march -to billets at HAMEL, arriving at 3 a.m.</p> - -<p>Second Lieutenant J. Johnson wounded. One Other Rank to Field Ambulance -sick.</p> - -<p>Extract from a letter received by the G.O.C. 164th Infantry Brigade -from the G.O.C. 55th Division:—“I saw the Corps Commander to-day, and -he said that they (i.e., the 1/4th Loyal North Lancashire Regiment) had -saved the situation. He had seen the Commander-in-Chief, and he had -agreed.”</p> - -<hr class="chap" /> - -<div class="chapter"> - -<p><span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_106" id="Page_106">[106]</a></span></p></div> - -<h2 class="chap">CHAPTER IX.<br /> - -<span class="smaller">THE GIVENCHY PERIOD, 7th DECEMBER, 1917, to 3rd SEPTEMBER, 1918.</span></h2> - -<p>On the 6th December, 1917, the remnant of the Battalion marched back -from TINCOURT to Canvas Camp, FLANICOURT, arriving there at 12 30 p.m.</p> - -<p>The next day we spent in putting up more tents and cleaning up. Captain -Duggan, M.C., and Captain Hore, M.C., rejoined us from England and 22 -Other Ranks from the reinforcement camp.</p> - -<p>On the 8th we entrained at 10 a.m. and were taken to MAROEUIL, and -marched in pouring rain to billets at LATTRE ST. QUENTIN, arriving -there at 2 30 a.m., where we rested all the following day.</p> - -<p>On the 10th we marched to TINCQUES, and the following day to BRYAS.</p> - -<p>On the 11th we marched to HENCHIN, and the following day to DELETTE, -where 11 Other Ranks reported as reinforcements. Here we entered on a -long course of training.</p> - -<p>On the 22nd news came that Lieutenant-Colonel J. A. Crump had been -mentioned in despatches.</p> - -<p>On Christmas Day, after Church Parade, we had a splendid Battalion -Dinner in the local hall and a concert in the evening.</p> - -<p>Snow fell on the 26th and interfered with training.</p> - -<p>Our total casualties for the year 1917 are recorded in the War Diary as -follows:—</p> - -<table summary="casualties" class="bitsmall"> - <tr> - <td></td> - <td class="ctr">Killed</td> - <td class="ctr">Wounded</td> - <td class="ctr">Missing</td> - <td class="ctr">Wounded &<br /> Missing</td> - <td class="ctr">Gassed</td> - <td class="ctr">Died of <br />Wounds</td> - <td class="ctr">Sick to <br />F.A.</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td>Officers</td> - <td class="right2">14</td> - <td class="right2">31</td> - <td class="right2">2</td> - <td class="right2">2</td> - <td class="right2">0</td> - <td class="right2">1</td> - <td class="right2">19</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td>Other Ranks</td> - <td class="right2 u">137</td> - <td class="right2 u">627</td> - <td class="right2 u">159</td> - <td class="right2 u">0</td> - <td class="right2 u">11</td> - <td class="right2 u">1</td> - <td class="right2 u"> 520</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht3">Totals</td> - <td class="right2">151</td> - <td class="right2">658</td> - <td class="right2">161</td> - <td class="right2">2</td> - <td class="right2">11</td> - <td class="right2">2</td> - <td class="right2">539</td> - </tr> -</table> - - -<p class="p1h p-left">JANUARY, 1918.</p> - -<p>On New Year’s Day we found ourselves still at DELETTE, where we had -an excellent dinner. Congratulations were received from the King, the -Commander-in-Chief, the Army Commander, and the Divisional Commander. -The following days were spent in Company training and bathing. There -was a snowstorm on the 8th. There were good ranges here, and one of the -Companies was on the range every day.</p> - - <div class="figcenter" id="i_b_106fp"> - <img - class="p2" - src="images/i_b_106fp.jpg" - alt="" /> - <p class="p0 center p-left sm">W.O.s and N.C.O.s, DELETTES, 1918.</p> - </div> - -<p><span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_107" id="Page_107">[107]</a></span></p> - -<p class="p2">On the 14th the New Year’s Honours List came out. The Military -Cross for Captain Matthew; Captain Buckmaster, Corporal J. Collier, -Lance-Corporal J. Baker, and Private J. Maher being mentioned in -despatches. Second Lieutenant Ramsbottom joined us as a reinforcement.</p> - -<p>On the 19th the Brigade was inspected at COYAQUE by the Army Commander, -General Horne, who took the opportunity of welcoming the Brigade to his -Army. The following Officers joined for duty:—Captain T. D. Collett, -Second Lieutenants H. A. Latham, J. Dawson, W. Hughes, N. Smith, and T. -Stanley.</p> - -<p>On the 20th the award of a Bar to the Military Cross to Captain Pruden -and the Military Cross itself to Second Lieutenant H. Fazackerley were -announced.</p> - -<p>There were regular lectures during the period on a variety of subjects, -and many keen football matches were played.</p> - -<p>On the 25th another batch of Officers—Lieutenant G. B. Wardle and -Second Lieutenants O. R. Cooper, R. Hodgson, G. H. Frost, E. H. -Studdard, and L. O. Halliwell—joined us, followed, on the 30th, by -a draft from the 1/5th North Lancashires, consisting of:—Captains -R. W. B. Sparkes, M.C., and B. J. Phillips, Second Lieutenants J. S. -Hampson, T. H. Scott, W. E. Pasley, J. H. Friar, F. Greaves, A. James, -T. McLachlan, M.C., J. T. Taylor, and 163 Other Ranks.</p> - -<p>On the 31st the total strength of the Battalion was 56 Officers -(including the Medical Officer and the Padre) and 942 Other Ranks, -there being actually 43 Officers and 631 Other Ranks serving with the -Battalion.</p> - -<p>Two more Officers, Second Lieutenants Beresford and Horsfall, and two -Other Ranks arrived on the 2nd February, and Second Lieutenants Symes -and G. Haworth came on the 3rd, Second Lieutenant R. Smith on the 4th, -and Second Lieutenants G. Kirkby and H. Bailey on the 6th.</p> - -<p>We had never been so strong in numbers since the battle of FESTUBERT, -and the rest and daily training had improved our morale, so that when -we moved away from DELETTE on the 7th February we presented a very -different spectacle to the handful of survivors who had mustered after -the VAUCELLETTE FARM affair at the end of November, 1917.</p> - -<p>Esprit-de-corps is a wonderful thing, and has been noticed by many -people during the war. Officers and men rejoining their Companies after -perhaps two years’ absence would find awaiting them the same Company -they had left, although perhaps no Officer and only half-a-dozen men -remained of it, and though on this date the Commanding Officer was the -only Officer still present who had left England with the Battalion, and -there were probably not more than 20 of the originals with him, yet in -some indefinable way the Battalion was the same one. Not perhaps so -thoroughly grounded in some ways as it originally had been, but with -all the cumulative experience of three years of war governing its every -move.</p> - -<p>On the 7th February, escorted by the Divisional Band (which was -generally considered an ominous sign), we marched to ESTREE-BLANCHE, -and arrived there very wet about 12 noon. Six men were sent to Field -Ambulance sick.</p> - -<p>The following day we marched on to CANTRAINNE, arriving there at 3 -p.m.,<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_108" id="Page_108">[108]</a></span> again very wet, and on the 9th on to FONGUIERES, where all were -present and billeted by 1 p.m.</p> - -<p>Sunday was devoted to Church Parade and cleaning up, the strength of -the Battalion being recorded as 51 Officers and 708 Other Ranks. Second -Lieutenant P. Adamson, M.C., rejoined us here.</p> - -<p>The next three days were spent in training and preparations for the -trenches and reconnaissance of the forward area, in this case the LA -BASSEE CANAL sector.</p> - -<p>On the 14th we relieved the 1/8th Lancashire Fusiliers by daylight. -Companies marching via BETHUNE and the canal bank. Relief was completed -by 4 30 p.m.</p> - -<p>Here we found civilians living in the “village line,” and small shops! -Our dispositions were on a different principle to those which obtained -at YPRES, all Companies being in the front line, in the order, from -right to left—C, B, A, and D, each Company being disposed in depth. -C Company was on the south of the canal, the remainder on the north. -Battalion Headquarters was at KINGSCLEARE.</p> - -<p>Here we took up again the old trench routine, nightly patrols, working -on the trenches, and so forth.</p> - -<p>The position itself was a curious one. GIVENCHY, the scene of so much -desperate fighting in 1914, was a village completely destroyed, some -few remnants of walls and a mass of bricks, the remains of a large -church, being all that remained of a fair-sized village; it lay on the -western slopes of a small knoll, which formed the southern and western -extremity of the FROMELLES—AUBERS ridge. The opposing trenches had -been dug in 1914, so that the actual crest of the knoll was in No Man’s -Land, and the opposing trench lines were out of sight of one another.</p> - -<p>In the intervening years of warfare, GIVENCHY had been one of the most -active mining centres on the British front, with the result that by the -time the 55th Division took over, the front line on the crest of the -knoll consisted of a continuous line of craters 800 yards long.</p> - -<p>Both sides occupied the high tops of the craters, but the view was -practically limited by the top of the crater opposite. The position was -one of great importance—if the Germans gained possession of the whole -of GIVENCHY HILL they would command the whole of LA BASSEE CANAL from -where it passed through our lines to BETHUNE, as well as a large area -in close proximity to what remained to France of its great northern -coalfield.</p> - -<p>The country to the north of the spur was dead flat for miles, and the -roads were all overlooked from the crest of the hill. Every effort had -been made to strengthen the position by the construction of a series -of tunnels for shelter during bombardments, but the exits from these -were not of the best. A certain amount of cementing had also been done. -By April 9th the GIVENCHY—FESTUBERT area was a mass of apron fencing -stretching back in depth for several thousand yards.</p> - - <div class="figcenter" id="i_b_108fp"> - <p class="p2 center p-left"><b>Map No. 6</b></p> - <p class="p0 center p-left"><b>GIVENCHY AREA<br />April, 1918</b></p> - <img - class="p0" - src="images/i_b_108fp.jpg" - alt="" /> - </div> - -<p><span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_109" id="Page_109">[109]</a></span></p> - -<p class="p2">The dangers of this tunnel system and the difficulties of negotiating -the mass of wire in this area necessitated careful practice in the -action of the troops holding it. Posts were manned daily from the -tunnel system, this action being timed and every Officer, N.C.O., and -man thus learnt his way about the whole system of defence.</p> - -<p>The action of the Battalion in support was definitely laid down. No -counter-attack across the open was to be made on account of the number -of apron fences; in the event of the enemy penetrating at any point -into the line, further penetration was to be stopped by the supports, -and when the enemy was pocketed he was to be cut off by movement along -the trench system against his flanks and rear. All posts and strong -points were wired in all round, and had orders to fight to the last -even if surrounded. All this careful preparation bore fruit later, on -April 9th, which was, as a battle, a most remarkable example of the -value of taking the British soldier into your confidence and making him -understand <i>why</i> he was ordered to do something.</p> - -<p>On the 15th, seven Other Ranks joined us as reinforcements.</p> - -<p>On the 17th, at 3 15 a.m., a silent raiding party of enemy rushed -the crater post of D Company, under cover of smoke bombs. The enemy -were quickly ejected, and left two dead in our lines. Our casualties -were:—Second Lieutenant Westwood and two Other Ranks wounded, three -Other Ranks missing.</p> - -<p>The next day we hit back, sending a patrol into the enemy’s front line, -who searched it for 200 yards without finding anybody. The attempt was -repeated on the following day, and an enemy wiring party was rushed.</p> - -<p>On the 20th the 1/4th King’s Own relieved us by daylight, and we moved -into support, Headquarters and A, B, and C Companies being in the -village line and D Company in LE PREOL. The following days were quiet, -and we were busy repairing the defences. Seven men went sick.</p> - -<p>On the 25th we relieved the 2/5th Lancashire Fusiliers in the right -sector, by daylight, the dispositions being similar but Companies from -right to left being—D, B, C, and A. Our patrols found enemy machine -gun fire very active. Second Lieutenant W. H. F. Smith went to Field -Ambulance sick.</p> - -<p>The following day was quiet, and at night our patrols were very active -trying to get into the enemy’s lines to secure a prisoner. Ultimately -the enemy got so “windy” that they sent up their S.O.S., and their -barrage came down on our support lines. After 40 minutes’ retaliation -by our guns everything became normal. Second Lieutenant James-Alfred -was wounded. Thirty-two Other Ranks reinforcements joined us.</p> - -<p>The next day was quiet, but the night was lively, four patrols being -in No Man’s Land searching for enemy all night. From enemy machine gun -fire we had the misfortune to lose Second Lieutenant Adamson, M.C., who -was killed. Second Lieutenant Hulme was sent to Field Ambulance sick.</p> - -<p>On the 28th there was the usual amount of artillery activity during the -day. At 7 30 p.m. a raiding party, consisting of Second Lieutenants -Taylor and Cooper<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_110" id="Page_110">[110]</a></span> and 28 Other Ranks, raided an enemy machine gun post -but found it empty, and could not penetrate further owing to machine -gun fire.</p> - -<p>On March 21st the long-expected attack against the Allied front -commenced. The 5th Army, on the right of the 3rd Army, were driven -back, and the enemy almost reached AMIENS. In order to fill the hole -thus made, the 1st and 2nd Armies were denuded of reserves, and as -a direct result of this the 164th Brigade, which was in Divisional -reserve, was constantly being rushed up to points of concentration -at night in case the Boche attacked, and all ranks learnt thoroughly -to dislike the code word “Bustle.” On about April 1st, at the Corps -Headquarters, it was decided that the Division must risk all on the -line GIVENCHY—FESTUBERT, supporting Battalions of Brigades being close -up behind their battle line. The establishment of the main line of -defence on the line of FESTUBERT VILLAGE made the position of GIVENCHY -difficult, as the line of defence of the right Brigade holding the -position was 800 yards in front of the left Brigade.</p> - - -<p>THE BATTLE OF GIVENCHY.</p> - -<p>At about 7 a.m. on the 9th April, in thick fog which made observation -impossible, the enemy appears to have attacked the left brigade of -the 2nd Portuguese Division in strength and to have broken into their -trenches.</p> - -<p>Shortly after 7 a.m. an attack had developed on the right Brigade of -the 40th Division, and soon afterwards the attack opened on our front. -Map No. 7 is a copy of the German map which was captured by us in -the course of the battle, from which the German plan can be clearly -gathered.</p> - -<p>The 164th Infantry Brigade was holding GIVENCHY, with the 1/4th Royal -Lancaster Regiment on the right and the 1/4th North Lancashire Regiment -on the left, 2/5th Lancashire Fusiliers in support with three Companies -in the Village line (a continuation of the FESTUBERT line) and one -Company and Headquarters at GORRE, some distance back. On the left of -the 164th Infantry Brigade, the 165th Infantry Brigade held the Village -line (FESTUBERT) in strength; north of the 55th Division were the -Portuguese; the 166th Infantry Brigade was in Divisional reserve; south -of the canal the 1st Division held the line. The 164th Infantry Brigade -and the 165th Infantry Brigade were covered by the 276th and the 275th -Artillery Brigades, or rather groups.</p> - -<p>The amount of artillery available was not great for the frontage to be -covered. At 4 15 a.m. the enemy opened a heavy bombardment, reaching as -far back as GORRE; this was largely a gas bombardment, but all reports -showed that no mustard gas was being used, which was suspicious, as -previous experiences further south had shown that, when the enemy -really intended to attack, he did not use mustard gas for fear of -getting into it himself.</p> - -<p>At this time the front line Companies reported by wire that the -situation was normal, but that all ranks were standing to. The morning -was extremely foggy, the limit of vision being about 30 yards at the -best. About 5 a.m. the code word “Bustle” was received from Brigade, -and at 6 a.m. a very heavy bombardment <span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_111" id="Page_111">[111]</a></span>of our front line system -commenced—some of the heaviest shelling ever experienced by the -Battalion.</p> - - <div class="figcenter" id="i_b_110fp"> - <img - class="p2" - src="images/i_b_110fp.jpg" - alt="" /> - <p class="p0 center p-left sm">Map No. 7—Facsimile of German Map, -showing Plan of Attack, Captured April 9th, 1918</p> - </div> - -<p class="p2">The enemy’s procedure so far had been exactly the same as that used -against the 5th Army on March 21st. The shelling of the front line -system increased in intensity, many trench mortars being in action.</p> - -<p>At 8 45 a.m. the front line Companies reported that the enemy was -advancing, and the S.O.S. went up from the Companies and Battalion -Headquarters (SOUTHMOOR VILLA), though doubts were freely expressed -as to the rockets being seen on account of the thick fog, which was -accentuated by the smoke and dust of the bombardment; they were seen, -however, and the artillery and machine gun barrages opened promptly. -From this time onwards till midnight savage fighting went on in the -front line system.</p> - -<p>The German Divisional orders, captured during the course of the day, -showed that the 4th Ersatz Division, which had been made up to strength -and re-equipped, had been brought into the line for the purpose of -making this attack. This Division had been specially selected for this -attack, as it had for many months held the GIVENCHY—FESTUBERT front -and was supposed to know the ground well. It was strengthened with -storm-troops and heavy machine guns. The general plan was to attack the -GIVENCHY salient on the flanks, striking towards WINDY CORNER on the -north, and forwards and through SPOIL BANK to PONT FIXE on the south; -each of these attacks was to be carried out by one Regiment of three -Battalions, strengthened with storm-troops and heavy machine guns.</p> - -<p>On reaching the objectives WINDY CORNER and PONT FIXE, these two -attacks were to join hands, and thus cut off the main GIVENCHY position.</p> - -<p>No direct frontal attack was to be made across the craters, but machine -guns were to be mounted on the commanding crests which were to engage -the garrison while the encircling attacks were in progress.</p> - -<p>One Battalion of the northern attack had orders on gaining the position -WINDY CORNER-LE PLANTIN SOUTH to turn north along the FESTUBERT VILLAGE -line and clean up in co-operation with an attack by one Battalion of -the Reserve Regiment.</p> - -<p>As soon as these actions had been successful, a general advance was to -be made on GORRE.</p> - -<p>The attacking Boche had been carefully instructed that “the 55th -Division is a tired Division, only fit to hold a quiet section of the -line.” Before nightfall he found out his mistake. Owing to the thick -fog and the amount of wire, the fighting from the commencement of the -Boche attack until the afternoon consisted of isolated fights carried -on all over the area by small parties of Officers and men, but all -acting on a preconceived plan.</p> - -<p>The garrisons of the strong points located the enemy by means of -patrols, so that when the fog lifted at about 11 a.m. they instantly -opened heavy fire with rifles and machine guns.</p> - -<p><span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_112" id="Page_112">[112]</a></span></p> - -<p>The enemy succeeded in getting into one half of the concrete pill box -in CAVAN LANE, but the crew fought him through the gas curtain while -the machine gun continued its fire northwards with excellent results, -until a counter-attack, led by Captain Lonsdale, M.C., from BUNNY HUTCH -tunnel entrance, freed the crew.</p> - -<p>The enemy actually entered our lines at several places, notably -GIVENCHY KEEP, PICCADILLY TRENCH, WARE ROAD, MOAT FARM, BATTALION -HEADQUARTERS, HITCHEN ROAD, and WINDY CORNER, but he was very quickly -driven out, except at GIVENCHY KEEP, BATTALION HEADQUARTERS, and WINDY -CORNER; the situation at these three points was not really satisfactory -until after mid-day.</p> - -<p>The enemy’s northern attack failed to take any strong points covering -the north flank of the GIVENCHY salient; it did succeed in taking LE -PLANTIN SOUTH and in penetrating into WINDY CORNER, but was then held -up by the garrison and Battalion Headquarters details in HERTS REDOUBT -and SOUTHMOOR VILLA.</p> - -<p>The enemy looted the Divisional Canteen and established his Battalion -Headquarters there, thus being immediately in rear of the Battalion -sector. A counter-attack by the 165th Infantry Brigade re-took LE -PLANTIN SOUTH, and a local counter-attack organised by Battalion -Headquarters, restored the situation at WINDY CORNER, but not before -the enemy had captured our Aid Post and some 50 prisoners, including -the Padre, and had sent small patrols forward toward LONE FARM, who, -however, were destroyed by our advanced 18-pounders, which blew them to -pieces at close range, bits of Boche being scattered on the trees and -hedges in the vicinity.</p> - -<p>Ultimately the German Battalion Commander and 120 Boches were captured -in HITCHEN ROAD. These men were all found to be loaded with the -contents of our Divisional Canteen; needless to say, they were quickly -relieved of their loot.</p> - -<p>The Boche continued to press his troops forward into the angle between -GIVENCHY HILL and the LE PLANTIN—FESTUBERT LINE, suffering very -severe losses from our heavy and continuous fire on his flanks; in -many instances his own machine guns, manned by our Lewis gunners, were -turned against him with excellent results. He could get no further and -was completely disorganised by the fog and wire, and the situation on -this flank became stabilised for the moment. The 1/4th King’s Own, who -were holding the right sector of the Brigade front, had suffered very -heavy losses from the preliminary bombardment, owing to the lack of -shell-proof cover, the trench system having been practically destroyed.</p> - -<p>The enemy, advancing over the flat between the southern crater and the -canal, overran the main line of defence, but failed to take the most -advanced sap, “Death or Glory,” situated on the bank of the canal. -The garrison of this sap, consisting of one Platoon, about 18 strong -(of the 1/4th King’s Own), maintained a heavy enfilade fire on the -advancing enemy, causing him very heavy casualties. Though cut off for -five hours, this garrison most gallantly<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_113" id="Page_113">[113]</a></span> held its position, and later -in the day sallying forth, captured a machine gun and crew.</p> - -<p>Despite the losses incurred from “Death or Glory” sap, the Boche -pushed on and captured ORCHARD KEEP, the garrison of which had been -destroyed by shell fire, and penetrated into GUNNERS’ SIDING, at its -junction with the main communication trench, ORCHARD ROAD. He, however, -failed to take either MARIE KEEP to the north or SPOIL BANK KEEP to -the south. His further progress beyond GUNNERS’ SIDING was checked by -supports pushed up by the 2/5th Lancashire Fusiliers. His endeavours -to push north of GUNNERS’ SIDING were checked by the few men of the -garrison and the anti-tank 18-pounder gun in the trench. This gun, -though damaged by shell fire to such an extent that the breach had to -be opened with a pick, fired no fewer than 150 rounds at a range of 200 -yards at the enemy. Time after time the enemy tried to rush it across -the open or along the trench, but were beaten off by the infantry -covering the gun.</p> - -<p>At about 10 45 a.m. the situation had stabilised on the front of our -Brigade, and was as follows:—</p> - -<p>A large number of the enemy were in the low ground in the angle -between the north face of the GIVENCHY salient and the LE PLANTIN -SOUTH-FESTUBERT line. Another large force were on the flat plateau -between MARIE KEEP, GUNNERS’ SIDING, SPOIL BANK KEEP, and DEATH -AND GLORY SAP. In other words, the enemy were divided into two, -and contained in two deep pockets. At 11 a.m. the fog cleared, and -there was a very marked increase in the rifle and machine gun fire, -as all along the front small parties of troops, acting on their own -initiative, began at once to attack the nearest Boche in flank and -rear, forcing him to maintain his position in the pockets.</p> - -<p>Orders were then issued to push every available man up to close the -mouths of the two pockets. The forces available were divided into two -parties, the northern of which was to seize GRENADIER ROAD, thereby -closing the mouth of the northern pocket and cutting off all the enemy -in it.</p> - -<p>This force acted with great vigour, and not only gained GRENADIER -ROAD, but also re-took the commanding saps on the northern craters, -giving valuable observation over the flat ground to the north and the -approaches to the Portuguese front.</p> - -<p>The southern force (“King’s Own” and Lancashire Fusiliers) was -ordered to move up CHEYNE WALK, regain the front line, and then move -northwards, closing the mouth of the southern pocket.</p> - -<p>This force succeeded in freeing DEATH AND GLORY SAP and regaining the -main line of defence, but could not regain its crater posts owing to -the complete destruction of the trenches leading to them.</p> - -<p>These movements commenced at 11 30 a.m., and were covered by a -concentrated barrage fire by our artillery on CANAL RESERVE, in which -the enemy were believed to have their reserves massed. During the -progress of the operations no enemy supports came up, and direct -evidence is now available that this was due to the artillery barrage.</p> - -<p><span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_114" id="Page_114">[114]</a></span></p> - -<p>It will be remembered that early in the morning about 50 Officers -and men were captured by the enemy round the First Aid Post at WINDY -CORNER, among them being the Rev. L. N. Forse, Chaplain to the 4th -Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. This Officer was many weeks in -Germany, and on his return to the Brigade on release stated that he -and ten other prisoners were taken off by the Boche to one of the -trenches north of the craters. The ground in this area was covered with -enemy dead, and our rifle and machine gun fire was very heavy. Later -the party were moved southwards behind the craters, making for CANAL -RESERVE trench. At about 11 30 a.m. the party were thirty yards or so -from the trench, which was packed with about 500 enemy massed three -deep. Our barrage opened and fell right in the trench, doing tremendous -execution, unfortunately knocking out 23 of the Chaplain’s party. After -half an hour the barrage ceased, and the remnants of the party made for -the trench, but found it quite impossible to move along it owing to -the Boche dead in it. The massed enemy reserves appeared to have been -completely destroyed by our artillery fire.</p> - -<p>The mouths of the pockets being closed and the enemy surrounded, it was -only a matter of time before he was forced to surrender in groups.</p> - -<p>There were many acts of bravery on the part of individual Officers and -men, and many honours were won.</p> - -<p>The outstanding features of the action were: (<i>a</i>) absolute -preparedness for action, (<i>b</i>) the sending out of scouts to locate -the enemy, (<i>c</i>) the prompt initiative shown by all ranks, which was -responsible for the breaking up of the enemy’s attack and his complete -defeat.</p> - -<p>By 3 45 p.m. we had regained the whole of our defensive system, with -the exception of the saps on the southern craters. As soon as darkness -came on, an attack was organised by the Royal Lancaster Regiment to -recover the crater saps in their area. This was very successful, a -large number of prisoners being taken.</p> - -<p>At 2 45 a.m. on April 10th, the Brigadier was able to inform the -Division that the Brigade held its line intact, including the forward -saps, as it had been held on April 8th.</p> - -<p>During the afternoon of April 9th two Companies of the South Lancashire -Regiment came up, one being allotted to each Battalion in the line. The -Company allotted to the 4th Loyal North Lancashire Regiment was posted -in GRENADIER ROAD, with one Platoon at LE PLANTIN SOUTH, and they did -yeoman service in relieving our tired men.</p> - -<p>Throughout April 9th the action of our artillery had been admirable. -Two 18-pounder batteries of the 11th Division which could fire on -our front were handed over to the Brigade, and two heavy batteries -belonging to the Corps placed themselves under the orders of the -Brigade.</p> - -<p>As soon as darkness permitted, all guns north of the canal were -withdrawn south of the canal, and the guns came out of their -emplacements and took up positions in the open.</p> - -<p>The 165th Infantry Brigade had maintained its main line intact, but -had<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_115" id="Page_115">[115]</a></span> given up its advanced posts. No touch could be obtained with the -Portuguese on the left, and early in the morning of April 10th the -enemy were pushing through clear of and north of the 165th Infantry -Brigade.</p> - -<p>The 165th threw back its left flank at right angles, the defensive -flank being continued by all units of the Division.</p> - -<p>After 4 p.m. the rest of the day was spent in reorganising the posts -and mopping up the few remaining enemy left in the sector. Our -communication trenches were continuously shelled. At about 4 p.m. B -Company, 1/5th South Lancashires, came up as reinforcements and manned -our left flank from NEW CUT to WINDY CORNER.</p> - -<p>Our casualties were:—</p> - -<table summary="casualties" class="bitsmall"> - <tr> - <td class="cht nowrap">OFFICERS—</td> - <td class="cht">Killed: Second Lieutenant L. Brooke, M.C.</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht"></td> - <td class="cht">Wounded: Second Lieutenant R. E. Horsfall, G. C. Horner, - C. Haworth, and P. B. Beresford.</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht"></td> - <td class="cht">Missing: Chaplain L. N. Forse (prisoner of war) and - Lieutenant W. H. Jenkins, Medical Officer.</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht" colspan="2">OTHER RANKS—Killed 43, Wounded 100, Missing 50.</td> - <td class="cht"></td> - </tr> - -</table> - -<p>No further attacks were made on our front.</p> - -<p>On the 10th, although enemy guns and aeroplanes were very active, an -attempt was made to clear out the trenches and bury the dead.</p> - -<p>Captain A. A. Turner, R.A.M.C., reported for duty as Medical Officer.</p> - -<p>Captain Collett was wounded on the 11th by enemy shelling, which was -heavy, especially on Headquarters in the afternoon and a barrage on our -lines at 6 p.m.</p> - -<p>Second Lieutenant Vincent, M.C., was wounded by artillery fire on the -12th.</p> - -<p>During the 10th and subsequent days, the artillery with the 164th -Infantry Brigade played a big role in breaking up many enemy -concentrations against the thrown-back flank. The enemy was unable to -move his men forward without coming under the observation, and very -often the close fire of, our northern posts and flanks.</p> - -<p>Thus ended a highly-successful action, in which the Battalion played an -important part. Had the day gone against the Division, the Allies might -have had to abandon the Pas de Calais. A glance at the map will show -the seriousness of such a step.</p> - -<p>The Brigade continued, despite heavy artillery bombardment, to hold the -line until the Division was relieved by the 1st Division.</p> - -<p>During the action of the 9th of April, and the night of the 9th and -10th, the following casualties were incurred by the Brigade:—Killed, -wounded, and missing: 35 Officers, 659 Other Ranks.</p> - -<p>The enemy lost about 600 killed in our lines and NO MAN’S LAND. No -estimate can, however, be made of his casualties in his own lines, -but, judging from the reports of returned prisoners of war, these were -exceptionally heavy.</p> - -<p>The following captures were made:—Prisoners: 641, including many -Officers and two Battalion Commanders; 100 light and heavy machine -guns, and one Regimental<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_116" id="Page_116">[116]</a></span> Band. In addition, on April 11th, an Austrian -artillery Officer was killed on the Red Dragon Crater, and the -identifications obtained from him were the first direct evidence of the -presence of Austrians on the Western Front. A very fine range-finding -instrument was captured at the same time. This instrument was presented -by the Battalion to the West Lancashire Field Artillery.</p> - - <div class="figcenter" id="i_b_116"> - <img - class="p2" - src="images/i_b_116.jpg" - alt="" /> - <p class="p0 center p-left sm">The Remnant of GIVENCHY KEEP, 1920.</p> - </div> - -<p class="p2">On the 13th the communication trenches were practically cleared of -blocks. The keeps were heavily shelled in the afternoon. Fourteen men -arrived from the reinforcement camp.</p> - -<p>On the 14th enemy artillery was still very active, and all preparations -were made to meet further attacks.</p> - -<p>On the 15th the enemy annoyed us by persistent harassing fire -throughout the day.</p> - -<p>Second Lieutenant Westwood was killed and one Other Rank wounded.</p> - -<p>The new Padre, Captain R. R. Schofield, arrived.</p> - -<p><span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_117" id="Page_117">[117]</a></span></p> - -<p>On the 16th, amidst active enemy artillery fire, the 1st Black Watch -relieved us, the relief being completed with three casualties. We -marched back to BEUVRY, where we em-’bussed and were taken to LOZINGHAM.</p> - -<p>Captain Hore, M.C., went to England sick, and Second Lieutenant E. M. -Studdart to Field Ambulance.</p> - -<p>127 Other Ranks arrived from reinforcement camp.</p> - -<p>The Battalion was not billeted until 4 a.m.</p> - -<p>The next few days were spent in reorganising and training. Captain -Carmichael and Second Lieutenants Greaves and Taylor and five Other -Ranks going sick.</p> - -<p>On the 22nd we went en masse to the Divisional Theatre.</p> - -<p>On the 23rd we em-’bussed at 7 a.m. for VAUDRICOURT, where we arrived -at 9 30 a.m.</p> - -<p>An advance party was sent to take over the Support Battalion area of -the GIVENCHY sector. A “B team” of seven Officers and 110 Other Ranks -went to VURBURE. We em-’bussed again at 8 p.m. and went to ARMEGUIN, -whence we marched to relieve the 1st Northamptons in support.</p> - -<p>C Company were at WINDY CORNER and D Company at PONT FIXE, A, B, and -Headquarters being on the canal bank. We had one man killed and one man -wounded.</p> - -<p>The next day on the whole was quiet. There was some shelling at WINDY -CORNER with 4.2’s One Other Rank was killed.</p> - -<p>The 25th was quiet up to 9 p.m., when a heavy barrage was placed on our -support lines. The whole Battalion was on working parties by night. Our -support lines were again bombarded at 2 20 p.m. on the 26th.</p> - -<p>Platoons were detached and sent to the Lancashire Fusiliers and the -King’s Own in case of need, and A Company remained in the VILLAGE LINE -all night.</p> - -<p>Eight Other Ranks were wounded on this and the following day.</p> - -<hr class="tb" /> - -<p>The following are extracts from various telegrams, letters, and Press -cuttings referring to the Battle of GIVENCHY:—</p> - - -<h3>(SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTARY DESPATCH.)<br /> - -<span class="smaller">THE 55th DIVISION AT GIVENCHY.</span></h3> - -<p class="r1 signature2">Headquarters, France, Monday, 1 15 p.m.</p> - -<p>On the morning of the German attack on April 9th, 1918, the 55th (West -Lancashire) Division (Territorial) was holding a front of about 6,000 -yards, extending from the LA BASSEE CANAL to just south of RICHEBOURG -L’AVOUE, where its line joined that held by the Portuguese. The enemy’s -attack on the southern portion of this front was delivered by all three -Regiments of the 4th Ersatz Division, which was well up to strength. -A captured Divisional Order issued by the General Staff of this -German Division, and dated April 6th, 1918, shows that its objectives -were “the ground and the British position in the triangle<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_118" id="Page_118">[118]</a></span> formed by -GIVENCHY—FESTUBERT—GORRE.” The following passages from this captured -order are of special interest:—</p> - -<blockquote> - -<p>In our attack our three Regiments will be opposed by at most -six Companies in front and at most two Reserve Battalions in -FESTUBERT and GIVENCHY. One Battalion in Divisional Reserve is -south of the LA BASSEE CANAL in LE PREOL. It will be prevented -by our powerful artillery fire from taking part in the fight -for FESTUBERT and GIVENCHY. The troops are elements of the -English 55th Division, which, after being engaged on the -SOMME, has suffered heavy losses in FLANDERS and at CAMBRAI, -and was described by prisoners in March, 1918, as a Division -fit to hold a quiet sector, that is below the average quality.</p></blockquote> - -<p>The order containing the passages quoted above was distributed among -all Officers and Under-Officers of the 4th Ersatz Division down to -Platoon Commanders, presumably with a view to encouraging the troops -prior to their attack, and in the belief that the opposition met with -would not be very serious. If this was his expectation the enemy was -most signally disappointed.</p> - -<p>Throughout the early part of the morning of April 9th, the 55th -Division beat off all attacks on its forward zone, and maintained its -line intact. Later, when the German infantry had broken through the -Portuguese positions on its left, the Division formed a defensive flank -facing north-east on the line GIVENCHY—FESTUBERT to the neighbourhood -of LE TOURET. This line it maintained practically unchanged until -relief, through six days of almost continual fighting, in the course of -which it beat off repeated German attacks with the heaviest losses to -the enemy, and took nearly 1,000 prisoners.</p> - -<p>At one time, on the first day of his attack, the enemy’s troops -forced their way into GIVENCHY and FESTUBERT. Both villages were -shortly afterwards regained by the 55th Division as the result of a -highly-successful counter-attack, in which several hundred Germans -were captured. All further attempts on the part of the enemy to carry -these positions broke down before the resolute defence of the 55th -Division. Though he succeeded on April 11th in entering a post north -of FESTUBERT, he was thrown out again by a counter-attack, and on the -night of April 12th the 55th Division improved its position in this -neighbourhood, capturing a German post and taking several prisoners.</p> - -<p>Next day, during the afternoon, the enemy heavily bombarded the whole -front held by the Division between GORRE and the LAWE CANAL, and -subsequently attacked in strength. He was once more repulsed with heavy -loss by the most gallant and successful defence of a Division which he -had been pleased to describe as consisting of second-class troops.</p> - - -<h3>TELEGRAMS RECEIVED.</h3> - -<p class="p-left">From Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig, K.T., G.C.B., G.C.V.O., -K.C.I.E., April 10th, 1918:—</p> - -<p>“Please convey to General Jeudwine and to all Officers and men of the -55th Division my congratulations on their splendid fighting yesterday, -especially at FESTUBERT and GIVENCHY.”</p> - - -<p class="p1h p-left">From General Sir H. Plumer, G.C.B., G.C.M.G., G.C.V.O., -Commanding 2nd Army, April 9th, 1918:—</p> - -<p>“Many congratulations on your success at GIVENCHY from the 2nd Army.”</p> - -<p><span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_119" id="Page_119">[119]</a></span></p> - - -<p class="p1h p-left">From Lieutenant-General Sir H. S. Horne, K.C.B., K.C.M.G., -Commanding 1st Army, April 9th, 1918:—</p> - -<p>“Sincere congratulations to you and all ranks of the 55th Division on -your splendid defence to-day.”</p> - - -<p class="p1h p-left">From Lieutenant-General Sir R. Haking, K.C.B., K.C.M.G., -Commanding XI. Corps, April 10th, 1918:—</p> - -<p>“I wish to thank you, your Brigade, Battalion, and Company Commanders, -for the splendid manner in which you have repelled the enemy’s attack -along your whole front and formed a very wide flank on your left when -the Division there was driven back.</p> - -<p>“The fine offensive spirit displayed by Officers and men on this -occasion reflects the highest credit upon the whole Division. Although -heavily attacked along your whole front and your left flank turned, you -have been successful in maintaining your original line and even gaining -some ground and capturing over 700 prisoners.</p> - -<p>“The co-operation of the Artillery, Engineers, and Pioneer Battalion -was excellent throughout, and it will be a great pleasure to me to -report the matter to the Army Commander.”</p> - - -<p class="p1h p-left">From the Earl of Derby, K.G., Secretary of State for War, -April 10th, 1918:—</p> - -<p>“Well done, 55th! You have done splendidly, as you always do.”</p> - - -<p class="p1h p-left">From the XI. Corps, April 11th, 1918:—</p> - -<p>“The Corps Commander wishes his congratulations conveyed to all ranks -of the 55th Division on again beating off German attacks.”</p> - - -<p class="p1h p-left">From G.O.C. 1st Division, April 11th, 1918:—</p> - -<p>“On behalf of the 1st Division I wish to convey to you and all ranks of -the 55th Division our admiration of your stout fight at GIVENCHY and -FESTUBERT.”</p> - - -<p class="p1h p-left">From the 42nd Division, April 20th, 1918:—</p> - -<p>“All ranks of the 42nd East Lancashire Division most heartily -congratulate the 55th West Lancashire Division on their magnificent -defence of GIVENCHY. They are glad to be able to think that the work -and plans commenced by them stood their Lancashire brothers in good -stead.”</p> - - -<p class="p1h p-left">From the 51st Division, April 10th, 1918:—</p> - -<p>“Heartiest congratulations from all ranks 51st (Highland) Division on -the fine victory won by you yesterday.”</p> - - -<p class="p1h p-left">From the 57th Division:—</p> - -<p>“All ranks 57th Division congratulate 55th Division on their fine -fight.”</p> - - -<p class="p1h p-left">From the Mayor of Preston, April 13th, 1918:—</p> - -<p>“I have heard with greatest admiration of the splendid work of the -Officers and men of your Division. We are very proud of them.”</p> - - -<h3>EXTRACTS FROM NEWSPAPERS.</h3> - -<p class="p-left">“The Times,” April 11th, 1918:—</p> - -<p class="center p-left">55th DIVISION’S FINE FIGHTING.</p> - -<p class="center p-left">(From our Special Correspondent.)</p> - -<p>“The breach made by the Portuguese retirement threw an enormous strain -on the British 55th Division on the extreme right, which held the -positions about GIVENCHY. The Lancashire men threw back their left to -make a flank on that<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_120" id="Page_120">[120]</a></span> side, and then began the defence of GIVENCHY, -which will be remembered as one of the brilliant incidents of this -war. The ground here was of some importance, as being almost the only -exception to the general flatness of the battle area. Three times, -it is said, at least, the German masses succeeded in breaking a way -into GIVENCHY, once during the course of the day, and twice during the -evening and night, only to be thrown out again by the most dashing -counter-attacks. This morning GIVENCHY and all our original line -remained in our hands, and I believe it still remains, and, out of the -prisoners taken, over 700 were captured by the Lancashire men.”</p> - -<p>[Note.—Of these, 560 were taken by the 1/4th North Lancashire -Regiment.]</p> - - -<p class="p1h p-left">“The Times,” April 12th, 1918:—</p> - -<p>“The section of attack was delivered in great strength, some eleven -or twelve Divisions being used on not more than 17,000 yards, and the -weight of the impact drove back the Portuguese front at the centre. It -was the magnificent stand of the 55th Lancashire Division at GIVENCHY -which prevented what might have been a rather serious disaster. Of the -behaviour of our men in this fighting round GIVENCHY nothing could be -said in too high praise. This morning the Germans were still attacking -here, and in vain.”</p> - - -<p class="p1h p-left">“Daily Mail,” April 15th, 1918:—</p> - -<p>“For the work of such Divisions as the 9th, 51st, and 55th no praise -can be too high, no words of laudation extravagant. With their backs to -the wall they have shown that they are capable of reaching new heights -of heroism, as great as any the glorious past has known.”</p> - - -<p class="p1h p-left">“Daily Mail,” April 16th, 1918:—</p> - -<p>“They have fought with a gallantry and endurance worthy of their race, -and the heroism of the 55th (Lancashire Territorial) Division is -worthily celebrated by Sir Douglas Haig in a special despatch. Their -country may indeed be proud of these men who are so lavishly giving -their blood on her behalf, and she will follow their efforts with her -love and prayers.”</p> - - -<p class="p1h p-left">“Le Petit Parisien,” April 12th, 1918:—</p> - -<p>“At the beginning of the attack, after the Portuguese had been forced -back, the plan of the German High Command was checked thanks to -the indomitable resistance which was offered by the British right -flank. There the enemy found established a Lancashire Division—the -55th—which will certainly be mentioned in the communique. It is the -least that can be done for this Division. For ten hours three German -Divisions tried in vain to dislodge it.”</p> - - -<p class="p1h p-left">“Le Matin,” April 13th, 1918:—</p> - -<p>“It was there that the 55th Division—as I have already told you—held -on and triumphed. I wanted to see with my own eyes some of these -bravest of the brave. But before seeing them I had already seen their -prisoners....</p> - -<blockquote> - -<p>“‘One should be almost proud to have been beaten by such men,’ -said one prisoner who belonged to the German nobility.</p></blockquote> - -<p>“An Officer of the highest rank said to them (the 55th):</p> - -<blockquote> - -<p>“‘You have accomplished one of the finest -feats-of-arms—perhaps the finest of the whole war.’</p></blockquote> - -<p>“It is true. They had fought to the limit of the impossible.”</p> - -<p><span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_121" id="Page_121">[121]</a></span></p> - -<p>On the 28th we moved into the right sector and relieved the 1/4th -King’s Own—A Company to MAIRIE REDOUBT, B Company to DEATH OR -GLORY SAP, C and D to GUNNERS’ SIDING. The sap had been heavily -trench-mortared before we took over, and parts of it were blown in. One -Other Rank was killed and four wounded. The award of the French Croix -de Guerre to Sergeant J. Cookson was announced.</p> - -<p>On the 29th, DEATH OR GLORY SAP was heavily “minnied.” Two Other Ranks -were killed and three wounded. On the 30th, there was some heavy -shelling, though only one man was wounded, but we lost one man killed -and one wounded from minenwerfer the following day. On the 2nd we were -relieved by the 1/5th King’s Liverpool Regiment, 12 men being wounded -in the course of the day, and went back to rest.</p> - -<p>This rest was thoroughly enjoyed by the whole Battalion, being the -first real rest since the battle of GIVENCHY. The billets were good, -and the canteen well stocked.</p> - -<p>On the 8th, we moved back to the line, Major Duggan, M.C., being in -command, and relieved the 1/7th King’s Liverpool Regiment in the right -sector.</p> - -<p>Wiring and working under difficult conditions continued until the 12th, -three men being killed and eight wounded, two missing, and seven sick -during the tour. We were relieved on the night of the 12th by the 2/5th -Lancashire Fusiliers, and moved back to support.</p> - -<p>On the 14th, A Company carried out an operation against the enemy’s -front line post in WILLOW DRAIN, penetrating his line at one point -and establishing a block which they held till about 10 30 p.m., being -then obliged to withdraw by strong counter-attack. The front and -support lines were heavily bombarded from 6 15 p.m. till about 11 p.m., -harassing fire being kept up until 2 a.m.</p> - -<p>The raiding party sustained heavy casualties. Going across No Man’s -Land—a mass of shell holes—Second Lieutenant Ibbotson was wounded and -then killed by a shell; Second Lieutenant Milne was killed by a bomb -while passing through the enemy wire; and Second Lieutenant Cooper was -wounded by a bullet in the throat, causing the loss of his voice, but -gallantly went on writing his orders in his pocket book and carrying -on until killed by a second bullet<a name="FNanchor_J_10" id="FNanchor_J_10"></a><a href="#Footnote_J_10" class="fnanchor">[J]</a>. There is no record of the other -casualties, but they numbered about 50.</p> - -<p>This raid was supported by a creeping barrage, the ground in the -neighbourhood being blanketed throughout by artillery and Stokes’ -mortars.</p> - -<p>On the 17th we relieved the 1/4th King’s Own in the left GIVENCHY -sector, A Company at PLANTAIN SOUTH, B Company left front Company,<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_122" id="Page_122">[122]</a></span> C -Company right front Company, D Company holding the KEEPS. Four Other -Ranks were killed and Second Lieutenant Chapman and 19 Other Ranks -wounded during the tour, which came to an end on the 20th, when the -1/6th King’s Liverpool Regiment relieved us at 2 10 a.m.</p> - -<p>The Battalion then moved back to rest billets.</p> - -<p>The period now under review was known as the “bustle” period, as that -was the code word on receipt of which all kinds of moves were to take -place which cannot here be detailed.</p> - -<p>In our rest billets at VAUDRICOURT we went through the usual training -and bathing routine until the 26th, when we relieved the 1/7th King’s -Liverpool Regiment in the GIVENCHY left sector. During the rest Second -Lieutenant Hampson was killed and four men wounded.</p> - -<p>At this time a stringent order was issued that anyone damaging crops -was to be court-martialled (rather a contrast to the same period in the -previous year, when the fields which formed our training grounds being -covered with young corn, we had been ordered to disregard the crops -entirely. Obeying this order went literally against the grain!).</p> - -<p>On the 25th May the following honours were announced:—</p> - -<p>Bar to Military Medal:—Corporal Pendlebury, M.M., and Lance-Corporal -P. Wyre, M.M.</p> - -<p>Military Medal:—Sergeants R. Parkinson and A. Lowe, Corporal J. -Gradwell, Privates A. Hommans, G. Rotherham, T. Marsh, W. Goodram, J. -Meadows, R. Williams, F. Lloyd, J. Read, L. Cunliffe, and T. Farnworth.</p> - -<p>We had five men wounded on the 27th.</p> - -<p>On the 28th, described in the War Diary as “a quiet day,” a small party -of the enemy entered one of our posts in PICCADILLY at 12 30 a.m. It -was immediately bombed out without casualties to us. The attempt was -repeated the following day, but frustrated by our Lewis gunners and -rifle grenadiers. Thirteen men were wounded in the next three days.</p> - -<p>On the 1st June, the enemy bombarded us heavily with mustard gas shells -and shrapnel for two hours, killing Second Lieutenant Greaves and -wounding Captain Lonsdale and 10 Other Ranks.</p> - -<p>On the 2nd, also described as “a quiet day,” six Other Ranks were -killed and Second Lieutenant Dawson and 23 Other Ranks were wounded, -and on the following day two killed and 15 wounded. The Battalion was -relieved in the evening by the 1/4th King’s Own, when we went back to -support. Working parties occupied us for the next few days, three men -being killed, one missing, and five wounded during the period.</p> - -<p>On the 8th, on relief by the 1/6th King’s Liverpool Regiment, we moved -back to rest billets at VAUDRICOURT.</p> - -<p>The following appeared in the King’s Birthday Honour List:—</p> - -<p>Mentioned in Despatches:—Lieutenant-Colonel J. A. Crump, Privates R. -Worden and J. Bates.</p> - -<p><span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_123" id="Page_123">[123]</a></span></p> - -<p>Distinguished Service Order:—Lieutenant-Colonel J. A. Crump.</p> - -<p>Bars to Military Cross:—Major Duggan, M.C., Captain Lonsdale, M.C., -Second Lieutenant H. Fazackerley, M.C.</p> - -<p>Military Cross:—Captain D. Carmichael, Lieutenant A. Bardsley, Second -Lieutenants H. Bailey and C. Milne.</p> - -<p>Distinguished Conduct Medal:—Company Sergeant-Major Ireland, Sergeants -J. Miller, M.M., and A. Atkinson, Privates F. Reddish, J. Livesey, and -T. Parkes, M.M.</p> - -<p>Companies were thoroughly reorganised. Training was carried out and -sports were held.</p> - -<p>On the 14th June, Major T. G. Williams, M.C., 1/7th King’s Liverpool -Regiment, took over command of the Battalion. On the same day the -Battalion relieved the 1/7th King’s Liverpool Regiment in the right -GIVENCHY sector. The usual routine was carried out during the tour. The -enemy bombarded the sector on the 19th and again on the 20th at 3 a.m., -when he put down a severe barrage of 4.2’s and some mustard gas. We -were relieved on the night of the 23rd by the 1/4th King’s Own. During -the tour our casualties were:—Second Lieutenant Pasley and eight Other -Ranks killed, and 17 Other Ranks wounded, Lieutenants Hyndson and -Pierce, Second Lieutenant Boddington, and 16 Other Ranks going sick to -hospital.</p> - -<p>Our bombing post in HALF-MOON TRENCH was not more than 20 yards -distant from a bombing post in the enemy’s sector, and after a careful -reconnaissance had been made under the supervision of the Officer -Commanding B Company (Captain R. H. Smith, M.C.), Second Lieutenant -Weatherhill volunteered to take out a patrol the following night and -raid the enemy’s trenches. The night was a particularly dark one, but, -unfortunately, the enemy discovered the patrol getting out of the -trenches, and the attacking party was subjected to a heavy fire from -machine guns and bombs. The patrol remained out for about an hour, but -finally they returned to the trenches, and it was found that Second -Lieutenant Weatherhill was missing and two Other Ranks wounded. Another -patrol was immediately sent out by the Officer Commanding B Company to -find out what had happened to Second Lieutenant Weatherhill, but this -and other subsequent patrols met with no success.</p> - -<p>On the 27th, on relief, we went back into support, and at 5 a.m. on the -following day to rest billets at VAUDRICOURT. Here the G.O.C. presented -medals and ribbons to Officers and men of the Battalion on the 30th.</p> - -<p>On the 1st July, at the Brigade Horse Show, the Battalion did very -well, carrying off the Championship Cup and six first prizes, which -in itself was sufficient reward to the Officer Commanding Transport -(Lieutenant A. Bardsley, M.C.) and all Other Ranks. It might here be -mentioned that, under the supervision of Lieutenant A. Bardsley, the -Battalion Transport did very well in the Division Show and later on -obtained first prize at the Corps Transport Show.</p> - -<p><span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_124" id="Page_124">[124]</a></span></p> - -<p>On the 3rd we moved up in position to the line and relieved the 1/7th -King’s Liverpool Regiment in support in the GIVENCHY sector, one man -being killed and four wounded, and two more wounded the following day.</p> - -<p>On the evening of the 7th we relieved the 2/5th Lancashire Fusiliers on -the left sector—a very difficult relief, Companies having to move up -their sectors through a heavy bombardment of 4.2’s, 5.9’s, whizzbangs, -and minenwerfers. This was the enemy’s retaliation for our bombardment -in connection with a raid carried out on our flank by the 1st -Cameronians. One Other Rank was killed and six wounded. The next few -days were spent in the usual routine and working and wiring parties, -and were fairly quiet, our casualties for the tour being:—Seven Other -Ranks killed and eight wounded.</p> - -<p>On the 16th we were relieved by the 1/6th King’s Liverpool Regiment, -and moved back to LE PREOL, where we stood-to for the night, moving -back to VAUDRICOURT the following morning.</p> - -<p>On the 20th a dance for Officers and men took place in the Recreation -Hut.</p> - -<p>On the 22nd we relieved the 1/5th King’s Liverpool Regiment in the -right GIVENCHY sector.</p> - -<p>No prisoners having been captured by the Corps for about a fortnight, -the Divisional Commander was very anxious that prisoners should be -obtained for the purpose of identification, and with this end in view, -on the 27th, two reconnaissances by Second Lieutenant Archibald on -the old British Line opposite ORCHARD ROAD during the morning, and by -Second Lieutenant Dawson opposite FINCHLEY ROAD SAP in the afternoon, -found both enemy posts unoccupied. It was therefore decided that -these two Officers should take part in a silent daylight raid, and on -the following day both Officers took over patrols. Second Lieutenant -Dawson’s patrol met with no success, but Second Lieutenant Archibald’s -patrol succeeded in capturing three of the enemy and one machine gun -and returned to our trenches with no casualties and without a single -shot having been fired by either side.</p> - -<p>Congratulatory telegrams were received by the Officer Commanding and -Second Lieutenant Archibald was awarded for his gallantry the Military -Cross and the Non-Commissioned Officer who accompanied him was awarded -the Military Medal.</p> - -<p>On the 29th, at his own request, Second Lieutenant Dawson again tried -to effect an entry into the enemy’s line, and was successful in finding -three men and a strong working party, which the patrol promptly bombed. -Our casualties were nil, and from documents subsequently captured from -the enemy it would appear that these raids had a depressing effect on -the enemy’s morale.</p> - -<p>On the 30th, Second Lieutenant Archibald and two Other Ranks again -entered the post and reconnoitred the trench, finding quantities of -bombs. Later in the day they returned to the enemy’s trench, collected -all explosives in a dugout, and blew it up. We were relieved that night -by the 1/4th King’s Own, and went back into support. The casualties -during the tour were eight Other Ranks wounded.</p> - -<p><span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_125" id="Page_125">[125]</a></span></p> - -<p>On the 1st August we found ourselves in the GIVENCHY VILLAGE Lines.</p> - -<p>On the 3rd we tried to select a shooting team for the Army competition, -but had to give it up owing to hostile shelling. That night we moved -back to rest billets at VAUDRICOURT. Boxing, cricket, dances, and -Divisional Horse Shows were the chief events of the next few days.</p> - -<p>The Battalion relieved the 1/6th King’s Liverpool Regiment in the -left GIVENCHY sector on the 9th. All ranks of the Battalion, with -the exception of those actually on sentry posts, were employed -during the day on wire carrying and making “concertinas” with a view -to strengthening the defences, and during this tour the Battalion -accomplished a great improvement in the wire defences.</p> - -<p>Things were quiet, except for wire-cutting by our artillery, up till -the 15th, when we had two hours’ shelling by yellow cross gas shells, -projected from trench mortars. We moved back to support in the evening, -being relieved by the 2/5th Lancashire Fusiliers. During the tour, -Second Lieutenants Archibald, Cowan, and Shell were wounded, and four -Other Ranks were wounded and 14 Other Ranks were gassed. The next few -days in support were occupied by bathing, working and carrying parties, -the casualties being:—Three Other Ranks killed, 18 wounded, and Second -Lieutenants Dixon, Dawson, and 61 Other Ranks gassed.</p> - -<p>On the 23rd, we moved in to hold the right and left sub-sectors during -the capture of the craters by the 1/4th King’s Own and the 2/5th -Lancashire Fusiliers, which operation was successfully accomplished.</p> - -<p>There was a good deal of shelling during these days, Second Lieutenant -Fazackerley, M.C., and one Other Rank being killed, one Other Rank -gassed, and Second Lieutenant Pride and 10 Other Ranks wounded. The -loss of Second Lieutenant Fazackerley, M.C., was keenly felt by all -ranks of the Battalion.</p> - -<p>On the 27th we went back to rest billets at VAUDRICOURT.</p> - -<p>On the 3rd September we relieved the 1/6th King’s Liverpool Regiment in -the GIVENCHY left sub-sector. The craters were heavily shelled between -4 and 6 p.m. with 5.9’s and blue and yellow cross gas. Reconnoitring -patrols pushed out at daylight and established posts on the west edge -of CHAPPELLE ST. ROCHE. Second Lieutenants Tennant, Kershaw, and Scott, -and 21 Other Ranks were gassed, 1 killed, and 1 wounded.</p> - - -<p class="p1h">The change of mental attitude in this chapter and in the next is very -noticeable. No longer do we take part in costly attacks on a wide front -or beat off similar attacks by the enemy, nor do we sit still and -merely harass him. We feel ourselves winning at last—the game becomes -more exciting as we begin to press, and then to follow, a beaten enemy.</p> - -<hr class="chap" /> - -<div class="chapter"> - -<p><span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_126" id="Page_126">[126]</a></span></p></div> - -<h2 class="chap">CHAPTER X.<br /> - -<span class="smaller">THE ADVANCE.</span></h2> - -<p>On the 1st September, 1918, orders were received that Infantry Brigades -in the line must be prepared to follow up the enemy rapidly should -he commence to withdraw on the Divisional front, fighting patrols to -make good what ground they could; this was consequent upon reports of -fires and explosions behind the enemy’s line and information from enemy -prisoners.</p> - -<p>On the 4th, patrols having reported the evacuation of the enemy’s front -line trenches, Battalion Headquarters moved up from WINDY CORNER to -GIVENCHY KEEP TUNNEL. D Company secured a prisoner. One of our night -patrols encountered enemy at ROCHE ALLEY, and a sharp fight ensued; we -left one man severely wounded, who was brought in by a daylight patrol. -Lieutenant King and 38 Other Ranks were gassed, one Other Rank killed, -and Second Lieutenant Davies and two Other Ranks wounded.</p> - -<p>The following day, daylight patrols continued to push up ROCHE ALLEY -and CUPOLA ALLEY, and established outposts, our own line being in -advance of the right Battalion. The enthusiasm of all ranks to push -forward was much marked, and the respective Companies vied with each -other in their endeavour to establish posts farthest east of any in -the Battalion or in the Division. Four Other Ranks were wounded and 12 -Other Ranks gassed.</p> - -<p>On the 6th there was a little scattered shelling; we were relieved -in daylight by the 1/4th King’s Own, and went into support. The next -two days were occupied with carrying parties, which involved hard and -continuous work owing to the state of the trenches and the increasing -distance between the front line posts and the reserves. We had one -Other Rank killed, seven wounded, and three gassed.</p> - -<p>On the 9th we relieved the King’s Own again, and patrols located the -enemy at APSE HOUSE. The following night a patrol attacked him, but -without success.</p> - -<p>The 11th was very wet, and on the 12th we were relieved by the 2/5th -Lancashire Fusiliers and moved back to support. The casualties during -the tour were: 5 Other Ranks killed, Second Lieutenants Jones, Daniels, -Marsden and Thomas and 18 Other Ranks wounded, 1 Other Rank gassed.</p> - -<p>The weather began to improve. The enemy carried out as usual the daily -strafe on the craters on the 13th. Two Other Ranks were killed, one -wounded, and two gassed.</p> - -<p>On the 14th, four Platoons from A and C Companies were detailed for -carrying parties to the 2/5th Lancashire Fusiliers, who were attacking<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_127" id="Page_127">[127]</a></span> -CANTELEUX TRENCH at 1 30 p.m. The operation was classed as unsuccessful -owing to strong counter-attack and heavy shelling, but they secured 10 -prisoners. Second Lieutenant L. B. Smith was killed whilst assisting -the attack of the Fusiliers, and six Other Ranks were wounded. The -1/7th King’s Liverpool Regiment relieved us, and we were taken back by -’buses to VAUDRICOURT, where we rested, trained, and carried out the -usual recreational programme.</p> - -<p>On the 20th, Lieutenant-Colonel T. G. Williams, M.C., went on leave, -and the Battalion was then under the command of Major A. E. Entwistle.</p> - -<p>On the 21st, the Divisional boundaries having been altered, we relieved -the 18th Gloucesters on the CANAL, A Company taking over the outpost -line north of the CANAL, B Company the outpost line south of the CANAL. -The relief passed off without incident.</p> - -<p>On the 22nd, B Company pushed their forward posts out about 400 yards. -Much enemy harassing fire on this and the following days. The weather -broke on the 23rd. On the 25th, Companies changed over.</p> - -<p>On the 28th, we were relieved by the 1/4th King’s Own, and went into -support at BARGE HOUSE. The casualties during the tour were: 5 Other -Ranks killed, Second Lieutenant Kirkby and 10 Other Ranks wounded.</p> - -<p>On the 30th, B and D Companies attacked the DISTILLERY, capturing 58 -prisoners, but were forced back to their original line later in the -day. Second Lieutenant Bryne and three Other Ranks were killed. Second -Lieutenant Cairns and 46 Other Ranks were wounded, and two Other Ranks -missing.</p> - -<p>On the 1st October, Major H. J. G. Duggan returned from the Senior -Officers’ Course, Aldershot, and took over command from Major -Entwistle. On the same day, at 6 15 a.m., B and D Companies, each -reinforced by two Platoons of C Company, attacked and captured -the DISTILLERY and machine gun posts on the right and left of it; -23 prisoners and four machine guns were taken; Second Lieutenant -Griffiths, Parkinson, Haworth, and Bowler and six Other Ranks were -wounded and 13 Other Ranks killed. At night we were relieved by six -Platoons of the King’s Own, and moved back into support.</p> - -<p>On the 2nd, early morning patrols having reported that the enemy was -retiring along his whole front, we moved forward, Headquarters being in -MARIE KEEP. The movement was continued on the following day, 2 Other -Ranks being killed and 5 Other Ranks wounded and missing.</p> - -<p>On the 4th, we went back to positions of assembly in LA BASSEE, going -into reserve billets on the 5th.</p> - -<p>On the 5th, Lieutenant-Colonel T. G. Williams returned from leave and -resumed his command.</p> - -<p>On the 8th, we marched to billets at BETHUNE, and were comfortably -billeted by 4 p.m. Here Second Lieutenant W. E. Crossley, M.C., M.M., -Captain R. J. Cross (Chaplain), and Second Lieutenants Blount, Towers, -and Kennett joined for duty.</p> - -<p><span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_128" id="Page_128">[128]</a></span></p> - -<p>On the 12th, we went up in lurries and relieved the 1/5th King’s Own -as outpost Battalion on the left Brigade front, Battalion Headquarters -being at LATTRE.</p> - -<p>On the 13th, our patrols at dawn found the enemy very alert, and -located several machine gun posts west of the HAUTE DEULE CANAL. Some -harassing fire on our forward posts during the day. Two Other Ranks -were killed, Second Lieutenant Taylor and nine Other Ranks missing, and -Second Lieutenant Crossley and one Other Rank wounded.</p> - -<p>On the 14th, the enemy artillery became more active, and our patrols -were heavily engaged by machine guns. The marshes were found almost -impassable, the water being eight feet deep in places. Our sentry -posts located in the marshes were unremitting in their attempts to -push forward, and the spirit of all ranks, despite the conditions, was -excellent. Seven Other Ranks were killed and 11 Other Ranks wounded. -Second Lieutenant R. G. Latham joined for duty.</p> - -<p>On the 15th the harassing fire continued. Our patrols were very active, -but did not advance. Captain W. L. Price and five Other Ranks were -wounded. Second Lieutenant H. C. Saville joined for duty.</p> - -<p>On the 16th, patrols reported some of the enemy posts unoccupied. At -12 noon D Company and two Platoons of B Company crossed the HAUTE -DEULE CANAL at LES ANSCRUILLES, and proceeded to attack from the flank -the strongly-held bridgehead at BAC DE WAVRIN, A and C Companies -attacking frontally at the same time. The attack was under the personal -supervision of Major H. J. G. Duggan, M.C. The bridgehead was taken at -9 p.m., and patrols pushed on to the SECLIN CANAL. Pontoon bridges were -thrown across the Canals. Lieutenant Bury and Second Lieutenant Taylor -and one Other Rank were wounded.</p> - -<p>On the 17th, the 2/5th Lancashire Fusiliers and the 1/4th King’s Own -passed through our outposts at 5 a.m. The Battalion reorganised and -assembled at WAVRIN. At 4 p.m. we moved to NOYELLES, and were billeted -by 11 p.m. Second Lieutenant Taylor died of wounds. Second Lieutenant -Hailwood and two Other Ranks were killed and seven Other Ranks were -wounded.</p> - -<p>On the 18th, at 3 a.m., we moved into the main outpost line of -resistance east of D’ENCHEMONT.</p> - -<p>On the 19th, at 7 a.m., the Battalion passed through the outpost line -held by the King’s Own on the LAMARQ RIVER, and advanced—A and C -Companies in front and B and D in support. The enemy resistance was -practically nil, and the villages of CYSOING, BOURGHELLES and WANNEHAIN -and ESPLECHIN were captured. At night we took up outpost positions, -with B and D Companies along the line of resistance, on the high ground -east of WANNEHAIN; A Company found the outposts to the east. One Other -Rank was wounded.</p> - -<p>On the 20th, the 2/5th Lancashire Fusiliers marched through our outpost -lines and we moved into Brigade reserve. One Other Rank was wounded.</p> - -<p><span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_129" id="Page_129">[129]</a></span></p> - -<p>On the 21st, in the afternoon, we moved into billets at FROIDMONT. At -2 a.m. on the 22nd, we relieved the 1/4th King’s Own in the outpost -line—C Company on the right, D on the left, A and B Companies in -support. We attempted to advance, but were unable to do so owing to -heavy machine gun and artillery fire, five Other Ranks being killed, -14 wounded, and one missing. Our daylight patrols found the enemy was -holding a strong line with many machine guns. At the time of relief it -was understood that the enemy had been cleared out of the wood in O 33 -b and d, but when the Officer Commanding D Company (Captain Montague -Smith) attempted to enter the wood he was met by strong machine gun -fire.</p> - -<p>The Officer Commanding D Company planned two attacks on the wood, but -the enemy were so strong as to make these unsuccessful. Artillery -assistance was asked for, and at 4 30 p.m., under an artillery barrage, -D Company attacked and was completely successful in capturing the wood, -taking 18 prisoners and four machine guns. Outposts were pushed up in -front of the wood, and at dusk the Company was relieved by B Company -(Captain R. H. Smith, M.C.).</p> - -<p>At 2 a.m. on the 23rd, we drove off an enemy counter-attack, but at -4 30 a.m. a strong counter-attack delivered from the flank with the -strength of about two Companies forced our posts to withdraw from -the wood. There was a thick fog at the time of the attack, and, -communications having broken down, no assistance was forthcoming from -our artillery. The Officer Commanding B Company, however, immediately -organised Company Headquarters and a Platoon of A Company and delivered -a quick counter-attack, which, whilst it was not successful in -regaining the wood, effectually managed to establish us some little -distance our side of the wood. We were relieved by the 2/5th Lancashire -Fusiliers about midnight. Second Lieutenants Chambers and Blount and -33 Other Ranks were missing, one Other Rank killed, and 25 Other -Ranks wounded. We moved into billets at FROIDMONT, where Battalion -Headquarters had to change their location, being shelled with mustard -gas. Seven Other Ranks were wounded.