Saturday, 26 August 2017

Roll of Honour - 26th August 1917


Killed in Action

4th Battalion: work on Railway, Marine and Earl Trenches south of Oppy Wood
  • 16563 Private John NEWMAN, born and resided Biggleswade (Bailleul Road East Cemetery, Saint-Laurent-Blangy)
  • 21275 Private Joseph SMITH, born Islington [London], resided Holloway [London] (Bailleul Road East Cemetery, Saint-Laurent-Blangy)
  • 40663 Private Bertie STEVENSON, ex-45161 Suffolk Regiment, born Wymondham [Norfolk], resided Drayton [Norfolk] (Bailleul Road East Cemetery, Saint-Laurent-Blangy)

Died of Wounds

4th Battalion
  • 10643 Lance Corporal James POTTER, born Bushey [Hertfordshire], son of J Potter of 32 Elfrida Road, Watford [Hertfordshire] (Duisans British Cemetery, Étrun)

Died

1st Battalion
  • 33357 Private Fred MURPHY, ex-135110 Royal Field Artillery, born Handsworth [Staffordshire], resided Smethwick [Staffordshire] (Condé-sur-l’Escaut Communal Cemetery)

1st/5th Battalion
  • 200728 Private Sidney KIRBY resided Renhold (Gaza War Cemetery)

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