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Lieutenant Herbert Henry Shearman. Unit: 2nd Entrenching Battalion, late 1st Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. Death: 05 July 1916 Western Front.
Died 5 July 1916
Imperial War Museum

Lieutenant Thomas Orde Lauder Wilkinson VC. Unit: 16th Battalion (Canadian Scottish), Canadian Expeditionary Force, attached to the 7th Battalion, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. Death: 5 July 1916, Somme, Western Front. Commemorated on the Thiepval Memo
Died 5 July 1916
Imperial War Museum

Private George Trevitt Thurgarland served with the 5th Reinforcements of the 27th Battalion, Australian Imperial Force. He was killed in July 1916.
Died 5 July 1916
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Private Robert Moody Collyer 3487. Unit: 23rd Battalion, 6th Brigade, Australian Imperial Force. Death: 05 July 1916 Killed in action Western Front
Died 5 July 1916
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Private William Mitchell 18272. Unit: 3 Platoon, A Company, 10th Battalion, Duke of Wellingtonâ€™s Regiment. Death: 05 July 1916 Missing Western Front
Died 5 July 1916
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THE BATTLE OF THE SOMME, JULY-NOVEMBER 1916
5 July 1916
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THE BRITISH ARMY IN THE MACEDONIAN CAMPAIGN, 1915-1918
5 July 1916
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THE FRENCH ARMY ON THE WESTERN FRONT, 1914-1918
5 July 1916
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Help Our Wounded Allies
6 July 1916
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THE BATTLE OF THE SOMME, JULY-NOVEMBER 1916
6 July 1916
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Captain Gerald Edmund Adair Rawlins. Unit: 9th (Service) Battalion, Royal Fusiliers. Death: 07 July 1916 Ovillers Western Front
Died 7 July 1916
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Dorothy Willis, Munitions work. Died of TNT poisoning 07 July 1916.
Died 7 July 1916
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Lance Corporal William Henry Green 5663. Unit: 8th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers. Death: 7 July 1916, Somme, Western Front. Commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial.
Died 7 July 1916
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Lieutenant Fitz Roy Aubrey Somerset 3236 MC. Unit: 13th Battalion, Cheshire Regiment, formerly 2nd Battalion, Royal Fusiliers. Death: 07 July 1916 Killed in action Western Front
Died 7 July 1916
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Lieutenant William Francis Copson Peake. Unit: 1st Battalion, Royal West Surrey Regiment. Death: 7 July 1916, died of wounds, Rouen, Western Front.
Died 7 July 1916
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Lt Col Wilkinson was educated at Wellington School. He received his commission to the West Yorkshire Regiment in 1900 and served in the Boer War. In 1910, he achieved the rank of Captain. As Lieutenant Colonel, he transferred to the Welsh Regiment and
Died 7 July 1916
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Private Arthur Shaw 30344. Unit: 12th Battalion, Manchester Regiment. Death: 07 July 1916 Missing Western Front
Died 7 July 1916
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Private Harold Donaldson 5601. Unit: "D" Company, 7th Battalion, East Lancashire Regiment. Death: 7 July 1916, missing in action, Somme, Western Front. Commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial.
Died 7 July 1916
Imperial War Museum

Private Stanley Thomas Shore 13165. Unit: C Company, 9th Battalion, Welsh Regiment. Death: 07 July 1916 Missing Western Front
Died 7 July 1916
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Private William Robson Moor 10203. Unit: "B" Company, 9th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. Death: 7 July 1916, Missing, Fricourt, Somme, Western Front. Commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial.
Died 7 July 1916
Imperial War Museum

Pte Sharples was killed, aged 20, on 7 July 1916 during the Battle of the Somme. He is buried at Ovillers Military Cemetery.
Died 7 July 1916
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Second Lieutenant Eldred Lowther Hodgson 127044. Unit: Royal Field Artillery. Death: not known. Commissioned on 7 July 1916.
Died 7 July 1916
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Second Lieutenant Herbert Simpson. Unit: 6th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters (Notts & Derby Regiment). Death: 07 July 1916 Died at 2 Red Cross Hospital, Rouen, from wounds received in action on 1 July 1916. Western Front
Died 7 July 1916
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Second Lieutenant John Charles Raymond Godwin. Unit: 10th Battalion, attached to the 7th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment. Death: 7 July 1916, Somme, Western Front. Commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial.
Died 7 July 1916
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Second Lieutenant Leonard Tregaskis. Unit: 16th Battalion, Welsh Regiment. Death: 07 July 1916 Western Front; Second Lieutenant Arthur Tregaskis. Unit: 16th Battalion, Welsh Regiment. Death: 07 July 1916 Western Front
Died 7 July 1916
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Second Lieutenant Robert Kenward. Unit: 2nd Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment. Death: 7 July 1916, missing in action, Somme, Western Front. Commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial.
Died 7 July 1916
Imperial War Museum