</p> - -<p>On the 25th, we relieved the 1/4th King’s Own in the main line of -resistance, Battalion Headquarters being at FERME DU BARON, C Company -on the right, D Company in the centre, A Company on the left, and B -Company in support. Lieutenant King rejoined us here. The next two days -were occupied in working parties.</p> - -<p>On the 28th, we were relieved by the 1/7th King’s Liverpool Regiment, -and moved to billets at WANNEHAIN, where we bathed and rested. -Two Officers and 59 Other Ranks had gone sick during the month. A -Divisional Paper Chase was attended by the mounted Officers on the 1st -November.</p> - -<p>On the 9th, the enemy having retired further, we moved on to ESPLECHIN, -and on the 10th to BARRY, marching to VILLIERS ST. AMAND on the 11th.</p> - -<p>The Armistice at 11 o’clock on that day put a stop to further -operations. Whilst nobody could be sorry that the War had come to an -end, it was annoying to be stopped when we had at last really got going -and the fox was in sight.</p> - -<p><span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_130" id="Page_130">[130]</a></span></p> - -<p>Many of us thought at the time, and still think, that we might have -gone on a little further, and that it was a mistake not to push the -advance and really rout the enemy.</p> - -<p>At eight o’clock on Armistice night the Battalion Band attended a dance -given by the Brigadier, General C. B. Stockwell, C.B., C.M.G., D.S.O., -and the first social function after the Armistice at which the Officers -of the Battalion were represented was a great success.</p> - -<p>Captain M. Smith was awarded the Military Cross for his gallantry and -initiative displayed in the successful attack on the wood O 33 b and -d. Captain R. H. Smith was awarded a Bar to his Military Cross for his -personal bravery and initiative in organising a prompt counter-attack -after we had lost the wood O 33 b and d. Major H. J. G. Duggan, M.C., -was awarded the D.S.O. for personal bravery and leadership displayed at -BAC DE WAVRIN and the attack on the wood O 33 b and d.</p> - - <div class="figcenter" id="i_b_131fp"> - <img - class="p2" - src="images/i_b_131fp.jpg" - alt="" /> - <p class="p0 center p-left sm">The Colours Marching Past the King of the Belgians, -Brussels, 3rd January, 1919.</p> - </div> - -<hr class="chap" /> - -<div class="chapter"> - -<p><span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_131" id="Page_131">[131]</a></span></p></div> - -<h2 class="chap">CHAPTER XI.<br /> - -<span class="smaller">AFTER THE ARMISTICE.</span></h2> - -<p>Although fighting was now over, the “War” was not. Working parties and -training still continued at LEUZE, whither we marched on the 14th, -and on the 25th the “Education Period” commenced. We moved to WATTINE -(Chappelle) on the 26th, and on the 2nd December sent an escort, -consisting of Captain S. H. Pruden, M.C., and Lieutenant Bulling, -Company Sergeant-Major Roberts, and two Sergeants, to England to bring -out the Colours, which were handed to them on the 7th in Preston by the -Mayor. The same day the Battalion lined the main road on the occasion -of the King’s visit to LEUZE.</p> - -<p>The Colour Party rejoined us on the 10th, and the Colours paraded with -the Battalion for the first time on the 13th. On the 15th we moved to -ATH. On the following days we moved to EUGHEHEIM, LEMBECQ, and UCCLE, -where we prepared for a long stay in good billets. Second Lieutenant A. -Livesey was awarded the Military Cross.</p> - -<p>The total casualties for the year 1918 were as follows:—</p> - -<table summary="casualties" class="bitsmall"> - <tr> - <td></td> - <td class="ctr">Killed</td> - <td class="ctr">Wounded</td> - <td class="ctr">Missing</td> - <td class="ctr">Gassed</td> - <td class="ctr">D. of W.</td> - <td class="ctr">W. & M.</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht4">Officers</td> - <td class="right">10</td> - <td class="right">31</td> - <td class="right">6</td> - <td class="right">4</td> - <td class="right">1</td> - <td class="right">25</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht4 nowrap">Other Ranks</td> - <td class="right u">140</td> - <td class="right u">514</td> - <td class="right u">101</td> - <td class="right u">154</td> - <td class="right u">0</td> - <td class="right u">595</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht2">Totals</td> - <td class="right">150</td> - <td class="right">545</td> - <td class="right">107</td> - <td class="right">158</td> - <td class="right">1</td> - <td class="right">620</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="ctr" colspan="7">Officers 77.  Other Ranks 1,504.</td> - </tr> -</table> - -<p>The Battalion marched past the King of the Belgians in BRUSSELS.</p> - -<p>The total casualties of the Battalion for the whole of the War are set -out in the War Diary as follows:—</p> - -<table summary="casualties" class="bitsmall"> - <tr> - <td></td> - <td class="ctr">Killed</td> - <td class="ctr">Wounded</td> - <td class="ctr">Missing</td> - <td class="ctr">W. & M.</td> - <td class="ctr">M. believed Killed</td> - <td class="ctr">Gassed</td> - <td class="ctr">Died of Wounds</td> - <td class="ctr">Dwnd.</td> - <td class="ctr">Sick to F.A.</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht4">Officers</td> - <td class="right">37</td> - <td class="right">95</td> - <td class="right">11</td> - <td class="right">2</td> - <td class="right">2</td> - <td class="right">4</td> - <td class="right">4</td> - <td class="right">0</td> - <td class="right">65</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht4 nowrap">Other Ranks</td> - <td class="right u">376</td> - <td class="right u">1846 </td> - <td class="right u">596</td> - <td class="right u">10</td> - <td class="right u">0</td> - <td class="right u">165</td> - <td class="right u">1</td> - <td class="right u">1</td> - <td class="right u">1496</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht2">Totals</td> - <td class="right">413</td> - <td class="right">1941</td> - <td class="right">607</td> - <td class="right">12</td> - <td class="right">2</td> - <td class="right">169</td> - <td class="right">5</td> - <td class="right">0</td> - <td class="right">1561</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="ctr" colspan="10">Officers 220.  Other Ranks 4,301.</td> - </tr> -</table> - -<p>Most of those entered as “Missing” were afterwards reported “Killed in -Action;” many were reported “Prisoners of War,” and it is a matter of -history now these were kept alive by the weekly parcels which reached -them from the Prisoners of War Committee in Preston, to which our -grateful thanks are due.</p> - -<p><span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_132" id="Page_132">[132]</a></span></p> - -<p>The process of demobilisation and disintegration of the Battalion now -set in, and our numbers steadily dwindled until nothing but the Cadre -was left.</p> - -<p>The Cadre returned to Preston on the 12th June, 1919. Only short notice -was received, but there was a good turnout of Officers and men who -had served with the Battalion, and an entertainment was given by the -Corporation.</p> - -<p>With this function the War History of the unit comes to an end. -Practically all of us are now back in civil life, a few not much the -worse for wear, others maimed or with impaired faculties, but 870 -Officers and Other Ranks rest in France and Belgium, and to their -memory it is hoped to erect a memorial over there.</p> - - <div class="figcenter" id="i_b_132"> - <img - class="p2" - src="images/i_b_132.jpg" - alt="" /> - <p class="p0 center p-left sm">The telegraph post at which the Padre is standing marks -the site of the Battalion Memorial, with the broken trees surrounding -Vaucellette Farm about 200 yards behind.</p> - </div> - -<p class="p2">As the 55th Division Memorial is to be put on GIVENCHY HILL, the scene -of the Battalion’s best-known exploit, another site has had to be -fixed upon. This has been found on the crest of the ridge on which -VAUCELLETTE FARM<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_133" id="Page_133">[133]</a></span> stood, where the Battalion on 30th November, standing -alone, stemmed the advancing tide of Huns. To the Maire of VILLERS -GUISLAIN and to M.M. Henri and Leon Nolin, the owners of the ground, we -owe the gift of a small square plot by the roadside there, on which to -erect a memorial to our comrades.</p> - - <div class="poetry-container"> - <div class="poetry"> - <div class="stanza"> - <div class="ileft">“These gave up the years to be</div> - <div>Of joy and work, and that unhoped serene</div> - <div>That men call age; and those who would have been</div> - <div>Their sons, they gave, their immortality.”</div> - </div> - </div> - </div> - -<p>Although many graves have been marked and identified, there are -countless others which never can be; hence the necessity of a single -monument to include all.</p> - -<p>Those graves which can be identified have been marked with the -Divisional Cocarde, a representation (about six inches in diameter) in -colour, on enamelled iron, of the 55th Division badge.</p> - - <div class="figcenter" id="i_199"> - <img - class="p2" - src="images/i_199.jpg" - alt="" /> - </div> - -<hr class="chap" /> - -<div class="chapter"> - -<p><span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_135" id="Page_135">[135]</a></span></p></div> - -<h2 class="chap">APPENDIXES</h2> - -<p>A.—List of Honours and Distinctions earned by the Battalion.</p> - -<p>B.—Casualties.</p> - -<div class="chapter"> - -<p><span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_137" id="Page_137">[137]</a></span></p></div> - -<h2 class="chap">APPENDIX A.</h2> - -<hr class="r20" /> - -<h3>1/4th LOYAL NORTH LANCASHIRE REGIMENT.</h3> - -<p class="center p-left">A LIST OF HONOURS AND DISTINCTIONS EARNED BY THE BATTALION.</p> - - -<h4>DISTINGUISHED SERVICE ORDER.</h4> - -<p class="lines bitsmall">Lieutenant-Colonel R. Hindle, D.S.O., June, 1917. Bar to D.S.O., September, 1917.</p> - -<p class="lines bitsmall">Lieutenant-Colonel J. A. Crump, D.S.O., June, 1918.</p> - -<p class="lines bitsmall">Major H. J. G. Duggan, D.S.O., January, 1919.</p> - -<p class="lines bitsmall">Lieutenant-Colonel T. G. Williams, D.S.O., June, 1919.</p> - -<p class="lines bitsmall">Major H. Parker, D.S.O., June, 1919 (Brigade Major, 42nd Division).</p> - - -<h4>MILITARY CROSS.</h4> - -<table summary="honours" class="bitsmall"> - <tr> - <td class="cht5">2nd Lieut. P. Parker</td> - <td>1915</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht5">Capt. J. O. Widdows</td> - <td>1915</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht5">2nd Lieut. H. Lindsay</td> - <td>1915</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht5">2nd Lieut. H. Lonsdale</td> - <td>1917</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht5">2nd Lieut. S. A. H. Pruden</td> - <td>1917</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht5">Capt. A. T. Houghton</td> - <td>1917</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht5">Capt. D. Carmichael</td> - <td>1918</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht5">2nd Lieut. J. Adamson</td> - <td>1917</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht5">2nd Lieut. H. Vincent</td> - <td>1917</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht5">2nd Lieut. L. Brooke</td> - <td>1917</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht5">2nd Lieut. R. H. Tautz</td> - <td>1917</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht5">Capt. F. K. Matthew</td> - <td>1917</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht5">Lieut. A. Bardsley</td> - <td>1918</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht5">2nd Lieut. H. Fazackerley</td> - <td>1917</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht5">2nd Lieut. C. Milne</td> - <td>1918</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht5">2nd Lieut. S. B. Westwood</td> - <td>1918</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht5">2nd Lieut. H. Bailey</td> - <td>1918</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht5">2nd Lieut. C. L. Hore</td> - <td>1916</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht5">2nd Lieut. E. Fairclough</td> - <td>1916</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht5">2nd Lieut. D. Archibald</td> - <td>1918</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht5">Capt. J. A. Burnside</td> - <td>1918</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht5">2nd Lieut. H. Brown</td> - <td>1918</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht5">2nd Lieut. J. M. Caie</td> - <td>1918</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht5">2nd Lieut. J. Cairns</td> - <td>1918</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht5">2nd Lieut. J. Levesley</td> - <td>1918</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht5">2nd Lieut. J. Dawson</td> - <td>1918</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht5">2nd Lieut. R. S. Hulme</td> - <td>1918</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht5">Capt. H. H. Smith</td> - <td>1918</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht5">Capt. H. S. P. Walmsley (R.F.C.)</td> - <td>1917</td> - </tr> -</table> - -<h4>BAR TO MILITARY CROSS.</h4> - -<table summary="honours" class="bitsmall"> - <tr> - <td class="cht5">Capt. D. Carmichael</td> - <td>1918</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht5">Capt. S. A. H. Pruden</td> - <td>1917</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht5">2nd Lieut. H. Fazackerley</td> - <td>1918</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht5">Capt. H. Lonsdale</td> - <td>1918</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht5">Major H. J. G. Duggan</td> - <td>1918</td> - </tr> -</table> - -<h4 class="list">MENTIONED IN DESPATCHES—OFFICERS.</h4> - -<div class="parent"> -<ul class="left"> - <li class="ifirst">Lieut.-Col. R. Hindle (twice)</li> - <li>Major J. A. Crump (3 times)</li> - <li>Major H. Parker</li> - <li>Capt. R. N. L. Buckmaster</li> - <li>Lieut. F. W. S. Baker</li> - <li>2nd Lieut. F. K. Matthew</li> - <li>Capt. L. Duckworth</li> - <li>Lieut. W. March</li> - <li>Capt. E. M. Rennard</li> - <li>Lieut. H. Whitehurst</li> - <li>Lieut. H. Lindsay</li> -</ul> -</div> - -<p><span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_138" id="Page_138">[138]</a></span></p> - -<h4>MENTIONED IN DESPATCHES—OTHER RANKS.</h4> - -<table summary="honours" class="bitsmall"> - <tr> - <td class="right">1818</td> - <td class="cht5">Pte. Clarkson, W. A.</td> - <td>January, 1917</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="right">2411</td> - <td class="cht5">Pte. Foley, T.</td> - <td>January, 1917</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="right">200158</td> - <td class="cht5">Pte. Cookson, J.</td> - <td>January, 1917</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="right">1689</td> - <td class="cht5">Lance-Cpl. Parkinson, T.</td> - <td>January, 1917</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="right">200182</td> - <td class="cht5">R.Q.M.S. Corns, R.</td> - <td>June, 1917</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="right">200128</td> - <td class="cht5">C.S.M. Dudley, J.</td> - <td>June, 1917</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="right">202826</td> - <td class="cht5">Pte. Tyldesley, W.</td> - <td>June, 1917</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="right">200379</td> - <td class="cht5">Pte. Maher, J.</td> - <td>November 7th, 1917</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="right">200048</td> - <td class="cht5">Pte. Worden, R.</td> - <td>April 7th, 1918</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="right">201078</td> - <td class="cht5">Cpl. Collier, J.</td> - <td>November 7th, 1917</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="right">200088</td> - <td class="cht5">Pte. Yates, J.</td> - <td>November 7th, 1918</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="right">200387</td> - <td class="cht5">Sgt. Dunn, R.</td> - <td>June, 1919</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="right"></td> - <td class="cht5">Lance-Cpl. Baker, J.</td> - <td>1917</td> - </tr> -</table> - -<h4>DISTINGUISHED CONDUCT MEDAL.</h4> - -<table summary="honours" class="bitsmall"> - <tr> - <td class="right">288716</td> - <td class="cht5">Pte. Cowburn, W.</td> - <td>January 14th, 1916</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="right">200012</td> - <td class="cht5">Sgt. Lester, E.</td> - <td>January 14th, 1916</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="right">200204</td> - <td class="cht5">Pte. Moore, W.</td> - <td>January 14th, 1916</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="right">1330</td> - <td class="cht5">Sgt. Pye, J. R.</td> - <td>January 14th, 1916</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="right">200002</td> - <td class="cht5">C.S.M. Lindsay, C.</td> - <td>January 14th, 1916</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="right">3975</td> - <td class="cht5">R.S.M. Farnworth, J. E.</td> - <td>January 14th, 1916</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="right">804</td> - <td class="cht5">C.S.M. Edwards, T. J.</td> - <td>January 14th, 1916</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="right">200388</td> - <td class="cht5">Sgt. Fletcher, J.</td> - <td>January 14th, 1916</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="right">200450</td> - <td class="cht5">Pte. Ward, T.</td> - <td>July 30th, 1916</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="right">200392</td> - <td class="cht5">Sgt. Hogg, J.</td> - <td>July 30th, 1916</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="right">201697</td> - <td class="cht5">Sgt. Farnworth, H.</td> - <td>January 19th, 1917</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="right">24980</td> - <td class="cht5">Sgt. Ashton, E.</td> - <td>September 17th, 1917</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="right">200081</td> - <td class="cht5">C.S.M. Roberts, H.</td> - <td>October 3rd, 1917</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="right">200077</td> - <td class="cht5">Sgt. Prescott, S.</td> - <td>October, 1917</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="right">202703</td> - <td class="cht5">Sgt. Atkinson, A.</td> - <td>September 3rd, 1918</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="right">28064</td> - <td class="cht5">Pte. Reddish, F.</td> - <td>September 3rd, 1918</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="right">201336</td> - <td class="cht5">Pte. Livesey, J.</td> - <td>September 3rd, 1918</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="right">200293</td> - <td class="cht5">Sgt. Miller, J.</td> - <td>September 3rd, 1918</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="right">200575</td> - <td class="cht5">C.S.M. Ireland, J.</td> - <td>October 3rd, 1918</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="right">241584</td> - <td class="cht5">Pte. Harris, W.</td> - <td>November 2nd, 1918</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="right">201260</td> - <td class="cht5">Lance-Cpl. Butcher, T.</td> - <td>July 31st, 1917</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="right">Pte. Parkes, T.</td> - <td class="cht5">1918</td> - <td></td> - </tr> -</table> - -<h4>MILITARY MEDAL AND MERITORIOUS SERVICE MEDAL.</h4> - -<table summary="honours" class="bitsmall"> - <tr> - <td class="right">8</td> - <td class="cht5">Sgt. Entwistle, T.</td> - <td>M.M.</td> - <td>August 23rd, 1916</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="right">1984</td> - <td class="cht5">Sgt. Lancaster, J.</td> - <td>M.M.</td> - <td>August 23rd, 1916</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="right">301</td> - <td class="cht5">Cpl. Bettley, B.</td> - <td>M.M.</td> - <td>September, 1916</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="right">2859</td> - <td class="cht5">Cpl. Osbaddeston, J.</td> - <td>M.M.</td> - <td class="cht9">November 16th, 1916</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="right">34325</td> - <td class="cht5">Sgt. Goodridge, D.</td> - <td>M.M.</td> - <td>January, 1917</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="right">200293</td> - <td class="cht5">Pte. Miller, J.</td> - <td>M.M.</td> - <td>November, 1916</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="right">200875</td> - <td class="cht5">Pte. Seed, T.</td> - <td>M.M.</td> - <td>November, 1916</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="right">200090</td> - <td class="cht5">Sgt. Yates, R. T.</td> - <td>M.M.</td> - <td>July, 1917</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="right">34979</td> - <td class="cht5">Sgt. Cosgrove, J.</td> - <td>M.M.</td> - <td>September, 1917</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="right">202761</td> - <td class="cht5">Pte. Spencer, J.</td> - <td>M.M.</td> - <td>September, 1917</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="right">200489</td> - <td class="cht5">Cpl. Homer, A.</td> - <td>M.S.M.</td> - <td>September, 1917</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="right">31987</td> - <td class="cht5">Cpl. Walmsley, J.</td> - <td>M.M.</td> - <td>September, 1917</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="right">201390</td> - <td class="cht5">Lance-Sgt. Robinson, J.</td> - <td>M.M.</td> - <td>October, 1917</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="right">200682</td> - <td class="cht5">Pte. Coupe, F.</td> - <td>M.M.</td> - <td>October, 1917</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="right">200352</td> - <td class="cht5">Pte. Thistleton, T.</td> - <td>M.M.</td> - <td>October, 1917</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="right">201197</td> - <td class="cht5">Cpl. Thompson, J.</td> - <td>M.M.</td> - <td>October, 1917</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="right">200756</td> - <td class="cht5">Lance-Cpl. Gorton, F.</td> - <td>M.M.</td> - <td>October, 1917</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="right">200895</td> - <td class="cht5">Sgt. Knowles, R.</td> - <td>M.M.</td> - <td>October, 1917</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="right">291178</td> - <td class="cht5">Pte. Goodwin, C. J. H.</td> - <td>M.M.</td> - <td>October, 1917</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="right">16940</td> - <td class="cht5">Pte. Cunningham, J.</td> - <td>M.M.</td> - <td>October, 1917</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="right">34304</td> - <td class="cht5">Pte. Jones, T. E.</td> - <td>M.M.</td> - <td>October, 1917</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="right">238001</td> - <td class="cht5">Pte. Roocroft, W.</td> - <td>M.M.</td> - <td>October, 1917</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="right">6693</td> - <td class="cht5">Sgt. Murphy, J.</td> - <td>M.M.</td> - <td>October, 1917</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="right">202099</td> - <td class="cht5">Pte. Wyre, P.</td> - <td>M.M.</td> - <td>October, 1917</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="right">201683</td> - <td class="cht5">Cpl. Dring, A.</td> - <td>M.M.</td> - <td>August 11th, 1918</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="right">200541</td> - <td class="cht5">Sgt. Turner, F.</td> - <td>M.S.M.</td> - <td>August 29th, 1918</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="right">240966</td> - <td class="cht5">Lance-Cpl. Davenport, T.</td> - <td>M.M.</td> - <td>September 9th, 1918</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="right">202467</td> - <td class="cht5">Lance-Sgt. Holt, A.</td> - <td>M.M.</td> - <td>October 26th, 1918</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="right">30479</td> - <td class="cht5">Lance-Cpl. Bamford, W.</td> - <td>M.M.</td> - <td>October 26th, 1918</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="right">40834</td> - <td class="cht5">Pte. Lee, S. N.</td> - <td>M.M.</td> - <td>October 26th, 1918</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="right">30471</td> - <td class="cht5">Lance-Cpl. Davies, G. J.</td> - <td>M.M.</td> - <td>October 26th, 1918</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="right">202640</td> - <td class="cht5">Pte. Cunliffe, L.</td> - <td>M.M.</td> - <td>October 26th, 1918</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="right">29405</td> - <td class="cht5">Pte. Goldstraw, J.</td> - <td>M.M.</td> - <td>October 26th, 1918</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="right">26006</td> - <td class="cht5">Cpl. Summers, E. M.</td> - <td>M.M.</td> - <td class="cht9">November 29th, 1918</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="right">200056</td> - <td class="cht5">R.Q.M.S. Aspden, J.</td> - <td>M.S.M.</td> - <td>December, 1918</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="right">200568</td> - <td class="cht5">Sgt. Ryan, T.</td> - <td>M.S.M.</td> - <td>1918</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="right">20540</td> - <td class="cht5">Sgt. Birch, R.</td> - <td>M.S.M.</td> - <td>1918</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="right">290177</td> - <td class="cht5">C.S.M. Porter, R.</td> - <td>M.S.M.</td> - <td>1918</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="right">200864</td> - <td class="cht5">Cpl. Bell, W.</td> - <td>M.M.</td> - <td></td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="right">240412</td> - <td class="cht5">Pte. Farnworth, T.</td> - <td>M.M.</td> - <td>October, 1918</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="right">2046</td> - <td class="cht5">Sgt. Leach, J.</td> - <td>M.M.</td> - <td>July, 1916</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="right">184</td> - <td class="cht5">Pte. Gent, C.</td> - <td>M.M.</td> - <td>July, 1916</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="right">200081</td> - <td class="cht5">C.Q.M.S. Roberts, H.</td> - <td>M.M.</td> - <td>July, 1916</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="right">200222</td> - <td class="cht5">C.Q.M.S. Heywood, J. W.</td> - <td>M.M.</td> - <td>July, 1916</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="right">2553</td> - <td class="cht5">Pte. Latham, E.</td> - <td>M.M.</td> - <td>July, 1916</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="right">200174</td> - <td class="cht5">Lance-Cpl. Bamber, J.</td> - <td>M.M.</td> - <td>July, 1916</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="right">274</td> - <td class="cht5">Sgt. Bates, A.</td> - <td>M.M.</td> - <td>July, 1916</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="right">165</td> - <td class="cht5">Sgt. Board, J. H.</td> - <td>M.M.</td> - <td>July, 1916</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="right">4948</td> - <td class="cht5">Pte. Gent, F.</td> - <td>M.M.</td> - <td>July, 1916</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="right">200240</td> - <td class="cht5">Pte. Ainscough, T.</td> - <td>M.M.</td> - <td>January, 1917</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="right">29679</td> - <td class="cht5">Pte. Parkinson, T.</td> - <td>M.M.</td> - <td>September, 1917</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="right">200057</td> - <td class="cht5">Sgt. Heaps, J.</td> - <td>M.M.</td> - <td>September, 1917</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="right">200357</td> - <td class="cht5">Pte. Parkinson, J. H.</td> - <td>M.M.</td> - <td>September, 1917</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="right">200143</td> - <td class="cht5">Cpl. Finnerty, T.</td> - <td>M.M.</td> - <td>September, 1917</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="right">200782</td> - <td class="cht5">Pte. Park, T.</td> - <td>M.M.</td> - <td>September, 1917</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="right">201356</td> - <td class="cht5">Lance-Cpl. Norris, P.</td> - <td>M.M.</td> - <td>September, 1917</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="right">12154</td> - <td class="cht5">Lance-Sgt. Cayton, T.</td> - <td>M.M.</td> - <td>September, 1917</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="right">201542</td> - <td class="cht5">Sgt. Bell, H.</td> - <td>M.M.</td> - <td>October, 1917</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="right">202967</td> - <td class="cht5">Pte. Yates, W.</td> - <td>M.M.</td> - <td>October, 1917</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="right">200541</td> - <td class="cht5">Sgt. Turner, F.</td> - <td>M.M.</td> - <td>January, 1918</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="right">200218</td> - <td class="cht5">Sgt. Parkinson, T. R.</td> - <td>M.M.</td> - <td>September 3rd, 1918</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="right">200643</td> - <td class="cht5">Sgt. Cookson, J. E.</td> - <td>M.M.</td> - <td>September, 1917</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="right">36204</td> - <td class="cht5">Pte. Read, J.</td> - <td>M.M.</td> - <td>October 7th, 1918</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="right">202072</td> - <td class="cht5">Pte. Meadows, J.</td> - <td>M.M.</td> - <td>October 7th, 1918</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="right">202814</td> - <td class="cht5">Pte. Rotherham, G.</td> - <td>M.M.</td> - <td>October 7th, 1918</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="right">200661</td> - <td class="cht5">Cpl. Gradwell, J.</td> - <td>M.M.</td> - <td>October 7th, 1918</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="right">32211</td> - <td class="cht5">Pte. Williams, R.</td> - <td>M.M.</td> - <td>October 7th, 1918</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="right">240239</td> - <td class="cht5">Sgt. Lowe, J.</td> - <td>M.M.</td> - <td>October 7th, 1918</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="right">200809</td> - <td class="cht5">Cpl. Pitcher, F.</td> - <td>M.M.</td> - <td>August, 1917</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="right">200237</td> - <td class="cht5">Lance-Sgt. Sharples, W.</td> - <td>M.M.</td> - <td>October 7th, 1918</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="right">243878</td> - <td class="cht5">Sgt. Threadgold, W.</td> - <td>M.M.</td> - <td>October 7th, 1918</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="right">36729</td> - <td class="cht5">Pte. Goodram, W.</td> - <td>M.M.</td> - <td>October 7th, 1918</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="right">202702</td> - <td class="cht5">Sgt. Kelly, H.</td> - <td>M.M.</td> - <td>October, 1918</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="right">202881</td> - <td class="cht5">Sgt. Aspden, J.</td> - <td>M.M.</td> - <td>October, 1918</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="right">29342</td> - <td class="cht5">Sgt. Payne, W.</td> - <td>M.M.</td> - <td>October, 1918</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="right">34075</td> - <td class="cht5">Lance-Cpl. Norris, H.</td> - <td>M.M.</td> - <td>October, 1918</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="right">290665</td> - <td class="cht5">Pte. Pendlebury, T.</td> - <td>M.M.</td> - <td>October, 1917</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="right">12910</td> - <td class="cht5">Pte. Rathbone</td> - <td>M.M.</td> - <td>August, 1917</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="right">200146</td> - <td class="cht5">Pte. Bates, J.</td> - <td>M.M.</td> - <td>August, 1917</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="right">200414</td> - <td class="cht5">Pte. Clarkson, W. H.</td> - <td>M.M.</td> - <td>August, 1917</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="right"></td> - <td class="cht5">Pte. Hornmans, A.</td> - <td>M.M.</td> - <td>1918</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="right"></td> - <td class="cht5">Pte. Marsh, T.</td> - <td>M.M.</td> - <td>1918</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="right"></td> - <td class="cht5">Pte. Lloyd, F.</td> - <td>M.M.</td> - <td>1918</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="right"></td> - <td class="cht5">Sgt. Hartley</td> - <td>M.M.</td> - <td>1917</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="right"></td> - <td class="cht5">Sgt. Hogg</td> - <td>M.M.</td> - <td>1917</td> - </tr> -</table> - -<h4>BAR TO MILITARY MEDAL.</h4> - -<table summary="honours" class="bitsmall"> - <tr> - <td class="right">12154</td> - <td class="cht5">Sgt. Cayton, T.</td> - <td>January, 1918</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="right">290665</td> - <td class="cht5">Cpl. Pendlebury, T.</td> - <td>June, 1918</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="right">202099</td> - <td class="cht5">Cpl. Wyre, P.</td> - <td>October 7th, 1918</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="right">201683</td> - <td class="cht5">Cpl. Dring, A.</td> - <td>October 26th, 1918</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="right">202640</td> - <td class="cht5">Pte. Cunliffe, L.</td> - <td>October 26th, 1918</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="right">200293</td> - <td class="cht5">Sgt. Miller, J.</td> - <td>October 26th, 1918</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="right">202647</td> - <td class="cht5">Sgt. Holt, A.</td> - <td>October, 1918</td> - </tr> -</table> - -<h4>CROIX DE GUERRE (FRENCH).</h4> - -<table summary="honours" class="bitsmall"> - <tr> - <td class="right">230</td> - <td class="cht5">Sgt. Lester, E.</td> - <td>June, 1915</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="right">200158</td> - <td class="cht5">Sgt. Cookson, J.</td> - <td>August 17th, 1918</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="right">201683</td> - <td class="cht5">Cpl. Wilkinson, J. S.</td> - <td>January, 1919</td> - </tr> -</table> - -<h4>MEDAILLE MILITAIRE (FRENCH).</h4> - -<table summary="honours" class="bitsmall"> - <tr> - <td class="right">301</td> - <td class="cht5">Cpl. Bettley, B.</td> - <td>September, 1916</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="right">202752</td> - <td class="cht5">Cpl. Wilkinson, J.</td> - <td>August 29th, 1918</td> - </tr> -</table> - -<h4>MEDAILLE MILITAIRE (BELGIAN).</h4> - -<table summary="honours" class="bitsmall"> - <tr> - <td class="right">200077</td> - <td class="cht5">Sgt. Prescott, S.</td> - <td>January, 1919</td> - </tr> -</table> - -<hr class="chap" /> - -<div class="chapter"> - -<p><span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_141" id="Page_141">[141]</a></span></p></div> - -<h2 class="chap">APPENDIX B.</h2> - -<hr class="r20" /> - -<h2><a name="APPENDIX_B" id="APPENDIX_B"></a></h2> - -<h3>THE CASUALTY LISTS.</h3> - -<p>These lists, originally compiled in Battalion Orderly Room as the -casualties were reported, have now been checked with Records. It is too -much to hope that they are absolutely correct, but the compilers have -done all they can to correct mistakes.</p> - -<p>The following signs and abbreviations have been used:—</p> - -<table summary="casualties" class="bitsmall"> - <tr> - <td class="cross1 nowrap">✠K. in A.</td> - <td class="cht7">—Killed in Action.</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross1 nowrap">✠D. of W.</td> - <td class="cht7">—Died of wounds received in action—the first date that of -the wounds; the second the death.</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6a nowrap">R.P. of W.</td> - <td class="cht7">—Prisoner of war (returned)—the date being that of capture.</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6a nowrap">W.</td> - <td class="cht7">—Wounded.</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6a nowrap">N.T.</td> - <td class="cht7">—An entry in the Battalion Roll which the Record Office - cannot trace—probably owing to the number being - that by which a man was known in another Battalion.</td> - </tr> -</table> - -<h4>1/4th LOYAL NORTH LANCASHIRE REGIMENT.</h4> - -<p class="center p-left">A list of all casualties sustained by the Battalion between April, -1915, and November, 1918</p> - -<table summary="casualties" class="sm"> - <tr> - <td class="ctr">Rank and Name.</td> - <td class="ctr">No.</td> - <td class="ctr">Coy.</td> - <td class="left2">Nature of<br /> Casualty.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="ctr">Date.</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Abraham, T.</td> - <td class="right3">28206</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">18/11/17<br />and 2/6/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Abram, P.</td> - <td class="right3">3636</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr">N.T.</td> - <td class="right3">8/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">2nd Lieut. Absolom, W.</td> - <td class="right3">— </td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">22/6/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Acult</td> - <td class="right3">27904</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">R.P. of W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/4/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Adams, E.</td> - <td class="right3">2813</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/8/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Adams, F.</td> - <td class="right3">30915</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/9/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠2nd Lieut. Adamson, J.</td> - <td class="right3">— </td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">30/11/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6"></td> - <td class="right3"></td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">27/2/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Addison, A.</td> - <td class="right3">1945</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">8/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Addison, E.</td> - <td class="right3">1465</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Affleck, G. H.</td> - <td class="right3">203598</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/4/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">2nd Lieut. Agostini, H. F. S.</td> - <td class="right3">— </td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">7/6/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Ainscough, G.</td> - <td class="right3">290044</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">20/9/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Ainscough, J. R.</td> - <td class="right3">25789</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">16/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Ainsworth. A.</td> - <td class="right3">203142</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr">N.T.</td> - <td class="right3">9/4/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Ainsworth, J.</td> - <td class="right3">2055</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Ainsworth, T.</td> - <td class="right3">4554</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr">N.T.</td> - <td class="right3">9/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Lance-Cpl. Alcock, T.</td> - <td class="right3">28201</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">D. of W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">14/5/18;<br />24/5/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Lance-Cpl. Alcock, T.</td> - <td class="right3">30477</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">1/6/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Lance-Cpl. Aldridge, T. F.</td> - <td class="right3">3444</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr">N.T.</td> - <td class="right3">8/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Alexander, J.</td> - <td class="right3">17912</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">3/7/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Alker, T.</td> - <td class="right3">4328</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Allan, W.</td> - <td class="right3">3356</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Allen, J.</td> - <td class="right3">202880</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">D. of W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/7/17;<br />15/9/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Cpl. Allen, M.</td> - <td class="right3">2501</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">28/6/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Allen, P.</td> - <td class="right3">34829</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">R.P. of W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">20/9/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Allen, R.</td> - <td class="right3">5640</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Lance-Cpl. Allen, R.</td> - <td class="right3">202611</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Lance-Cpl. Allen, S.</td> - <td class="right3">202890</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr">N.T.</td> - <td class="right3">16/9/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Lance-Cpl. Allen, T.</td> - <td class="right3">202829</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">10/4/18;<br />3/7/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Allcock, U. F.</td> - <td class="right3">27895</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">3/8/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Sgt. Allen, W.</td> - <td class="right3">5694</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">30/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Sgt. Allen, W.</td> - <td class="right3">202665</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Allison, G.</td> - <td class="right3">2819</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Allison, H.</td> - <td class="right3">37257</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">27/9/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Almond, E.</td> - <td class="right3">41616</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">8/7/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Almond, J.</td> - <td class="right3">3016</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/10/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Lance-Cpl. Almond, R.</td> - <td class="right3">27895</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr">N.T.</td> - <td class="right3">9/7/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Almond, T.</td> - <td class="right3">201200</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">18/11/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Alker, T.</td> - <td class="right3">4832</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr">N.T.</td> - <td class="right3">9/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Alsopp, A.</td> - <td class="right3">4858</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">8/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Alty, T.</td> - <td class="right3">202135</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Amatt, J.</td> - <td class="right3">235052</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Amers, J.</td> - <td class="right3">30751</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">30/9/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Sgt. Anderson, A.</td> - <td class="right3">18387</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">1/10/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Sgt. Anderson, J. T.</td> - <td class="right3">41695</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/8/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Lance-Cpl. Anderton, J.</td> - <td class="right3">23156</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">18/11/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Anderton, J. H.</td> - <td class="right3">30663</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">6/9/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Anderton, W.</td> - <td class="right3">16988</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Andrew, J.</td> - <td class="right3">30607</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">19/8/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Sgt. Anglezarke, J.</td> - <td class="right3">1334</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/8/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Lance-Cpl. Anyon, T.</td> - <td class="right3">306</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">28/10/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Anyon, W.</td> - <td class="right3">3959</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">D. of W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">17/11/15<br />and 9/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Annes, W.</td> - <td class="right3">28202</td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">D. of W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">19/11/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Archer, E. H.</td> - <td class="right3">241234</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">D. of W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">17/6/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Archer, J.</td> - <td class="right3">41614</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">8/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Archer, W.</td> - <td class="right3">28203</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">30/10/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">2nd Lieut. Archibald, D.</td> - <td class="right3">— </td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">5/8/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Arkwright, F.</td> - <td class="right3">24074</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">20/9/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Lance-Cpl. Armer, E.</td> - <td class="right3">201750</td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Armitage, E.</td> - <td class="right3">202831</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">18/11/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Armitstead, J.</td> - <td class="right3">201371</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">R.P. of W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/4/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Armstrong, H.</td> - <td class="right3">2451</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">R.P. of W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/4/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Armstrong, W. F.</td> - <td class="right3">3232</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Lance-Cpl. Arnold, F. G.</td> - <td class="right3">238005</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/4/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Arstall, J. H.</td> - <td class="right3">202575</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">19/9/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠2nd Lieut. Ashcroft, G.</td> - <td class="right3">— </td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Ashes, H.</td> - <td class="right3">20505</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/4/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Sgt. Ashton, A.</td> - <td class="right3">24980</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/4/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Ashton, E.</td> - <td class="right3">2937</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">6/11/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Cpl. Ashton, J.</td> - <td class="right3">238011</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">16/4/19</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Lance-Cpl. Ashton, T. J.</td> - <td class="right3">36384</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">24/8/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Ashton, W.</td> - <td class="right3">4569</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Ashton, W.</td> - <td class="right3">20237</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Cpl. Ashton, W.</td> - <td class="right3">202704</td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">D. of W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">20/4/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Lance-Cpl. Ashworth, A.</td> - <td class="right3">41696</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">5/9/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Ashworth, A.</td> - <td class="right3">41696</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">3/9/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Ashworth, A.</td> - <td class="right3">200552</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">24/10/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Ashworth, J.</td> - <td class="right3">2622</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Ashworth, J.</td> - <td class="right3">4035</td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">29/5/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Ashworth, J. R.</td> - <td class="right3">28205</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">29/5/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Ashworth, R.</td> - <td class="right3">6210</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Ashworth, T.</td> - <td class="right3">2556</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Ashworth, W.</td> - <td class="right3">202792</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">20/9/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Cpl. Askew, A.</td> - <td class="right3">2244</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Aspden, J.</td> - <td class="right3">202881</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Aspden, J.</td> - <td class="right3">6267</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Aspinall, A.</td> - <td class="right3">6322</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">8/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Lance-Cpl. Aspinall, J.</td> - <td class="right3">202681</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">11/6/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Aspinall, J.</td> - <td class="right3">5710</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">11/6/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Astin, J.</td> - <td class="right3">6265</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Lance-Cpl. Astley, F.</td> - <td class="right3">242524</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">14/5/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Astley, H.</td> - <td class="right3">7627</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">8/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Lance-Cpl. Astley, J.</td> - <td class="right3">146</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">8/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Astwood, G. W.</td> - <td class="right3">6231</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Atherton, W.</td> - <td class="right3">201744</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">D. of W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">3/12/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Atherton, W.</td> - <td class="right3">2685</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Atherton, W.</td> - <td class="right3">4483</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Sgt. Atkinson, A.</td> - <td class="right3">202703</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">10/4/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Atkinson, F.</td> - <td class="right3">2615</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15<br />and 23/10/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Atkinson, G. W.</td> - <td class="right3">3159</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Atkinson, H.</td> - <td class="right3">4449</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Atkinson, J.</td> - <td class="right3">2065</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Atkinson, L.</td> - <td class="right3">28204</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">30/11/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Atkinson, T.</td> - <td class="right3">10701</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">19/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6top">Pte. Baxendale, W.</td> - <td class="right3top">2032</td> - <td class="ctrtop">C</td> - <td class="cht8top">W.</td> - <td class="ctrtop"></td> - <td class="right3top">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Battersby, A.</td> - <td class="right3">2273</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Baker, A.</td> - <td class="right3">2407</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">30/5/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Ball, S. J.</td> - <td class="right3">2312</td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Baldwin, J.</td> - <td class="right3">1731</td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">21/11/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Bamber, A. J.</td> - <td class="right3">2806</td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Banister, R.</td> - <td class="right3">202637</td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Bamber, J.</td> - <td class="right3">3</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Banks S. E.</td> - <td class="right3">33215</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">R.P. of W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">18/11/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Lance-Cpl. Baker, J. T.</td> - <td class="right3">23493</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">22/10/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Lance-Cpl. Baron, J. E.</td> - <td class="right3">13520</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">1/10/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Barrett, J. R.</td> - <td class="right3">29087</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">30/9/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Bassett, C.</td> - <td class="right3">35677</td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">1/10/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Barry, J.</td> - <td class="right3">242209</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">1/10/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Sgt. Bamford, M. S.</td> - <td class="right3">203018</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr">N.T.</td> - <td class="right3">13/10/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Barnes, F.</td> - <td class="right3">30608</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">D. of W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">10/11/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Lance-Cpl. Bates, F. W.</td> - <td class="right3">202793</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">23/10/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Bailey, H.</td> - <td class="right3">24818</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">23/10/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Ball, H.</td> - <td class="right3">1412</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15<br />and 1/4/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Lance-Cpl. Bamber, E. H.</td> - <td class="right3">1648</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Bamber, R. H.</td> - <td class="right3">1653</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Lance-Cpl. Ball, F.</td> - <td class="right3">1775</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Baines, J. G.</td> - <td class="right3">2250</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">30/5/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Bamford, J.</td> - <td class="right3">3503</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">20/5/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Barlow, F.</td> - <td class="right3">4860</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">30/7/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Sgt. Bates, A. E.</td> - <td class="right3">274</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">3/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Bamford, T.</td> - <td class="right3">3074</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">5/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Cpl. Batty, F.</td> - <td class="right3">238</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">8/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Banks, J.</td> - <td class="right3">3938</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">8/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Barton, A.</td> - <td class="right3">3971</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr">N.T.</td> - <td class="right3">8/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Baxendale, G.</td> - <td class="right3">3914</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">8/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte Barnes, J.</td> - <td class="right3">4523</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr">N.T.</td> - <td class="right3">8/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Baines, L.</td> - <td class="right3">4000</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Ball, E.</td> - <td class="right3">4439</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte Baines, T.</td> - <td class="right3">4029</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Barnes, J.</td> - <td class="right3">4828</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr">N.T.</td> - <td class="right3">8/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Barlow, W. H.</td> - <td class="right3">2267</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">28/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Bamish, W.</td> - <td class="right3">4002</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">8/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Barlow, F.</td> - <td class="right3">1055</td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Barnett, H. L.</td> - <td class="right3">3321</td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Bateson, W.</td> - <td class="right3">2621</td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Bath, F.</td> - <td class="right3">16896</td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">20/9/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Baxendale, J.</td> - <td class="right3">141</td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Barton, A.</td> - <td class="right3">3231</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">29/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Baxendale, R.</td> - <td class="right3">201726</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">13/5/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Bamber, W.</td> - <td class="right3">200536</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">23/5/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Battersby, W.</td> - <td class="right3">202658</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">12/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Bamber, W.</td> - <td class="right3">201251</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">14/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Barron, H.</td> - <td class="right3">36907</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">18/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Barton, A.</td> - <td class="right3">200995</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Bancroft, L.</td> - <td class="right3">202884</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Lance-Sgt. Batty, F.</td> - <td class="right3">200116</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">R.P. of W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Lance-Cpl. Barnes, A.</td> - <td class="right3">202115</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Backhouse, L.</td> - <td class="right3">202970</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Bates, G. W.</td> - <td class="right3">36159</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">27/5/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Barrow, J.</td> - <td class="right3">201121</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">3/6/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Barrett, W.</td> - <td class="right3">38678</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">7/7/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Barnes, F.</td> - <td class="right3">30608</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">16/8/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Balmer, R. W.</td> - <td class="right3">28220</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">5/9/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Baron, H.</td> - <td class="right3">30921</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">8/9/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Baron, J. W.</td> - <td class="right3">24769</td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">13/9/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Barlow, A.</td> - <td class="right3">36808</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.<br />K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">2/6/18<br />23/9/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Barker, W.</td> - <td class="right3">36158</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">29/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">2nd Lieut. Baker, E. G.</td> - <td class="right3">— </td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">20/9/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Capt. Baker, F. S.</td> - <td class="right3">— </td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">20/9/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Barton, R.</td> - <td class="right3">290194</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">20/9/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Baines A.</td> - <td class="right3">290200</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.<br />K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">20/9/17<br />4/4/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Lance-Cpl. Ball, R.</td> - <td class="right3">13057</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">20/9/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte Barker, W.</td> - <td class="right3">202971</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">20/9/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Baxendale, J.</td> - <td class="right3">202607</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">30/10/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Balding, B. J.</td> - <td class="right3">290630</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">R.P. of W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">18/11/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Baxter, C. E.</td> - <td class="right3">34907</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">20/11/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Bamber, W.</td> - <td class="right3">201209</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">20/11/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Burscough, A.</td> - <td class="right3">201646</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">30/11/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Battersby, J. W.</td> - <td class="right3">202658</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">30/11/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Ball, J.</td> - <td class="right3">201506</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/4/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Cpl. Bamber, J.</td> - <td class="right3">200174</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">11/4/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Barlow, S.</td> - <td class="right3">13618</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/4/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Bamish, J.</td> - <td class="right3">201447</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/4/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Baines, A.</td> - <td class="right3">290200</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">12/4/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Bailey, J.</td> - <td class="right3">27910</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">R.P. of W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">12/4/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Balmforth, C.</td> - <td class="right3">290631</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/4/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Cpl. Bailey, J.</td> - <td class="right3">30459</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">14/5/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Bamford, H.</td> - <td class="right3">24675</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/5/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Bates, J.</td> - <td class="right3">200146</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">19/5/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Lance-Cpl. Bates, J.</td> - <td class="right3">30472</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">19/5/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Cpl. Bateson, F.</td> - <td class="right3">19622</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr">N.T.</td> - <td class="right3">27/5/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Bennett, R.</td> - <td class="right3">200453</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Cpl. Bennett, J.</td> - <td class="right3">261</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Bentham, J.</td> - <td class="right3">278</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">Died</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">27/10/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Bennett, J.</td> - <td class="right3">318</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Beaver, D.</td> - <td class="right3">2299</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">D. of W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">8/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Cpl. Bennett, E.</td> - <td class="right3">202620</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">30/9/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Beardsworth, A.</td> - <td class="right3">1439</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15<br />and 9/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Sgt. Bell, T. B.</td> - <td class="right3">1003</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">30/5/15<br />and 7/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Lieut. Best, F. R.</td> - <td class="right3">— </td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">1/1/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Benson, H.</td> - <td class="right3">2130</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">4/6/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Berry, E.</td> - <td class="right3">4864</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">2/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Bell, R.</td> - <td class="right3">4853</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">4/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Bennett. J.</td> - <td class="right3">2006</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">8/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Cpl. Beesley, R. H.</td> - <td class="right3">200189</td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Berry, W.</td> - <td class="right3">2904</td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">D. of W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">19/9/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Sgt. Bent, A.</td> - <td class="right3">3033</td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">Died</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">27/1/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Cpl. Belfield, J.</td> - <td class="right3">264</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Sgt. Bettley, W. B.</td> - <td class="right3">301</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">D. of W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">26/9/16;<br />12/10/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Beetham, A.</td> - <td class="right3">3221</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">26/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Lance-Sgt. Bell, T.</td> - <td class="right3">5601</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">3/11/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Bevins, G. S.</td> - <td class="right3">202506</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">1/6/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Bennett, C. H.</td> - <td class="right3">202623</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">4/6/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Berry, B.</td> - <td class="right3">202885</td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Beck, W.</td> - <td class="right3">29401</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">1/6/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Beardwell, W. H.</td> - <td class="right3">30215</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">16/6/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Berrington, J.</td> - <td class="right3">26492</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr">N.T.</td> - <td class="right3">5/9/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Beardsworth, A.</td> - <td class="right3">200276</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">7/9/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Berry, W. E.</td> - <td class="right3">32681</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">11/9/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Berry, E.</td> - <td class="right3">202040</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">23/9/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Bennett, W.</td> - <td class="right3">21342</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">D. of W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">17/9/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Bennett, J. T. R.</td> - <td class="right3">290692</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">21/9/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Berrington, E.</td> - <td class="right3">24919</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">20/9/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Lance-Sgt. Beaumont, W.</td> - <td class="right3">265280</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">20/9/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Beardwood, H.</td> - <td class="right3">200011</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">20/9/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Bean, H.</td> - <td class="right3">202614</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">R.P. of W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">18/11/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Belgin, F.</td> - <td class="right3">28217</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">18/11/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte Best, J.</td> - <td class="right3">37744</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/4/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Bennett, H.</td> - <td class="right3">35300</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">11/4/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Sgt. Beechey, T. J. D.</td> - <td class="right3">202933</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">D. of W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">14/4/18;<br />17/4/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">2nd Lieut. Beresford, G. G.</td> - <td class="right3">— </td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/4/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Beaman, G. E.</td> - <td class="right3">34332</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/4/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Billington, S.</td> - <td class="right3">2029</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Birch, R.</td> - <td class="right3">2235</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Sgt. Birtwistle, H.</td> - <td class="right3">238023</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">R.P. of W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">13/10/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Billington, R.</td> - <td class="right3">3169</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Bibby, J.</td> - <td class="right3">784</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">30/10/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Bilsborough, R.