Thiepval Memorial to the Missing
Roll of Honour
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Dedications
A/7447 Lance Corporal William Begbie, 1st Bn. Royal Scots Fusiliers, 14th July 1916, aged 32. William was a widower and his death left 4 children orphaned.
Remembered by Evelyn McCulloch, his great niece
A/7447 Lance Corporal William Begbie, 1st Bn. Royal Scots Fusiliers, 14th July 1916, aged 32. William was a widower and his death left 4 children orphaned.
Remembered by Evelyn McCulloch, his great niece
14326 Private
Robert Barker
3rd Bn. Coldstream Guards
15th September 1916, aged 21.
Pier and Face 7 D and 8 D.
Son of Wilson Barker and Ada Barker, of 48, Carter St., Burnley.
Robert Barker
3rd Bn. Coldstream Guards
15th September 1916, aged 21.
Pier and Face 7 D and 8 D.
Son of Wilson Barker and Ada Barker, of 48, Carter St., Burnley.
9242 Private
Ernest Barlow
2nd Bn. Lancashire Fusiliers
12th October 1916.
Pier and Face 3 C and 3 D.
Ernest Barlow
2nd Bn. Lancashire Fusiliers
12th October 1916.
Pier and Face 3 C and 3 D.
21288 Private
Sam Barnes
7th Bn. East Lancashire Regiment
13th November 1916.
Pier and Face 6 C.
Sam Barnes
7th Bn. East Lancashire Regiment
13th November 1916.
Pier and Face 6 C.
Second Lieutenant
Adrian Hamilton Silverton Barrett
14th Bn. Royal Welsh Fusiliers
10th July 1916.
Pier and Face 4 A.
Adrian Hamilton Silverton Barrett
14th Bn. Royal Welsh Fusiliers
10th July 1916.
Pier and Face 4 A.
Captain
William Henry Pope Bennett M. C.
13th Bn. Royal Sussex Regiment
3rd March 1918.
Pier and Face 7 C.
William Henry Pope Bennett M. C.
13th Bn. Royal Sussex Regiment
3rd March 1918.
Pier and Face 7 C.
4370 Private
Charles Edward Bennington
1st/5th Bn. Durham Light Infantry
17th September 1916, aged 21.
Pier and Face 14 A and 15 C.
Son of William and Susannah Bennington, of 2, Barleythorpe Rd., Oakham, Rutland.
Charles Edward Bennington
1st/5th Bn. Durham Light Infantry
17th September 1916, aged 21.
Pier and Face 14 A and 15 C.
Son of William and Susannah Bennington, of 2, Barleythorpe Rd., Oakham, Rutland.
14940 Private
William Bentham
2nd Bn. Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)
12th October 1916.
Pier and Face 6 A and 6 B.
William Bentham, born in 1887, was the son of James and Margaret Bentham, and the elder brother of Jane and Margaret. He lived at Nun House, Dent, Yorkshire, UK. William was presumed killed 12 October 1916 and is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial to the missing.
Picture and additional text courtesy of Wendy and Martin Capstick. William was the stepson of my Martin' great grandmother.
William Bentham
2nd Bn. Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)
12th October 1916.
Pier and Face 6 A and 6 B.
William Bentham, born in 1887, was the son of James and Margaret Bentham, and the elder brother of Jane and Margaret. He lived at Nun House, Dent, Yorkshire, UK. William was presumed killed 12 October 1916 and is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial to the missing.
Picture and additional text courtesy of Wendy and Martin Capstick. William was the stepson of my Martin' great grandmother.
Second Lieutenant
Algernon Lawrence Berry
14th Bn. Attd. 8th Bn. Royal Fusiliers
7th July 1916, aged 36.
Pier and Face 8 C, 9 A and 16 A.
Son of Henry and Caroline E. Berry, of 3, St. James's St., Piccadilly, London;
husband of Lilian May Berry, of 91, Foxley Lane, Purley, Surrey.
Algernon Lawrence Berry
14th Bn. Attd. 8th Bn. Royal Fusiliers
7th July 1916, aged 36.
Pier and Face 8 C, 9 A and 16 A.
Son of Henry and Caroline E. Berry, of 3, St. James's St., Piccadilly, London;
husband of Lilian May Berry, of 91, Foxley Lane, Purley, Surrey.
24157 Private
Frederick Gordon Best
168th Company, Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)
9th September 1916, aged 19.
Pier and Face 5 C and 12 C.
Son of Frederick John and Edith Murlis Best, of 52, Westmoreland Rd., Bromley, Kent.
Picture courtesy of Richard Halson-Best
Frederick Gordon Best
168th Company, Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)
9th September 1916, aged 19.
Pier and Face 5 C and 12 C.
Son of Frederick John and Edith Murlis Best, of 52, Westmoreland Rd., Bromley, Kent.