THE BATTLE OF THE SOMME, JULY-NOVEMBER 1916
7 July 1916
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THE FRENCH ARMY ON THE WESTERN FRONT, 1914-1918
7 July 1916
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Corner of the Scouts' Room, Hesdin
8 July 1916
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Private Harry Frencham Moad 4262. Unit: 8th Battalion, 2nd Infantry Brigade, Australian Imperial Force. Death: 8 July 1916, near Bailleul, Western Front.
Died 8 July 1916
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Second Lieutenant Bernard Jocelyn Wilkinson. Unit: 3rd Battalion, attached to 2nd Battalion, Yorkshire Regiment. Death: 08 July 1916 Wounded & missing in neighbourhood of TrÃ´nes Wood Western Front
Died 8 July 1916
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Second Lieutenant Norman Arthur Southard Barnard. Unit: 18th Battalion, the King's (Liverpool Regiment). Death: 8 July 1916, Somme, Western Front.
Died 8 July 1916
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Second Lieutenant Tom Dalrymple Strathern. Unit: 3rd Battalion attached to 2nd Battalion, Yorkshire Regiment. Death: 08 July 1916 Missing in action Western Front
Died 8 July 1916
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THE FRENCH ARMY ON THE WESTERN FRONT, 1914-1918
8 July 1916
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AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY ON THE WESTERN FRONT
9 July 1916
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AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY ON THE WESTERN FRONT DURING THE FIRST WORLD WAR
9 July 1916
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Captain Seton-Karr received his commision on 9 July 1916. He also served with the Machine Gun Corps (Cavalry) and is believed to have survived the War.
Died 9 July 1916
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Lieutenant Alfred Henry Templeman L Speer. Unit: Royal Field Artillery, attached to 11th Squadron, Royal Flying Corps. Death: 09 July 1916 Missing when returning from a bombing expedition near Bapaume, with Observer 2 Lieutenant W A Wedgewood. Western Fro
Died 9 July 1916
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Lieutenant Charles Geoffrey Tomlin. Unit: 22nd Battalion, London Regiment. Death: 09 July 1916 Western Front
Died 9 July 1916
Imperial War Museum

Lt Venner was reported missing whilst serving with the Manchester Regiment on 9 July 1916 during the Battle of the Somme. He is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial.
Died 9 July 1916
Imperial War Museum

Private Reginald W E Pilbean. Unit: 7th Battalion, Seaforth Highlanders. Death: 09 July 1916 Western Front
Died 9 July 1916
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Second Lieutenant Edgar William Venner. Unit: 3rd Battalion West Kent Regiment attached 16th Battalion Manchester Regiment. Death: 09 July 1916 Missing in action Western Front
Died 9 July 1916
Imperial War Museum

Second Lieutenant Frederick Arthur John Ellicott. Unit: second in command of the 8th Platoon, "B" Company, 6th Battalion, King's Own Scottish Borderers. Death: 9 July 1916, Bernafay Wood, Somme, Western Front.
Died 9 July 1916
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Second Lieutenant Kenneth Callan-Macardle. Unit: 14th Battalion, attached to the 17th Battalion, Manchester Regiment. Death: 9 July 1916, missing, Somme, Western Front. Commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial.
Died 9 July 1916
Imperial War Museum

Second Lieutenant Malcolm Howard Grigg. Unit: 17th Battalion, Manchester Regiment. Death: 9 July 1916, Trones Wood, Somme, Western Front. Commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial.
Died 9 July 1916
Imperial War Museum

THE BATTLE OF THE SOMME, JULY-NOVEMBER 1916
9 July 1916
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AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY ON THE WESTERN FRONT DURING THE FIRST WORLD WAR
10 July 1916
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Crécy
10 July 1916
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Lance Corporal Edward Whateley 14040. Unit: 8th Battalion, South Staffordshire Regiment. Death: 10 July 1916 Killed in Action Western Front
Died 10 July 1916
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Lieutenant Richard Cameron Knowles. Unit: 5th Battalion, South Wales Borderers, attached to the 114th Company, Machine Gun Corps. Death: 10 July 1916, missing, Mametz Wood, Somme, Western Front. Commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial.
Died 10 July 1916
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Lieutenant William Stanley Goldsmith Jeffreys. Unit: 13th Battalion, Welsh Regiment. Death: 10 July 1916, Somme, Western Front. Commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial.
Died 10 July 1916
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Major George D'Arcy Edwardes. Unit: 1st (Royal) Dragoons, attached to the 13th Battalion, Welsh Regiment. Death: 10 July 1916, Mametz Wood, Somme, Western Front.
Died 10 July 1916
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Major Percy Anthony. Unit: 15th Battalion, Welsh Regiment. Death: 10 July 1916, Mametz Wood, Somme, Western Front. Commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial.
Died 10 July 1916
Imperial War Museum