</td> - <td class="right3">4400</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">2/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Billington, W.</td> - <td class="right3">3190</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">8/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Sgt. Bibby, J.</td> - <td class="right3">208</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">8/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Billington, E.</td> - <td class="right3">3351</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">8/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">2nd Lieut. Bigger, T. A.</td> - <td class="right3">— </td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">8/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Bingham, H.</td> - <td class="right3">200600</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">D. of W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">8/4/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Binks, W.</td> - <td class="right3">235019</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">13/4/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Lance-Cpl. Billington, T.</td> - <td class="right3">201622</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">12/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Birmingham, J.</td> - <td class="right3">202466</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr">N.T.</td> - <td class="right3">14/4/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Bickerstaffe, R.</td> - <td class="right3">200695</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Bishop, A.</td> - <td class="right3">202794</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Bibby, R.</td> - <td class="right3">202705</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Bibby, T.</td> - <td class="right3">200271</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte Birch, L.</td> - <td class="right3">201814</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">3/6/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Bibby, J. W.</td> - <td class="right3">23691</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A. </td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">20/9/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Birchenough, H. E.</td> - <td class="right3">202904</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">18/11/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Sgt. Bishop</td> - <td class="right3">— </td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">20/11/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Bibby, J.</td> - <td class="right3">200190</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">30/11/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Bibby, C.</td> - <td class="right3">28065</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">30/11/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Lance-Sgt. Bingham, J.</td> - <td class="right3">200606</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">30/11/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Bibby, J.</td> - <td class="right3">238012</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr">N.T.</td> - <td class="right3">21/3/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Billington, R. G.</td> - <td class="right3">29078</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">13/4/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Birch, A.</td> - <td class="right3">28212</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">12/4/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Birch, F.</td> - <td class="right3">37572</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.<br />D. of W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">20/9/17<br />10/5/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Birmingham, J.</td> - <td class="right3">244766</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">25/5/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Bleasdale, C.</td> - <td class="right3">200576</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Blackshaw, J.</td> - <td class="right3">262</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">2nd Lieut. Blount, G. A.</td> - <td class="right3">— </td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">Missing</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">23/10/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Cpl. Blackledge, H.</td> - <td class="right3">1469</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Bland, R.</td> - <td class="right3">1453</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Blundell, J.</td> - <td class="right3">13434</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr">N.T.</td> - <td class="right3">3/7/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Blakeley, W.</td> - <td class="right3">4558</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">13/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Lance-Cpl. Bloom, H.</td> - <td class="right3">202574</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Lance-Cpl. Blackledge, A.</td> - <td class="right3">1393</td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Blaylock, G. F.</td> - <td class="right3">202883</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">17/8/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Lance-Cpl. Bland, W.</td> - <td class="right3">21051</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">4/9/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Blackledge, M.</td> - <td class="right3">22904</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Blackhurst, J.</td> - <td class="right3">203012</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">20/9/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Blackburn, R.</td> - <td class="right3">202343</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr">N.T.</td> - <td class="right3">20/9/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Bleasdale, J.</td> - <td class="right3">203865</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">30/11/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Blackborough, W.</td> - <td class="right3">235004</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr">N.T.</td> - <td class="right3">30/11/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Bloy, A.</td> - <td class="right3">35565</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/4/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Blakeley, W.</td> - <td class="right3">201784</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/4/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Blackborough, W. H. S.</td> - <td class="right3">28218</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">18/5/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Bowling, J.</td> - <td class="right3">2076</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Bond, F.</td> - <td class="right3">2531</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Bolan, J.</td> - <td class="right3">2741</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Boardman, J.</td> - <td class="right3">235048</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr">N.T.</td> - <td class="right3">23/7/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Capt. Bolingbroke, C. B.</td> - <td class="right3">— </td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr">N.T.</td> - <td class="right3">9/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Bolton, C. A.</td> - <td class="right3">29402</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">30/9/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Sgt. Bolton, W.</td> - <td class="right3">392</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Cpl. Booth, R.</td> - <td class="right3">1362</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Lance-Cpl. Boardman, G.</td> - <td class="right3">1427</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Sgt. Boardman, G.</td> - <td class="right3">1427</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">26/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Bonny, J. C.</td> - <td class="right3">2012</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/5/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Bowker, T.</td> - <td class="right3">2784</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/9/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Bolton, J.</td> - <td class="right3">1760</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">21/10/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Sgt. Board, A.</td> - <td class="right3">165</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">5/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Booth, J.</td> - <td class="right3">1498</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">4/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Bootle, S.</td> - <td class="right3">3867</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">8/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Bowes, T.</td> - <td class="right3">4586</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">R.P. of W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">8/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Lance-Cpl. Boyle, W.</td> - <td class="right3">2403</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Bond, G.</td> - <td class="right3">235051</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">17/5/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Sgt. Boothroyd, F.</td> - <td class="right3">202730</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">18/5/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Booth, W.</td> - <td class="right3">203794</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Boast, W. R.</td> - <td class="right3">19</td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Bolton, C.</td> - <td class="right3">1381</td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Bond, H.</td> - <td class="right3">201644</td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Bone, W.</td> - <td class="right3">1616</td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">Died</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">25/1/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Braithwaite, F. J.</td> - <td class="right3">2557</td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Briggs, J.</td> - <td class="right3">2225</td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">18/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Booth, W. H.</td> - <td class="right3">203564</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Bond, R.</td> - <td class="right3">235139</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Bottoms, F.</td> - <td class="right3">203610</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">3/6/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Booth, H.</td> - <td class="right3">39947</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr">N.T.</td> - <td class="right3">16/6/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Bourne, W.</td> - <td class="right3">34878</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">14/9/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">2nd Lieut. Bowler, F. C.</td> - <td class="right3">— </td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">30/9/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Booth, S. G.</td> - <td class="right3">202577</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">20/9/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Bolton, J. T.</td> - <td class="right3">31907</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">20/9/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Boyle, J.</td> - <td class="right3">35575</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">20/9/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Bond, J.</td> - <td class="right3">37599</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.<br />K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">20/9/17<br />30/11/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Bostock, E.</td> - <td class="right3">28213</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">30/11/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Bott, A. J.</td> - <td class="right3">12175</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">30/11/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Bond, A.</td> - <td class="right3">28208</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">R.P. of W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">17/2/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Bolan, J.</td> - <td class="right3">200712</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/4/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Boon, T.</td> - <td class="right3">34868</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/4/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Bounds, J. H.</td> - <td class="right3">28214</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">13/4/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Booth, F.</td> - <td class="right3">36387</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">10/5/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Bolton, J.</td> - <td class="right3">240906</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">11/5/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Brindle, G.</td> - <td class="right3">1906</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">29/5/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Brooks, E.</td> - <td class="right3">2821</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/5/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Brierley, T.</td> - <td class="right3">48</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Bretherton, E.</td> - <td class="right3">89</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">2nd Lieut. Brindle, J. L.</td> - <td class="right3">— </td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Capt. Brindle, J. L.</td> - <td class="right3">— </td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">Died at Home</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">13/3/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Brandwood, G.</td> - <td class="right3">201626</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">2/8/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Brooks, C.</td> - <td class="right3">28215</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">30/11/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Brindle, W.</td> - <td class="right3">13294</td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">30/9/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Bradshaw, E.</td> - <td class="right3">30923</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">13/10/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Bromilow, J.</td> - <td class="right3">30913</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">13/10/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Brown, A.</td> - <td class="right3">235498</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr">N.T.</td> - <td class="right3">17/10/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Bury, R.</td> - <td class="right3">2857</td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Bretherton, E.</td> - <td class="right3">1675</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Brindle, G.</td> - <td class="right3">1906</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">29/5/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Brooks, E.</td> - <td class="right3">2821</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">30/5/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">2nd Lieut. Bryce-Smith, H.</td> - <td class="right3">— </td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">30/5/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Lance-Cpl. Brennan, J.</td> - <td class="right3">1292</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">8/11/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Brown, J.</td> - <td class="right3">4852</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">28/6/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Brierley, W.</td> - <td class="right3">1946</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">28/6/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Bradley, A.</td> - <td class="right3">3436</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">6/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Brierley, H.</td> - <td class="right3">3913</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">8/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Cpl. Bridge, H.</td> - <td class="right3">1449</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">8/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Bradshaw, H.</td> - <td class="right3">164</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">8/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Sgt. Brown, B.</td> - <td class="right3">2292</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Brooks, F.</td> - <td class="right3">4859</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Briggs, F.</td> - <td class="right3">4862</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">6/11/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Lance-Sgt. Brown, A.</td> - <td class="right3">5600</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">24/11/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Briggs, J.</td> - <td class="right3">202071</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr">N.T.</td> - <td class="right3">2/6/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Brierley, J. H.</td> - <td class="right3">31937</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr">N.T.</td> - <td class="right3">31/5/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Briggs, E.</td> - <td class="right3">202834</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">4/6/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Brooks, F.</td> - <td class="right3">202035</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">7/6/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Cpl. Brooks, B.</td> - <td class="right3">202650</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">18/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Brown, G.</td> - <td class="right3">202601</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">18/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Brewin, M.</td> - <td class="right3">202849</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Bradbury, J.</td> - <td class="right3">203770</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Broad, J.</td> - <td class="right3">201576</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Bradley, J.</td> - <td class="right3">235031</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Lance-Cpl. Bradley, C.</td> - <td class="right3">201218</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Cpl. Brennand, F.</td> - <td class="right3">200740</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Breakell, R.</td> - <td class="right3">203145</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Breckon, G.</td> - <td class="right3">242983</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">2/6/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Bradnum, H.</td> - <td class="right3">41621</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">16/8/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Bridge, J.</td> - <td class="right3">32993</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">16/8/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Bradley, J.</td> - <td class="right3">41622</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr">N.T.</td> - <td class="right3">19/8/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Breakell, S.</td> - <td class="right3">201271</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr">N.T.</td> - <td class="right3">4/9/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">2nd Lieut. Bratton</td> - <td class="right3">— </td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">30/10/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Brown, C.</td> - <td class="right3">30693</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">5/9/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Brown, J.</td> - <td class="right3">30957</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">14/9/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Bromley. C.</td> - <td class="right3">27110</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">20/9/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Cpl. Briggs, F.</td> - <td class="right3">202038</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">20/9/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Cpl. Brooks, B.</td> - <td class="right3">202650</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">20/9/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Bramall, J.</td> - <td class="right3">244993</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">20/9/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Brown, L.</td> - <td class="right3">28222</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">R.P. of W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">18/11/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Bramwell, T.</td> - <td class="right3">37632</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">18/11/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Brierley, H.</td> - <td class="right3">25538</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">30/11/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Brown, R.</td> - <td class="right3">15103</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">30/11/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Bradley, E.</td> - <td class="right3">201241</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">30/11/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Briggs, W.</td> - <td class="right3">31589</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">30/11/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Brown, H.</td> - <td class="right3">37313</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">26/3/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Brown, H.</td> - <td class="right3">28224</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">28/3/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠2nd Lieut. Brooke, L.</td> - <td class="right3">— </td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">8/4/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Bradburn, B.</td> - <td class="right3">10712</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">R.P. of W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/4/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Cpl. Brindle, A.</td> - <td class="right3">202037</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/4/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Brown, E.</td> - <td class="right3">28155</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/4/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Brown, T.</td> - <td class="right3">25173</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/4/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Sgt. Brough, R.</td> - <td class="right3">247009</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">Missing</td> - <td class="ctr">N.T.</td> - <td class="right3">9/4/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Burgh, H.</td> - <td class="right3">2057</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Burns, W.</td> - <td class="right3">2617</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Bushles, J.</td> - <td class="right3">200920</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">21/7/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Capt. Buckmaster, R. N. L.</td> - <td class="right3">— </td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">30/11/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Butler, L. O.</td> - <td class="right3">10604</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr">N.T.</td> - <td class="right3">30/9/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Lieut. Bury, W. H.</td> - <td class="right3">— </td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/9/16<br />and 16/10/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Burke, T.</td> - <td class="right3">29431</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">23/10/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">C.S.M. Burke, J.</td> - <td class="right3">2200</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Butcher, R.</td> - <td class="right3">775</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Burns, F.</td> - <td class="right3">2886</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Ball, R.</td> - <td class="right3">3520</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">3/11/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Ball, H.</td> - <td class="right3">1412</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">1/4/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Butler, S.</td> - <td class="right3">2503</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Burt, H.</td> - <td class="right3">243188</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">5/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Burt, J.</td> - <td class="right3">3081</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">8/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Burscough, A.</td> - <td class="right3">4293</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">8/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Bunting, W.</td> - <td class="right3">3919</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">8/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Burke, W.</td> - <td class="right3">246</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">8/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Buttry, R.</td> - <td class="right3">1790</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">8/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">2nd Lieut. Bury, W. H.</td> - <td class="right3">— </td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Burrows, E.</td> - <td class="right3">4425</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Buckell, H.</td> - <td class="right3">2048</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Buckingham, F.</td> - <td class="right3">6213</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">Missing</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Baker, J.</td> - <td class="right3">19738</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">19/5/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Butterworth, H.</td> - <td class="right3">200821</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">13/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Bustin, E.</td> - <td class="right3">202758</td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Lance-Cpl. Butcher, T.</td> - <td class="right3">201260</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Buckley, A.</td> - <td class="right3">29718</td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Lance-Cpl. Buckley, F.</td> - <td class="right3">238013</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr">N.T.</td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Bulgar, P.</td> - <td class="right3">203906</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">R.P. of W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Lance-Cpl. Buck, J.</td> - <td class="right3">18287</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">17/8/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Burke, S.</td> - <td class="right3">31560</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">24/8/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Butterworth, J.</td> - <td class="right3">25558</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">3/9/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Lieut. Bulling, A. E.</td> - <td class="right3">— </td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">1/10/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Buth, F.</td> - <td class="right3">16896</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">20/9/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Bullough, C.</td> - <td class="right3">202168</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Burke, E.</td> - <td class="right3">32155</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">18/11/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Burrows, H.</td> - <td class="right3">202616</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">18/11/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Butler, F.</td> - <td class="right3">24536</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">20/11/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Budd, W.</td> - <td class="right3">28209</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">18/11/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Buckley, L.</td> - <td class="right3">28223</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">30/11/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Lance-Cpl. Buck, J.</td> - <td class="right3">18287</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">21/3/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Burns, J. H.</td> - <td class="right3">34925</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">Missing</td> - <td class="ctr">N.T.</td> - <td class="right3">12/4/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Butler, A.</td> - <td class="right3">25219</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">12/4/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Burns, H.</td> - <td class="right3">21757</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr">N.T.</td> - <td class="right3">28/4/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Butler, S.</td> - <td class="right3">200597</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">D. of W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">14/5/18;<br />19/5/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Bythell, C. T.</td> - <td class="right3">243876</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">24/3/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Byrom, L.</td> - <td class="right3">202781</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠2nd Lieut. Byrne, W.</td> - <td class="right3">— </td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">30/9/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Byrom, S.</td> - <td class="right3">41623</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">14/5/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6top">Pte. Cardwell, T.</td> - <td class="right3top">4612</td> - <td class="ctrtop">B</td> - <td class="cht8top">W.</td> - <td class="ctrtop"></td> - <td class="right3top">9/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Cartmell, E. G.</td> - <td class="right3">305</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15<br />and 26/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Cartmell, W.</td> - <td class="right3">336</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15<br />and 26/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Sgt. Cash, S.</td> - <td class="right3">6174</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">28/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Lance-Cpl. Caffery, J.</td> - <td class="right3">2106</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">28/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Caine, F.</td> - <td class="right3">26841</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">4/6/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Rev. Caley, W. L. B.</td> - <td class="right3">— </td> - <td class="ctr">Chaplain</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Cawham, H.</td> - <td class="right3">3395</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Callon, W.</td> - <td class="right3">3902</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">5/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Castle, J.</td> - <td class="right3">4539</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">8/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Calligan, R.</td> - <td class="right3">4614</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">8/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Sgt. Carter, T.</td> - <td class="right3">322</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">13/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Cavies, T.</td> - <td class="right3">3250</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Caddich, J.</td> - <td class="right3">4308</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr">N.T.</td> - <td class="right3">9/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Carter, G. T.</td> - <td class="right3">2953</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">14/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Catterall, J.</td> - <td class="right3">4304</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">26/3/16<br />and 8/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Catterall, P.</td> - <td class="right3">1442</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">1/4/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Carter, W.</td> - <td class="right3">1909</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">23/4/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Cain, E.</td> - <td class="right3">30</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">26/5/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Lance-Cpl. Caton, J. C.</td> - <td class="right3">42</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">28/6/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Calder, J. H.</td> - <td class="right3">2995</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">28/6/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Caffery, T. J.</td> - <td class="right3">1095</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">26/6/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Lance-Cpl. Calderbank, H.</td> - <td class="right3">1645</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">3/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Lance-Cpl. Caffery, J.</td> - <td class="right3">2106</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">5/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Lance-Cpl. Cartmell, W.</td> - <td class="right3">200173</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">2/8/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Carrington, G.</td> - <td class="right3">202157</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Sgt. Calvert, W.</td> - <td class="right3">235007</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">D. of W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">26/8/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Catterall, M.</td> - <td class="right3">9244</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">20/11/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Cavanagh, J. W.</td> - <td class="right3">204880</td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">Died</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">10/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Calvert, W. H.</td> - <td class="right3">28229</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">20/11/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Lance-Cpl. Caton, R.</td> - <td class="right3">200545</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">20/11/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Catterall, G.</td> - <td class="right3">28233</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">20/11/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Calvert, J.</td> - <td class="right3">2654</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Cashmore, H. W.</td> - <td class="right3">2917</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Catterall, L.</td> - <td class="right3">2665</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Calder, J. H.</td> - <td class="right3">2995</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">28/6/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Carney, F. R. J.</td> - <td class="right3">28246</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">30/11/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Cadd, W.</td> - <td class="right3">29263</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">R.P. of W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">23/10/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Cass, T.</td> - <td class="right3">38883</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr">N.T.</td> - <td class="right3">11/9/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">2nd Lieut. Cairns, J.</td> - <td class="right3">— </td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">30/9/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Carter, H.</td> - <td class="right3">38666</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">1/10/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Sgt. Cayton, T.</td> - <td class="right3">12154</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">30/9/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Carroll, E. S.</td> - <td class="right3">30959</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">1/10/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Carlill, A.</td> - <td class="right3">31006</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">4/11/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Cartwright, G.</td> - <td class="right3">10274</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr">N.T.</td> - <td class="right3">23/5/18<br />and 29/10/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Carr, S.</td> - <td class="right3">201436</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">D. of W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">24/5/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Cartwright, J.</td> - <td class="right3">2320</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">16/6/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Carrodus, R.</td> - <td class="right3">31874</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">3/7/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Cardwell, A.</td> - <td class="right3">28225</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/7/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Carroll, J.</td> - <td class="right3">29405</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">16/8/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Cartmell, J.</td> - <td class="right3">27998</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">17/8/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Sgt. Calvert, W.</td> - <td class="right3">235007</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">D. of W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">25/8/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Cardwell, A.</td> - <td class="right3">28225</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">21/8/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Carr, C.</td> - <td class="right3">3685</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr">N.T.</td> - <td class="right3">4/9/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Lance-Cpl. Cavies, T.</td> - <td class="right3">201009</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Cpl. Cavies, T.</td> - <td class="right3">201009</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">4/9/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Capley, C.</td> - <td class="right3">9024</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/4/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Capt. Collett, C. G.</td> - <td class="right3">— </td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/4/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Cpl. Carson, W.</td> - <td class="right3">240177</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/4/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Carroll, J.</td> - <td class="right3">29405</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">25/4/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Catterall, J.</td> - <td class="right3">201653</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">26/4/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Capt. Carmichael, D.</td> - <td class="right3">— </td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">20/4/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Carpenter, G.</td> - <td class="right3">34323</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">30/11/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Casson, J.</td> - <td class="right3">28227</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">2/5/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Chapman, J.</td> - <td class="right3">6149</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">26/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Churm, F. L.</td> - <td class="right3">200232</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr">N.T.</td> - <td class="right3">21/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Chapman, R.</td> - <td class="right3">3844</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">8/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Charnley, T. A.</td> - <td class="right3">4017</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">8/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Chapman, C.</td> - <td class="right3">3842</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Chapman, J.</td> - <td class="right3">4746</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr">N.T.</td> - <td class="right3">9/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Chadwick, J.</td> - <td class="right3">2052</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.<br />D. of W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15<br />31/7/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Charnley, J.</td> - <td class="right3">1931</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">5/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Charnley, F. C.</td> - <td class="right3">11186</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Chipperfield, A. F.</td> - <td class="right3">34942</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">R.P. of W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">18/11/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Chadderton, J.</td> - <td class="right3">202578</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">21/11/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Child, J. J.</td> - <td class="right3">3001</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Chapple, G.</td> - <td class="right3">3360</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">16/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Christian, J.</td> - <td class="right3">4202</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Charnley, J.</td> - <td class="right3">200422</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">12/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Chettleburgh, J. W.</td> - <td class="right3">29725</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Chambers, E. E.</td> - <td class="right3">41780</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">5/9/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Charlton, J.</td> - <td class="right3">31009</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">1/10/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">2nd Lieut. Chambers, J.</td> - <td class="right3">— </td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">Missing</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">23/10/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">2nd Lieut. Chapman, B. R. W.</td> - <td class="right3">— </td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">17/5/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Cpl. Charlesworth, J.</td> - <td class="right3">25487</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">19/5/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Carishem, T.</td> - <td class="right3">41086</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">2/6/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Charnley, C.</td> - <td class="right3">36733</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/4/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Chorley, J.</td> - <td class="right3">235163</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">Missing</td> - <td class="ctr">N.T.</td> - <td class="right3">13/4/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Chorlton, T. A.</td> - <td class="right3">29097</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/4/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Clayton, G.</td> - <td class="right3">1424</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">27/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Clayton, G.</td> - <td class="right3">200270</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">13/7/17<br />and 2/9/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Clayton, H.</td> - <td class="right3">4068</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">8/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Clarke, E.</td> - <td class="right3">4680</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr">N.T.</td> - <td class="right3">9/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Lance-Cpl. Clarke, G.</td> - <td class="right3">2240</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Clough, J.</td> - <td class="right3">2575</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Clement, H.</td> - <td class="right3">4319</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr">N.T.</td> - <td class="right3">9/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Sgt. Clayton, S. T.</td> - <td class="right3">1284</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Clarkson, T.</td> - <td class="right3">2657</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">26/4/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Clarke, J.</td> - <td class="right3">35</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">28/6/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Sgt. Clarke, J. B.</td> - <td class="right3">21008</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr">N.T.</td> - <td class="right3">28/6/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Lance-Cpl. Clough, J.</td> - <td class="right3">2575</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">1/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Clarkson, J. R.</td> - <td class="right3">3080</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">5/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Clark, W.</td> - <td class="right3">3297</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">Missing</td> - <td class="ctr">N.T.</td> - <td class="right3">2/8/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Clarkson, R.</td> - <td class="right3">200571</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Clay, J.</td> - <td class="right3">200660</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">20/9/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Clayton, S.</td> - <td class="right3">2059</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Clark, W.</td> - <td class="right3">41709</td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">30/9/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Cpl. Clarkson, L.</td> - <td class="right3">1419</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.<br />K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15<br />28/6/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Clarkson, W. H.</td> - <td class="right3">1916</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Clarke, J.</td> - <td class="right3">28158</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">4/9/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Clarke, L. G.</td> - <td class="right3">28232</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">Presumed<br />Killed</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/4/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Clarke, J.</td> - <td class="right3">240241</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">R.P. of W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/4/18</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Clarke, J.</td> - <td class="right3">201441</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">13/4/18</td> - </tr> - - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Clarke, R. T.</td> - <td class="right3">28231</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">14/9/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Clayton, E. H.</td> - <td class="right3">28228</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/4/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Clare, P.</td> - <td class="right3">20549</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">27/4/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Clarkson, H.</td> - <td class="right3">120</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Cpl. Collier, J.</td> - <td class="right3">201078</td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">1/12/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Collier, S.</td> - <td class="right3">202740</td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Commons, E.</td> - <td class="right3">140</td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">16/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Cottom, W.</td> - <td class="right3">3912</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">Missing</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Corless, H.</td> - <td class="right3">3398</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">D. of W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">2/10/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Cooper, G.</td> - <td class="right3">3046</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">26/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Corcorn, T.</td> - <td class="right3">202043</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">2/6/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Collins, A.</td> - <td class="right3">202621</td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">5/6/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Counsell, J.</td> - <td class="right3">18740</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">10/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Cooper, G.</td> - <td class="right3">200875</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Coley, T.</td> - <td class="right3">34336</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Coote, W.</td> - <td class="right3">200595</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr">N.T.</td> - <td class="right3">18/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">R.S.M. Corns, R.</td> - <td class="right3">200182</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">18/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Coe, S. C.</td> - <td class="right3">26005</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">21/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Sgt. Cookson, J.</td> - <td class="right3">200158</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">21/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Coulton, L.</td> - <td class="right3">200966</td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr">N.T.</td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Lance-Sgt. Collins, W.</td> - <td class="right3">2239</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">8/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Cox, T.</td> - <td class="right3">4871</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">8/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Cocker, T.</td> - <td class="right3">4629</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">8/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Collier, T.</td> - <td class="right3">5538</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr">N.T.</td> - <td class="right3">8/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Lance-Cpl. Corner, H.</td> - <td class="right3">4479</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">8/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Comber, T.</td> - <td class="right3">3664</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">8/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Cookson, J.</td> - <td class="right3">3903</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">8/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Coxhead, R.</td> - <td class="right3">3530</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">8/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Cowley, C.</td> - <td class="right3">5011</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">8/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Corless, H.</td> - <td class="right3">3398</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Cocker, W.</td> - <td class="right3">3774</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Costello, E. G.</td> - <td class="right3">4873</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Collins. W.</td> - <td class="right3">3790</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr">N.T.</td> - <td class="right3">9/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Cowell, C.</td> - <td class="right3">1487</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Cowell, R.</td> - <td class="right3">3056</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">14/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Collinson, W. E.</td> - <td class="right3">1373</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">14/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Cookson, J.</td> - <td class="right3">314</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15<br />and 30/5/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Compton, T.</td> - <td class="right3">129</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr">N.T.</td> - <td class="right3">20/4/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Connolly, W.</td> - <td class="right3">1462</td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Connor, C. J.</td> - <td class="right3">32142</td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">D. of W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">26/3/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Cpl. Coupe, R.</td> - <td class="right3">2525</td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">14/7/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Coupe, T.</td> - <td class="right3">6</td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">11/9/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Croston, A.</td> - <td class="right3">28</td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">16/10/14</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Coxhead, R.</td> - <td class="right3">3530</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr">N.T.</td> - <td class="right3">3/7/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Corless, H.</td> - <td class="right3">3398</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">4/7/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Cox, T.</td> - <td class="right3">4871</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">5/7/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Cpl. Cowburn, W.</td> - <td class="right3">783</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr">N.T.</td> - <td class="right3">5/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Cottom, R.</td> - <td class="right3">200751</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr">N.T.</td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17<br />and 20/9/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Coulton, L.</td> - <td class="right3">202966</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17<br />and 20/9/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Lance-Cpl. Cooper, J. C.</td> - <td class="right3">202104</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">20/9/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Lance-Cpl. Conway, J.</td> - <td class="right3">26812</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">30/10/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Coupe, T.</td> - <td class="right3">4119</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">11/9/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Collins, R.</td> - <td class="right3">28045</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr">N.T.</td> - <td class="right3">18/11/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Cornwell, J. A.</td> - <td class="right3">202631</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">20/11/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Conlon, R.</td> - <td class="right3">28226</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">30/11/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Corrie, T.</td> - <td class="right3">3061</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr">N.T.</td> - <td class="right3">30/11/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Colvin, J.</td> - <td class="right3">2400</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Coupe, F.</td> - <td class="right3">2678</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Corry, J.</td> - <td class="right3">144</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Cortman, F.</td> - <td class="right3">1429</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Cocker, E.</td> - <td class="right3">2088</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Cookson, J.</td> - <td class="right3">3038</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">Missing</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Corfield, J. E.</td> - <td class="right3">29403</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">17/6/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Cocking, E.</td> - <td class="right3">3967</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Cockran, A.</td> - <td class="right3">30612</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">5/9/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Lance-Cpl. Coleman, R.</td> - <td class="right3">26009</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">30/9/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Connolly, J.</td> - <td class="right3">41711</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">30/9/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Commins, A. S. G.</td> - <td class="right3">30362</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">R.P. of W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">23/10/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Cones, G. E.</td> - <td class="right3">21455</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">23/10/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Cookson, T.</td> - <td class="right3">202541</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">D. of W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3"> 24/10/18;<br />27/10/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Sgt. Corns, E.</td> - <td class="right3">1435</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Cowell, C.</td> - <td class="right3">1487</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Lance-Cpl. Collins, W.</td> - <td class="right3">2239</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Connors, J.</td> - <td class="right3">28238</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">14/5/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠2nd Lieut. Cooper, W. R.</td> - <td class="right3">— </td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">14/5/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Corry, J.</td> - <td class="right3">202061</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr">N.T.</td> - <td class="right3">14/5/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">C.Q.M.S. Cosgrove, J.</td> - <td class="right3">34979</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">14/5/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Coop, F.</td> - <td class="right3">61215</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr">N.T.</td> - <td class="right3">29/5/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Sgt. Cookson, J.</td> - <td class="right3">200158</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">30/5/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Coleman, E. A.</td> - <td class="right3">29912</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">1/6/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Cpl. Collier, F. W.</td> - <td class="right3">202905</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">2/6/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Coleman, W.</td> - <td class="right3">238027</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">2/6/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Coyle, W.</td> - <td class="right3">41630</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">2/6/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">2nd Lieut. Cowan, C. B.</td> - <td class="right3">— </td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">5/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Cox, E.</td> - <td class="right3">26224</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">3/9/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Coley, T.</td> - <td class="right3">34336</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">30/11/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Cook, H. J.</td> - <td class="right3">28230</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">30/11/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Colleney, T.</td> - <td class="right3">14568</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">D. of W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">5/12/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Cooper, G.</td> - <td class="right3">290769</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">13/4/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Colquhoun, C. W.</td> - <td class="right3">35673</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">11/4/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Cox, J.</td> - <td class="right3">240515</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">16/4/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Cox, J.</td> - <td class="right3">29404</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">1/5/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Crook, G.</td> - <td class="right3">3859</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">29/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Crompton, B.</td> - <td class="right3">4672</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">10/1/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Crompton, S.</td> - <td class="right3">31605</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">19/5/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Crook, W.</td> - <td class="right3">25634</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">27/5/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Craig, J.</td> - <td class="right3">235032</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">6/5/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Crook, R.</td> - <td class="right3">202530</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Crook, P.</td> - <td class="right3">4874</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">8/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Cross, W.</td> - <td class="right3">3890</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">1/8/16<br />and 9/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Crane, J.</td> - <td class="right3">2829</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Crossdale, A.</td> - <td class="right3">586</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">28/5/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Cross, H.</td> - <td class="right3">4854</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">3/7/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Crabtree, J.</td> - <td class="right3">15</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.<br />K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/16<br />21/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">2nd Lieut. Crone, J.</td> - <td class="right3">— </td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">Shock</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Cross, T.</td> - <td class="right3">1746</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">3/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Critchley, J.</td> - <td class="right3">202666</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Cross, J.</td> - <td class="right3">202628</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">D. of W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">4/8/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Crook, R.</td> - <td class="right3">202530</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Cross, E. S.</td> - <td class="right3">261166</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">20/9/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Croft, J.</td> - <td class="right3">36961</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">20/9/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Crook, P.</td> - <td class="right3">201014</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">D. of W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">30/11/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Crane, J.</td> - <td class="right3">2829</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Craven, E.</td> - <td class="right3">2872</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Sgt. Cross, E.</td> - <td class="right3">735</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">2nd Lieut. Craven, N. J.</td> - <td class="right3">— </td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Cross, S.</td> - <td class="right3">26161</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">3/9/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Crank, R. A.</td> - <td class="right3">30611</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">4/9/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Crowther, R.</td> - <td class="right3">30691</td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/9/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Crerar, J.</td> - <td class="right3">29092</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/9/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Croasdale, W.</td> - <td class="right3">28886</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">30/9/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">2nd Lieut Crossley, W. E.</td> - <td class="right3">— </td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">13/10/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Crook, G.</td> - <td class="right3">201495</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.<br />K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">16/8/18<br />14/10/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Cryer, H.</td> - <td class="right3">202563</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">24/10/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Cross, T.</td> - <td class="right3">200384</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">Killed in<br />Brussels</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">25/4/19</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Crossen, J.</td> - <td class="right3">1625</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Croft, J. A.</td> - <td class="right3">290282</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">14/5/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Crossley, A.</td> - <td class="right3">201635</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">23/5/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Crook, S.</td> - <td class="right3">203045</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr">N.T.</td> - <td class="right3">15/8/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Sgt. Crabtree, H.</td> - <td class="right3">243874</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">16/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Lance-Sgt. Crougham, J.</td> - <td class="right3">201446</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">25/3/18<br />and 9/4/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Croasdale, E.</td> - <td class="right3">200211</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">Missing</td> - <td class="ctr">N.T.</td> - <td class="right3">9/4/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Lance-Cpl. Crompton, J.</td> - <td class="right3">265149</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">13/4/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Crossley, A.</td> - <td class="right3">28235</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/4/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Crossley, W.</td> - <td class="right3">204945</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/4/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Crowe, A. J.</td> - <td class="right3">205105</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">25/4/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Crabtree, E.</td> - <td class="right3">243857</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">14/5/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Cumming, J.</td> - <td class="right3">4980</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Cunliffe, J.</td> - <td class="right3">14318</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">1/6/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Curwen, C.</td> - <td class="right3">4429</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">2/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Curly, J.</td> - <td class="right3">243651</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Curry, J.</td> - <td class="right3">202903</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17<br />and 18/11/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Cunningham, D.</td> - <td class="right3">16940</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">30/10/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Cuthbert, H.</td> - <td class="right3">202579</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A. </td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">18/11/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Culshaw, J. H.</td> - <td class="right3">28073</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">D. of W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">10/12/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Curl, A. J.</td> - <td class="right3">242830</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">1/10/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Cunningham, W.</td> - <td class="right3">1615</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Cunliffe, S.</td> - <td class="right3">28243</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">25/5/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Culshaw, J. H.</td> - <td class="right3">3284</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr">N.T.</td> - <td class="right3">9/4/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Curtis, T. S.</td> - <td class="right3">41632</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">11/5/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Cutler, J.</td> - <td class="right3">23207</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/5/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Sgt. Cyr, D.</td> - <td class="right3">— </td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr">N.T.</td> - <td class="right3">30/11/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Capt. Crump, J. A.</td> - <td class="right3">— </td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">Shock</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6top">Pte. Dainty, G.</td> - <td class="right3top">1386</td> - <td class="ctrtop">D</td> - <td class="cht8top">W.</td> - <td class="ctrtop"></td> - <td class="right3top">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Sgt. Davenport, J. E.</td> - <td class="right3">1545</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">26/5/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Darwen, J.</td> - <td class="right3">2956</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Davidson, C.