Picture courtesy of Richard Halson-Best
Second Lieutenant
Raymond Bevir
10th Bn. Royal Fusiliers
15th July 1916, aged 27.
Pier and Face 8 C 9 A and 16 A.
Son of Ellen Blanchflower Bevir, of The Paddock, Old Basing, Basingstoke, Hants, and the late Ernest Bevir. Educated at Shrewsbury and Hertford College, Oxford (President of Union). Barrister (Inner Temple).
Raymond Bevir
10th Bn. Royal Fusiliers
15th July 1916, aged 27.
Pier and Face 8 C 9 A and 16 A.
Son of Ellen Blanchflower Bevir, of The Paddock, Old Basing, Basingstoke, Hants, and the late Ernest Bevir. Educated at Shrewsbury and Hertford College, Oxford (President of Union). Barrister (Inner Temple).
3570 Private
William R. S. Bicheno
1st Regt. South African Infantry
18th July 1916, aged 24.
Pier and Face 4 C.
Son of Mr. W. B. Bicheno, of 94, Banbury Rd., Bicester, Oxon., England.
William R. S. Bicheno
1st Regt. South African Infantry
18th July 1916, aged 24.
Pier and Face 4 C.
Son of Mr. W. B. Bicheno, of 94, Banbury Rd., Bicester, Oxon., England.
Captain
Charles Edward Bland
11th Bn. Hampshire Regiment
9th September 1916.
Pier and Face 7 C and 7 B
Charles Edward Bland
11th Bn. Hampshire Regiment
9th September 1916.
Pier and Face 7 C and 7 B
4232 Private
Albert Blewitt
1st/5th Bn. Royal Warwickshire Regiment
16th July 1916, aged 19.
Pier and Face 9 A 9 B and 10 B.
Son of Mr. and Mrs. H. Blewitt, of 6, Reservoir Terrace, Heath St., Winson Green, Birmingham.
Albert Blewitt
1st/5th Bn. Royal Warwickshire Regiment
16th July 1916, aged 19.
Pier and Face 9 A 9 B and 10 B.
Son of Mr. and Mrs. H. Blewitt, of 6, Reservoir Terrace, Heath St., Winson Green, Birmingham.
C/12802 Serjeant
Frederick George Blomeley
21st Bn. King's Royal Rifle Corps
17th September 1916.
Pier and Face 13 A and 13 B.
Frederick George Blomeley
21st Bn. King's Royal Rifle Corps
17th September 1916.
Pier and Face 13 A and 13 B.
9626 Private
James Blower, M. M.
7th Bn. attd. 1st Bn. King's Shropshire Light Infantry
18th September 1916, aged 23.
Pier and face 12A and 12D.
Son of Mr. and Mrs. Blower, of Coton Hill; husband of Sarah A. Blower nee Nicholls, of 4, Hammond's Terrace, Coton Hill, Shrewsbury.
James Blower, M. M.
7th Bn. attd. 1st Bn. King's Shropshire Light Infantry
18th September 1916, aged 23.
Pier and face 12A and 12D.
Son of Mr. and Mrs. Blower, of Coton Hill; husband of Sarah A. Blower nee Nicholls, of 4, Hammond's Terrace, Coton Hill, Shrewsbury.
12180 Lance Corporal
Arthur William Boddy
1st Bn. East Lancashire Regiment
1st July 1916, aged 24.
Pier and Face 6 C.
Son of Joshua Lee Boddy and Ada Boddy, of 19, Lyme Grove, Romiley, Stockport.
Arthur William Boddy
1st Bn. East Lancashire Regiment
1st July 1916, aged 24.
Pier and Face 6 C.
Son of Joshua Lee Boddy and Ada Boddy, of 19, Lyme Grove, Romiley, Stockport.
Second Lieutenant
Barry Robert Boncker
1st Bn. East Yorkshire Regiment,
1st July 1916,
aged 19.
Pier and Face 2C.
Son of Frederic and Violet Boncker, of 35, Whitworth Rd., South Norwood, London.
Barry Robert Boncker
1st Bn. East Yorkshire Regiment,
1st July 1916,
aged 19.
Pier and Face 2C.
Son of Frederic and Violet Boncker, of 35, Whitworth Rd., South Norwood, London.
8874 Company Serjeant Major
Arthur Howe Bond
1st Bn. Somerset Light Infantry
1st July 1916, aged 25.
Pier and Face 2 A.
Son of Capt. and Mrs. T. Bond, of 28, Belvedere Rd., Taunton, Somerset.
Arthur Howe Bond
1st Bn. Somerset Light Infantry
1st July 1916, aged 25.
Pier and Face 2 A.
Son of Capt. and Mrs. T. Bond, of 28, Belvedere Rd., Taunton, Somerset.
