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A young man in uniform
27 August 1916
Imperial War Museum

Able Seaman George Edward Seed KW/592, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve
Died 27 August 1916
Lives of the First World War

Corporal Harry Maile 307656, Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Died 27 August 1916
Lives of the First World War

Driver James Barker 86166, Royal Field Artillery
Died 27 August 1916
Lives of the First World War

Johansson, Brevbärare Vänersborg
27 August 1916
Vänersborgs museum

Kristin Olsson Vänersborg
27 August 1916
Vänersborgs museum

Lance Corporal Joseph Mark Snow 3184/200896. Unit: 1st/4th Battalion, Royal Berkshire Regiment. Death: 27 August 1916 Missing
Died 27 August 1916
Imperial War Museum

Lance Corporal Robert Slessar 3821. Unit: 6th Field Company, Australian Engineers, Australian Imperial Force. Death: 27 August 1916 Killed in action at Pozieres Western Front
Died 27 August 1916
Imperial War Museum

Private Albert Brunker 4970, Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Died 27 August 1916
Lives of the First World War

Private Archibald F Lynch 897, British West Indies Regiment
Died 27 August 1916
Lives of the First World War

Private Arthur Chester 18/1386, Durham Light Infantry
Died 27 August 1916
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Private Frank Atwood 306674, Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Died 27 August 1916
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Private Frank Lunniss 20856, Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Died 27 August 1916
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Private Frederick Armstrong 4914, Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Died 27 August 1916
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Private Frederick Edward George Angell 5290, Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Died 27 August 1916
Lives of the First World War

Private Frederick Edward George Angell 5290/306854. Unit: 11 Platoon, "C" Company, 1st/8th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. Death: 27 August 1916, missing, Somme, Western Front. Commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial.
Died 27 August 1916
Imperial War Museum

Private Gavin Hamilton 3363. Unit: "C" Company, 14th Battalion, 4th Brigade, Australian Imperial Force. Death: 27 August 1916, died of wounds, Somme, Western Front.
Died 27 August 1916
Imperial War Museum

Private Gerald Lionel Wickens 18276, Royal Berkshire Regiment
Died 27 August 1916
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Private Harold Carr 16551, King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry
Died 27 August 1916
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Private Idwal Rogers 1820, Montgomeryshire Yeomanry
Died 27 August 1916
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Private Isaac Stock 9169, South Wales Borderers
Died 27 August 1916
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Private James Alfred Parsons 305584, Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Died 27 August 1916
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Private Leonard James Edwards 11537, South Wales Borderers
Died 27 August 1916
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Private Patrick Bannan 11132, South Wales Borderers
Died 27 August 1916
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Private Samuel Pready 4395, Gloucestershire Regiment
Died 27 August 1916
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Private Walter Edwin Aris 306575, Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Died 27 August 1916
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Private Walter George Hounsham 20784, Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Died 27 August 1916
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Private William George Carpenter Conibear 16821, Devonshire Regiment
Died 27 August 1916
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Private William Steer G/2953, Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment)
Died 27 August 1916
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Private William Young VC 5938, East Lancashire Regiment
Died 27 August 1916
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Pte Mason was reported wounded and missing on 27 August 1916 during the Battle of the Somme. He is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial.
Died 27 August 1916
Imperial War Museum

Rifleman Eric Ellis 3392, 16th London Regiment (Queen's Westminster Rifles)
Died 27 August 1916
Lives of the First World War

Rifleman John Noel Cartwright 3513, 16th Battalion London Regiment (Queen's Westminster Rifles)
Died 27 August 1916
Lives of the First World War

Still life - a boot on a newspaper
27 August 1916
Imperial War Museum