</td> - <td class="right3">3896</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr">N.T.</td> - <td class="right3">28/6/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Daisy, T.</td> - <td class="right3">7042</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr">N.T.</td> - <td class="right3">7/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Davies, W.</td> - <td class="right3">1905</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">8/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Davies, C.</td> - <td class="right3">3981</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr">N.T.</td> - <td class="right3">8/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Daley, J. B.</td> - <td class="right3">3927</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">8/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Dalton, A.</td> - <td class="right3">1726</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Daggers, R.</td> - <td class="right3">1518</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr">N.T.</td> - <td class="right3">9/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Dale, W.</td> - <td class="right3">202507</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">6/6/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Davies, G. A.</td> - <td class="right3">34317</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">5/6/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Davies, H.</td> - <td class="right3">202567</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">30/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Davenport, S. R.</td> - <td class="right3">235010</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Dawson, R.</td> - <td class="right3">202483</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Lance-Cpl. Davies, W. J.</td> - <td class="right3">34301</td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">2nd Lieut. Dance, H.</td> - <td class="right3">— </td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">20/9/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Dandy, J.</td> - <td class="right3">18235</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">29/9/19</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Davies, S.</td> - <td class="right3">24465</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">20/9/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Davies, A. E.</td> - <td class="right3">290644</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">20/9/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Davies, S.</td> - <td class="right3">202048</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">20/9/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Daggers, G.</td> - <td class="right3">200210</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">20/9/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Davies, W.</td> - <td class="right3">28248</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">30/11/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Lance-Cpl. Davey F.</td> - <td class="right3">201380</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/4/18<br />26/6/18<br />and 17/10/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Davies, O.</td> - <td class="right3">39878</td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">D. of W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">23/4/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Davies, R.</td> - <td class="right3">24124</td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">20/9/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Davies, T.</td> - <td class="right3">202513</td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Davenport, S.</td> - <td class="right3">29105</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">20/5/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">2nd Lieut. Dawson, J.</td> - <td class="right3">— </td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">2/6/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Davies, D. M.</td> - <td class="right3">41170</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">18/8/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Dawson, R.</td> - <td class="right3">202483</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">3/7/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Davenport, H. C.</td> - <td class="right3">37837</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr">N.T.</td> - <td class="right3">11/7/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">2nd Lieut. Davies, H.</td> - <td class="right3">— </td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">5/9/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">2nd Lieut. Daniels, H.</td> - <td class="right3">— </td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">11/9/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Davies, E.</td> - <td class="right3">41075</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">14/9/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Cpl. Dandy, J.</td> - <td class="right3">18235</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">27/9/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Davies, E. C.</td> - <td class="right3">28420</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">30/9/19</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Davies, W.J.</td> - <td class="right3">34301</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">14/10/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Dand, M.</td> - <td class="right3">41634</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">16/8/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠2nd Lieut. Davies, W. A.</td> - <td class="right3">— </td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Sgt. Daggers, H.</td> - <td class="right3">16440</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/4/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Davies, G.</td> - <td class="right3">29108</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">14/5/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Davies, E. G.</td> - <td class="right3">29388</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">14/10/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Lieut. De Blaby, R.</td> - <td class="right3">— </td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">D. of W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">8/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Sgt. Devey, F.</td> - <td class="right3">1592</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Dennison, R.</td> - <td class="right3">1058</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Dewhurst, J.</td> - <td class="right3">2554</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">16/5/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Dewhurst, F.</td> - <td class="right3">4567</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">8/10/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Dewhurst, F.</td> - <td class="right3">6218</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Dempsey, J.</td> - <td class="right3">6219</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Dempsey, J.</td> - <td class="right3">202838</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">7/6/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Dean, C. H.</td> - <td class="right3">201599</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">6/5/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Delaney, J.</td> - <td class="right3">200050</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">16/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Dewhurst, F.</td> - <td class="right3">202837</td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Dean, J. W.</td> - <td class="right3">242452</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">20/9/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Derbyshire, S.</td> - <td class="right3">203655</td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">Died</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">6/4/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Dewhurst, H.</td> - <td class="right3">203106</td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">7/6/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Dinwoodie, D.</td> - <td class="right3">28074</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">18/11/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Cpl. Dearden, W.</td> - <td class="right3">202449</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr">N.T.</td> - <td class="right3">30/11/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Dench, G.</td> - <td class="right3">235009</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">D. of W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">17/12/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Demain, E. H. C.</td> - <td class="right3">28251</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/4/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Sgt. Dean, J.</td> - <td class="right3">201694</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr">N.T.</td> - <td class="right3">13/4/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Dexter, F. G.</td> - <td class="right3">41403</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">16/8/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Deardon, W.</td> - <td class="right3">202049</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">16/8/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Lance-Cpl. Dewhurst, J.</td> - <td class="right3">25799</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">13/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Cpl. Dewhurst, J.</td> - <td class="right3">25799</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">12/4/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Lance-Cpl. Dickenson, A.</td> - <td class="right3">2567</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">3/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Dixon, R.</td> - <td class="right3">2658</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Dixon, T.</td> - <td class="right3">3982</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Dixon, R.</td> - <td class="right3">4541</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Diggle, W.</td> - <td class="right3">3027</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">26/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Dingsdale, T.</td> - <td class="right3">202605</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Lance-Cpl. Dickinson, D.</td> - <td class="right3">200626</td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">D. of W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">7/4/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Dickenson, R. M.</td> - <td class="right3">202634</td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Dilworth, A.</td> - <td class="right3">22552</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">20/9/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Digby, H. L.</td> - <td class="right3">282407</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">Missing</td> - <td class="ctr">N.T.</td> - <td class="right3">18/11/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Dixon, W.</td> - <td class="right3">376537</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">8/11/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Dickenson, T.</td> - <td class="right3">290599</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">D. of W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">19/2/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Dickenson, T.</td> - <td class="right3">23741</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">16/8/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">2nd Lieut. Dixon, J. G. H.</td> - <td class="right3">— </td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">17/8/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Downing, J.</td> - <td class="right3">2981</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">16/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Dowding, H.</td> - <td class="right3">4559</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">8/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Dobson, H. G.</td> - <td class="right3">4535</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">8/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Doble, E.</td> - <td class="right3">243237</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">8/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Dodgson, J.</td> - <td class="right3">2851</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Capt. Donald, S. B.</td> - <td class="right3">— </td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Doyne, W.</td> - <td class="right3">6125</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Dobson, S. B.</td> - <td class="right3">202122</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">8/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Sgt. Donnelly, J.</td> - <td class="right3">202900</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">19/5/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Cpl. Doran, J.</td> - <td class="right3">240607</td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">7/3/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Duncan, A. G.</td> - <td class="right3">235033</td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">20/9/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Dodgson, J.</td> - <td class="right3">200773</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/8/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Doult, H.</td> - <td class="right3">203334</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">7/9/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Donkin, A.</td> - <td class="right3">30999</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">24/9/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Dobson, G.</td> - <td class="right3">30961</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">17/10/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Draper, F.</td> - <td class="right3">6273</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Draper, G.</td> - <td class="right3">28148</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">30/11/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Drew, W.</td> - <td class="right3">204911</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">12/4/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Dring, A.</td> - <td class="right3">201683</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">30/9/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Durham, R.</td> - <td class="right3">2618</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Duckworth, A.</td> - <td class="right3">3403</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">12/7/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Dunn, S.</td> - <td class="right3">302</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">20/8/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Dugdale, W.</td> - <td class="right3">2922</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">28/6/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Dunderdale, E.</td> - <td class="right3">200546</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8"> K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">8/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">2nd Lieut. Ducksbury, O. H.</td> - <td class="right3">— </td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">W.,<br />R.P. of W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">8/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Dudley, J.</td> - <td class="right3">3338</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr">N.T.</td> - <td class="right3">9/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Duerdon, J.</td> - <td class="right3">4673</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr">N.T.</td> - <td class="right3">9/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Duckworth, H.</td> - <td class="right3">6276</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Duckworth, S.</td> - <td class="right3">6235</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">26/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Duckworth, E.</td> - <td class="right3">6217</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">26/6/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">2nd Lieut. Duerden, W.</td> - <td class="right3">— </td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">26/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Duggan, J.</td> - <td class="right3">6175</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">29/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Duerden, T.</td> - <td class="right3">6176</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">23/12/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">C.Q.M.S. Dudley, J.</td> - <td class="right3">200128</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">24/5/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">C.S.M. Dudley, J.</td> - <td class="right3">200128</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">R.P. of W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Duckworth, A.</td> - <td class="right3">201111</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">D. of W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">8/6/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Duggan, J.</td> - <td class="right3">202796</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">D. of W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">8/6/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Dunne, G.</td> - <td class="right3">255025</td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/1/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Dunn, J.</td> - <td class="right3">28252</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">18/11/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Dunnigan, J.</td> - <td class="right3">202423</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">30/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Duckworth, H.</td> - <td class="right3">28249</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">17/2/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Duckworth, A.</td> - <td class="right3">243501</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">20/5/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Cpl. Dutton, T.</td> - <td class="right3">30465</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">2/6/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Duxbury, B.</td> - <td class="right3">201781</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">3/6/18<br />and 10/9/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Cpl. Durose, F.</td> - <td class="right3">39576</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr">N.T.</td> - <td class="right3">27/7/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Dunn, J.</td> - <td class="right3">32285</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">17/8/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Duddle, T.</td> - <td class="right3">30330</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">2/10/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Cpl. Duxbury, W. T.</td> - <td class="right3">202699</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Duckworth, A.</td> - <td class="right3">243501</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">30/11/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Dyson, J.</td> - <td class="right3">202580</td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">5/6/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6top">Pte. Eaves, J.</td> - <td class="right3top">1098</td> - <td class="ctrtop">C</td> - <td class="cht8top">W.</td> - <td class="ctrtop"></td> - <td class="right3top">15/6/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Eastham, J.</td> - <td class="right3">3912</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">8/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Eastham, T.</td> - <td class="right3">3118</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">8/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Eastham, R.</td> - <td class="right3">3139</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Eaves, T.</td> - <td class="right3">200698</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Eaves, R.</td> - <td class="right3">200225</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Eastham, R.</td> - <td class="right3">200937</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Eastwood, J. A.</td> - <td class="right3">41637</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">14/5/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Easton, G. H.</td> - <td class="right3">28255</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">3/7/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Easthorpe, C. A.</td> - <td class="right3">35186</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">14/10/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Eales, J.</td> - <td class="right3">41638</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">4/9/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠2nd Lieut. Eccles, W.</td> - <td class="right3">— </td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">30/5/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Eckton, J.</td> - <td class="right3">2302</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Eckersley, A.</td> - <td class="right3">243224</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">8/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Eccles, F.</td> - <td class="right3">4546</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Eckersley, J.</td> - <td class="right3">6170</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.<br />K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">21/12/16<br />10/1/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Eckersley, J. H.</td> - <td class="right3">202389</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Eccles, T.</td> - <td class="right3">201288</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">20/9/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Eccleston, I.</td> - <td class="right3">341506</td> - <td class="ctr">(R.A.M.C.)</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr">N.T.</td> - <td class="right3">30/11/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Ecceston, J.</td> - <td class="right3">201102</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">30/11/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Eckersley, J.</td> - <td class="right3">202389</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">10/4/18<br />and 16/8/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">C.S.M. Edwards, T. J.</td> - <td class="right3">804</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Edwards, C.</td> - <td class="right3">1617</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Edwards, F. D.</td> - <td class="right3">4946</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">23/12/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Edge, J.</td> - <td class="right3">202622</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Cpl. Edgar, K. V.</td> - <td class="right3">201616</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Edwards, F. D.</td> - <td class="right3">202107</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">23/12/16<br />and 20/10/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Edge, F.</td> - <td class="right3">28275</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/4/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Edwards. J. W.</td> - <td class="right3">235496</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">5/9/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Edwards, T.</td> - <td class="right3">14541</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">30/9/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Egan, J.</td> - <td class="right3">4397</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">D. of W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">26/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Egan, L.</td> - <td class="right3">242917</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">25/4/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Ellison, E.</td> - <td class="right3">2991</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">5/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Elliott, R.</td> - <td class="right3">3508</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">8/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Ellis, F. C.</td> - <td class="right3">26574</td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">10/4/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Ellemont, E. S.</td> - <td class="right3">28453</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">D. of W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">16/6/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Ellis, B.</td> - <td class="right3">96018</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr">N.T.</td> - <td class="right3">4/9/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Ellison, R.</td> - <td class="right3">30962</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">17/10/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Elgar, H.</td> - <td class="right3">260108</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">23/10/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Ellerby, W.</td> - <td class="right3">243867</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">30/9/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Emmet, J.</td> - <td class="right3">3954</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr">N.T.</td> - <td class="right3">9/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Entwistle, J.</td> - <td class="right3">3338</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Sgt. Entwistle, T.</td> - <td class="right3">200025</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/9/16<br />and 31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Enderby, W.</td> - <td class="right3">201642</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">18/11/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Entwistle, T.</td> - <td class="right3">244828</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">11/9/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Entwistle, R.</td> - <td class="right3">243340</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr">N.T.</td> - <td class="right3">30/9/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Evans, A.</td> - <td class="right3">2079</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Evans, A.</td> - <td class="right3">4607</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">8/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Lieut. Evans, A. J. D.</td> - <td class="right3">— </td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">8/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Evans, C.</td> - <td class="right3">202051</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/6/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Sgt. Evans, R.</td> - <td class="right3">201790</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Evans, R.</td> - <td class="right3">36201</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Evans, G. F.</td> - <td class="right3">29389</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">3/6/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Evans, A.</td> - <td class="right3">4879</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">2nd Lieut. Easterby, E. M.</td> - <td class="right3">— </td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17<br />and 30/11/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6top">Pte. Farmer, J.</td> - <td class="right3top">844</td> - <td class="ctrtop">C</td> - <td class="cht8top">W.</td> - <td class="ctrtop"></td> - <td class="right3top">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Fairclough, C.</td> - <td class="right3">1063</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">2nd Lieut. Fairclough, E. L.</td> - <td class="right3">— </td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">8/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Farrell, T.</td> - <td class="right3">2686</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Fallown, W.</td> - <td class="right3">1994</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">28/6/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Cpl. Farrell, W. A.</td> - <td class="right3">202030</td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">8/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠2nd Lieut. Falby, E. F.</td> - <td class="right3">— </td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Fazackerley, W.</td> - <td class="right3">3484</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Fairclough, W.</td> - <td class="right3">4420</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Lance-Cpl. Farnworth, H.</td> - <td class="right3">201697</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">24/5/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Fairbrother, W.</td> - <td class="right3">203550</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Farrer, L.</td> - <td class="right3">19005</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.<br />D. of W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">18/11/17<br />13/1/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Farrer, G.</td> - <td class="right3">202798</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">30/11/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Cpl. Faraday, W.</td> - <td class="right3">202889</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">30/11/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Faulkner, W.</td> - <td class="right3">38259</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr">N.T.</td> - <td class="right3">23/3/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Fazackerley, T.</td> - <td class="right3">201364</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/4/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Lance-Cpl. Fazackerley, T.</td> - <td class="right3">201364</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/8/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Farnell, D.</td> - <td class="right3">41643</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">25/4/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Fairbrother, A.</td> - <td class="right3">20694</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">30/4/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Farnworth, T.</td> - <td class="right3">240412</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">14/5/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Faragher, W.</td> - <td class="right3">41642</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">2/6/18<br />and 17/8/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠2nd Lieut. Fazackerley, H.</td> - <td class="right3">— </td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">25/8/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Fayen, W.</td> - <td class="right3">32080</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr">N.T.</td> - <td class="right3">20/7/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Fenton, J.</td> - <td class="right3">2580</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Lance-Cpl. Fenton, T.</td> - <td class="right3">24</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">1/1/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Fearnley, E.</td> - <td class="right3">202654</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/5/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠2nd Lieut. Fergie, A. B.</td> - <td class="right3">— </td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">20/9/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Cpl. Fenton, T.</td> - <td class="right3">200012</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">14/4/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Folown, J.</td> - <td class="right3">200458</td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">28/6/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Ferrey, J.</td> - <td class="right3">41644</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">D. of W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">11/9/18;<br />12/9/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Fell, H.</td> - <td class="right3">30613</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">24/9/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Fell, W.</td> - <td class="right3">265331</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">13/4/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Fielding, R.</td> - <td class="right3">3341</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Fishwick, W.</td> - <td class="right3">186</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">14/9/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">2nd Lieut. Firth, E. S.</td> - <td class="right3">— </td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">8/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Finch, R. J.</td> - <td class="right3">2303</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Fishwick, H.</td> - <td class="right3">3555</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">8/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Finney, J.</td> - <td class="right3">4299</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr">N.T.</td> - <td class="right3">9/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Finch, F.</td> - <td class="right3">200098</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Lieut. Fismer, G. J.</td> - <td class="right3">— </td> - <td class="ctr">(R.A.M.C.)</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">2/8/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Finney, H.</td> - <td class="right3">235167</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">R.P. of W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Fisher, W.</td> - <td class="right3">13386</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">R.P. of W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">18/11/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠2nd Lieut. Firth, J. O.</td> - <td class="right3">— </td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">18/11/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Finney, J.</td> - <td class="right3">202744</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">30/11/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Fitzgerald, T.</td> - <td class="right3">37649</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">10/4/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Fielding, J. B.</td> - <td class="right3">41302</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">29/4/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Fiddler, J. N.</td> - <td class="right3">38985</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">811</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Fitzgerald, E.</td> - <td class="right3">81015</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr">N.T.</td> - <td class="right3">6/6/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Lance-Cpl. Fisher, W.</td> - <td class="right3">28454</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">16/8/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Sgt. Fisher, W.</td> - <td class="right3">28454</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">30/9/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Fiori, G.</td> - <td class="right3">40688</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">4/9/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Sgt. Fisher, J. Y.</td> - <td class="right3">22768</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">22/10/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Fitzgerald, A.</td> - <td class="right3">40185</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">23/10/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Finney, F.</td> - <td class="right3">29275</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">7/7/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Finch, T.</td> - <td class="right3">30645</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">8/8/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Lance-Cpl. Fisher, E. E.</td> - <td class="right3">13881</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">4/9/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Cpl. Fletcher, J.</td> - <td class="right3">1987</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">10/4/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Lance-Cpl. Fletcher, J.</td> - <td class="right3">1755</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠C.Q.M.S. Fletcher, J.</td> - <td class="right3">1755</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Flowers, T.</td> - <td class="right3">84</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">30/5/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Fletcher, W.</td> - <td class="right3">2691</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Forrest, J.</td> - <td class="right3">37598</td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Flannery, L.</td> - <td class="right3">3165</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Fletcher, J.</td> - <td class="right3">200419</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Flockhart, D.</td> - <td class="right3">202566</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Fletcher, U.</td> - <td class="right3">37668</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">20/9/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Fletcher, H.</td> - <td class="right3">290499</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">20/9/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Flanagan, L. E.</td> - <td class="right3">28264</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">25/4/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Flaherty, T.</td> - <td class="right3">29117</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">26/4/18<br />and 25/8/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠2nd Lieut. Fullerton, F.</td> - <td class="right3">— </td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Fleming, J. W.</td> - <td class="right3">28075</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/9/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Sgt. Fowler, E.</td> - <td class="right3">1349</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Fowler, E.</td> - <td class="right3">1374</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15<br />and 8/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Fowler, H.</td> - <td class="right3">155</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Forrest, J. F.</td> - <td class="right3">3185</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">5/9/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Foster, E.</td> - <td class="right3">1445</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">D. of W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">5/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Forshaw, R.</td> - <td class="right3">2574</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Fowler, J.</td> - <td class="right3">2773</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">2nd Lieut. Forshaw, C. H.</td> - <td class="right3">— </td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠2nd Lieut, Forrest, R.</td> - <td class="right3">— </td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">27/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Forrest, J.</td> - <td class="right3">200968</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">4/6/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Foreman, R.</td> - <td class="right3">200743</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">7/6/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Forsyth J.</td> - <td class="right3">201038</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Sgt. Foley, W.</td> - <td class="right3">200097</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.<br />D. of W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">20/9/17<br />23/9/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Forrest,</td> - <td class="right3">202839</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">R.P. of W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/4/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Fox, W. H.</td> - <td class="right3">28258</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">Missing</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">8/4/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Ford, W.</td> - <td class="right3">235141</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr">N.T.</td> - <td class="right3">13/4/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Fowler, J.</td> - <td class="right3">31681</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">18/5/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Cpl. Foy, J.</td> - <td class="right3">200058</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">4/6/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Cpl. Foulkes, C.</td> - <td class="right3">18989</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">26/5/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Foster, G.</td> - <td class="right3">28758</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">3/6/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Sgt. Fryer, W.</td> - <td class="right3">6074</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr">N.T.</td> - <td class="right3">28/6/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Rev. Forse, L. N.</td> - <td class="right3">— </td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">R.P. of W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/4/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Lance-Cpl. Frazer, A.</td> - <td class="right3">2690</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Freebury, A.</td> - <td class="right3">2875</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">Missing</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">2nd Lieut. Francis, J. E.</td> - <td class="right3">— </td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">18/5/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Frame, A.</td> - <td class="right3">202584</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr">N.T.</td> - <td class="right3">18/11/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Frame, J.</td> - <td class="right3">203453</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/4/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. France, A.</td> - <td class="right3">202548</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">Missing</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">13/4/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">2nd Lieut. Frost, L.</td> - <td class="right3">— </td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">2/5/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">2nd Lieut. Fryer, T. H.</td> - <td class="right3">— </td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">2/5/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Lance-Cpl. Fryer, G.</td> - <td class="right3">200618</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">27/5/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Francis, W. H.</td> - <td class="right3">244708</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">22/8/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. French, T. W.</td> - <td class="right3">28269</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/9/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Frost, F. H.</td> - <td class="right3">35036</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">22/10/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Francombe, W.</td> - <td class="right3">28268</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">23/7/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Frodsham, J.</td> - <td class="right3">37681</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">14/5/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Fyles, E.</td> - <td class="right3">207</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">3/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="crosstop">✠Pte. Gardner, J.</td> - <td class="right3top">1091</td> - <td class="ctrtop">–</td> - <td class="cht8top">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctrtop"></td> - <td class="right3top">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Galloway, T.</td> - <td class="right3">36200</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">20/11/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Garlinge, C. J.</td> - <td class="right3">8912</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">23/11/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Gartshore, R.</td> - <td class="right3">30363</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">28/3/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Garrett, F.</td> - <td class="right3">28274</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">R.P. of W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/4/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Gaskin, S.</td> - <td class="right3">28300</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">29/4/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Gale, A. G.</td> - <td class="right3">19000</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">8/6/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Gaunt, R.</td> - <td class="right3">282039</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr">N.T.</td> - <td class="right3">21/6/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Gardner, R.</td> - <td class="right3">2249</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">28/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Gallagher, J.</td> - <td class="right3">1716</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Gaskell, J.</td> - <td class="right3">7406</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">3/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Garside, R. C.</td> - <td class="right3">4881</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">8/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Geldeard, R.</td> - <td class="right3">2061</td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. German, A.</td> - <td class="right3">29411</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">29/5/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Gent, D. A.</td> - <td class="right3">1468</td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Gent, F.</td> - <td class="right3">36888</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">2/6/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Gerber, C.</td> - <td class="right3">41303</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">8/6/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Gerrard, L.</td> - <td class="right3">201739</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Gent, F.</td> - <td class="right3">4849</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">28/6/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Gerrish, J.</td> - <td class="right3">29282</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">3/9/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Lance-Sgt. German, G. H.</td> - <td class="right3">13393</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">4/9/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Lance-Sgt. Gerrard, W.</td> - <td class="right3">38681</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">13/4/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Lance-Sgt. George, T.</td> - <td class="right3">42040</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">14/10/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Gill, H.</td> - <td class="right3">28271</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">29/10/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Lance-Sgt. Giddens, H.</td> - <td class="right3">202772</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">30/11/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Cpl. Gibson, J.</td> - <td class="right3">16200</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/4/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Gisby, S.</td> - <td class="right3">30368</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">10/4/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Gibson, D.</td> - <td class="right3">202800</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">13/5/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Gilbertson, R.</td> - <td class="right3">29127</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">8/7/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Gidlow, A.</td> - <td class="right3">2246</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Gibson, T.</td> - <td class="right3">202773</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Gillibrand, J.</td> - <td class="right3">4278</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">29/5/16<br />and 9/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Gilmaur, W. H.</td> - <td class="right3">5284</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">29/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Ginger, F.</td> - <td class="right3">35972</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Lance-Cpl. Gillett, N.</td> - <td class="right3">210</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">28/6/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Gillett, C.</td> - <td class="right3">330</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">28/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Sgt. Gillett, T. E.</td> - <td class="right3">175</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Gill, G. A.</td> - <td class="right3">290</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Gillibrand,</td> - <td class="right3">152</td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">3/5/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Gill, I.</td> - <td class="right3">4686</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">3/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Gilbertson, R.</td> - <td class="right3">29127</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">8/7/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Lance-Cpl. Gillabrand</td> - <td class="right3">2960</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.<br />K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/9/16<br />25/9/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Gillett, J.</td> - <td class="right3">25301</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/6/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Gidman, A.</td> - <td class="right3">29123</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/4/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Gledhill, W.</td> - <td class="right3">242322</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">20/9/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Lance-Cpl. Glover, T.</td> - <td class="right3">779</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">28/5/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Lance-Cpl. Gorton, F.</td> - <td class="right3">200756</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">30/11/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Goddard, E.</td> - <td class="right3">27761</td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/4/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Gore, T. H.</td> - <td class="right3">23677</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr">N.T.</td> - <td class="right3">3/6/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Gore, T. W.</td> - <td class="right3">41088</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">8/7/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Godfrey, R.</td> - <td class="right3">3289</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Gorton, H. V.</td> - <td class="right3">12235</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">18/5/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Gordon, A.</td> - <td class="right3">202731</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">18/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Goodram, G.</td> - <td class="right3">238003</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">21/7/17<br />and 20/9/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Gore, J. A.</td> - <td class="right3">2775</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Gorton, J.</td> - <td class="right3">195</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">5/9/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Gorton, J.</td> - <td class="right3">202853</td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Gough, R.</td> - <td class="right3">105</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Gorst, T. H.</td> - <td class="right3">1944</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Gorse, W.</td> - <td class="right3">4433</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">30/7/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Goodier, L.</td> - <td class="right3">28270</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/4/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Gough, G.</td> - <td class="right3">41647</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">14/5/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Goodram, W.</td> - <td class="right3">36729</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">1/10/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Gornall, E.</td> - <td class="right3">36877</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">R.P. of W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">23/10/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Goodier, R.</td> - <td class="right3">201280</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">Missing</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">23/10/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Greenhalgh, J.</td> - <td class="right3">37290</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">18/11/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">2nd Lieut. Green, A.</td> - <td class="right3">— </td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">30/11/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Griffiths, J.</td> - <td class="right3">37259</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/4/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Cpl. Grant, W.</td> - <td class="right3">36559</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr">N.T.</td> - <td class="right3">9/4/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Graham, E.</td> - <td class="right3">29118</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/4/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Gregson, J.</td> - <td class="right3">29124</td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/4/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Gray, J.</td> - <td class="right3">235011</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">R.P. of W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/4/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Greenwood, H.</td> - <td class="right3">201568</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr">N.T.</td> - <td class="right3">9/4/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Greenwood, R.</td> - <td class="right3">29409</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">29/4/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Gresty, O. F.</td> - <td class="right3">39617</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">28/4/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Grimshaw, H.</td> - <td class="right3">29410</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">16/5/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠2nd Lieut. Greaves. F.</td> - <td class="right3">— </td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">1/6/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Grinter, W.</td> - <td class="right3">27177</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">2/6/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Grayson, W.</td> - <td class="right3">25592</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">19/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">2nd Lieut. Gray, W.</td> - <td class="right3">— </td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Green, F.</td> - <td class="right3">2420</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr">N.T.</td> - <td class="right3">9/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Greenwood, G.</td> - <td class="right3">4650</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr">N.T.</td> - <td class="right3">9/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Gradwell, J.</td> - <td class="right3">200661</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">6/5/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Greenwood, W. R.</td> - <td class="right3">202640</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr">N.T.</td> - <td class="right3">11/6/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Grey, W. H.</td> - <td class="right3">202642</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">12/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Gregory, G.</td> - <td class="right3">26662</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Grey, I. W.</td> - <td class="right3">235011</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Green, J.</td> - <td class="right3">244966</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Green, H.</td> - <td class="right3">200841</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">2/8/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Gregson, E.</td> - <td class="right3">200412</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Gregory, G.</td> - <td class="right3">26662</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">2/8/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Gregson, W.</td> - <td class="right3">2955</td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">Died</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">25/7/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">2nd Lieut. Gresdale, R.</td> - <td class="right3">— </td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">20/9/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Lance-Cpl. Greenhalgh, G.</td> - <td class="right3">202475</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">20/9/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Grimshaw, A.</td> - <td class="right3">10721</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">20/9/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Griffiths, J.</td> - <td class="right3">7259</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr">N.T.</td> - <td class="right3">20/9/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Grinse, T.</td> - <td class="right3">25503</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">20/9/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Gregson, H.</td> - <td class="right3">200715</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">Died</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">12/4/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Capt. Gregson, E. M.</td> - <td class="right3">— </td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">28/6/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Cpl. Green, J.</td> - <td class="right3">56</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Grungy, T.</td> - <td class="right3">70</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Greenwood, R.</td> - <td class="right3">1009</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Gregory, W.</td> - <td class="right3">1345</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Cpl. Green, W.</td> - <td class="right3">1593</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Gregson, G.</td> - <td class="right3">1943</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Greenwood, C.</td> - <td class="right3">3265</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Grime, J.</td> - <td class="right3">3342</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15<br />and 8/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Greenwood, J.</td> - <td class="right3">2585</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Green, H.</td> - <td class="right3">2990</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Gregson, E.</td> - <td class="right3">1914</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">1/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Griffin, W.</td> - <td class="right3">200953</td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Green, H.</td> - <td class="right3">2990</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">2/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Green, J.</td> - <td class="right3">4996</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">5/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Grimes, F.</td> - <td class="right3">3604</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">8/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Gregson, A.</td> - <td class="right3">3402</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">8/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Grime, T.</td> - <td class="right3">7775</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">8/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Greenwood, C.</td> - <td class="right3">2265</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">13/7/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Greenhalgh, J.</td> - <td class="right3">202953</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/7/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Greenwood, J. W.</td> - <td class="right3">28275</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/9/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Green, C.</td> - <td class="right3">240729</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/8/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Green, C.</td> - <td class="right3">30614</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">16/8/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Cpl. Graham, E.</td> - <td class="right3">200386</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Green, J.</td> - <td class="right3">244966</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">2/8/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Cpl. Grimshaw, T.</td> - <td class="right3">12924</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">5/9/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Griffiths, T.</td> - <td class="right3">29412</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/9/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">2nd Lieut. Griffiths, H. W. C.</td> - <td class="right3">— </td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">1/10/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Graham, R.</td> - <td class="right3">41723</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">30/9/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Gregory, H.</td> - <td class="right3">240549</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">23/10/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Grimshaw, J.</td> - <td class="right3">3375</td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Sgt. Gunn, A.</td> - <td class="right3">202498</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">21/4/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Gulloway, E.</td> - <td class="right3">28272</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">4/9/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Gunn, F.</td> - <td class="right3">38667</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">17/10/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Guffogg, J.</td> - <td class="right3">241216</td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/4/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Gynes, W.</td> - <td class="right3">201404</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">8/6/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6top">Pte. Hankinson, W.</td> - <td class="right3top">16150</td> - <td class="ctrtop">B</td> - <td class="cht8top">W.</td> - <td class="ctrtop"></td> - <td class="right3top">9/4/18<br />and 7/7/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Haworth, W.</td> - <td class="right3">29140</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/4/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Harris, H. L.</td> - <td class="right3">26638</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/4/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Hamer, T.</td> - <td class="right3">202062</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">18/11/17<br />9/4/18<br />and 17/8/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Harold, T. R.</td> - <td class="right3">28293</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">10/4/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Haslam, L.</td> - <td class="right3">203757</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/4/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Cpl. Hanley, T.</td> - <td class="right3">241169</td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/4/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Cpl. Hawkins, T. H.</td> - <td class="right3">245083</td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/4/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Cpl. Harvey, M.</td> - <td class="right3">241723</td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/4/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Cpl. Haslam, H.</td> - <td class="right3">242279</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">Died</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">18/10/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Cpl. Haworth, D.</td> - <td class="right3">41654</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">2/5/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Cpl. Hampson. W.</td> - <td class="right3">29415</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">14/5/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Lance-Cpl. Hancox, W.</td> - <td class="right3">201562</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W. & Missing</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">14/5/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Hampson, F.</td> - <td class="right3">202061</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">14/5/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Lance-Cpl. Hankinson, J.</td> - <td class="right3">202166</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/5/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠2nd Lieut. Hampson, J.</td> - <td class="right3">— </td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">21/5/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Hacking, J.</td> - <td class="right3">23655</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">1/6/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Cpl. Harwell, E. J.</td> - <td class="right3">33839</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">3/6/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Hartley, H.</td> - <td class="right3">205006</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">18/6/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Hayes, J.</td> - <td class="right3">202561</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">20/6/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Hall, J.</td> - <td class="right3">29729</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/8/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Haighton, F.</td> - <td class="right3">413676</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/8/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Hayes, F.</td> - <td class="right3">235500</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/8/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Hargreaves, F.</td> - <td class="right3">202803</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Cpl. Hartley, A.</td> - <td class="right3">1135</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Hardy, J. R.</td> - <td class="right3">3799</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Harrison, J.</td> - <td class="right3">5054</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Hartley, J. W. </td> - <td class="right3">4678</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr">N.T.</td> - <td class="right3">9/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Haslam, R.</td> - <td class="right3">202059</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Hacking, T.</td> - <td class="right3">4259</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr">N.T.</td> - <td class="right3">9/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Halley, H.</td> - <td class="right3">6105</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Hankinson, J.</td> - <td class="right3">3175</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Hamer, J.</td> - <td class="right3">4802</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Hargreaves, J. H.</td> - <td class="right3">4895</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr">N.T.</td> - <td class="right3">9/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Harvey, A.</td> - <td class="right3">6301</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">25/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Hamer, J.</td> - <td class="right3">14592</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr">N.T.</td> - <td class="right3">26/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Harrison, J.</td> - <td class="right3">202564</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">6/4/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Hargreaves, H.</td> - <td class="right3">202939</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">24/6/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">2nd Lieut. Hall, R. A.</td> - <td class="right3">— </td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">4/5/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Halliwell, W.</td> - <td class="right3">202725</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">12/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Harrison, T. C.</td> - <td class="right3">244645</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">21/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Lance-Cpl. Haworth, H.</td> - <td class="right3">238931</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr">N.T.</td> - <td class="right3">20/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Lance-Cpl. Haworth, J.</td> - <td class="right3">15384</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">21/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Hardacre, J.</td> - <td class="right3">201796</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">21/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Capt. Harris, A. L.</td> - <td class="right3">— </td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Sgt. Hall, A.</td> - <td class="right3">200587</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Hall, C.</td> - <td class="right3">202627</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Harrison, W.</td> - <td class="right3">201588</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Hardman, T.</td> - <td class="right3">201349</td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Hargreaves, G.</td> - <td class="right3">36822</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Hatton, R.</td> - <td class="right3">202525</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Haworth, J. H.</td> - <td class="right3">202610</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Halsall, P.</td> - <td class="right3">202734</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Sgt. Hurley, J.</td> - <td class="right3">147</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">Died</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">8/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Hall</td> - <td class="right3">138</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">8/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Cpl. Hall, H.</td> - <td class="right3">200604</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">8/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Harrison, W. A.