19491 Private
Henry (Harry) Bowman
2nd Bn. Yorkshire Regiment
23rd July 1916.
Pier and Face 3A and 3D.
Son of Arthur George and Betsy Bowman, husband of Florence, father of Nora, Ethel, Eva, Sarah Ann and Henry
Picture courtesy of granddaughter, Susan Guilford Bowman
Henry (Harry) Bowman
2nd Bn. Yorkshire Regiment
23rd July 1916.
Pier and Face 3A and 3D.
Son of Arthur George and Betsy Bowman, husband of Florence, father of Nora, Ethel, Eva, Sarah Ann and Henry
Picture courtesy of granddaughter, Susan Guilford Bowman
Lieutenant
Valentine Ashworth Braithwaite, M. C.
1st Bn. Somerset Light Infantry
1st July 1916, aged 20.
Pier and Face 2. A.
Son of Gen. Sir Walter Braithwaite, K.C.B., A.D.C., and Lady Braithwaite, of 35, Sloane Gardens, Westminster, London.
Valentine Braithwaite was killed on the first day of the Somme battle, along with his commanding officer, adjutant and fourteen other officers in the battalion. He was killed at a German stronghold called the Quadrilateral Redoubt which is now on the site of Serre Road Cemetery No. 2. The Memorial below is located next to the cemetery and is inscribed as follows "Who fell in action near this spot on 1st July 1916".
Valentine Ashworth Braithwaite, M. C.
1st Bn. Somerset Light Infantry
1st July 1916, aged 20.
Pier and Face 2. A.
Son of Gen. Sir Walter Braithwaite, K.C.B., A.D.C., and Lady Braithwaite, of 35, Sloane Gardens, Westminster, London.
Valentine Braithwaite was killed on the first day of the Somme battle, along with his commanding officer, adjutant and fourteen other officers in the battalion. He was killed at a German stronghold called the Quadrilateral Redoubt which is now on the site of Serre Road Cemetery No. 2. The Memorial below is located next to the cemetery and is inscribed as follows "Who fell in action near this spot on 1st July 1916".
15361 Lance Serjeant
George Edwin Breckell
11th Bn. East Lancashire Regiment
2nd July 1916.
Pier and Face 6 C
George Edwin Breckell
11th Bn. East Lancashire Regiment
2nd July 1916.
Pier and Face 6 C
305207 Private
George Douglas Brewster
1st/8th Bn. Royal Warwickshire Regiment
1st July 1916.
Pier and Face 9 A 9 B and 10 B.
George Douglas Brewster
1st/8th Bn. Royal Warwickshire Regiment
1st July 1916.
Pier and Face 9 A 9 B and 10 B.
13553 Private
George Broadbelt
10th Bn. West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)
1st July 1916, aged 20.
Pier and Face 2 A 2 C and 2 D.
Son of Mr. G. and Mrs. L. Broadbelt, of 11, Raw Gap, Knaresborough, Yorks.
George Broadbelt
10th Bn. West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)
1st July 1916, aged 20.
Pier and Face 2 A 2 C and 2 D.
Son of Mr. G. and Mrs. L. Broadbelt, of 11, Raw Gap, Knaresborough, Yorks.
732 Lance Corporal
Edward Brown
13th Bn. Royal Irish Rifles
(Co. Down Volunteers)
1st July 1916, aged 20.
Pier and Face 15a and 15B.
My Great Uncle Ed Brown was born at 32 Excise St., Belfast on 03/02/1896, later moving to Railway Street, Banbridge with his parents William Edward Brown and Agnes Brown and a number of brothers and sisters, including a younger brother Joseph and my grandmother Winifred. Following the outbreak of the war, Ed and his brother Joseph joined the 13th Battalion Royal Irish Rifles (Co. Down Volunteers) a battalion substantially formed from the ranks of the Ulster Volunteer Force in the area. Ed quickly rose to the rank of Lance Corporal.
At the battle of the Somme on the 1st of July 1916, the 13th Battalion attacked the northern side of the Schwaben Redoubt and suffered 595 casualties. Ed and sixteen fellow parishioners from Seapatrick Parish Church, Banbridge were killed during this first day of the battle. Ed has no known grave and is remembered on Pier and Face 15 A and 15 B of the Thiepval Memorial. Joseph survived the war and went on to live until his eightieth year. He rarely talked about his experiences.
Image courtesy of Raymond Glass, great nephew of Ed Brown
Edward Brown
13th Bn. Royal Irish Rifles
(Co. Down Volunteers)
1st July 1916, aged 20.
Pier and Face 15a and 15B.
