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Last Post... we will remember
them
The Battle of the Somme claimed the lives of nearly 150,000 British and
Commonwealth soldiers in 1916. This part of the site is a virtual war
memorial with details of some of those who fell on the Somme.
 | Private Sydney Duff,
7th Queens, 1st July 1916 |
| Pte Frank
Elswood, 1st
Kings Own, 1st July 1916 |
| Private George Edwin
Fleshbourne, 1st Lincolnshire Regiment, 1st July 1916 |
| Second Lieutenant Eric
Heaton, 16th Middlesex Regiment, 1st July 1916. |
| Major James Leadbitter
Knott, 10th West Yorkshire Regiment, 1st July 1916. |
| Private Harold
Peachey,
1st Lancashire Fusiliers, 1st July 1916 |
| Private Emmanuel E.
Gaminara, 9th Royal Fusiliers, 23rd July 1916 |
| Private James Foster,
5th Australian Imperial Force, 25th July 1916 |
| Private Sydney
Frederick Hutton, 8th Royal Fusiliers, 7th October 1916 |
BALLYMENA MEN WHO FELL ON THE SOMME
This is a special section contributed by Des
Blackadder, a good friend and great supporter of this site. Here he
lists some selected men from his local town in Northern Ireland who fell
on the Somme. You can email Des here.
Des also has his own website now: Ballymena
1914-18.
Researching a soldier
who fought on the Somme? Visit the Research
Page.
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Somme Battlefields website by Paul Reed -
ŠPaul Reed 2006-2008
Site Last Updated: 26 May, 2008
- Email: info@somme-1916.com
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