</td> - <td class="right3">4055</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">8/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Hart, F.</td> - <td class="right3">4885</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">8/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Sgt. Harling, W.</td> - <td class="right3">161</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Harrison, P.</td> - <td class="right3">2198</td> - <td class="ctr">(R.A.M.C.)</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr">N.T.</td> - <td class="right3">8/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Hart, E.</td> - <td class="right3">1404</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Hague, A. E.</td> - <td class="right3">2123</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Hayes, W.</td> - <td class="right3">2279</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Hargreaves, P.</td> - <td class="right3">2677</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Hall, G. H.</td> - <td class="right3">28092</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">18/11/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Hart, G. F.</td> - <td class="right3">28292</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">18/11/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Hannah, J.</td> - <td class="right3">28291</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">R.P. of W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">18/11/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Harvey, W.</td> - <td class="right3">28067</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">20/11/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Hardacre, J.</td> - <td class="right3">202140</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">D. of W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">30/11/17;<br />9/12/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Harrison, G. S.</td> - <td class="right3">28282</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">30/11/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Hankinson, W.</td> - <td class="right3">16150</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">30/11/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Hart, J.</td> - <td class="right3">201250</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">R.P. of W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">30/11/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Harrop, W.</td> - <td class="right3">16258</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">30/11/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Hardman, F.</td> - <td class="right3">28289</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">30/11/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Halliwell, W.</td> - <td class="right3">202725</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">30/11/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Lance-Cpl. Halsall, W. H.</td> - <td class="right3">241351</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/4/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Hampson, J. P.</td> - <td class="right3">28281</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/4/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Haslam, L.</td> - <td class="right3">19372</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/4/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Hammond, L.</td> - <td class="right3">202979</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Hawkland, H.</td> - <td class="right3">202168</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Hatch, W.</td> - <td class="right3">18600</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">Missing</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Hargreaves, A.</td> - <td class="right3">13411</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">Missing</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Hardman, E.</td> - <td class="right3">200280</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">20/9/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Hamer, W.</td> - <td class="right3">37637</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">20/9/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Hardman, W.</td> - <td class="right3">32015</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">21/9/17<br />and 30/8/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Hackett, F.</td> - <td class="right3">14785</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">20/9/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Hankinson, W.</td> - <td class="right3">6150</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr">N.T.</td> - <td class="right3">20/9/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Harrobin, W.</td> - <td class="right3">202989</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr">N.T.</td> - <td class="right3">18/11/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Haighton, J.</td> - <td class="right3">238017</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">28/5/17<br />and 18/11/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Hartley, T.</td> - <td class="right3">3029</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">8/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Hayhurst, J. T.</td> - <td class="right3">1463</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr">N.T.</td> - <td class="right3">8/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">C.S.M. Harwood, J.</td> - <td class="right3">81</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Cpl. Hawkhurst, C.</td> - <td class="right3">1618</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Cpl. Hartley, J.</td> - <td class="right3">1664</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Halliwell, H.</td> - <td class="right3">3986</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Sgt. Hall, A.</td> - <td class="right3">2402</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">13/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Harrison, G.</td> - <td class="right3">1289</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">6/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Hall, T. V.</td> - <td class="right3">2083</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Harrison, W.</td> - <td class="right3">4195</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">8/7/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Hardacre, J.</td> - <td class="right3">5004</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">D. of W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17;<br />9/12/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Hamer, H.</td> - <td class="right3">8883</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr">N.T.</td> - <td class="right3">31/7/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Hamer, A.</td> - <td class="right3">200489</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">2/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">2nd Lieut. Hague, A. E.</td> - <td class="right3">— </td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">Missing</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">5/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Harrison, F.</td> - <td class="right3">2964</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Hankinson, J.</td> - <td class="right3">3175</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Harrison, J.</td> - <td class="right3">2919</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Hartley, T.</td> - <td class="right3">3029</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">21/10/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Hartley, H.</td> - <td class="right3">2558</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">29/10/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Hargreaves, A.</td> - <td class="right3">3616</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">29/10/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Hall, H.</td> - <td class="right3">138</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">30/10/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Hart, J.</td> - <td class="right3">143</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">26/4/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Hartley, H.</td> - <td class="right3">2558</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">26/5/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Cpl. Harrison, F.</td> - <td class="right3">2964</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">28/6/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Haslam, G.</td> - <td class="right3">2538</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">14/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Hayes, J.</td> - <td class="right3">2771</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Hardickey, M.</td> - <td class="right3">2842</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.<br />Died</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15<br />23/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Haley, J. W.</td> - <td class="right3">253</td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">D. of W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">11/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Cpl. Hall, H.</td> - <td class="right3">200604</td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">8/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Hall, H.</td> - <td class="right3">200058</td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">8/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Hartley, H.</td> - <td class="right3">20330</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr">N.T.</td> - <td class="right3">16/8/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Heyes, J. B.</td> - <td class="right3">30948</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">11/9/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Hazeldine, J.</td> - <td class="right3">202760</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">12/9/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Horrobin, W.</td> - <td class="right3">29574</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">D. of W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">24/9/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Lance-Cpl. Hawitt, W.</td> - <td class="right3">29413</td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">30/9/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Hardacre, A. N.</td> - <td class="right3">30492</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">30/9/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Hall, H.</td> - <td class="right3">30678</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">R.P. of W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">2/10/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Hargreaves, G.</td> - <td class="right3">36822</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/10/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠2nd Lieut. Halliwood, J.</td> - <td class="right3">— </td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">17/10/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Hawkins, F.</td> - <td class="right3">260111</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">7/10/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Haworth, J.</td> - <td class="right3">202651</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr">N.T.</td> - <td class="right3">22/10/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Hall, A. A. W.</td> - <td class="right3">41650</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">22/10/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Harmer, W.</td> - <td class="right3">30966</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">R.P. of W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">23/10/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Hardman, W.</td> - <td class="right3">22628</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">23/10/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Hadwin, W. B.</td> - <td class="right3">244863</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">24/10/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Harrison, F.</td> - <td class="right3">29130</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">R.P. of W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">22/10/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Hamer, W.</td> - <td class="right3">28766</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">29/10/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Hall, A. W. W.</td> - <td class="right3">41650</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">8/6/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Hancox, J.</td> - <td class="right3">30497</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">16/8/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Sgt. Hall, A.</td> - <td class="right3">2402</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">8/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Hayes, A.</td> - <td class="right3">202659</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Hartley, J. F.</td> - <td class="right3">28062</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">30/11/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Lance-Cpl. Hackett, T. K.</td> - <td class="right3">202528</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/4/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Lance-Cpl. Halton, A.</td> - <td class="right3">1709</td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">R.P. of W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">8/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Hayes, J.</td> - <td class="right3">202561</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">16/6/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Harvey, J. G.</td> - <td class="right3">30965</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">14/10/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Heap, E.</td> - <td class="right3">28171</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/4/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Henthorrie, S.</td> - <td class="right3">240906</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr">N.T.</td> - <td class="right3">10/4/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Heeney, W.</td> - <td class="right3">28276</td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/4/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Herd, J.</td> - <td class="right3">9609</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">25/4/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Hallows, E.</td> - <td class="right3">202656</td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Hanson, E.</td> - <td class="right3">202687</td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">D. of W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Hargreaves, J. H.</td> - <td class="right3">6222</td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">D. of W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">3/10/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Harrison, J.</td> - <td class="right3">16538</td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">D. of W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">2/8/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Lance-Cpl. Harwood, J.</td> - <td class="right3">200558</td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Heaps, E.</td> - <td class="right3">240270</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">14/5/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Heaps, J.</td> - <td class="right3">201465</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">2/6/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Heywood, T.</td> - <td class="right3">30496</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">2/6/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Heath, E. W.</td> - <td class="right3">27487</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">16/8/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Heather, B.</td> - <td class="right3">235047</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">16/8/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Heap, L. H.</td> - <td class="right3">3554</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr">N.T.</td> - <td class="right3">9/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Hesmondhalgh, H.</td> - <td class="right3">4143</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Hewarth, W. A.</td> - <td class="right3">2319</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">27/6/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Sgt. Heaney, C.</td> - <td class="right3">1704</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15<br />and 8/1/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Heuitt, F.</td> - <td class="right3">200146</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">5/8/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Heaps, R.</td> - <td class="right3">202527</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">R.P. of W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Cpl. Heaps, R.</td> - <td class="right3">200567</td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Heald, D.</td> - <td class="right3">3539</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">8/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Lance-Cpl. Henderson, J. H. A.</td> - <td class="right3">2789</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">8/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Horn, W.</td> - <td class="right3">3968</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/9/16<br />22/9/17<br />and 7/10/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Heskith, H.</td> - <td class="right3">2606</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Hey, S.</td> - <td class="right3">202856</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Heeley, J.</td> - <td class="right3">253</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">11/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Cpl. Heywood, E.</td> - <td class="right3">199</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/9/10</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Heaps, J.</td> - <td class="right3">1788</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Helm, F.</td> - <td class="right3">2768</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">16/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Hewitt, H.</td> - <td class="right3">2863</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Helm, H.</td> - <td class="right3">2927</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">16/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Hewitt, A. E.</td> - <td class="right3">2049</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Helme, T.</td> - <td class="right3">104</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Hesketh, J.</td> - <td class="right3">3287</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Hesketh, P.</td> - <td class="right3">2007</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Heaton, A. E.</td> - <td class="right3">2074</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Hewitt, J.</td> - <td class="right3">4141</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">8/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Heyes, V.</td> - <td class="right3">2743</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">1/7/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Sgt. Heaney, C.</td> - <td class="right3">1704</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Henderson, T. O.</td> - <td class="right3">202554</td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">Died</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">20/2/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Henley, W.</td> - <td class="right3">289</td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Lance-Cpl. Hesketh, H.</td> - <td class="right3">22717</td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Hewitt, A. E.</td> - <td class="right3">2049</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Hendy, W.</td> - <td class="right3">200488</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">8/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Heaton, C.</td> - <td class="right3">20294</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr">N.T.</td> - <td class="right3">18/11/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Heaps, J.</td> - <td class="right3">200057</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">30/11/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Heywood, W. H.</td> - <td class="right3">290554</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">20/9/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Heywood, J. W.</td> - <td class="right3">255501</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">16/8/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Higginbotham, F.</td> - <td class="right3">30097</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">14/10/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Heron, S. C.</td> - <td class="right3">244871</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">22/10/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Helm, E.</td> - <td class="right3">29128</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">R.P. of W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">23/10/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">A.R.S.M. Heywood, H.</td> - <td class="right3">200222</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">24/10/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Heald, A.</td> - <td class="right3">201313</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/7/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Helme, J. E.</td> - <td class="right3">29137</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">4/9/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Heath, L.</td> - <td class="right3">40395</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">D. of W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/9/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Capt. Hibbert, C. G. R.</td> - <td class="right3">— </td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">Presumed<br />Killed</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Higgins, R</td> - <td class="right3">29132</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/4/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Sgt. Hindley, F.</td> - <td class="right3">240268</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">25/4/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Higgins, L.</td> - <td class="right3">4787</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr">N.T.</td> - <td class="right3">9/4/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Lance-Cpl. Higham, E.</td> - <td class="right3">2611</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/4/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Hill, H.</td> - <td class="right3">28288</td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">11/3/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Lance-Cpl. Higgins, J.</td> - <td class="right3">240083</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">8/7/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Hibbert, W.</td> - <td class="right3">241553</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">7/7/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Hickson, T.</td> - <td class="right3">30491</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">7/7/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Hilton, W.</td> - <td class="right3">28295</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">16/8/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Sgt. Hills, H. L.</td> - <td class="right3">3785</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr">N.T.</td> - <td class="right3">9/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Hitchon, H.</td> - <td class="right3">6223</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">D. of W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/9/16;<br />13/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">2nd Lieut. Higson, F.</td> - <td class="right3">— </td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">13/11/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Higham, W.</td> - <td class="right3">200877</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Hilton, J. R.</td> - <td class="right3">17102</td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/5/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Highfield, J.</td> - <td class="right3">200457</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">D. of W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">7/6/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Higham, H.</td> - <td class="right3">201022</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Hill, H.</td> - <td class="right3">11513</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">16/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Hinsley, A.</td> - <td class="right3">202891</td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Hirst, E.</td> - <td class="right3">30493</td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">D. of W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">30/5/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Hodson, G. A.</td> - <td class="right3">238041</td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">2/6/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Holden, S.</td> - <td class="right3">4886</td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">D. of W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">29/6/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Horam, C.</td> - <td class="right3">4382</td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">Died</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">23/2/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Higham, A.</td> - <td class="right3">203728</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Hilton, T.</td> - <td class="right3">242184</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">5/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Higham, F.</td> - <td class="right3">202136</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Highfield, J.</td> - <td class="right3">1993</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">8/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Higham, H.</td> - <td class="right3">3273</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">5/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Lance-Cpl. Hill, J.</td> - <td class="right3">304</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Lance-Cpl. Hill, E.</td> - <td class="right3">780</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">D. of W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">25/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Higgenson, E.</td> - <td class="right3">2936</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">14/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Hicks, F.</td> - <td class="right3">1291</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Highfield, J.</td> - <td class="right3">1993</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Hindmarch, W. H.</td> - <td class="right3">28297</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">R.P. of W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">18/11/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Higham, J.</td> - <td class="right3">200451</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">30/11/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Lieut.-Colonel Hindle, R.</td> - <td class="right3">— </td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">W.<br />K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15<br />30/11/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Lance-Cpl. Hill, J.</td> - <td class="right3">200186</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">D. of W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">21/9/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Hilton, R.</td> - <td class="right3">4378</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">20/9/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Higham, B.</td> - <td class="right3">21246</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">23/10/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Hicks, W. T.</td> - <td class="right3">30694</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">16/8/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Hinsley, A.</td> - <td class="right3">6281</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Capt. Hibbert, C. G. R.</td> - <td class="right3">— </td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">Presumed<br />Killed</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Sgt. Hogg, J.</td> - <td class="right3">200092</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr">N.T.</td> - <td class="right3">9/4/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Cpl. Hodson, R.</td> - <td class="right3">201033</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">Missing</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/4/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Howard, C.</td> - <td class="right3">240240</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/4/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Holden, W.</td> - <td class="right3">25383</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr">N.T.</td> - <td class="right3">14/5/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Hopwood, T.</td> - <td class="right3">30480</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">14/5/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Holwill, R. H.</td> - <td class="right3">27963</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">23/5/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Howard, W.</td> - <td class="right3">36702</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">20/5/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Lance-Cpl. Horribin, W.</td> - <td class="right3">29574</td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">D. of W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">24/9/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Hough, J. W.</td> - <td class="right3">23246</td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Howarth, H.</td> - <td class="right3">5247</td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">27/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Howarth, W. J.</td> - <td class="right3">29140</td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/4/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Howson, L.</td> - <td class="right3">202057</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Hobbs, W. A. E.</td> - <td class="right3">33840</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">20/5/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Houghton, W. J.</td> - <td class="right3">238030</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">29/5/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Hodson, J. A.</td> - <td class="right3">30495</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">Missing</td> - <td class="ctr">N.T.</td> - <td class="right3">2/6/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Holland, L.</td> - <td class="right3">28284</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">3/6/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Holmes, J.</td> - <td class="right3">240065</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">5/6/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Holt, H.</td> - <td class="right3">201786</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">25/6/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Howard, W.</td> - <td class="right3">238031</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">27/6/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Hopwood, F.</td> - <td class="right3">30489</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">7/7/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Hope, F.</td> - <td class="right3">243548</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">16/8/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Howarth, J. R.</td> - <td class="right3">6279</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Howson, R.</td> - <td class="right3">6101</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Lance-Cpl. Holland, W.</td> - <td class="right3">1584</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Lance-Cpl. Hope, J. H.</td> - <td class="right3">4890</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Lance-Sgt. Horsefield, T.</td> - <td class="right3">3396</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">30/6/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Lance-Cpl. Harwood, J.</td> - <td class="right3">200558</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">Missing</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Hoilingworth, P.</td> - <td class="right3">235013</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">29/5/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Hopkins, E.</td> - <td class="right3">3283</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr">N.T.</td> - <td class="right3">3/5/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">2nd Lieut. Holden, H. S.</td> - <td class="right3">— </td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">R.P. of W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Hodgkiss, H.</td> - <td class="right3">31981</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/6/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Horner, A. E.</td> - <td class="right3">200646</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Holt, A.</td> - <td class="right3">202698</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">12/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Hodson, E.</td> - <td class="right3">203265</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">13/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Horsefield, R. A.</td> - <td class="right3">20280</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">21/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Homans, A.</td> - <td class="right3">36178</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Hornby, W.</td> - <td class="right3">202060</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Houghton, J.</td> - <td class="right3">200777</td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr">N.T.</td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Holden. W. A.</td> - <td class="right3">31834</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Howarth, W. L.</td> - <td class="right3">202491</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Howlding, W.</td> - <td class="right3">203812</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Hoyle, R.</td> - <td class="right3">1681</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">8/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Cpl. Houghton, F.</td> - <td class="right3">54</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">8/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Hodgson, F.</td> - <td class="right3">1691</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">8/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Hodgson, J.</td> - <td class="right3">4427</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">8/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Hornby, E. R.</td> - <td class="right3">4454</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">8/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Hogg, J.</td> - <td class="right3">4027</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">8/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Holcroft, G.</td> - <td class="right3">6430</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">8/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">2nd Lieut, Holden, J. A.</td> - <td class="right3">— </td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">W. & R.P. of W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">8/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Howe, W. D.</td> - <td class="right3">4635</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Homer, A.</td> - <td class="right3">2044</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Lance-Cpl. Holland, W.</td> - <td class="right3">1584</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Holden, W.</td> - <td class="right3">3450</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Holgate, H.</td> - <td class="right3">4460</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr">N.T.</td> - <td class="right3">9/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Hodgson, J.</td> - <td class="right3">1418</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">8/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Hosker, T.</td> - <td class="right3">2962</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">8/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Hollinghurst, J.</td> - <td class="right3">1646</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">16/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Hodgkinson, D. R.</td> - <td class="right3">1789</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">16/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Hogg, J.</td> - <td class="right3">2219</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Howard, J.</td> - <td class="right3">2513</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">16/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Howarth, J.</td> - <td class="right3">2597</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">16/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Holker, J.</td> - <td class="right3">2753</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">16/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Holt, W.</td> - <td class="right3">300</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">16/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Henley, W.</td> - <td class="right3">289</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">16/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Hoggorth, M.</td> - <td class="right3">4888</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">14/7/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Howson, L.</td> - <td class="right3">4887</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">16/7/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Holt, T.</td> - <td class="right3">4524</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">3/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Holden, C.</td> - <td class="right3">53</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">29/5/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Hodgson, J.</td> - <td class="right3">204</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Howarth, F.</td> - <td class="right3">2093</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">16/6/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Horsfield, T.</td> - <td class="right3">3396</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Houlding, J. C.</td> - <td class="right3">78</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Holmes, T.</td> - <td class="right3">2843</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">6/11/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Hoyle, R.</td> - <td class="right3">1681</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">8/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Hood, D.</td> - <td class="right3">200253</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Hodson, W.</td> - <td class="right3">1567</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Holland, R.</td> - <td class="right3">1579</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Holland, W.</td> - <td class="right3">1584</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Hoyle, R.</td> - <td class="right3">1681</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Hodgson, F.</td> - <td class="right3">1691</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Lance-Cpl. Holden, R.</td> - <td class="right3">1740</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Howarth, R.</td> - <td class="right3">2653</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Hodson, E.</td> - <td class="right3">2825</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">2nd Lieut. Houghton, A. T.</td> - <td class="right3">— </td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">13/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Capt. Houghton, A. T.</td> - <td class="right3">— </td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">30/11/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Houghton, W. H.</td> - <td class="right3">202435</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">R.P. of W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">18/11/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Houghton, A. F.</td> - <td class="right3">28285</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">18/11/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">2nd Lieut. Hornby, R.</td> - <td class="right3">— </td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">18/11/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Holland, H.</td> - <td class="right3">13644</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">30/11/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Horarth, W.</td> - <td class="right3">36077</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">30/11/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Holland, W. H.</td> - <td class="right3">28286</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/4/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">2nd Lieut. Horsfall, R. E.</td> - <td class="right3">— </td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/4/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">2nd Lieut. Howarth, J.</td> - <td class="right3">— </td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/4/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">2nd Lieut. Homer, G. S.</td> - <td class="right3">— </td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/4/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Hopkins, E.</td> - <td class="right3">32183</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">Missing</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Holgate, H.</td> - <td class="right3">200288</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">Missing</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Holland, H.</td> - <td class="right3">17484</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr">N.T.</td> - <td class="right3">18/9/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Holden, G. B.</td> - <td class="right3">37656</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">20/9/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Holland, H.</td> - <td class="right3">13644</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">20/9/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠2nd Lieut. Holden, H.</td> - <td class="right3">— </td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">21/9/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠2nd Lieut. Holmes, C.</td> - <td class="right3">— </td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">D. of W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">20/9/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Lance-Cpl. Hough, R.</td> - <td class="right3">202930</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">20/9/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Lance-Cpl. Hoggett, A.</td> - <td class="right3">201272</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">20/9/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Hodson, R.</td> - <td class="right3">36086</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">20/9/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Horan, J.</td> - <td class="right3">201740</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">20/9/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Howarth, A.</td> - <td class="right3">32059</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">20/9/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Howarth, T.</td> - <td class="right3">202804</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">20/9/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Holt, A.</td> - <td class="right3">202647</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">30/10/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Lance-Sgt. Holt, A.</td> - <td class="right3">202647</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">18/5/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Sgt. Holt. A</td> - <td class="right3">202647</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/10/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Holmes, T.</td> - <td class="right3">30620</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">4/9/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Cpl. Hoole, R.</td> - <td class="right3">202982</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">10/9/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Horrocks, J.</td> - <td class="right3">201986</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">14/9/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Howard, T.</td> - <td class="right3">28296</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">23/9/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">2nd Lieut. Howarth, G.</td> - <td class="right3">— </td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">1/10/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Honey, C.</td> - <td class="right3">36017</td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">1/10/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Holt, H.</td> - <td class="right3">20176</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr">N.T.</td> - <td class="right3">30/9/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Horsley, J.</td> - <td class="right3">30964</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">14/10/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Howarth, R.</td> - <td class="right3">33924</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">22/10/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">2nd Lieut. Howarth, L.</td> - <td class="right3">— </td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Hockey, F.</td> - <td class="right3">202626</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">17/10/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Hoodless, L.</td> - <td class="right3">28277</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">30/11/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Lance-Cpl. Hough, R.</td> - <td class="right3">202430</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr">N.T.</td> - <td class="right3">30/11/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Sgt. Hogg, J.</td> - <td class="right3">200092</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr">N.T.</td> - <td class="right3">9/4/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Hodgson, H. O.</td> - <td class="right3">240348</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">13/5/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Cpl. Hutchinson, J.</td> - <td class="right3">240067</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/4/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Hughes, F.</td> - <td class="right3">28280</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/4/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Cpl. Hunt, G. N.</td> - <td class="right3">202608</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">10/4/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Hutchinson, T.</td> - <td class="right3">28299</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/4/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Cpl. Huddart, W. P.</td> - <td class="right3">290794</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">11/4/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Hunt, J. W.</td> - <td class="right3">235026</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">R.P. of W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/4/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Hubbard, H.</td> - <td class="right3">39396</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">D. of W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">2/5/18;<br />5/5/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Hunt, W.</td> - <td class="right3">29414</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">10/5/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Lance-Cpl. Hutchinson. J.</td> - <td class="right3">202553</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">14/5/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Hulme, W. E.</td> - <td class="right3">240092</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">14/5/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Hurst, C.</td> - <td class="right3">34173</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr">N.T.</td> - <td class="right3">30/5/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Hutchinson, W.</td> - <td class="right3">4465</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Hubbersty, T.</td> - <td class="right3">4575</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Hudson, G.</td> - <td class="right3">6241</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">25/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Cpl. Hubbersty, J.</td> - <td class="right3">200544</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">21/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Humphries, H.</td> - <td class="right3">4891</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Hunter, J.</td> - <td class="right3">171</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Cpl. Hunter, J.</td> - <td class="right3">171</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">8/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Hudson, E.</td> - <td class="right3">1963</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">8/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Hutton, A. H.</td> - <td class="right3">1083</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">16/5/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Cpl. Hall, H.</td> - <td class="right3">2522</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">14/7/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Hurley, J.</td> - <td class="right3">20054</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">2/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Hudson, J.</td> - <td class="right3">234</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Hall, H.</td> - <td class="right3">3983</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">1/4/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Hurley, J.</td> - <td class="right3">2084</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">2/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">2nd Lieut. Hunt, J.</td> - <td class="right3">— </td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">3/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Hunt, R.</td> - <td class="right3">2300</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">4/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Hunt, D.</td> - <td class="right3">4273</td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">29/5/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Hubbersty, J.</td> - <td class="right3">2241</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Hughes, J. G.</td> - <td class="right3">28287</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">R.P. of W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">18/11/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Hulme, S.</td> - <td class="right3">202500</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">30/11/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Humphries, H.</td> - <td class="right3">4891</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.<br />D. of W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17<br />28/9/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Hulme, W.</td> - <td class="right3">235134</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr">N.T.</td> - <td class="right3">20/9/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Hunter, T. D. J. L.</td> - <td class="right3">244867</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr">N.T.</td> - <td class="right3">20/9/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Huddleston, E.</td> - <td class="right3">290729</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">20/9/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Hurst, O. H.</td> - <td class="right3">243111</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">16/8/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Hubbick, A.</td> - <td class="right3">26691</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">1/10/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Hudson, F.</td> - <td class="right3">34112</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">22/10/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Hull, F.</td> - <td class="right3">240113</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">R.P. of W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">23/10/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Harrison, J.</td> - <td class="right3">16538</td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">D. of W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">2/8/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Hunter, W.</td> - <td class="right3">201472</td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">22/4/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Sgt. Hurley, J.</td> - <td class="right3">200063</td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">8/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="crosstop">✠Pte. Ianson, R.</td> - <td class="right3top">201678</td> - <td class="ctrtop">D</td> - <td class="cht8top">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctrtop"></td> - <td class="right3top">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Ibbotson, J.</td> - <td class="right3">235162</td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr">N.T.</td> - <td class="right3">5/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠2nd Lieut. Ibbotson, G. S.</td> - <td class="right3">— </td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">14/5/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Ikin, J.</td> - <td class="right3">25270</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">3/6/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Dr. Inglis, W.</td> - <td class="right3">1555</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Ince, R.</td> - <td class="right3">132</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Ingram, J.</td> - <td class="right3">3275</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">8/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Lance-Cpl. Ingle, H.</td> - <td class="right3">202762</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Sgt. Innes, A.</td> - <td class="right3">202937</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Ince, W.</td> - <td class="right3">203633</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr">N.T.</td> - <td class="right3">9/4/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Ince, J.</td> - <td class="right3">3895</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">4/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Ince, J.</td> - <td class="right3">39955</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">16/8/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Irving, G.</td> - <td class="right3">219</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Irving, A.</td> - <td class="right3">4573</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">8/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Lance-Cpl. Isherwood, J.</td> - <td class="right3">6263</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Sgt. Isles, R.</td> - <td class="right3">993</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠C.S.M. Isles, R.</td> - <td class="right3">200195</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">21/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Isherwood, A.</td> - <td class="right3">202858</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">30/11/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Isherwood, R.</td> - <td class="right3">290916</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">25/4/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="crosstop">✠Pte. Jackson, S.</td> - <td class="right3top">1622</td> - <td class="ctrtop">B</td> - <td class="cht8top">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctrtop"></td> - <td class="right3top">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Jackman, J.</td> - <td class="right3">217</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Jackson, T.</td> - <td class="right3">1464</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Jackson, W.</td> - <td class="right3">1694</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Lance-Cpl. Jameson, A.</td> - <td class="right3">1069</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">16/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Jackson, J.</td> - <td class="right3">3419</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">8/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Jackson, W.</td> - <td class="right3">6226</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Jackson, J.</td> - <td class="right3">202582</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">12/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Jackson, W.</td> - <td class="right3">3183</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr">N.T.</td> - <td class="right3">21/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. James, W. J.</td> - <td class="right3">202147</td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Jagger, A.</td> - <td class="right3">202449</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Cpl. Jackson, W.</td> - <td class="right3">202651</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Cpl. Jackson, H.</td> - <td class="right3">202701</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Jackson, J. J.</td> - <td class="right3">2713</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">R.P. of W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/4/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Jamieson, H.</td> - <td class="right3">28076</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">25/4/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Jackson, R. S.</td> - <td class="right3">41534</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">14/5/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Cpl. Jackson, W.</td> - <td class="right3">27792</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">8/6/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Jackson, J.</td> - <td class="right3">41738</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">22/6/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Jackson</td> - <td class="right3">30696</td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">11/8/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. James, L. M.</td> - <td class="right3">42001</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">16/8/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Johnson, L.</td> - <td class="right3">30920</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">4/9/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Jackson, H.</td> - <td class="right3">30919</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">4/9/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Jones, A.</td> - <td class="right3">214364</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr">N.T.</td> - <td class="right3">3/9/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Jacobs, M.</td> - <td class="right3">245144</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">3/9/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Jameson, T.</td> - <td class="right3">30967</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">30/9/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Jackson, W.</td> - <td class="right3">3183</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">28/2/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">2nd Lieut. Jenkinson, T. C.</td> - <td class="right3">— </td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Sgt. Jeffries, W.</td> - <td class="right3">34300</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">14/5/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Jeffrey, E. H.</td> - <td class="right3">5280</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr">N.T.</td> - <td class="right3">14/5/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Johnson, R. L.</td> - <td class="right3">2406</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">2nd Lieut. James-Alfred</td> - <td class="right3">— </td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">26/2/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Lieut. Jenkins, W. H.</td> - <td class="right3">— </td> - <td class="ctr">Medical<br />Officer</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/4/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Jolly, J.</td> - <td class="right3">1035</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15<br />and 8/1/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Jones, E. J.</td> - <td class="right3">1288</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Jolly, J.</td> - <td class="right3">1969</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Joyce, V.</td> - <td class="right3">2547</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Jones, M.</td> - <td class="right3">107</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Lance-Cpl. Johnson, W.</td> - <td class="right3">2264</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">1/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Johnson, W.</td> - <td class="right3">3568</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">8/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Jones, J.</td> - <td class="right3">4189</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Jordan, J.</td> - <td class="right3">5342</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">14/11/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Johnston, W.</td> - <td class="right3">202583</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">2/6/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Jones, W.</td> - <td class="right3">202509</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">2/6/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">2nd Lieut. Johnston, W. H.</td> - <td class="right3">— </td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">4/6/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Jordan, J.</td> - <td class="right3">202391</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">18/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Jones, J. O.</td> - <td class="right3">205561</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr">N.T.</td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Jones, W.</td> - <td class="right3">202509</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Johnson, J.</td> - <td class="right3">23253</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17<br />and 30/11/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Jones, C.</td> - <td class="right3">290797</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">20/9/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Jolly, J.</td> - <td class="right3">201003</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">20/9/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Johnson, F.</td> - <td class="right3">37575</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">20/9/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Jones, W.</td> - <td class="right3">19744</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">20/9/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Jones, G. H.</td> - <td class="right3">27571</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">20/9/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Lance-Cpl. Johnson, J. E.</td> - <td class="right3">203780</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr">N.T.</td> - <td class="right3">18/11/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Jones, P.</td> - <td class="right3">36191</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">30/11/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Johnson, J.</td> - <td class="right3">23253</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">30/11/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Jones, J.</td> - <td class="right3">202581</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">30/11/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Lance-Cpl. Jones, W. E.</td> - <td class="right3">29057</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">28/2/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Jones, T. E.</td> - <td class="right3">34304</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/4/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Jones, A.</td> - <td class="right3">36191</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">14/5/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. John, D. T.</td> - <td class="right3">41200</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">3/6/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Jones, C. M.</td> - <td class="right3">30649</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">28/7/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Jones, H.</td> - <td class="right3">29417</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">4/9/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">2nd Lieut. Jones, H.</td> - <td class="right3">— </td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">11/9/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Lance-Cpl. Jones, F.</td> - <td class="right3">6765</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr">N.T.</td> - <td class="right3">30/9/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Jones, J.</td> - <td class="right3">30655</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">Missing</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">13/10/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Jones, A.</td> - <td class="right3">242875</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">16/10/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Cpl. Johnson, H. C.</td> - <td class="right3">30329</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">22/10/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Lance-Cpl. Jones, F.</td> - <td class="right3">6756</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr">N.T.</td> - <td class="right3">1/6/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Jump, J.</td> - <td class="right3">202975</td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">18/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Jump, R. W.</td> - <td class="right3">36848</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6top">Pte. Kay, C.</td> - <td class="right3top">2221</td> - <td class="ctrtop">D</td> - <td class="cht8top">W.</td> - <td class="ctrtop"></td> - <td class="right3top">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Kay, E.</td> - <td class="right3">3040</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Kay, F.</td> - <td class="right3">4916</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">Missing</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">8/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Kay, G.</td> - <td class="right3">202064</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/9/16<br />and 18/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Kay, G.</td> - <td class="right3">8311</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr">N.T.</td> - <td class="right3">20/9/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Kay, J.</td> - <td class="right3">37664</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">20/9/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Lance-Cpl. Kay, J.</td> - <td class="right3">240325</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">14/5/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Kellett, W.</td> - <td class="right3">3438</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.<br />Died</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15<br />30/6/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Kellett, W.</td> - <td class="right3">1476</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr">N.T.</td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Kempster, J.</td> - <td class="right3">1297</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Kellett, F.</td> - <td class="right3">2808</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Lance-Cpl. Kerfoot, J.</td> - <td class="right3">1201</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Kell, T. W.</td> - <td class="right3">2659</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Kelly, J.</td> - <td class="right3">2040</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">2/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Kelly, P.</td> - <td class="right3">5356</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">8/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Kellett, A. J.</td> - <td class="right3">3929</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">8/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Kent, G.</td> - <td class="right3">233</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Kelly, W.</td> - <td class="right3">4897</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Kenyon, F.</td> - <td class="right3">6116</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">✠Pte. Kenyon, T. W.</td> - <td class="right3">202972</td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">Lance-Cpl. Kellgariff, J.</td> - <td class="right3">2068</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Kenyon, W. R.</td> - <td class="right3">6185</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">29/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Kershaw, W.</td> - <td class="right3">4619</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr">N.T.</td> - <td class="right3">29/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Kenyon, F. H.</td> - <td class="right3">36192</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/6/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Sgt. Kelly, A.</td> - <td class="right3">202202</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/6/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Kellaway, A. A.</td> - <td class="right3">26185</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Kershaw, W.</td> - <td class="right3">202893</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">20/9/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Kelton, A. G.</td> - <td class="right3">244920</td> - <td class="ctr">B<br />A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.<br />W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">7/7/17<br />30/11/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Kershaw, F.</td> - <td class="right3">202788</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">30/11/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Sgt. Kelly, A.</td> - <td class="right3">202702</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/4/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Lance-Cpl. Kent, A. E.</td> - <td class="right3">29144</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">10/4/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Kelsall, A.</td> - <td class="right3">202661</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">10/4/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Kennedy, N.</td> - <td class="right3">29391</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">25/4/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Kettley, C.</td> - <td class="right3">18841</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">2/6/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Kerridge, A. D.