My Great Uncle Ed Brown was born at 32 Excise St., Belfast on 03/02/1896, later moving to Railway Street, Banbridge with his parents William Edward Brown and Agnes Brown and a number of brothers and sisters, including a younger brother Joseph and my grandmother Winifred. Following the outbreak of the war, Ed and his brother Joseph joined the 13th Battalion Royal Irish Rifles (Co. Down Volunteers) a battalion substantially formed from the ranks of the Ulster Volunteer Force in the area. Ed quickly rose to the rank of Lance Corporal.
At the battle of the Somme on the 1st of July 1916, the 13th Battalion attacked the northern side of the Schwaben Redoubt and suffered 595 casualties. Ed and sixteen fellow parishioners from Seapatrick Parish Church, Banbridge were killed during this first day of the battle. Ed has no known grave and is remembered on Pier and Face 15 A and 15 B of the Thiepval Memorial. Joseph survived the war and went on to live until his eightieth year. He rarely talked about his experiences.
Image courtesy of Raymond Glass, great nephew of Ed Brown
Second Lieutenant
Francis Alfred Joseph Brown
6th Bn. attd. 8th Bn. Royal Munster Fusiliers. Leinster Regiment
9th September 1916, aged 22.
Pier and Face 16 C.
Son of Jane Eleanor Brown, of 19, Ballyholme Esplanade, Bangor, Co. Down., and the late William Henry Brown.
Francis Alfred Joseph Brown
6th Bn. attd. 8th Bn. Royal Munster Fusiliers. Leinster Regiment
9th September 1916, aged 22.
Pier and Face 16 C.
Son of Jane Eleanor Brown, of 19, Ballyholme Esplanade, Bangor, Co. Down., and the late William Henry Brown.
Captain
John Albert Hunter Brown
3rd Bn. attd. 1st Bn. Gordon Highlanders
18th August 1916.
Pier and Face 15 B and 15 C
John Albert Hunter Brown
3rd Bn. attd. 1st Bn. Gordon Highlanders
18th August 1916.
Pier and Face 15 B and 15 C
19399 Private
Arthur Edmund Budgen
6th Bn. Somerset Light Infantry
16th September 1916, aged 23.
Pier and Face 2 A.
Son of Mary Budgen, of East Holme, Wareham, Dorset, and the late Charles Budgen.
Arthur Edmund Budgen
6th Bn. Somerset Light Infantry
16th September 1916, aged 23.
Pier and Face 2 A.
Son of Mary Budgen, of East Holme, Wareham, Dorset, and the late Charles Budgen.
Major
Edward Travers Burges (Mentioned in Despatches)
1st Regt. formerly South African Mounted Rifles. South African Infantry
18th July 1916, aged 38.
Pier and Face 4 C.
Son of the late Daniel Travers Burges and Alice Sarah Burges, of Bristol; husband of Charlotte Burges, of Highland Cottage, Clevedon, Somerset, England.
Edward Travers Burges (Mentioned in Despatches)
1st Regt. formerly South African Mounted Rifles. South African Infantry
18th July 1916, aged 38.
Pier and Face 4 C.
Son of the late Daniel Travers Burges and Alice Sarah Burges, of Bristol; husband of Charlotte Burges, of Highland Cottage, Clevedon, Somerset, England.
21524 Serjeant
John Burns
11th (S) Bn. South Wales Borderers (2nd Gwent)
Killed in action 7th July 1916, aged 22.
Pier and Face 4A.
Picture courtesy of Russell Gore
John Burns
11th (S) Bn. South Wales Borderers (2nd Gwent)
Killed in action 7th July 1916, aged 22.
Pier and Face 4A.
Picture courtesy of Russell Gore
18942 Company Serjeant Major
John Burns
13th Bn. The King's (Liverpool Regiment)
16th August 1916.
Pier and Face 1 D 8 B and 8 C.
He enlisted at Southport on 03/09/1914 and served in France from 1914 - 1916.
He was awarded the 1914-15 Star, British War Medal and Victory Medal.
Picture courtesy of his granddaughter, Margaret Booth
John Burns
13th Bn. The King's (Liverpool Regiment)
16th August 1916.
Pier and Face 1 D 8 B and 8 C.
He enlisted at Southport on 03/09/1914 and served in France from 1914 - 1916.
He was awarded the 1914-15 Star, British War Medal and Victory Medal.
Picture courtesy of his granddaughter, Margaret Booth
Captain
Richard Knight Byers
"D" Coy. 8th Bn. Gloucestershire Regiment
20th July 1916, aged 20.
Pier and Face 5 A and 5 B.
Son of Richard Hoare Byers and Lorna Byers, of "Hazeldean", Weston-super-Mare, Somerset.
Richard Knight Byers
"D" Coy. 8th Bn. Gloucestershire Regiment
20th July 1916, aged 20.
Pier and Face 5 A and 5 B.
Son of Richard Hoare Byers and Lorna Byers, of "Hazeldean", Weston-super-Mare, Somerset.