Private Herbert Smith 31464. Unit: 16th Battalion, Royal Welsh Fusiliers. Death: 10 July 1916 Killed in action
Died 10 July 1916
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Private William Jackson 8666. Unit: "A" Company, 17th Battalion, Manchester Regiment. Death: 10 July 1916, Somme, Western Front.
Died 10 July 1916
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Pte Williams was reported wounded and missing on 10 July 1916 during the Battle of the Somme. He is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial.
Died 10 July 1916
Imperial War Museum

Second Lieutenant Arthur Horace Mortimer Brown Unit: A Company, 27th Battalion, Manchester Regiment. Death: 10 July 1916.
Died 10 July 1916
Imperial War Museum

Second Lieutenant Walter Stanley Arnold Clarke. Unit: West Kent Yeomanry, attached to the 3rd Battalion and then to the 6th Battalion, Dorsetshire Regiment. Death: 10 July 1916, killed in action, Somme, Western Front. Commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial
Died 10 July 1916
Imperial War Museum

THE AERIAL OBSERVATION DETACHMENTS ON THE WESTERN FRONT, 1914-1918
10 July 1916
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THE BATTLE OF THE SOMME, JULY-NOVEMBER 1916
10 July 1916
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THE FRENCH ARMY ON THE WESTERN FRONT, 1914-1918
10 July 1916
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AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY ON THE WESTERN FRONT
11 July 1916
Imperial War Museum

Captain Stuart Eskin Birrell. Unit: 6th Battalion, Somerset Light Infantry. Death: 11 July 1916, Western Front. Commemorated on the Arras Memorial.
Died 11 July 1916
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Lieutenant Colonel Oswald Swift Flower. Unit: 13th Battalion, Royal Welsh Fusiliers. Death: 11 July 1916, Mametz Wood, Somme, Western Front.
Died 11 July 1916
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Lt Light was educated at Monkton Combe School, near Bath and Hertford College, Oxford. He enlisted with No 4 Officers Cadet Battalion at Oxford on 11 July 1916 while the Battle of the Somme was in progress on the Western Front. He received his commissio
Died 11 July 1916
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Lt Oliver was reported missing, aged 34, on 11 July 1916 during the Battle of the Somme. He is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial.
Died 11 July 1916
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Second Lieutenant Hugh Alexander Small MC. Unit: 20th Battalion, Kingâ€™s Liverpool Regiment. Death: 11 July 1916 Killed in action at Trones Wood Western Front
Died 11 July 1916
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THE ALLIED ARMIES IN THE MACEDONIAN CAMPAIGN, 1915-1918
11 July 1916
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Captain Charles Acland Keele. Unit: 14th Battalion, attached to the 12th Battalion, Rifle Brigade. Death: 12 July 1916 Poperinghe, Western Front.
Died 12 July 1916
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Corporal Robert Joseph Cowman 16087. Unit: "D" Company, 17th Battalion, the King's (Liverpool Regiment). Death: 10 July to 12 July 1916, wounded and missing in action near Trones Wood, Somme, Western Front. Commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial.
Died 12 July 1916
Imperial War Museum

Harold H Down writing letters
12 July 1916
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THE BATTLE OF THE SOMME, JULY-NOVEMBER 1916
12 July 1916
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Corporal (Acting Sergeant) Herbert Henry Wickens G/1868. Unit: 7th Battalion, East Kent Regiment (The Buffs). Death: 13 July 1916 Killed in Action at Trones Wood Western Front
Died 13 July 1916
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Lieutenant Ivan Provis Wentworth Bennett. Unit: 7th Battalion, the Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment). Death: 13 July 1916, Trones Wood, Somme, Western Front. Buried at the Thiepval Anglo-French Cemetery.
Died 13 July 1916
Imperial War Museum

Lieutenant John Dudley Whyte. Unit: 8th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment. Death: 13 July 1916 Killed in Action Western Front
Died 13 July 1916
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Private Frederick Edwin Gilks G/3210. Unit: "C" Company, 7th Battalion, Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment). Death: 5 July to 13 July 1916, Trones Wood, Somme, Western Front. Commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial.
Died 13 July 1916
Imperial War Museum

Private Henry Alexander Brand 24805. Unit: 20th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers. Death: 13 July 1916, Somme, Western Front.
Died 13 July 1916
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