</td> - <td class="right3">29390</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">16/8/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Kerfoot, W.</td> - <td class="right3">37248</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">17/8/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Sgt. Kelly, W.</td> - <td class="right3">202702</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">16/8/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Kendrick, C. G.</td> - <td class="right3">30992</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">23/9/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Cpl. Keith, D.</td> - <td class="right3">30460</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">26/5/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">2nd Lieut. Kershaw, E.</td> - <td class="right3">— </td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">3/9/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Cpl. Kent, G.</td> - <td class="right3">200113</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">27/7/19</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Killgarriffe, J.</td> - <td class="right3">2068</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Kirkham, M.</td> - <td class="right3">3089</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">✠Pte. Kirby, R.</td> - <td class="right3">3962</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">3/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Kippax, J.</td> - <td class="right3">4949</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">8/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Lance-Cpl. Killgarriffe, E.</td> - <td class="right3">2007</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr">N.T.</td> - <td class="right3">8/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Kirk, J.</td> - <td class="right3">202859</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Kippax, J.</td> - <td class="right3">202108</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.<br />K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/9/16<br />4/6/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Lance-Cpl. Kippax, R.</td> - <td class="right3">202108</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.<br />D. of W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">4/6/17<br />5/6/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Kilby, I.</td> - <td class="right3">16878</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. King, T.</td> - <td class="right3">200534</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Kilshaw, W.</td> - <td class="right3">32037</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Kilby, W.</td> - <td class="right3">203063</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr">N.T.</td> - <td class="right3">20/9/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Cpl. Kirkham, A.</td> - <td class="right3">200559</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">13/4/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Kirkman, J.</td> - <td class="right3">242976</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">22/8/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Killick, E. V.</td> - <td class="right3">42004</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">30/9/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. King, C.</td> - <td class="right3">30946</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">30/9/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Kirkham, C.</td> - <td class="right3">30681</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">20/10/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Kimberley, A.</td> - <td class="right3">32092</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">8/7/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Lieut. King, E.</td> - <td class="right3">— </td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">3/9/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Kirkman, J. W.</td> - <td class="right3">2274</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">8/8/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Kirkman, J. W.</td> - <td class="right3">7721</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">8/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. King, T.</td> - <td class="right3">2213</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">8/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Kirkham, A.</td> - <td class="right3">200599</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. King, J. A.</td> - <td class="right3">205083</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">Missing</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">23/4/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">2nd Lieut. Kirkby, G.</td> - <td class="right3">— </td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">25/9/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Knott, A.</td> - <td class="right3">202757</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Knight, J.</td> - <td class="right3">203594</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Knox, A.</td> - <td class="right3">5632</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">30/11/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Sgt. Knowles, R.</td> - <td class="right3">200895</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/4/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Knapper, J.</td> - <td class="right3">30622</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">16/8/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Knight, W.</td> - <td class="right3">235502</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">30/9/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Knight, C.</td> - <td class="right3">20599</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">14/10/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Knowles, A.</td> - <td class="right3">201454</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Knight, W.</td> - <td class="right3">235502</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">23/10/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Knowles, F. G.</td> - <td class="right3">35176</td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="crosstop">✠Pte. Large, H.</td> - <td class="right3top">265663</td> - <td class="ctrtop">–</td> - <td class="cht8top">Died</td> - <td class="ctrtop"></td> - <td class="right3top">9/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Lapping, G.</td> - <td class="right3">28090</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">18/11/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Lawrenson, J.</td> - <td class="right3">37682</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">20/11/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Lawrenson, W.</td> - <td class="right3">201213</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">30/11/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Lawson, F.</td> - <td class="right3">27232</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">30/11/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Latimer, E. M.</td> - <td class="right3">244818</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">16/8/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Lawson, T. S.</td> - <td class="right3">51638</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr">N.T.</td> - <td class="right3">25/9/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Laithwaits, W.</td> - <td class="right3">6106</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Lawson, M.</td> - <td class="right3">4061</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr">N.T.</td> - <td class="right3">9/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Lawson, T.</td> - <td class="right3">4091</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Larmour, T.</td> - <td class="right3">201760</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Larkin, F.</td> - <td class="right3">1348</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">26/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Cpl. Lancaster, J.</td> - <td class="right3">1984</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Sgt. Lancaster, J.</td> - <td class="right3">1984</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">1/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Lambert, S.</td> - <td class="right3">2588</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Larmour, J.</td> - <td class="right3">231</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">28/7/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Lance-Cpl. Latham, E.</td> - <td class="right3">2553</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">3/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Larkin, C.</td> - <td class="right3">4865</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">8/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Latham, T.</td> - <td class="right3">4301</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">8/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Lambert, H.</td> - <td class="right3">4369</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">8/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Latimer, J.</td> - <td class="right3">3389</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Landston, F.</td> - <td class="right3">19232</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">30/9/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Lake, R. C.</td> - <td class="right3">260129</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">28/6/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Law, A.</td> - <td class="right3">3252</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">8/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Latham, C. W.</td> - <td class="right3">30624</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">1/10/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Leyland, P.</td> - <td class="right3">37254</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">20/9/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Lees, R. E.</td> - <td class="right3">290875</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">R.P. of W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">18/11/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Lewis, P.</td> - <td class="right3">202749</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">Missing</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">18/11/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Leach, H. J.</td> - <td class="right3">27967</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">30/11/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Lennon, J.</td> - <td class="right3">243771</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">11/4/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Leary, A.</td> - <td class="right3">17549</td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/4/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Lewtas, J.</td> - <td class="right3">4900</td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">29/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Lee, J. T.</td> - <td class="right3">30969</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">30/9/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Lewis, W. T.</td> - <td class="right3">30625</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">R.P. of W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">30/9/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Levitt, F. J.</td> - <td class="right3">35647</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/8/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Leach, F.</td> - <td class="right3">2401</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Linness, E.</td> - <td class="right3">41669</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">2/5/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Sgt. Lightbowne, J.</td> - <td class="right3">24061</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">18/11/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠2nd Lieut. Livesey, J. A.</td> - <td class="right3">— </td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">30/11/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Lilburn, W. J.</td> - <td class="right3">33725</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/4/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Lipman, S.</td> - <td class="right3">29152</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/4/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Lightfoot, H.</td> - <td class="right3">29154</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">23/9/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Lingard, S.</td> - <td class="right3">4500</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr">N.T.</td> - <td class="right3">9/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Livingstone, J.</td> - <td class="right3">245</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Livesey, R.</td> - <td class="right3">202968</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">14/4/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Lightfoot, W. B.</td> - <td class="right3">36194</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">R.P. of W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Livesey, J.</td> - <td class="right3">5439</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">20/9/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Liddell, W.</td> - <td class="right3">243541</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">20/9/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Livesey, J.</td> - <td class="right3">202938</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">20/9/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Lister, F.</td> - <td class="right3">2805</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Lance-Cpl. Lister, A.</td> - <td class="right3">1385</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/8/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Capt. Lindsay, H.</td> - <td class="right3">— </td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">8/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Liptrot, J.</td> - <td class="right3">202421</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/4/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Lloyd, F.</td> - <td class="right3">202973</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">14/6/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Lloyd, L.</td> - <td class="right3">18335</td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/4/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Lloyd, J. G.</td> - <td class="right3">41216</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">4/9/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Lloyd, W. S.</td> - <td class="right3">203832</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">23/10/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Longworth, W.</td> - <td class="right3">17838</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">30/11/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Sgt. Lowe, A.</td> - <td class="right3">240239</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/4/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Capt. Lonsdale, H.</td> - <td class="right3">— </td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">1/8/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Loud, J.</td> - <td class="right3">13866</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">16/5/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Lomas, S. W.</td> - <td class="right3">29392</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">4/9/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Loud, A.</td> - <td class="right3">204976</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">5/9/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Lowe, B.</td> - <td class="right3">235049</td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Lofthouse, J.</td> - <td class="right3">2318</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Cpl. Lofthouse, J.</td> - <td class="right3">200583</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">29/5/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Lord, T. E.</td> - <td class="right3">203014</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">1/6/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Cpl. Lomax, J.</td> - <td class="right3">— </td> - <td class="ctr">(R.A.M.C.)</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Lowe, W.</td> - <td class="right3">203599</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Loftus, J.</td> - <td class="right3">4356</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Lowe, J. H.</td> - <td class="right3">30623</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">30/9/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Legan, S.</td> - <td class="right3">27552</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">R.P. of W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">22/10/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Lowndes, T.</td> - <td class="right3">201532</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Lowe, H.</td> - <td class="right3">30925</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">22/10/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Lund, J.</td> - <td class="right3">200688</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/4/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Lupton, S.</td> - <td class="right3">201788</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/4/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Sgt. Lucas, E.</td> - <td class="right3">201091</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">Died while<br />P. of W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/4/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Lund, J.</td> - <td class="right3">2693</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">Missing</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Lund, H.</td> - <td class="right3">4373</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Lewtas, J.</td> - <td class="right3">4900</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">29/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Lund, J.</td> - <td class="right3">285</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Lucas, W.</td> - <td class="right3">2051</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">16/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Lupton, W.</td> - <td class="right3">4090</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">8/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Lund, J.</td> - <td class="right3">4333</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">8/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Lucas, E.</td> - <td class="right3">3374</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Lyons, C.</td> - <td class="right3">29060</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/4/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Lance-Cpl. Lythgoe, R.</td> - <td class="right3">18346</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">7/6/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Lythgoe, S.</td> - <td class="right3">1611</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">27/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Lyon, G. E.</td> - <td class="right3">2281</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Lynch, H.</td> - <td class="right3">2236</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">16/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Leitch, D. C.</td> - <td class="right3">36041</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">14/5/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Lee, B.</td> - <td class="right3">27603</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr">N.T.</td> - <td class="right3">14/5/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Lewis, W. P.</td> - <td class="right3">30690</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/9/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Lance-Cpl. Leigh, W.</td> - <td class="right3">13306</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">30/9/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Lewis, C.</td> - <td class="right3">4286</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">Missing</td> - <td class="ctr">N.T.</td> - <td class="right3">9/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Lees, C. J.</td> - <td class="right3">3132</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Lance-Cpl. Lewty, F.</td> - <td class="right3">3259</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Lee, G.</td> - <td class="right3">4939</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Lever, E.</td> - <td class="right3">4186</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">28/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Leighton, E.</td> - <td class="right3">6187</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">29/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Leonard, J.</td> - <td class="right3">4606</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.<br />D. of W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">23/12/16<br />30/12/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Lewis, J.</td> - <td class="right3">202065</td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/4/17<br />and 31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Lee, H.</td> - <td class="right3">202437</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr">M.</td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Levingstone, R.</td> - <td class="right3">202066</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Leach, F.</td> - <td class="right3">202806</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Lance-Cpl. Leeming, W.</td> - <td class="right3">260428</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr">N.T.</td> - <td class="right3">31/7/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Lewis, W.</td> - <td class="right3">203940</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Leadbetter, J.</td> - <td class="right3">32742</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Lee, H. J.</td> - <td class="right3">2322</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Lees, C. J.</td> - <td class="right3">3132</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Sgt. Lester, E.</td> - <td class="right3">230</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">29/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Legard, E. R.</td> - <td class="right3">2112</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">30/8/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Lance-Cpl. Leigh, J.</td> - <td class="right3">1387</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">16/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Leach, T. E.</td> - <td class="right3">1633</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">16/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Lee, G.</td> - <td class="right3">2641</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">16/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Lee, J.</td> - <td class="right3">1295</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr">N.T.</td> - <td class="right3">1/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Leeming, W.</td> - <td class="right3">1941</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">2/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Leach, J.</td> - <td class="right3">4415</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">8/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Lee, J.</td> - <td class="right3">4903</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">8/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Lees, C. J.</td> - <td class="right3">3132</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">5/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Lewis, J.</td> - <td class="right3">4899</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Lee, S. N.</td> - <td class="right3">40834</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">30/9/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="crosstop">✠Pte. Makinson, T. E.</td> - <td class="right3top">5260</td> - <td class="ctrtop">–</td> - <td class="cht8top">Died</td> - <td class="ctrtop"></td> - <td class="right3top">25/11/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Madhill, T.</td> - <td class="right3">4408</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr">N.T.</td> - <td class="right3">9/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Marsh, T.</td> - <td class="right3">4403</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Malley, J.</td> - <td class="right3">2612</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Martin, C. J.</td> - <td class="right3">3412</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Marsden, J.</td> - <td class="right3">4008</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. May, A.</td> - <td class="right3">4662</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr">N.T.</td> - <td class="right3">9/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Mather, T.</td> - <td class="right3">319533</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">24/5/17<br />and 23/10/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Magnall, E.</td> - <td class="right3">202862</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">4/6/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠2nd Lieut. Mather, V.</td> - <td class="right3">— </td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Makinson, J.</td> - <td class="right3">31989</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Massey, L.</td> - <td class="right3">201735</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Marchant, J.</td> - <td class="right3">12292</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Marsh, S.</td> - <td class="right3">202556</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">R.P. of W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Marsden, F.</td> - <td class="right3">42370</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">Missing</td> - <td class="ctr">N.T.</td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Mannion, D. E.</td> - <td class="right3">36188</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Mair, J.</td> - <td class="right3">26419</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">2nd Lieut. Martin, A.</td> - <td class="right3">— </td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">20/9/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Marsden, R.</td> - <td class="right3">202071</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">R.P. of W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">18/11/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Marsh, P.</td> - <td class="right3">35254</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">18/11/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Mather, T.</td> - <td class="right3">290822</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">30/11/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Makin, R.</td> - <td class="right3">202106</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">30/11/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Cpl. Maher, J.</td> - <td class="right3">200379</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">Missing</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/4/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Matthews, T.</td> - <td class="right3">1043</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Mawsdley, T.</td> - <td class="right3">1486</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">2/4/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠2nd Lieut. Martin, A.</td> - <td class="right3">— </td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">28/6/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Marden, F.</td> - <td class="right3">761</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">14/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Marshall, H.</td> - <td class="right3">787</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">25/5/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Maymon, J. W.</td> - <td class="right3">2576</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Macheter, J.</td> - <td class="right3">2639</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Mather, W. H.</td> - <td class="right3">2969</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Mansel, A. E.</td> - <td class="right3">35247</td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">Died</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">21/5/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Marsden, J.</td> - <td class="right3">201473</td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Matsell, J. H.</td> - <td class="right3">235012</td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Maden, S.</td> - <td class="right3">3069</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">18/11/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. McGinnerty, W.</td> - <td class="right3">4124</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. McHugh, J.</td> - <td class="right3">21482</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">12/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. McNamara, P.</td> - <td class="right3">235410</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr">N.T.</td> - <td class="right3">13/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. McCartney, H.</td> - <td class="right3">202584</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">21/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. McGreal, J.</td> - <td class="right3">201829</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">21/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. McKerney, H.</td> - <td class="right3">201758</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. McDougall, T.</td> - <td class="right3">200354</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">2nd Lieut. McSweeny, D. A.</td> - <td class="right3">— </td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">R.P. of W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. McGerr, J.</td> - <td class="right3">17525</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. McMahon, J. J.</td> - <td class="right3">202494</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. McDerby, J.</td> - <td class="right3">241755</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. McEwen, R.</td> - <td class="right3">34318</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">20/11/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. McDonald, R.</td> - <td class="right3">200205</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">Pres. K.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">5/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. McKeown, J.</td> - <td class="right3">2736</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.<br />D. of W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">19/4/18<br />9/7/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. McGunnigle, P.</td> - <td class="right3">2269</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. McDougall, F.</td> - <td class="right3">1682</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">19/9/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. McCarthy, J.</td> - <td class="right3">4909</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">8/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. McGovern, J.</td> - <td class="right3">2634</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">8/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. McWilliams, H.</td> - <td class="right3">4148</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">8/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Cpl. McCullough, R.</td> - <td class="right3">1985</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">8/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. McMahon, J.</td> - <td class="right3">1999</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">8/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. McGaughrey, O.</td> - <td class="right3">29162</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">10/4/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. McLacklan, A.</td> - <td class="right3">29420</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">26/4/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. McClure, W.</td> - <td class="right3">8731</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr">N.T.</td> - <td class="right3">2/6/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. McDonald, J. E.</td> - <td class="right3">29421</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">30/9/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. McCann, J.</td> - <td class="right3">242713</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">2/10/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Lance-Cpl. McNulty, J.</td> - <td class="right3">3150</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">23/10/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. McCormack, J.</td> - <td class="right3">203948</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">4/9/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Lance-Cpl. McDonald, R.</td> - <td class="right3">1053</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">8/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. McConnell, J.</td> - <td class="right3">365952</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">R.P. of W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">18/11/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. May, G.</td> - <td class="right3">202679</td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Martin, T.</td> - <td class="right3">202846</td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">8/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Marsden, H.</td> - <td class="right3">151</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Makinson, N.</td> - <td class="right3">176</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">1/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Marris, H.</td> - <td class="right3">218</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">1/6/15<br />and 8/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Martin, J. T.</td> - <td class="right3">1129</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/10/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Mayman, J.</td> - <td class="right3">25761</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">19/10/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Martin, R.</td> - <td class="right3">181</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">1/4/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Marsh, J.</td> - <td class="right3">3860</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">1/4/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Marris, L.</td> - <td class="right3">1476</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/06/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Martin, W.</td> - <td class="right3">3003</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">16/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Marginson, A.</td> - <td class="right3">3368</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">16/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Maguire, J.</td> - <td class="right3">244</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">16/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Maries, J.</td> - <td class="right3">311</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">16/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Marsden, F.</td> - <td class="right3">761</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">30/10/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Madders, I.</td> - <td class="right3">2405</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">1/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Mayor, J.</td> - <td class="right3">4265</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">8/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Marsh, S.</td> - <td class="right3">4428</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">8/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Marshall, J.</td> - <td class="right3">194</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">8/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Mayor, R.</td> - <td class="right3">3177</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">8/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Mather, G.</td> - <td class="right3">37752</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">Missing</td> - <td class="ctr">N.T.</td> - <td class="right3">8/4/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Mayoh, I. P.</td> - <td class="right3">25569</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">10/4/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Marland, J.</td> - <td class="right3">19725</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">2/5/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Malpas, J. H.</td> - <td class="right3">41230</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">2/5/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Marsh, T.</td> - <td class="right3">243192</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">14/5/18<br />and 24/9/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Maude, A.</td> - <td class="right3">32254</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">2/6/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Massey, F.</td> - <td class="right3">30627</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">20/7/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Massey, E.</td> - <td class="right3">30628</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Malie, A.</td> - <td class="right3">30626</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">4/9/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Mansley, J.</td> - <td class="right3">22463</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">4/9/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠2nd Lieut. Marsden</td> - <td class="right3">— </td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">Killed</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">11/9/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Sgt. Matthews, A. E.</td> - <td class="right3">41068</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">22/10/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Cpl. Manson, T. M.</td> - <td class="right3">36014</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">22/10/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. McHale, E.</td> - <td class="right3">202790</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">30/11/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Mellis, J.</td> - <td class="right3">4242</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Metcalf, C. B.</td> - <td class="right3">202895</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">19/5/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Mellars, C. H.</td> - <td class="right3">235028</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Sgt. Mercer, A.</td> - <td class="right3">1665</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Sgt. Meredith, R.</td> - <td class="right3">4402</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">Missing</td> - <td class="ctr">N.T.</td> - <td class="right3">4/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Sgt. Melling, J.</td> - <td class="right3">1448</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">8/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Meadows, J.</td> - <td class="right3">202072</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">27/5/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Metcalfe, R.</td> - <td class="right3">30996</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">2/10/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Mellor, A.</td> - <td class="right3">34086</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">14/5/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Miller, J.</td> - <td class="right3">1484</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">29/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Miller, W.</td> - <td class="right3">241745</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">5/6/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Lance-Cpl. Middlehurst, A.</td> - <td class="right3">265750</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Minion, A.</td> - <td class="right3">200071</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/8/16<br />and 20/9/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Miller, G.</td> - <td class="right3">200815</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">20/9/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Mitchinson, D.</td> - <td class="right3">2073</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Miller, W. E.</td> - <td class="right3">2536</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Mills, J.</td> - <td class="right3">2569</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Minnion, A.</td> - <td class="right3">159</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Middlehurst, W.</td> - <td class="right3">202663</td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Milward, A.</td> - <td class="right3">42008</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">R.P. of W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">14/5/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠2nd Lieut. Milne, C.</td> - <td class="right3">— </td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">14/5/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Sgt. Miller, J.</td> - <td class="right3">200293</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">1/10/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Midgley, A. C.</td> - <td class="right3">29486</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">30/9/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Minors, S.</td> - <td class="right3">30927</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">R.P. of W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">23/10/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Mitchell, R.</td> - <td class="right3">25152</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">14/5/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Morgan, J.</td> - <td class="right3">1797</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Moncur, J.</td> - <td class="right3">2320</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.<br />K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15<br />9/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Molyneaux, J.</td> - <td class="right3">4267</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Moore, E.</td> - <td class="right3">6286</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">Died</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">2/10/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Moulding, F. N.</td> - <td class="right3">1466</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">29/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Morris, H.</td> - <td class="right3">218</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">8/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Capt. Matthew, F. K.</td> - <td class="right3">— </td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">30/11/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Moore, J.</td> - <td class="right3">3486</td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">1/6/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Morris, L.</td> - <td class="right3">1476</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Mort, N.</td> - <td class="right3">203801</td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">Died</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">19/2/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Moscrop, S.</td> - <td class="right3">202624</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">D. of W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">14/7/17;<br />19/11/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Morgan, E. J.</td> - <td class="right3">245090</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">18/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Moss, R.</td> - <td class="right3">201386</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Molyneaux, A. E.</td> - <td class="right3">201734</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Monks, W.</td> - <td class="right3">11723</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Moulding, F.</td> - <td class="right3">200286</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Morley, W.</td> - <td class="right3">202495</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Monen, M.</td> - <td class="right3">28078</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">19/9/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Moscrop, S.</td> - <td class="right3">202654</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">18/11/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Molloy, J.</td> - <td class="right3">200654</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">18/11/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Moss, O.</td> - <td class="right3">202638</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">R.P. of W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/4/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Morgan, E. H.</td> - <td class="right3">245113</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/4/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">2nd Lieut. Moore, K.</td> - <td class="right3">— </td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Lieut. Moore, K.</td> - <td class="right3">— </td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">26/11/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Monks, E.</td> - <td class="right3">1421</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">1/4/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Morris, R. P.</td> - <td class="right3">5195</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">Drowned<br />in Somme</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">28/7/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Lance-Cpl. Moore, T.</td> - <td class="right3">1350</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Morley, T.</td> - <td class="right3">1745</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Cpl. Moss, J. A.</td> - <td class="right3">1752</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">30/5/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Money, S.</td> - <td class="right3">1784</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Lance-Cpl. Monks, J.</td> - <td class="right3">2003</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Montague, E.</td> - <td class="right3">2833</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Morris, F.</td> - <td class="right3">4456</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">20/4/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Morris, J.</td> - <td class="right3">1294</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Moss, J.</td> - <td class="right3">2652</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">16/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Morley, S.</td> - <td class="right3">4237</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">4/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Moss, R.</td> - <td class="right3">2972</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">5/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Mounsey, J.</td> - <td class="right3">4525</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">Died</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">8/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Morgan, C.</td> - <td class="right3">4374</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">8/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Morris, T.</td> - <td class="right3">4962</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">8/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Moreton, R. H. A.</td> - <td class="right3">2864</td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr">N.T.</td> - <td class="right3">10/4/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Morton, T.</td> - <td class="right3">21344</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">6/7/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Molloy, J.</td> - <td class="right3">30926</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">4/9/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Morgan, L.</td> - <td class="right3">4727</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.<br />Missing</td> - <td class="ctr">N.T.</td> - <td class="right3">4/9/18<br />23/10/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Morris, H.</td> - <td class="right3">30668</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">8/9/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Moss, B.</td> - <td class="right3">30679</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">23/10/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Moss, J.</td> - <td class="right3">25580</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">23/10/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Cpl. Mooney, J.</td> - <td class="right3">25243</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">4/9/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Cpl. Murphy, J.</td> - <td class="right3">6692</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">24/5/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Muin, R. A. B.</td> - <td class="right3">36182</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">R.P. of W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Murray, P.</td> - <td class="right3">2864</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.<br />Missing</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">20/9/17<br />9/4/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Sgt. Murray, A. P.</td> - <td class="right3">283018</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">25/3/18<br />and 4/9/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Mulliner, E. A.</td> - <td class="right3">1602</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Murray, W.</td> - <td class="right3">2285</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Murray, J.</td> - <td class="right3">2730</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Lance-Cpl. Muncaster, R.</td> - <td class="right3">200837</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/4/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Muse, J.</td> - <td class="right3">41508</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">14/5/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Murphy, J.</td> - <td class="right3">6693</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">4/9/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">2nd Lieut Myers, B.</td> - <td class="right3">— </td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">20/9/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">2nd Lieut. Munroe, C. S.</td> - <td class="right3">— </td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">3/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="crosstop">✠Pte. Naylor, A.</td> - <td class="right3top">2078</td> - <td class="ctrtop">D</td> - <td class="cht8top">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctrtop"></td> - <td class="right3top">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Sgt. Nabb, F.</td> - <td class="right3">202934</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Nelson, A.</td> - <td class="right3">2703</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.<br />D. of W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15<br />20/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Nelson, T.</td> - <td class="right3">4496</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">8/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Nelson, G. A.</td> - <td class="right3">2909</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">8/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Neville, J.</td> - <td class="right3">202778</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/6/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Nelson, T.</td> - <td class="right3">201321</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">R.P. of W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Newman, J. E.</td> - <td class="right3">35311</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Newsham, J.</td> - <td class="right3">203421</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/07/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Nelson, J.</td> - <td class="right3">41668</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">29/4/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Needham, A.</td> - <td class="right3">30632</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">16/8/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Nelson, J.</td> - <td class="right3">14939</td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Cpl. Nelson, G. H</td> - <td class="right3">240856</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">4/9/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Netherwood, W.</td> - <td class="right3">39954</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/9/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Neilson, R. R</td> - <td class="right3">41080</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">1/10/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Nere, L.</td> - <td class="right3">29393</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">23/10/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Newbery, H.</td> - <td class="right3">29164</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">17/6/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Nickson, R.</td> - <td class="right3">2560</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">11/7/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Nixon, R.</td> - <td class="right3">1467</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Sgt. Nixon, R.</td> - <td class="right3">1467</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">D. of W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">23/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Nicholson, J.</td> - <td class="right3">2934</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr">N.T.</td> - <td class="right3">28/6/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Neild, W.</td> - <td class="right3">34562</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr">N.T.</td> - <td class="right3">27/2/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Nightingale, J.</td> - <td class="right3">203589</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/4/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Nicolls, J. W.</td> - <td class="right3">37806</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.<br />K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">2/5/18<br />1/10/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Nicholson, S. T.</td> - <td class="right3">35721</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">3/9/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Major Nickson</td> - <td class="right3">— </td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">30/10/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Nightingale, T.</td> - <td class="right3">203884</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">3/9/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Nichols, J. W.</td> - <td class="right3">37806</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">1/10/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">2nd Lieut. Nicholson, J. E. P.</td> - <td class="right3">— </td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">30/11/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Nowell, M.</td> - <td class="right3">1417</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Norwood, K.</td> - <td class="right3">2229</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Norris, J. H.</td> - <td class="right3">1552</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">29/8/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">2nd Lieut. Nolan, M. W.</td> - <td class="right3">— </td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">30/10/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Norcross, J.</td> - <td class="right3">4036</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Nowell, M.</td> - <td class="right3">200267</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">6/5/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Norris, L.</td> - <td class="right3">2361</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">20/9/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Lance-Cpl. Norris, P.</td> - <td class="right3">201356</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">20/9/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Norris, T.</td> - <td class="right3">28165</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr">N.T.</td> - <td class="right3">25/4/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Cpl. Norris, J.</td> - <td class="right3">240026</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">2/6/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Norris, A.</td> - <td class="right3">34075</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">23/10/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Nolan, T.</td> - <td class="right3">41532</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">Missing</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">23/10/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Capt. and Adjt. Norman, C. C. (R.W.F.)</td> - <td class="right3">— </td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Nutter, W.</td> - <td class="right3">4361</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr">N.T.</td> - <td class="right3">9/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Sgt. Nuttall, J.</td> - <td class="right3">1666</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">D. of W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/9/16;<br />11/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Lance-Cpl. Nutter, H.</td> - <td class="right3">20809</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">30/11/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Nuttall, H.</td> - <td class="right3">29166</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/4/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Nuttall, J.</td> - <td class="right3">30631</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">1/8/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Lance-Cpl. Nugent, J. E.</td> - <td class="right3">29900</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">3/9/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Nutter, W.</td> - <td class="right3">25397</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">4/9/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Nuttall, J. H.</td> - <td class="right3">204997</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">30/11/17<br />and 9/4/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Nuttall, T.</td> - <td class="right3">202690</td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6top">Pte. Oakley, C.</td> - <td class="right3top">34333</td> - <td class="ctrtop">–</td> - <td class="cht8top">W.</td> - <td class="ctrtop"></td> - <td class="right3top">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Oates, P.</td> - <td class="right3">32251</td> - <td class="ctr">D. of W.</td> - <td class="cht8"></td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">20/9/17;<br />24/9/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. O’Brien, P.</td> - <td class="right3">5630</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">5/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. O’Brian, W. O.</td> - <td class="right3">4318</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">8/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. O’Brian, S.</td> - <td class="right3">202810</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">29/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. O’Connor, J.</td> - <td class="right3">4817</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. O’Conner, J.</td> - <td class="right3">32142</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">D. of W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">26/3/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Oddie, G.</td> - <td class="right3">202826</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/4/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. O’Flynn, C. E.</td> - <td class="right3">203518</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">D. of W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17;<br />1/8/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. O’Grady, C.</td> - <td class="right3">1970</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Ogden, J.</td> - <td class="right3">202774</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Ogden, B.</td> - <td class="right3">202585</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. O’Grady, C.</td> - <td class="right3">200045</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr">N.T.</td> - <td class="right3">16/8/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Ogden, W.</td> - <td class="right3">42011</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">7/9/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. O’Heary, A.</td> - <td class="right3">17548</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr">N.T.</td> - <td class="right3">9/4/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. O’Keife, J.</td> - <td class="right3">4912</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">8/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Oliver, C.</td> - <td class="right3">2838</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Oldnall, H.</td> - <td class="right3">2718</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15<br />and 3/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">2nd Lieut. Oldham</td> - <td class="right3">— </td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">20/9/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Oldfield, A. E.</td> - <td class="right3">39516</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">5/9/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Oldfield, J. T.</td> - <td class="right3">6261</td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">D. of W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">20/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. O’Melia, W.</td> - <td class="right3">3870</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">8/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. O’Neill, T.</td> - <td class="right3">3122</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. O’Neal, C. F.</td> - <td class="right3">6319</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">28/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. O’Neil, G.</td> - <td class="right3">201073</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">21/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Ormerod, G.</td> - <td class="right3">2558</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr">N.T.</td> - <td class="right3">29/10/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">2nd Lieut. Orrell, J. H.</td> - <td class="right3">— </td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Ormerod, T.</td> - <td class="right3">4913</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8"> W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">8/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Ormerod, O.</td> - <td class="right3">202739</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Ormerod, J. R.</td> - <td class="right3">6248</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">25/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Major Ord, R.</td> - <td class="right3">— </td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">2nd Lieut. Ordish, J. E.</td> - <td class="right3">— </td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Ormerod, H.</td> - <td class="right3">200334</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">R.P. of W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Orrell, F.</td> - <td class="right3">240710</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">R.P. of W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/4/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Orr, C.</td> - <td class="right3">30672</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">4/9/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Orrell, R. J.</td> - <td class="right3">242868</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">11/9/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">2nd Lieut. Ostrehan, R. A.</td> - <td class="right3">— </td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">1/1/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Osbalderston, H.</td> - <td class="right3">201766</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">12/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Lieut. Ostrehan, D. H.</td> - <td class="right3">— </td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">Presumed K.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Lance-Cpl. Osgerby, H.</td> - <td class="right3">235003</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Sgt. Ouldcott, E.</td> - <td class="right3">251</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.<br />K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">14/9/15<br />8/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Ousey, S.</td> - <td class="right3">29394</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">23/6/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Lance-Cpl. Owen, E.</td> - <td class="right3">1900</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Owen, A.</td> - <td class="right3">3444</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">3/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Sgt. Owen, C. F.</td> - <td class="right3">200199</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">27/4/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Owen, H. R.</td> - <td class="right3">238034</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">20/5/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Owen, W.</td> - <td class="right3">40770</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">23/10/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Oxford, G.</td> - <td class="right3">6355</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">8/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Oxford, N.</td> - <td class="right3">27722</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">D. of W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">12/4/18;<br />9/5/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. O’Neil, P.</td> - <td class="right3">3019</td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠2nd Lieut. Ogden, J. H.</td> - <td class="right3">— </td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">W.<br />K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">22/10/16<br />31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="crosstop">✠Pte. Parkinson, R.</td> - <td class="right3top">1085</td> - <td class="ctrtop">–</td> - <td class="cht8top">Died at Home</td> - <td class="ctrtop"></td> - <td class="right3top">2/11/14</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Parkinson, J. A.</td> - <td class="right3">1690</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Parkinson, C.</td> - <td class="right3">1926</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Park, L.</td> - <td class="right3">2663</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Park, T.</td> - <td class="right3">2877</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Parkinson, T.</td> - <td class="right3">2876</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Park, F.</td> - <td class="right3">86</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Cpl. Parkinson, J.</td> - <td class="right3">333</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Parkinson, R.</td> - <td class="right3">1079</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/10/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Lance-Cpl. Parkinson, R.</td> - <td class="right3">1079</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Parkinson, H.</td> - <td class="right3">2839</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">6/11/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Parr, E.</td> - <td class="right3">2584</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Parkinson, J.</td> - <td class="right3">70</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Palmer, J.</td> - <td class="right3">4101</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">D. of W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">3/8/16;<br />7/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">C.S.M. Parkinson, E.</td> - <td class="right3">332</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">8/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Parkinson, H.</td> - <td class="right3">2839</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">8/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Lance-Sgt. Parkinson, A.</td> - <td class="right3">226</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">8/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Park, W.</td> - <td class="right3">1586</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Partington, J.</td> - <td class="right3">4915</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Parkinson, F.</td> - <td class="right3">2515</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">22/11/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Parkinson, W.</td> - <td class="right3">202132</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">4/4/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">C.Q.M.S. Parkinson, W.</td> - <td class="right3">200178</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Parkinson, T. H.</td> - <td class="right3">202425</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Parkinson, W.</td> - <td class="right3">200818</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Lance-Cpl. Parkinson, W.</td> - <td class="right3">200818</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">16/8/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Lance-Cpl. Parkinson, T.</td> - <td class="right3">200259</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">20/9/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Park, T.</td> - <td class="right3">200782</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">20/9/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Cpl. Parkinson, W.</td> - <td class="right3">200167</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">20/9/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Parker, R.</td> - <td class="right3">202606</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">20/9/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Parkinson, J.</td> - <td class="right3">245161</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">20/9/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Major Parker, H.</td> - <td class="right3">— </td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">20/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Parker, G.</td> - <td class="right3">31774</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">20/9/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Parkinson, T.</td> - <td class="right3">200931</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">30/10/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Parkinson, C.</td> - <td class="right3">25343</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">18/11/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Cpl. Partington, J.</td> - <td class="right3">202079</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">20/11/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Cpl. Parkinson, A.</td> - <td class="right3">200111</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">30/11/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Paisley, D.</td> - <td class="right3">201357</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/4/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Payne, C. J.</td> - <td class="right3">36600</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/4/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Parkinson, J. S.</td> - <td class="right3">19100</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">R.P. of W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">12/4/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Parker, J.</td> - <td class="right3">38661</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/4/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Patterson, H. C.</td> - <td class="right3">244807</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">29/4/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">✠Pte. Palmer, E.</td> - <td class="right3">39677</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">14/5/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Parry, R.</td> - <td class="right3">13356</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">27/5/18<br />and 30/9/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠2nd Lieut. Pasley, W. E.</td> - <td class="right3">— </td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">17/6/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Parkinson, T.</td> - <td class="right3">29679</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">4/9/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Sgt. Parkinson, W.</td> - <td class="right3">200167</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">4/9/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Sgt. Parkinson, R.</td> - <td class="right3">200218</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">7/9/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">2nd Lieut. Parkinson, H.</td> - <td class="right3">— </td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">1/10/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Parker, R.</td> - <td class="right3">41252</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">30/9/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Lance-Cpl. Park, T.</td> - <td class="right3">200782</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">30/9/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Sgt. Parkinson, R.</td> - <td class="right3">200218</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">13/10/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Parker, T.</td> - <td class="right3">37647</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">23/10/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Lance-Cpl. Parkinson, J.</td> - <td class="right3">240117</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">16/8/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Passy, J.</td> - <td class="right3">28091</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">30/11/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Parry, E.</td> - <td class="right3">290815</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/4/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Palmer, A.</td> - <td class="right3">241827</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/4/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Lance-Cpl. Perry, A. J.</td> - <td class="right3">275</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Pennington, A. E.</td> - <td class="right3">2737</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">8/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Perry, R.</td> - <td class="right3">5029</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">8/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Pearson, J.</td> - <td class="right3">3163</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">R.P. of W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Pelzer, W.</td> - <td class="right3">6127</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">27/9/16<br />and 15/11/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Peel, W. E. M.</td> - <td class="right3">6250</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">18/11/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Pendlebury, J.</td> - <td class="right3">202602</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">20/9/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Pendlebury, T.</td> - <td class="right3">290665</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">20/9/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Perry, A.</td> - <td class="right3">16836</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">20/11/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Pearsley, A.</td> - <td class="right3">201369</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">24/4/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Cpl. Pendlebury, F.</td> - <td class="right3">290665</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">28/7/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Pemberton, C.</td> - <td class="right3">19993</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">4/9/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Perry, R.</td> - <td class="right3">202156</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/9/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Pearce, J.</td> - <td class="right3">14299</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">23/10/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Perry, R.</td> - <td class="right3">200760</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">R.P. of W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">23/10/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Pendlebury, W.</td> - <td class="right3">19894</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">19/8/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Capt. Peak, J. A.</td> - <td class="right3">— </td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">Presumed<br />Killed</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Pendlebury, W.</td> - <td class="right3">19894</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/4/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Phillips, H.</td> - <td class="right3">12068</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">20/9/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Sgt. Pilkington, W.</td> - <td class="right3">200291</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Pickup, J.</td> - <td class="right3">2788</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Pickering, G. N.</td> - <td class="right3">3239</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Pilkington, G.</td> - <td class="right3">145</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">C.S.M. Pilkington, W.</td> - <td class="right3">1481</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">8/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Pickup, J.</td> - <td class="right3">2458</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr">N.T.</td> - <td class="right3">8/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Pinner, E.</td> - <td class="right3">202759</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Pimley, R.</td> - <td class="right3">1925</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Pincock, J.</td> - <td class="right3">202969</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Pilkington, J.</td> - <td class="right3">36169</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.<br /><br />K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17<br />and 20/9/17<br />9/4/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Sgt. Pitcher, F.</td> - <td class="right3">200809</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">D. of W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">20/9/17;<br />22/9/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Pickles, F. S.</td> - <td class="right3">202619</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">20/9/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Sgt. Piper, F.</td> - <td class="right3">18004</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">14/9/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Cpl. Plummer, J.</td> - <td class="right3">1649</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Pollitt, J.</td> - <td class="right3">242087</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">8/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Potter, R.</td> - <td class="right3">4319</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">8/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">2nd Lieut. Pollard, P.</td> - <td class="right3">— </td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Lance-Cpl. Porter, T.</td> - <td class="right3">2537</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Porter, W. G.</td> - <td class="right3">36906</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">17/7/17<br />and 20/9/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Potter, T.</td> - <td class="right3">32027</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">21/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Sgt. Porter, J.</td> - <td class="right3">266047</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">20/9/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Poole, H.</td> - <td class="right3">200686</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.<br />D. of W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">30/11/17<br />3/12/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Pomfret. J.</td> - <td class="right3">202696</td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">26/4/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">C.S.M. Porter, R.</td> - <td class="right3">290177</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">20/5/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Lance-Cpl. Porter. W.</td> - <td class="right3">32934</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">2/6/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Porteous, G.</td> - <td class="right3">235511</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">D. of W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">14/10/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Power, C.</td> - <td class="right3">202129</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">21/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Price, H.</td> - <td class="right3">1690</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr">N.T.</td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Procter, H.</td> - <td class="right3">2540</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Preston, W.</td> - <td class="right3">4515</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">Missing</td> - <td class="ctr">N.T.</td> - <td class="right3">9/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Preston, A.</td> - <td class="right3">4914</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Preston, J.</td> - <td class="right3">12760</td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/4/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Lance-Cpl. Procter, J.</td> - <td class="right3">4067</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Lance-Cpl. Procter, A.</td> - <td class="right3">201663</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Sgt. Price, T. R.</td> - <td class="right3">33176</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr">N.T.</td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Priebe, W. O.</td> - <td class="right3">35399</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Lance-Cpl. Procter, A.</td> - <td class="right3">202811</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Lance-Cpl. Preston, T.</td> - <td class="right3">200621</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">20/9/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Cpl. Prescott, S.</td> - <td class="right3">200077</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">23/9/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Sgt. Prescott, S.</td> - <td class="right3">200077</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">2/6/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Lance-Cpl. Prince, F.</td> - <td class="right3">29172</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">Missing</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">14/5/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Procter, C.</td> - <td class="right3">205071</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">4/9/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Price, J.</td> - <td class="right3">30973</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr">N.T.</td> - <td class="right3">30/9/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Capt. Price, W. L.</td> - <td class="right3">— </td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/10/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Pringle, R. J.</td> - <td class="right3">31007</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">22/10/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">2nd Lieut. Pride, R.</td> - <td class="right3">— </td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">27/8/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Preston, J.</td> - <td class="right3">12760</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/4/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Prestwich, D.</td> - <td class="right3">29423</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">23/10/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Purcell, R.</td> - <td class="right3">35788</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">4/9/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Pye, A.</td> - <td class="right3">2577</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">16/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Pye, P.</td> - <td class="right3">2202</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Pye, F.</td> - <td class="right3">2571</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠2nd Lieut. Pyke, W. E.</td> - <td class="right3">— </td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Pate, R.</td> - <td class="right3">27624</td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">26/10/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6top">Pte. Quinn, J.</td> - <td class="right3top">4349</td> - <td class="ctrtop">C</td> - <td class="cht8top">W.</td> - <td class="ctrtop">N.T.</td> - <td class="right3top">9/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Quirk, W.</td> - <td class="right3">203426</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="crosstop">✠Lance-Cpl. Ramsbottom, R.</td> - <td class="right3top">37694</td> - <td class="ctrtop">–</td> - <td class="cht8top">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctrtop"></td> - <td class="right3top">9/4/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Rathbone, S. J.</td> - <td class="right3">2108</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Cpl. Rance, F.</td> - <td class="right3">1610</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Ranson, J. G.</td> - <td class="right3">2648</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Rankin, H.</td> - <td class="right3">2790</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Rathbone, J. T.</td> - <td class="right3">3474</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Rankin, H.</td> - <td class="right3">2790</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Ranson, H.</td> - <td class="right3">2651</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">16/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠2nd Lieut. Rawsthorn, A. E.</td> - <td class="right3">— </td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Ramsden, B.</td> - <td class="right3">4918</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">8/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Rayton, H.</td> - <td class="right3">3129</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">8/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Rapson, S.</td> - <td class="right3">6195</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Rawcliffe, A. E.</td> - <td class="right3">3370</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Rainford, C.</td> - <td class="right3">4997</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Ralphs, H.</td> - <td class="right3">4919</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">14/12/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Rapson, V.</td> - <td class="right3">202815</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">1/4/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Ratcliffe, J.</td> - <td class="right3">202692</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Ramsden, C.</td> - <td class="right3">202695</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.<br />K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17<br />26/9/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Race, A. F.</td> - <td class="right3">235117</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">20/9/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Rathbone, D.</td> - <td class="right3">12910</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">19/9/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Raby, G. A.</td> - <td class="right3">25872</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">18/11/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Ratcliffe, G.</td> - <td class="right3">265997</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">14/5/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Ray, F.</td> - <td class="right3">202080</td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">8/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Ranson, A. E.</td> - <td class="right3">260119</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">22/10/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Rafferty, G.</td> - <td class="right3">30935</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">23/10/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Lance-Cpl. Reid, J.</td> - <td class="right3">52</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Rees, J.</td> - <td class="right3">243123</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">4/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Capt. Rennard, E. M.</td> - <td class="right3">— </td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">8/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Renwick, W.</td> - <td class="right3">4544</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">Missing</td> - <td class="ctr">N.T.</td> - <td class="right3">9/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Read, J. R.</td> - <td class="right3">202433</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">1/3/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Read, J.</td> - <td class="right3">36204</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">Missing</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">30/10/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Rees, T.</td> - <td class="right3">35633</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">R.P. of W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/11/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Read, R.</td> - <td class="right3">31785</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">Missing</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/4/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Reddish, F.</td> - <td class="right3">28064</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">12/4/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Reeves, J. W.</td> - <td class="right3">42012</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr">N.T.</td> - <td class="right3">14/5/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Reid, J. R.</td> - <td class="right3">290490</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr">N.T.</td> - <td class="right3">16/8/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Reid, A.</td> - <td class="right3">30635</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">16/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Relph, H.</td> - <td class="right3">23265</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">30/9/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Reid, A.</td> - <td class="right3">30635</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">16/8/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Redman, J. C.</td> - <td class="right3">29178</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">4/9/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Riding, H.</td> - <td class="right3">2544</td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">Died at Home</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">6/4/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Riley, J.</td> - <td class="right3">1440</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.<br />D. of W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15<br />9/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Rigby, J.</td> - <td class="right3">1608</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Richardson, H.</td> - <td class="right3">1952</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.<br />K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15<br />8/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Rigby, J. T.</td> - <td class="right3">2854</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Rigby, H.</td> - <td class="right3">3156</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">28/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Richardson, J.</td> - <td class="right3">4174</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">14/7/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Rigby, T.</td> - <td class="right3">1024</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">16/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Riding, W.</td> - <td class="right3">2062</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">16/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Lance-Cpl. Rigby, J. T.</td> - <td class="right3">2854</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">5/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Riley, H.</td> - <td class="right3">200436</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">8/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Rigby, T.</td> - <td class="right3">241616</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.<br />Died at Sea</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">8/8/16<br />4/5/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Riley, R. S.</td> - <td class="right3">1614</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">8/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Richardson, J.</td> - <td class="right3">1951</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Riley, H.</td> - <td class="right3">1440</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">D. of W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Rimmer, D.</td> - <td class="right3">2696</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Richardson, G.</td> - <td class="right3">27435</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">14/4/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Riley, J. E.</td> - <td class="right3">23269</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">5/6/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Ridehalgh, F.</td> - <td class="right3">202813</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">16/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Rigby, J.</td> - <td class="right3">202726</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">21/7/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">2nd Lieut. Rigby, C.</td> - <td class="right3">— </td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">Missing</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Richmond, J.</td> - <td class="right3">201410</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">20/9/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Richardson, J. J.</td> - <td class="right3">23208</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">20/9/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Ridehough, G.</td> - <td class="right3">202689</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">20/9/17<br />and 30/11/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Rigby, C.</td> - <td class="right3">208089</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">Missing</td> - <td class="ctr">N.T.</td> - <td class="right3">18/11/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Rigby, R.</td> - <td class="right3">202409</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">R.P. of W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/4/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Ridsdell, J.</td> - <td class="right3">260131</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr">N.T.</td> - <td class="right3">9/4/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Rigby, R.</td> - <td class="right3">24010</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">12/4/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Rigby, J. E.</td> - <td class="right3">25533</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">10/5/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Ridgard, J.</td> - <td class="right3">29181</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">14/5/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Lance-Sgt. Ridgway, L.</td> - <td class="right3">240216</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">18/5/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Richardson, E. R.</td> - <td class="right3">29175</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">2/6/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Riley, J.</td> - <td class="right3">202868</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">18/6/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Rickard, H.</td> - <td class="right3">39205</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">27/8/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Rigby, J. E.</td> - <td class="right3">25533</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">8/9/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Rigby, M.</td> - <td class="right3">29395</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">14/9/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Riding, G.</td> - <td class="right3">41904</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">28/9/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Richardson, J.</td> - <td class="right3">203587</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">30/9/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Cpl. Richie, D.</td> - <td class="right3">200705</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W. and<br />R.P. of W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">23/10/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Cpl. Riding, C.</td> - <td class="right3">29180</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">23/10/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Ripley, J.</td> - <td class="right3">30650</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">16/8/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Cpl. Robinson, R.</td> - <td class="right3">1109</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Round, W.</td> - <td class="right3">2516</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Robinson, T. E. W.</td> - <td class="right3">2582</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Robinson, H.</td> - <td class="right3">2850</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15<br />and 8/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Robinson, A.</td> - <td class="right3">1569</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">3/11/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Roughsedge, G.</td> - <td class="right3">128</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">1/11/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">2nd Lieut. Rogerson, H.</td> - <td class="right3">— </td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">1/1/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Robinson, W.</td> - <td class="right3">2000</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">27/3/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Rogerson, G.</td> - <td class="right3">2414</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">16/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Robinson, J.</td> - <td class="right3">4307</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">D. of W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">2/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">✠Pte. Robinson, G. S.</td> - <td class="right3">235023</td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">20/9/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Round, S.</td> - <td class="right3">2539</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">8/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Robinson, H.</td> - <td class="right3">202637</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">28/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Roberts, H.</td> - <td class="right3">1483</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">8/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Robinson, J.</td> - <td class="right3">243208</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">8/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Lance-Cpl. Rollins, F.</td> - <td class="right3">1447</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">8/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Robinson, P.</td> - <td class="right3">6252</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">D. of W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">12/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Lance-Cpl. Robinson, W.</td> - <td class="right3">3819</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Roberts, A.</td> - <td class="right3">4488</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Roberts, J.</td> - <td class="right3">4477</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">24/12/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Roughsedge, H.</td> - <td class="right3">5578</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/1/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Rossall, J.</td> - <td class="right3">201554</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">19/5/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Rogers, W. B.</td> - <td class="right3">202504</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">3/6/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Robbins, E. H.</td> - <td class="right3">33874</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">2/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Robinson, G.</td> - <td class="right3">200315</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Rollins, J.</td> - <td class="right3">200088</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">30/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Roscoe, J.</td> - <td class="right3">290273</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Rowett, C.</td> - <td class="right3">201027</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Rooney, W.</td> - <td class="right3">201208</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Robinson, C. W.</td> - <td class="right3">235043</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Robinson, F.</td> - <td class="right3">200637</td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Rossall, W.</td> - <td class="right3">203010</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Roberts, J. W.</td> - <td class="right3">37249</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">20/9/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Roberts, A. T.</td> - <td class="right3">290669</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">20/9/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Roberts, O.</td> - <td class="right3">36177</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">21/9/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Roach, F.</td> - <td class="right3">290214</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">R.P. of W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">18/11/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Sgt. Robinson, H.</td> - <td class="right3">200577</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">30/11/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Lance-Sgt. Robinson, J.</td> - <td class="right3">201390</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">30/11/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Rourke, J.</td> - <td class="right3">25201</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/4/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Roughly, A.</td> - <td class="right3">27663</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/4/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Robinson, A.</td> - <td class="right3">243762</td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/4/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">C.S.M. Roberts, H.</td> - <td class="right3">200081</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">7/6/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Robbins, C. H.</td> - <td class="right3">33874</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/4/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Lance-Cpl. Rooney, W.</td> - <td class="right3">201208</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.<br />K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">25/4/18<br />11/5/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Roberts, J.</td> - <td class="right3">34038</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">14/5/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Rose, B.</td> - <td class="right3">39681</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">14/5/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Sgt. Roberts, G.</td> - <td class="right3">243767</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">14/5/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Lance-Cpl. Rogerson, R.</td> - <td class="right3">200822</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">8/9/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Roberts, J.</td> - <td class="right3">203239</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">11/09/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Robinson, J.</td> - <td class="right3">245202</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">1/10/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Cpl. Robinson, J.</td> - <td class="right3">243767</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr">N.T.</td> - <td class="right3">30/9/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Rose, J. E.</td> - <td class="right3">40469</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">22/10/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Robinson, A.</td> - <td class="right3">265288</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr">N.T.</td> - <td class="right3">11/4/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Rukin, J.</td> - <td class="right3">1051</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Rutter, W.</td> - <td class="right3">1367</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.<br />K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15<br />1/4/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Rushton, J.</td> - <td class="right3">2578</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">8/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Rushton, W.</td> - <td class="right3">202551</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">R.P. of W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Rudge, E. A.</td> - <td class="right3">30653</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">R.P. of W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">16/8/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Ryan, T. W.</td> - <td class="right3">200568</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15<br />and 18/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Ryan, J.</td> - <td class="right3">200409</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">12/12/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Ryan, S.</td> - <td class="right3">202747</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">13/6/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6top">Sgt. Sanderson, F.</td> - <td class="right3top">197</td> - <td class="ctrtop">D</td> - <td class="cht8top">W.</td> - <td class="ctrtop"></td> - <td class="right3top">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Sanderson, R.</td> - <td class="right3">201006</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">8/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Samson, D.</td> - <td class="right3">5005</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/9/16<br />and 7/6/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Saul, T.</td> - <td class="right3">5298</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">26/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Sandham, W.</td> - <td class="right3">201462</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">29/5/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Savage, E.</td> - <td class="right3">202683</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">10/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Savery, F.</td> - <td class="right3">245109</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Sandham, J.</td> - <td class="right3">200398</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">20/9/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Sgt. Saltmarsh, A.</td> - <td class="right3">29396</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">29/9/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Sandford, H.</td> - <td class="right3">26647</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">18/11/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Sandham, J.</td> - <td class="right3">200398</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">13/4/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Salmon, H.</td> - <td class="right3">202639</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">14/5/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Salisbury, S.</td> - <td class="right3">202441</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Savage, G. F.</td> - <td class="right3">31909</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">20/9/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Salisbury, G.</td> - <td class="right3">241107</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">20/9/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6"></td> - <td class="right3"></td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="cht8"></td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3"></td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Scudamore, R.</td> - <td class="right3">21168</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">14/5/17<br />and 31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Scott, J.</td> - <td class="right3">202784</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">10/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Scriven, A. H.</td> - <td class="right3">235039</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">2nd Lieut. Scott, T. H. H.</td> - <td class="right3">— </td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">8/7/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Scattergood, J.</td> - <td class="right3">30651</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">8/9/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Scowcroft, W.</td> - <td class="right3">37227</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.<br />K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">20/9/17<br />9/4/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Scowcroft, R.</td> - <td class="right3">202649</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">21/9/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Cpl. Scott, F.</td> - <td class="right3">201253</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">20/9/17<br />and 23/10/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Scott, J. H.</td> - <td class="right3">202388</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">18/11/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Sgt. Scholes, H.</td> - <td class="right3">12176</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">14/10/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Cpl. Scott, F.</td> - <td class="right3">201253</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">23/10/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">2nd Lieut. Scott, T. H. H.</td> - <td class="right3">— </td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">3/9/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Scholl, A. V.</td> - <td class="right3">35393</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/4/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Sgt. Seed, J.</td> - <td class="right3">473</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Lance-Cpl. Seed, Wm.</td> - <td class="right3">1137</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Cpl. Seed, A.</td> - <td class="right3">1663</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Sgt. Seed, A.</td> - <td class="right3">1663</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Seddon, W.</td> - <td class="right3">2089</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Sergeant, E.</td> - <td class="right3">23</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Lance-Cpl. Seddon, J. W.</td> - <td class="right3">71</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Sewell, W. S.</td> - <td class="right3">4424</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">21/6/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Seed, J.</td> - <td class="right3">2722</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Sellars, G.</td> - <td class="right3">3281</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">C.Q.M.S. Seed, W.</td> - <td class="right3">1660</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">2/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Selfe, H.</td> - <td class="right3">3918</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">5/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Cpl. Seed, H.</td> - <td class="right3">200344</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">8/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Senior, B.</td> - <td class="right3">4557</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">8/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Settle, J.</td> - <td class="right3">7564</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">8/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Sgt. Seddon, G.</td> - <td class="right3">1434</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">8/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Seddon, J.</td> - <td class="right3">2010</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">8/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Sgt. Seel, W.</td> - <td class="right3">2786</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">8/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Sgt. Sedgwick, T.</td> - <td class="right3">93</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Lance-Cpl. Sephton, H. V.</td> - <td class="right3">202662</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">D. of W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">7/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Sergeant, J.</td> - <td class="right3">41284</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">8/7/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Lance-Cpl. Seddon, R.</td> - <td class="right3">290066</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">16/8/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Sellar, W. L.</td> - <td class="right3">29190</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">3/9/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Seddon, H.</td> - <td class="right3">242031</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">5/9/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Seddon, H.</td> - <td class="right3">201830</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">12/4/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Sewell, E.</td> - <td class="right3">290466</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">25/4/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Lance-Cpl. Seed, T.</td> - <td class="right3">200579</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Cpl. Searle, W. C.</td> - <td class="right3">41058</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/10/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Lance-Cpl. Seddon, R.</td> - <td class="right3">290066</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">22/10/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Sgt. Seed, A.</td> - <td class="right3">1663</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Sgt. Skingsley, W.</td> - <td class="right3">398</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Sharples, M.</td> - <td class="right3">1408</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Lance-Cpl. Sharples, W.</td> - <td class="right3">1103</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Cpl. Sharples, J.</td> - <td class="right3">1140</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">14/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Sgt. Sharples, J.</td> - <td class="right3">1140</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">2/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Shipcott, W.</td> - <td class="right3">1793</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Shipcott, J.</td> - <td class="right3">1903</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Shipcott, W. J.</td> - <td class="right3">1930</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Lance-Cpl. Sherrington, B.</td> - <td class="right3">2004</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Lance-Cpl. Shuttleworth, F.</td> - <td class="right3">14</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">29/5/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Sharples, P.</td> - <td class="right3">334</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Shorrock, J.</td> - <td class="right3">3248</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Shorrock, A.</td> - <td class="right3">3120</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">26/3/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Sharples, W.</td> - <td class="right3">3456</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">28/6/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Sharples, T.</td> - <td class="right3">3785</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">27/6/16<br />and 8/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Sharples, W. H.</td> - <td class="right3">2619</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Shuttleworth, T.</td> - <td class="right3">106</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Shepherd, A.</td> - <td class="right3">182</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">3/8/16<br />and 9/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Shaw, R.</td> - <td class="right3">4530</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">8/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Shuttleworth, W.</td> - <td class="right3">4468</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">8/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Sharrocks, J.</td> - <td class="right3">201633</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">8/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Shenty, J.</td> - <td class="right3">3071</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Sharples, W.</td> - <td class="right3">1103</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Shepherd, J.</td> - <td class="right3">5046</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">29/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Shepherd, F.</td> - <td class="right3">5629</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">8/1/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Sharples, W.</td> - <td class="right3">200237</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">21/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Capt. Shegog, R. W.</td> - <td class="right3">— </td> - <td class="ctr">(R.A.M.C.)</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Shepherd, F.</td> - <td class="right3">202600</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Sharples, H.</td> - <td class="right3">28129</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr">N.T.</td> - <td class="right3">6/7/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Lieut. Sholl, A. E.</td> - <td class="right3">— </td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/8/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Shaw, D.</td> - <td class="right3">200497</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/8/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Sharples, H.</td> - <td class="right3">40871</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">24/8/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Shepherd, R.</td> - <td class="right3">30638</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">4/9/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Sgt. Sharples, W.</td> - <td class="right3">200423</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">13/9/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Sharpe, R.</td> - <td class="right3">29492</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">13/9/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Shutler, F.</td> - <td class="right3">30639</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">14/9/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Shipsides, W.</td> - <td class="right3">28081</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">6/12/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">C.S.M. Sharples, H.</td> - <td class="right3">200043</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">30/11/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Shuker, A.</td> - <td class="right3">33158</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/4/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Shevlen, J.</td> - <td class="right3">201147</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">13/4/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Shackleton, H.</td> - <td class="right3">41679</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">25/4/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Shillabeer, E. J.</td> - <td class="right3">41680</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">14/5/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Sharp, J.</td> - <td class="right3">203718</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">Missing<br />Died</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17<br />1/1/19</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Shuttleworth, W.</td> - <td class="right3">368615</td> - <td class="ctr">D<br />C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.<br />W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17<br />20/9/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Shaw, G.</td> - <td class="right3">21770</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">20/09/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠2nd Lieut. Shippobottom, F.</td> - <td class="right3">— </td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">D. of W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">18/11/17;<br />20/11/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Sharman, F.</td> - <td class="right3">30936</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">30/9/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Sharples, R. N.</td> - <td class="right3">1144</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.<br />D. of W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/9/16<br />11/9/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Lance-Cpl. Simpson, W.</td> - <td class="right3">1026</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Silviera, C.</td> - <td class="right3">2113</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr">N.T.</td> - <td class="right3">30/5/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Singleton, R.</td> - <td class="right3">2314</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Simpson, J.</td> - <td class="right3">2387</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Simpson, A.</td> - <td class="right3">3228</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15<br />and 8/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Silcock, T.</td> - <td class="right3">3911</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Silcock, L.</td> - <td class="right3">2796</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">16/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Simpson, J. J.</td> - <td class="right3">3147</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Singleton, J.</td> - <td class="right3">2824</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Simpson, J. E.</td> - <td class="right3">6255</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">26/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Simpson, J.</td> - <td class="right3">200941</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">27/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Silcock, W.</td> - <td class="right3">212669</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">1/4/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Simpson, A.</td> - <td class="right3">202643</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.<br />Died</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">3/5/17<br />4/6/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Cpl. Simpson, R.</td> - <td class="right3">201081</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">10/6/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Simpson, T.</td> - <td class="right3">34309</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">23/6/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Sidebottam, H.</td> - <td class="right3">32685</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">3/6/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Simpson, J.</td> - <td class="right3">240843</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">8/7/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Singleton, W.</td> - <td class="right3">241473</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">Missing<br />(Pres’d K.)</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">30/11/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Lance-Cpl. Simpson, J.</td> - <td class="right3">202870</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">26/4/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Simmonite, W. E.</td> - <td class="right3">235005</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">28/4/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Silvester, J.</td> - <td class="right3">27812</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">28/4/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Simm, H.</td> - <td class="right3">25667</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Silcock, T.</td> - <td class="right3">201414</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">20/9/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Simm, W.</td> - <td class="right3">17261</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">30/10/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Simpkin, J.</td> - <td class="right3">30937</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">24/10/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Slater, T.</td> - <td class="right3">200957</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Slater, J.</td> - <td class="right3">1422</td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/9/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Slater, I.</td> - <td class="right3">3323</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Slater, J.</td> - <td class="right3">1578</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Slater, F.</td> - <td class="right3">1783</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Slater, G.</td> - <td class="right3">200732</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">8/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Slater, A.</td> - <td class="right3">3612</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Slack, R.</td> - <td class="right3">42018</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">27/5/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Slater, W.</td> - <td class="right3">23752</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">7/6/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Cpl. Sleath, G. F.</td> - <td class="right3">36929</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/4/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Slater, D.</td> - <td class="right3">202673</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Slater, T.</td> - <td class="right3">201631</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Sgt. Smith, J. J.</td> - <td class="right3">1075</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Smith, J.</td> - <td class="right3">200290</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Sgt. Smart, J. E.</td> - <td class="right3">200333</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Smalley, C.</td> - <td class="right3">221</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr">N.T.</td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Lieut. Smith, W.</td> - <td class="right3">— </td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Smith, J.</td> - <td class="right3">200290</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">22/12/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Smith, H.</td> - <td class="right3">201713</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">8/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Smith, R.</td> - <td class="right3">200873</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">8/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Smith, W.</td> - <td class="right3">242271</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">8/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Smith, J.</td> - <td class="right3">1474</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">8/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Cpl. Smith, J.</td> - <td class="right3">200072</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.<br />K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15<br />8/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Smith, W.</td> - <td class="right3">4925</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">26/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Smith, E.</td> - <td class="right3">201780</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">7/6/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Smith, G.</td> - <td class="right3">202629</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Smethurst, J. R.</td> - <td class="right3">35868</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr">N.T.</td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Smith, G. F.</td> - <td class="right3">30361</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">2/6/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Smethurst, R</td> - <td class="right3">202054</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr">N.T.</td> - <td class="right3">9/7/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Cpl. Smith, H.</td> - <td class="right3">235036</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">16/8/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Smith, J.</td> - <td class="right3">42019</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">11/9/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠2nd Lieut. Smith, W. B.</td> - <td class="right3">— </td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">14/9/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Smith, A.</td> - <td class="right3">30977</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">30/9/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Lance-Sgt. Smith, W.</td> - <td class="right3">202724</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">30/11/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Smith, H.</td> - <td class="right3">31577</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/4/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Smith, J.</td> - <td class="right3">265998</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/4/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Smith, A.</td> - <td class="right3">243755</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/4/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Smith, D. H.</td> - <td class="right3">38097</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/4/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Smith, W.</td> - <td class="right3">29195</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">2/5/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Lance-Cpl. Smith, S.</td> - <td class="right3">242836</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">Missing<br />(Pres’d D.)</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">14/5/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Smith, A.</td> - <td class="right3">235017</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Smith, W.</td> - <td class="right3">201048</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">2nd Lieut. Smith, A. P.</td> - <td class="right3">— </td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">20/9/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Smith, H.</td> - <td class="right3">37243</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">20/9/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Smith, E.</td> - <td class="right3">201780</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">20/9/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Smith, S. F.</td> - <td class="right3">31951</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">20/9/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Smart, T.</td> - <td class="right3">31980</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">30/10/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Lance-Cpl. Smith, T.</td> - <td class="right3">8584</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">18/11/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Smith, R.</td> - <td class="right3">200917</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">13/10/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Lance-Cpl. Smith, A.</td> - <td class="right3">243755</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">20/6/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Smith, A.</td> - <td class="right3">235017</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">30/11/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Snape, W.</td> - <td class="right3">2965</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Snelgrove, J. C.</td> - <td class="right3">248</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Smithson, E. W.</td> - <td class="right3">5019</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Snowling, G.</td> - <td class="right3">9934</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">18/11/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Southworth, J.</td> - <td class="right3">2270</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Southworth, J.</td> - <td class="right3">160</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15<br />and 1/4/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Sowerby, W. C.</td> - <td class="right3">200329</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">R.P. of W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Southworth, J.</td> - <td class="right3">2874</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Southworth, D.</td> - <td class="right3">4920</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">8/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Southworth, A. M.</td> - <td class="right3">4499</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Southworth, D.</td> - <td class="right3">202653</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Lance-Cpl. Southworth, D.</td> - <td class="right3">202653</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">18/11/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Southworth, W.</td> - <td class="right3">202542</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">5/8/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Southam, J.</td> - <td class="right3">29182</td> - <td class="ctr">C<br />B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.<br />W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">13/4/18<br />16/8/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Southworth, C.</td> - <td class="right3">201420</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Somers, J.</td> - <td class="right3">37589</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">18/11/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Lance-Cpl. Springate, H.</td> - <td class="right3">131</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Spencer, R.</td> - <td class="right3">2902</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Spivey, F.</td> - <td class="right3">1402</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Speakman, W. J.</td> - <td class="right3">30664</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">4/9/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Speet, J. W.</td> - <td class="right3">30637</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">5/9/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Cpl. Spensen, R.</td> - <td class="right3">202899</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">30/11/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Spencer, J.</td> - <td class="right3">202761</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Squires, B. D.</td> - <td class="right3">1978</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">27/3/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Squires, A.</td> - <td class="right3">1492</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">8/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Street, R.</td> - <td class="right3">2672</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Stanton, J.</td> - <td class="right3">2979</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Stephenson, V.</td> - <td class="right3">119</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Stanton, P.</td> - <td class="right3">2924</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Lance-Cpl. Stones, R.</td> - <td class="right3">1643</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Stark, A. M.</td> - <td class="right3">3100</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">R.P. of W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">16/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Starling, T.</td> - <td class="right3">240625</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">1/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Stevenson, R.</td> - <td class="right3">2554</td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">Died</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">25/10/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Cpl. Stephenson, L.</td> - <td class="right3">3151</td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">28/6/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Stott, E.</td> - <td class="right3">202086</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">3/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Shanley, H.</td> - <td class="right3">5007</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.<br />D. of W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">8/8/16<br />13/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Lieut. Strong, H. W.</td> - <td class="right3">— </td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Lance-Cpl. Strettle, W.</td> - <td class="right3">2570</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Stubbs, F.</td> - <td class="right3">202775</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Strickland, T. A.</td> - <td class="right3">3053</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Steam, D.</td> - <td class="right3">235015</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">29/5/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Stringer, A.</td> - <td class="right3">202088</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">8/6/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Sgt. Stephenson, V.</td> - <td class="right3">200052</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">18/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Stephan, W. H.</td> - <td class="right3">36893</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">18/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Stambridge, A.</td> - <td class="right3">10631</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">16/8/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Lance-Cpl. Stafford, J.</td> - <td class="right3">19564</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">16/8/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Lance-Cpl Stewart, T.</td> - <td class="right3">203840</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/8/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Lance-Cpl. Stanford, H.</td> - <td class="right3">25775</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">30/11/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Lance-Cpl. Stamper, J.</td> - <td class="right3">28083</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">30/11/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Lance-Cpl. Stubbs, F.</td> - <td class="right3">202775</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">30/11/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Lance-Cpl. Stewart, T.</td> - <td class="right3">283040</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr">N.T.</td> - <td class="right3">25/4/18<br />and 15/8/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Sgt. Stansfield, A.</td> - <td class="right3">202767</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Stearne, D.</td> - <td class="right3">235015</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">20/9/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Stoddart, T.</td> - <td class="right3">30978</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">30/9/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Cpl. Stratton, S.</td> - <td class="right3">6333</td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">20/9/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Stroud, W. G.</td> - <td class="right3">40552</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">19/10/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Lance-Cpl. Stafford, J.</td> - <td class="right3">19564</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">26/5/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Sumner, J.</td> - <td class="right3">2650</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr">N.T.</td> - <td class="right3">31/7/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Sumner, R.</td> - <td class="right3">2600</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr">N.T.</td> - <td class="right3">1/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Sutcliffe, J.</td> - <td class="right3">6148</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">D. of W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/9/16;<br />16/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Sumner, W.</td> - <td class="right3">32001</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">3/5/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Sutton, R.</td> - <td class="right3">200718</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Sumner, J.</td> - <td class="right3">200848</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/8/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Sumner, W.</td> - <td class="right3">203638</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr">N.T.</td> - <td class="right3">1/5/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Sumner, T.</td> - <td class="right3">201017</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">R.P. of W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Swindlehurst, J.</td> - <td class="right3">4643</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">28/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Swindells, J.</td> - <td class="right3">235041</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Swift, G. T.</td> - <td class="right3">202667</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Lance-Cpl. Swingler, E.</td> - <td class="right3">243201</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">3/6/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Swift, J.</td> - <td class="right3">32870</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">R.P. of W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">17/2/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Swaine, A.</td> - <td class="right3">9014</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">18/11/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Swann, D.</td> - <td class="right3">244630</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">30/9/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Syddal, A.</td> - <td class="right3">235165</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">16/7/17<br />and 30/11/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Sykes, T.</td> - <td class="right3">37600</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">30/11/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Singleton, R.</td> - <td class="right3">32832</td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Swindlehurst, H.</td> - <td class="right3">202534</td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">20/9/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="crosstop">✠Lance-Cpl. Tattersall, W.</td> - <td class="right3top">776</td> - <td class="ctrtop">D</td> - <td class="cht8top">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctrtop"></td> - <td class="right3top">1/4/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Taylor, J.</td> - <td class="right3">2056</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.<br />K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15<br />8/7/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Taylor, A.</td> - <td class="right3">283</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Taylor, J. W.</td> - <td class="right3">2230</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Tattersall, W.</td> - <td class="right3">3490</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">28/6/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Taylor, R. A.</td> - <td class="right3">4513</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Taylor, J.</td> - <td class="right3">4564</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">8/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Taylor, J. W.</td> - <td class="right3">3306</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">8/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Taylor, J.</td> - <td class="right3">3541</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">8/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Tarbett, J. W.</td> - <td class="right3">4452</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr">N.T.</td> - <td class="right3">9/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Taylor, J.</td> - <td class="right3">200972</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Taylor, W.</td> - <td class="right3">4600</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Taylor, T.</td> - <td class="right3">3538</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Tatler, W.</td> - <td class="right3">4991</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Taylor, W.</td> - <td class="right3">15055</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">14/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Taylor, T.</td> - <td class="right3">31905</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Lance-Cpl. Taylor, T.</td> - <td class="right3">202597</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">2nd Lieut. Tautz, R. H.</td> - <td class="right3">— </td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">20/9/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Taylor, T.</td> - <td class="right3">201710</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">20/9/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Taylor, J. E.</td> - <td class="right3">235016</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">17/9/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Taysom, J.</td> - <td class="right3">291086</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">18/11/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Taylor, T.</td> - <td class="right3">203544</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">R.P. of W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">18/11/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Taylor, J. E.</td> - <td class="right3">200495</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">12/4/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Taylor, G. C.</td> - <td class="right3">29197</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/4/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">2nd Lieut. Taylor, W. G. E.</td> - <td class="right3">— </td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">1/6/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Tabor, J. H.</td> - <td class="right3">202501</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">2/6/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte Taylor, H. W.</td> - <td class="right3">32290</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">3/6/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Cpl. Tancock, E. J.</td> - <td class="right3">13601</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">D. of W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">18/6/18;<br />22/6/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Taylor, J.</td> - <td class="right3">200495</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">7/7/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Tarte, W.</td> - <td class="right3">36180</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">16/8/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Tabor, J.</td> - <td class="right3">202501</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">4/9/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Talbot, R.</td> - <td class="right3">30938</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">4/9/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Sgt. Taylor, J. W.</td> - <td class="right3">201044</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">4/9/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">2nd Lieut. Taylor, W. G. E.</td> - <td class="right3">— </td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">Missing</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">13/10/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">2nd Lieut. Taylor, J. T.</td> - <td class="right3">— </td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">16/10/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Taylor, J.</td> - <td class="right3">30940</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">23/10/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Taylor, H.</td> - <td class="right3">37626</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/4/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Tennant, W.</td> - <td class="right3">6204</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">Missing<br />(Pres’d K.)</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">26/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Tebay, T.</td> - <td class="right3">16062</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.<br />K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">10/4/18<br />14/5/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">2nd Lieut. Tennant, J.</td> - <td class="right3">— </td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">3/9/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Tew, A.</td> - <td class="right3">29398</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">23/10/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Thompson, A.</td> - <td class="right3">1637</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Thorpe, A.</td> - <td class="right3">2545</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Thorpe, A.</td> - <td class="right3">200614</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/4/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Thomason, J. S.</td> - <td class="right3">260</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Thistleton, G.</td> - <td class="right3">338</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Thornley, H.</td> - <td class="right3">4926</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">8/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Threlfall, W.</td> - <td class="right3">3846</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">8/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Sgt. Thornber, A.</td> - <td class="right3">2316</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Thexton, S.</td> - <td class="right3">201041</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Thomason, J. E.</td> - <td class="right3">21798</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">24/5/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Sgt. Thompson, J.</td> - <td class="right3">201350</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">3/6/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Thistleton, T.</td> - <td class="right3">200352</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">10/6/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Thompson, A.</td> - <td class="right3">290739</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">R.P. of W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">18/11/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Threlfall, E.</td> - <td class="right3">32961</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">18/11/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Thomas, J.</td> - <td class="right3">202697</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">D. of W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/4/18;<br />25/4/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Sgt. Thompson, J.</td> - <td class="right3">201197</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/4/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Sgt. Threadgould, W.</td> - <td class="right3">243878</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">14/5/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Thornton, F. J.</td> - <td class="right3">38221</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">21/5/18<br />and 7/7/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Lance-Cpl. Thompson, W.</td> - <td class="right3">201353</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">23/5/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Thomas, E.</td> - <td class="right3">29425</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">29/5/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Thompson, C. H.</td> - <td class="right3">29424</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">16/6/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">2nd Lieut. Thomas, F.</td> - <td class="right3">— </td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">11/9/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Thornycroft, A.</td> - <td class="right3">30640</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">1/10/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Thornley, E.</td> - <td class="right3">23223</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">17/10/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Cpl. Thomas, A. S.</td> - <td class="right3">29202</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/4/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Timbrell, H.</td> - <td class="right3">2304</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">30/5/15<br />and 9/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Tipping, E.</td> - <td class="right3">2884</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Lance-Sgt. Tickle, H.</td> - <td class="right3">139</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">1/1/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Titterington, J.</td> - <td class="right3">3873</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">8/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Tinsley, T.</td> - <td class="right3">3057</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">8/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Timbrell, H.</td> - <td class="right3">2304</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Tilsley, W.</td> - <td class="right3">202926</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">20/9/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Tipping, F.</td> - <td class="right3">29203</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/4/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Tinsley, J. A.</td> - <td class="right3">30661</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">17/8/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Lance-Cpl. Tootle, E.</td> - <td class="right3">1185</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Cpl. Tomlinson, J. W.</td> - <td class="right3">1997</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15<br />and 18/9/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Towers, W.</td> - <td class="right3">2673</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">16/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Tootell, J.</td> - <td class="right3">149</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">5/9/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Tomlinson, A.</td> - <td class="right3">76</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Tootell, J.</td> - <td class="right3">2011</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">8/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Tootell, J.</td> - <td class="right3">3240</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">8/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Todd, R.</td> - <td class="right3">4965</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Tomlinson, F. J.</td> - <td class="right3">31771</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">6/5/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Tonge, H.</td> - <td class="right3">202998</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">R.P. of W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Todd, F.</td> - <td class="right3">201069</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">20/9/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Lance-Cpl. Tootell, J.</td> - <td class="right3">200469</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">20/9/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Todhunter, J. L.</td> - <td class="right3">244867</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">20/9/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Todd, P. E.</td> - <td class="right3">26117</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">18/11/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Todd, W.</td> - <td class="right3">203248</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">14/5/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Todd, G. E.</td> - <td class="right3">30979</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">13/10/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Tomlinson, A.</td> - <td class="right3">235044</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Cpl. Travis, J.</td> - <td class="right3">1366</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Tracey, J.</td> - <td class="right3">201564</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">R.P. of W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Trafford, H. B.</td> - <td class="right3">203067</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Turner, F.</td> - <td class="right3">2311</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Turner, V.</td> - <td class="right3">1919</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Turner, W.</td> - <td class="right3">4943</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">8/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Turner, W.</td> - <td class="right3">4563</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Turner, J.</td> - <td class="right3">6207</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Turner, F.</td> - <td class="right3">4330</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">29/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Turner, E.</td> - <td class="right3">235042</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">R.P. of W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Turner, J.</td> - <td class="right3">290171</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">18/11/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Turnbull, T.</td> - <td class="right3">202648</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">30/11/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Lance-Cpl. Tucker, A. C.</td> - <td class="right3">34261</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">29/5/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Turvey, T.</td> - <td class="right3">42023</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">3/6/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Turner, G.</td> - <td class="right3">38808</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">14/10/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Turnbull, F. M.</td> - <td class="right3">42113</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">14/10/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Tyldsley, P.</td> - <td class="right3">5032</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">8/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Tyson, H.</td> - <td class="right3">3387</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr">N.T.</td> - <td class="right3">8/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Lance-Cpl. Tyrer, F.</td> - <td class="right3">4540</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">8/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">2nd Lieut. Tynell, R. F. L.</td> - <td class="right3">— </td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">30/3/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Tyldsley, T.</td> - <td class="right3">29200</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">19/4/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Tyers, W.</td> - <td class="right3">41297</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">16/6/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Tyler, H.</td> - <td class="right3">35474</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">2nd Lieut. Tyldesley, H.</td> - <td class="right3">— </td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6top">Pte. Underwood, J. P.</td> - <td class="right3top">2315</td> - <td class="ctrtop">A</td> - <td class="cht8top">W.</td> - <td class="ctrtop"></td> - <td class="right3top">15/6/15<br />and 30/10/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Unsworth, J.</td> - <td class="right3">1721</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Unsworth, W.</td> - <td class="right3">5078</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr">N.T.</td> - <td class="right3">9/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Unsworth, J.</td> - <td class="right3">200375</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">4/6/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Unsworth, H.</td> - <td class="right3">24378</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">13/7/17,<br />20/9/17<br />and 9/4/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Unsworth, T.</td> - <td class="right3">29426</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">1/5/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Underwood, T. W.</td> - <td class="right3">30942</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">14/8/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Urwin, H.</td> - <td class="right3">2866</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Urwin, H.</td> - <td class="right3">200779</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">10/4/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Utting, W.</td> - <td class="right3">2831</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Utting, W.</td> - <td class="right3">2880</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6top">Pte. Vass, J.</td> - <td class="right3top">4288</td> - <td class="ctrtop">A</td> - <td class="cht8top">W.</td> - <td class="ctrtop"></td> - <td class="right3top">31/7/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Vaughan, D. W.</td> - <td class="right3">4655</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Vass, J.</td> - <td class="right3">4298</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Vause, J.</td> - <td class="right3">297</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Lance-Cpl. Valentine, G.</td> - <td class="right3">202513</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">10/12/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Vause, J.</td> - <td class="right3">31937</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Varey, W.</td> - <td class="right3">37652</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">12/4/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Vasey, J. W.</td> - <td class="right3">26511</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">16/8/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Valentine, G.</td> - <td class="right3">202573</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Vause, J.</td> - <td class="right3">31937</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/4/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Vickers, W.</td> - <td class="right3">148</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/7/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Vickerman, J.</td> - <td class="right3">1296</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15<br />and 9/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">2nd Lieut. Vipond, T. R.</td> - <td class="right3">— </td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Vickers, A.</td> - <td class="right3">202922</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Vickers, A.</td> - <td class="right3">202922</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">8/6/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">2nd Lieut. Vincent, H. C.</td> - <td class="right3">— </td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17<br />and 9/4/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="crosstop">✠Pte. Waterworth, S.</td> - <td class="right3top">4440</td> - <td class="ctrtop">C</td> - <td class="cht8top">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctrtop"></td> - <td class="right3top">8/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Walkden, F.</td> - <td class="right3">1621</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">8/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Waring, T.</td> - <td class="right3">2028</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">8/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠C.S.M. Waring, T.</td> - <td class="right3">1720</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Walker, J.</td> - <td class="right3">202094</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Walkden, J. H.</td> - <td class="right3">202755</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Wallbank, J.</td> - <td class="right3">3021</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr">N.T.</td> - <td class="right3">9/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Watkinson, H.</td> - <td class="right3">4045</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr">N.T.</td> - <td class="right3">9/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Ward, C.</td> - <td class="right3">2912</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Walton, J. W.</td> - <td class="right3">2828</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/5/15<br />and 9/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Waddicar, A.</td> - <td class="right3">202097</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">4/4/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Lance-Cpl. Walton, J. W.</td> - <td class="right3">200761</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">13/4/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Ward, A.</td> - <td class="right3">31891</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">R.P. of W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">18/5/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Wainwright, W.</td> - <td class="right3">202590</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">14/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Wall, J.</td> - <td class="right3">32166</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">18/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Watkinson, H.</td> - <td class="right3">201366</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">20/9/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Walker, L.</td> - <td class="right3">29944</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">20/9/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">2nd Lieut. Walmsley, J. F.</td> - <td class="right3">— </td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">22/10/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Lance-Cpl. Walmsley, J.</td> - <td class="right3">201521</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">20/9/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Watts, E. J.</td> - <td class="right3">31544</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">Missing</td> - <td class="ctr">N.T.</td> - <td class="right3">18/11/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Waring, J.</td> - <td class="right3">200175</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr">N.T.</td> - <td class="right3">9/4/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Walsh, J.</td> - <td class="right3">32964</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">14/4/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Walker, F.</td> - <td class="right3">29217</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/4/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Sgt. Ward, R. H.</td> - <td class="right3">200984</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Cpl. Walmsley, J.</td> - <td class="right3">4992</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Walsh, W.</td> - <td class="right3">32085</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Welsh, S.</td> - <td class="right3">202921</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Ward, A.</td> - <td class="right3">202920</td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Walmsley, H.</td> - <td class="right3">31987</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">R.P. of W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Walker, J.</td> - <td class="right3">1687</td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">Died</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">6/11/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Webb, S. G.</td> - <td class="right3">9226</td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Wilbraham, T. E.</td> - <td class="right3">244686</td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">D. of W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">22/9/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Wilkinson, R.</td> - <td class="right3">1149</td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">D. of W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">23/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Wilkinson, S.</td> - <td class="right3">29223</td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">D. of W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">22/5/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Warnes, P.</td> - <td class="right3">235040</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Watson, I. W.</td> - <td class="right3">202962</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Lance-Cpl. Walker, J. E. L.</td> - <td class="right3">34330</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Waite, E.</td> - <td class="right3">25576</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Waite, J.</td> - <td class="right3">37570</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">20/9/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Warren, R.</td> - <td class="right3">27561</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">20/9/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Wade, L.</td> - <td class="right3">1023</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Sgt. Waring, T.</td> - <td class="right3">1720</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.<br />K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15<br />9/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Waring, J.</td> - <td class="right3">2053</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Waters, E.</td> - <td class="right3">2978</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Walker, A.</td> - <td class="right3">3014</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Wainman, A.</td> - <td class="right3">3401</td> - <td class="ctr">D<br />B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.<br />W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">30/9/15<br />8/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Walton, T.</td> - <td class="right3">4108</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">1/7/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Walsh, A.</td> - <td class="right3">4938</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">25/4/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">2nd Lieut. Walker, A. S.</td> - <td class="right3">— </td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">28/6/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Wardley, J.</td> - <td class="right3">4932</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">30/6/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Lance-Cpl. Wade, R. W.</td> - <td class="right3">4069</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">28/6/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Ward, T.</td> - <td class="right3">1975</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">29/6/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Ward, A.</td> - <td class="right3">2787</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Walker, J.</td> - <td class="right3">4930</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Walsh, J.</td> - <td class="right3">4398</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">3/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Walmsley, C.</td> - <td class="right3">4167</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">8/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Watson, A.</td> - <td class="right3">376021</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr">N.T.</td> - <td class="right3">26/4/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Walsh, J.</td> - <td class="right3">32495</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">14/5/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Sgt. Walne, W.</td> - <td class="right3">200357</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">7/5/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Walmsley, T.</td> - <td class="right3">37669</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">2/6/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Warrington, J. S.</td> - <td class="right3">41668</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr">N.T.</td> - <td class="right3">2/6/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Wallis, F. C.</td> - <td class="right3">241358</td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">6/5/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Watkinson, H.</td> - <td class="right3">36794</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">27/6/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Watson, M.</td> - <td class="right3">29427</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">8/7/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Walker, A.</td> - <td class="right3">30476</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">16/8/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Wadd, H.</td> - <td class="right3">40433</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">16/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Cpl. Warwick, W. A.</td> - <td class="right3">15554</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">4/9/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Lance-Cpl. Wainwright, W.</td> - <td class="right3">202590</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">4/9/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Walmsley, F.</td> - <td class="right3">41097</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">14/9/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Wandless, G. E.</td> - <td class="right3">30981</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">14/9/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Watts, J. A.</td> - <td class="right3">235513</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">24/9/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Ward, T.</td> - <td class="right3">343016</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr">N.T.</td> - <td class="right3">30/9/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Warnes, H.</td> - <td class="right3">30980</td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">30/9/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠2nd Lieut. Walton</td> - <td class="right3">— </td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">16/11/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Walton, J.</td> - <td class="right3">30983</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">2/10/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Watkinson, A.</td> - <td class="right3">25462</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">23/10/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Wafer, P.</td> - <td class="right3">22306</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">14/5/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Welley, L.</td> - <td class="right3">7526</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr">N.T.</td> - <td class="right3">8/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Webster, P. J.</td> - <td class="right3">6297</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Welsh, S.</td> - <td class="right3">6313</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">25/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. West, J.</td> - <td class="right3">202155</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Webster, P.</td> - <td class="right3">202907</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">21/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Webster, W</td> - <td class="right3">36175</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.<br />K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">22/7/17<br />11/9/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠2nd Lieut. Westwood, S. B.</td> - <td class="right3">— </td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">W.<br />K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">17/2/18<br />18/4/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Webb, W.</td> - <td class="right3">35539</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Westhead, F.</td> - <td class="right3">203879</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">R.P. of W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Weatherstone, J.</td> - <td class="right3">4470</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">3/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Waston, W. A.</td> - <td class="right3">29429</td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">20/5/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">2nd Lieut. Wetherill, W. B.</td> - <td class="right3">— </td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">Missing</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">17/6/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. West, H.</td> - <td class="right3">24664</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">16/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Webster, S.</td> - <td class="right3">36175</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">11/9/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Weaver, A.</td> - <td class="right3">24328</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">D. of W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">2/10/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Cpl. West, G.</td> - <td class="right3">28195</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">8/7/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Lance-Cpl. Whittle, R. H.</td> - <td class="right3">3939</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">8/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Whyte, J.</td> - <td class="right3">2870</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">8/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Wharton, J.</td> - <td class="right3">3985</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">D. of W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">8/8/16;<br />25/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Whyte, P.</td> - <td class="right3">3762</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Whelan, G.</td> - <td class="right3">202924</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Whinney, C. T.</td> - <td class="right3">202785</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Whittaker, H.</td> - <td class="right3">202819</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">6/5/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Whitelegg, E.</td> - <td class="right3">202552</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">6/5/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Lance-Cpl. Whalley, W.</td> - <td class="right3">3211</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">7/6/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Whiteside, J.</td> - <td class="right3">200674</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">18/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Whittingham, H.</td> - <td class="right3">202657</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">30/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Whalley, R.</td> - <td class="right3">202170</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">R.P. of W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Wharton, R.</td> - <td class="right3">37147</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">20/9/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Whittle, W.</td> - <td class="right3">201835</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">30/11/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Whalen, E.</td> - <td class="right3">201812</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">30/11/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Whalley, J.</td> - <td class="right3">24140</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/4/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Whittaker, G.</td> - <td class="right3">203529</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Sgt. Whiteside, T.</td> - <td class="right3">200001</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Whalley, C.</td> - <td class="right3">200619</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Whittle, J.</td> - <td class="right3">23759</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">R.P. of W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Whittle, W.</td> - <td class="right3">235168</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">Missing</td> - <td class="ctr">N.T.</td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Whelan, G. E.</td> - <td class="right3">36676</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">R.P. of W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Whitley, B.</td> - <td class="right3">202677</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">20/9/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Lance-Sgt. Whiteside, J.</td> - <td class="right3">906</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Whittle, A.</td> - <td class="right3">1490</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Whiteside, J.</td> - <td class="right3">2135</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">30/5/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Whalley, C.</td> - <td class="right3">2552</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Lance-Cpl. Whiteside, T.</td> - <td class="right3">2</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15<br />and 8/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Whittaker, W.</td> - <td class="right3">7</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">11/8/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Whewill, H.</td> - <td class="right3">80</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Whitehead, C.</td> - <td class="right3">3827</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/7/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Whittle, W.</td> - <td class="right3">415</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Wharton, A.</td> - <td class="right3">2024</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Whiteside, W.</td> - <td class="right3">2632</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Whalley, G. C.</td> - <td class="right3">3192</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Whittaker, F.</td> - <td class="right3">242738</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">4/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Whiteside, J.</td> - <td class="right3">2138</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">5/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Whiteside, T.</td> - <td class="right3">242</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">5/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Whitehead, W. T.</td> - <td class="right3">29428</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">14/5/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Whittaker, R.</td> - <td class="right3">29220</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">21/5/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Whiteside, J.</td> - <td class="right3">15180</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">18/6/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Whitehead, C.</td> - <td class="right3">31516</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">20/6/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. White, F. H.</td> - <td class="right3">42030</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">D. of W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">25/6/18;<br />13/9/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. White, F.</td> - <td class="right3">10200</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr">N.T.</td> - <td class="right3">25/6/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Whittaker, J.</td> - <td class="right3">25399</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">4/9/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Whitehead, W.</td> - <td class="right3">235506</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">5/9/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Lance-Cpl. Wharton, S.</td> - <td class="right3">201743</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/9/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Whittaker, J.</td> - <td class="right3">25399</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">22/10/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Whitfield, H.</td> - <td class="right3">30987</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">23/10/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Capt. Whitfield, J. L.</td> - <td class="right3">— </td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Lance-Cpl. Wharton, S.</td> - <td class="right3">201743</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/4/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. White, T. H.</td> - <td class="right3">27136</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">4/9/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Wilson, J.</td> - <td class="right3">1621</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr">N.T.</td> - <td class="right3">8/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Winrow, R.</td> - <td class="right3">7583</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">8/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Wilson, J. H.</td> - <td class="right3">5442</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">8/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Capt. Widdows, J. O.</td> - <td class="right3">— </td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">Shock</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">10/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Wilkin, J.</td> - <td class="right3">1002</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Wilson, H.</td> - <td class="right3">4453</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Wilson, J.</td> - <td class="right3">4381</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Wilson, A.</td> - <td class="right3">201877</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Williams, D. H.</td> - <td class="right3">202918</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Wilcock, F. N.</td> - <td class="right3">13141</td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">23/7/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Williams, J. B.</td> - <td class="right3">204811</td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">Died at Home</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">30/12/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Worden, H.</td> - <td class="right3">202424</td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">4/4/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Winterbourne, W.</td> - <td class="right3">4997</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr">N.T.</td> - <td class="right3">9/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Wilkinson, H.</td> - <td class="right3">4447</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr">N.T.</td> - <td class="right3">9/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Sgt. Williamson, M.</td> - <td class="right3">200236</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Wignall, W.</td> - <td class="right3">3771</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Wilkinson, R.</td> - <td class="right3">3249</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.<br />D. of W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15<br />11/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Winstanley, J.</td> - <td class="right3">6113</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">28/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Williams, F.</td> - <td class="right3">2963</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">29/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Lance-Cpl. Wilson, C. H.</td> - <td class="right3">6307</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">18/11/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Widdup, J.</td> - <td class="right3">202655</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">4/4/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Wilson, H. G.</td> - <td class="right3">36177</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">2/6/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Willett, W.</td> - <td class="right3">18618</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">4/6/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Wilson, R.</td> - <td class="right3">202993</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">5/5/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Wignall, A.</td> - <td class="right3">201752</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">7/6/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Willacy, H. P.</td> - <td class="right3">201439</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.<br />R.P. of W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/7/17<br />31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Wilson, R.</td> - <td class="right3">201225</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">21/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Lance-Cpl. Wilson, C. H.</td> - <td class="right3">202916</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">21/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Willett, T. H.</td> - <td class="right3">202093</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">21/9/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Wills, G. J.</td> - <td class="right3">25041</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">20/9/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Williams, C. P.</td> - <td class="right3">28261</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">18/11/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Wilson H.</td> - <td class="right3">24217</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">18/11/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠2nd Lieut. Wilkinson, R. B.</td> - <td class="right3">— </td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">30/11/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Willacy, E.</td> - <td class="right3">200362</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">30/11/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Winstanley, W.</td> - <td class="right3">27807</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">30/11/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Wickham, G. T. W.</td> - <td class="right3">2924</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">19/3/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Williams, J.</td> - <td class="right3">34314</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/4/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Wilmore, H.</td> - <td class="right3">27666</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">25/4/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠2nd Lieut. Williams, B. H.</td> - <td class="right3">— </td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Winstanley, E.</td> - <td class="right3">200299</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Wilson, T.</td> - <td class="right3">201753</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Wilcock, J.</td> - <td class="right3">203629</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Wilkinson, J.</td> - <td class="right3">202688</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Winnow, J.</td> - <td class="right3">27591</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">17/9/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Wignall, E.</td> - <td class="right3">3155</td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">21/5/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Cpl. Williamson, M.</td> - <td class="right3">1138</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.<br />K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15<br />9/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Wilson, T.</td> - <td class="right3">1600</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Williamson, P.</td> - <td class="right3">1699</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Wilding, A.</td> - <td class="right3">2740</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Wignall, E.</td> - <td class="right3">3155</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Wilder, F.</td> - <td class="right3">33</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Wilson, R.</td> - <td class="right3">255</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">16/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Wilkinson, J.</td> - <td class="right3">200863</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">29/10/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">2nd Lieut. Wilson, M.</td> - <td class="right3">— </td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">23/4/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Wilson, H.</td> - <td class="right3">1965</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Cpl. Windebank, T.</td> - <td class="right3">2499</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Wilson, H. S.</td> - <td class="right3">4631</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">14/7/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Winrow, G.</td> - <td class="right3">4138</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">5/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Willan, G.</td> - <td class="right3">4501</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">8/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Wilcock, J.</td> - <td class="right3">3935</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">8/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Williamson, H.</td> - <td class="right3">42024</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.<br />Died</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">20/5/18<br />15/11/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Williams, J. D.</td> - <td class="right3">242028</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr">N.T.</td> - <td class="right3">8/6/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Wilding, J.</td> - <td class="right3">23501</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.<br />K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">16/8/16<br />14/10/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Wilson, H.</td> - <td class="right3">24217</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">16/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Williams E. B.</td> - <td class="right3">30646</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">16/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Winterbotton, J. A.</td> - <td class="right3">27111</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">4/9/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Williams, F.</td> - <td class="right3">26826</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">4/9/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Williamson, W.</td> - <td class="right3">30658</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">30/9/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Wilson, H. W.</td> - <td class="right3">240713</td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">30/9/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Wiles, G.</td> - <td class="right3">30988</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">2/10/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Wiles, J.</td> - <td class="right3">30643</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">13/10/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Williamson, J.</td> - <td class="right3">30985</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">17/10/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Winstanley, R.</td> - <td class="right3">23592</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">23/10/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Wilby, G. H.</td> - <td class="right3">29069</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">23/10/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Williams, G.</td> - <td class="right3">41530</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">23/10/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Williams, R.</td> - <td class="right3">32211</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">23/10/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Wilkinson, A.</td> - <td class="right3">25945</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">23/10/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Wiles, J.</td> - <td class="right3">30643</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">16/8/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Wilson, J.</td> - <td class="right3">202098</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">8/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Williams, H.</td> - <td class="right3">31977</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">2/6/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Cpl. Wilkinson, J. S.</td> - <td class="right3">202752</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/4/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Williams, C. P.</td> - <td class="right3">28261</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/4/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Wilkinson, A.</td> - <td class="right3">25945</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">23/10/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Woodruff, W.</td> - <td class="right3">3309</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">8/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Woodhouse, E.</td> - <td class="right3">3978</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">8/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Worthington, A.</td> - <td class="right3">2074</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">8/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Wood, E. L.</td> - <td class="right3">5095</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr">N.T.</td> - <td class="right3">8/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Wootton, A.</td> - <td class="right3">6312</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Wood, J.</td> - <td class="right3">4309</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">Missing</td> - <td class="ctr">N.T.</td> - <td class="right3">9/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Woodward, G.</td> - <td class="right3">5197</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr">N.T.</td> - <td class="right3">9/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Worthington, G.</td> - <td class="right3">202589</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">18/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Woods, J.</td> - <td class="right3">32177</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">20/9/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Wood, F.</td> - <td class="right3">27078</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">20/9/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Worthington, J. S.</td> - <td class="right3">202644</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">18/11/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Worthington, G.</td> - <td class="right3">202588</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">18/11/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Worthington, I.</td> - <td class="right3">37663</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">30/11/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Woodward, G.</td> - <td class="right3">202823</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/4/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Woods, J.</td> - <td class="right3">201593</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Worsley, R.</td> - <td class="right3">200032</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">D. of W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17;<br />8/8/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Wood, W.</td> - <td class="right3">31518</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Woodcock, J.</td> - <td class="right3">17101</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Wood, F.</td> - <td class="right3">27078</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">19/9/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Woods, J.</td> - <td class="right3">32177</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">20/9/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Woodward, C. S.</td> - <td class="right3">250</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">29/6/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6"></td> - <td class="right3"></td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="cht8"></td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3"></td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">C.S.M. Woods, J.</td> - <td class="right3">501</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Worthington, A.</td> - <td class="right3">2072</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">30/5/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Woods, J.</td> - <td class="right3">2586</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Woodburn, A.</td> - <td class="right3">2669</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.<br />D. of W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15<br />3/11/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Worswick, J.</td> - <td class="right3">2830</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Worthington, F.</td> - <td class="right3">2903</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Wood, H.</td> - <td class="right3">3082</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Worsley, R.</td> - <td class="right3">73</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.<br />D. of W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15<br />8/8/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Woods, W. H.</td> - <td class="right3">235</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Woods, J.</td> - <td class="right3">241</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Lance-Cpl. Woodward, C.</td> - <td class="right3">250</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">14/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Woodburn, A.</td> - <td class="right3">2669</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">D. of W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">8/11/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Sgt. Woods, R.</td> - <td class="right3">58</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Worswick, J.</td> - <td class="right3">4933</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Woods, T.</td> - <td class="right3">4578</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">3/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Worsley, F.</td> - <td class="right3">5001</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">8/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Wood, H.</td> - <td class="right3">38971</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr">N.T.</td> - <td class="right3">28/7/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Wood, E. C.</td> - <td class="right3">41682</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">12/5/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Woodruff, F.</td> - <td class="right3">29204</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">11/5/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Lance-Cpl. Woods, D.</td> - <td class="right3">290208</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">14/5/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Woodward, G.</td> - <td class="right3">28250</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">2/6/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Wood, H. E.</td> - <td class="right3">41085</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">2/6/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Woodburn, W.</td> - <td class="right3">232037</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr">N.T.</td> - <td class="right3">23/10/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Sgt. Wrigley, W. H.</td> - <td class="right3">6201</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Wragg, W. H.</td> - <td class="right3">4912</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr">N.T.</td> - <td class="right3">9/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Wrench, J.</td> - <td class="right3">11577</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">2/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Wright, T. H.</td> - <td class="right3">290588</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">30/11/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Wragg, W. H.</td> - <td class="right3">202915</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">17/2/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Wright, T.</td> - <td class="right3">202588</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">13/4/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Wright, M. C.</td> - <td class="right3">2643</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Worden, H.</td> - <td class="right3">202424</td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">4/4/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Wright, J.</td> - <td class="right3">20638</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">25/3/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Wright, W.</td> - <td class="right3">4393</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">8/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Wright, J.</td> - <td class="right3">9216</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">18/6/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Winn, M.</td> - <td class="right3">3551</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">Died</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">4/10/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Cpl. Wyre, P.</td> - <td class="right3">202099</td> - <td class="ctr">A</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">16/8/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Winrow, J.</td> - <td class="right3">27591</td> - <td class="ctr">D. of W.</td> - <td class="cht8"></td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">18/9/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6top">Pte. Yates, H.</td> - <td class="right3top">201202</td> - <td class="ctrtop">D</td> - <td class="cht8top">W.</td> - <td class="ctrtop"></td> - <td class="right3top">16/8/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Yates, J.</td> - <td class="right3">241577</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/8/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Yates, J.</td> - <td class="right3">200888</td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/4/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Yates, G.</td> - <td class="right3">2092</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Yates, E.</td> - <td class="right3">1774</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">15/6/15</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Yates, F.</td> - <td class="right3">4774</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr">N.T.</td> - <td class="right3">9/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Yates, H.</td> - <td class="right3">3561</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">28/9/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Sgt. Yates, R. T.</td> - <td class="right3">200090</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">R.P. of W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Yates, W.</td> - <td class="right3">24583</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">30/11/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Yates, J. R.</td> - <td class="right3">29224</td> - <td class="ctr">–</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">9/4/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Yates, F.</td> - <td class="right3">202913</td> - <td class="ctr">C</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">21/7/17</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Yates, J.</td> - <td class="right3">201543</td> - <td class="ctr">D</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">21/7/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Young, W. A.</td> - <td class="right3">29399</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">30/9/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cht6">Pte. Young, W.</td> - <td class="right3">202676</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">W.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">31/7/16</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Younger, W.</td> - <td class="right3">30986</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">23/10/18</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td class="cross">✠Pte. Yull, G. A.</td> - <td class="right3">3572</td> - <td class="ctr">B</td> - <td class="cht8">K. in A.</td> - <td class="ctr"></td> - <td class="right3">8/8/16</td> - </tr> -</table> - - -<div class="footnotes"><h3>FOOTNOTES:</h3> - -<div class="footnote"> - -<p><a name="Footnote_A_1" id="Footnote_A_1"></a><a href="#FNanchor_A_1"><span class="label">[A]</span></a> Changed to “Lancashire” in 1781 when they were sent to -that County to recruit.</p></div> - -<div class="footnote"> - -<p><a name="Footnote_B_2" id="Footnote_B_2"></a><a href="#FNanchor_B_2"><span class="label">[B]</span></a> According to tradition.</p></div> - -<div class="footnote"> - -<p><a name="Footnote_C_3" id="Footnote_C_3"></a><a href="#FNanchor_C_3"><span class="label">[C]</span></a> C.Q.M.S. Lester and Private Cowburn (S. B.) brought him in -to L 8.</p></div> - -<div class="footnote"> - -<p><a name="Footnote_D_4" id="Footnote_D_4"></a><a href="#FNanchor_D_4"><span class="label">[D]</span></a> Captain Caldwell, M.O., was specially mentioned for -attending to 243 wounded and getting them clear.</p></div> - -<div class="footnote"> - -<p><a name="Footnote_E_5" id="Footnote_E_5"></a><a href="#FNanchor_E_5"><span class="label">[E]</span></a> Fifty-one men actually answered the roll, the rest being -accounted for.</p></div> - -<div class="footnote"> - -<p><a name="Footnote_F_6" id="Footnote_F_6"></a><a href="#FNanchor_F_6"><span class="label">[F]</span></a> On the 26th, R.S.M. Farnworth, who for a long time had -been suffering great pain in his limbs, was sent to hospital. He was -eventually discharged unfit for further service. A man of arresting -personality, steeped in Army tradition, and the possessor of a biting -tongue, his influence in the Battalion was great and lasting.</p></div> - -<div class="footnote"> - -<p><a name="Footnote_G_7" id="Footnote_G_7"></a><a href="#FNanchor_G_7"><span class="label">[G]</span></a> Captain Baker—formerly Quartermaster—had volunteered for -a combatant Commission when we were short of Officers after the Somme -Battles—and was given command of B Company which he held until killed -in September, 1917. The high qualities which had made him an ideal -Quartermaster, made him equally successful as a Company Commander.</p></div> - -<div class="footnote"> - -<p><a name="Footnote_H_8" id="Footnote_H_8"></a><a href="#FNanchor_H_8"><span class="label">[H]</span></a> From “The Story of the 55th Division,” by the Rev. J. O. -COOP. “Liverpool Daily Post.”</p></div> - -<div class="footnote"> - -<p><a name="Footnote_I_9" id="Footnote_I_9"></a><a href="#FNanchor_I_9"><span class="label">[I]</span></a> A post normally consisted of an N.C.O. and 6 men.</p></div> - -<div class="footnote"> - -<p><a name="Footnote_J_10" id="Footnote_J_10"></a><a href="#FNanchor_J_10"><span class="label">[J]</span></a> Two years afterwards his parents received this pocket -book. The last entries are as follow:—</p> - -<blockquote> - -<p>“Remainder of section to follow L/C. Price. Tell Sergeant.”</p> - -<p>“You have done damn well, but you aren’t finished yet! Read -this to him.”</p> - -<p>“Bomb the Boche out. See that gap in the parapet? I want to -get the whole section there.”</p> - -<p>“Can we get a message back to Capt. Swaine? I suggest let one -man take Farnworth back and also message. Tell O.C. 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